Pipefitter First Class
Tidewater Naval Repair Co. · Norfolk, VA
Mar, 2019 · Present
Fabricate and install 1,800+ ft per year of CuNi, carbon steel, and stainless piping for steam, fuel, chilled water, and firemain systems during DDG-51 and CVN availabilities.
Led a 6-person pipe crew through a 14-week DDG firemain renewal, replacing 420 ft of 90/10 CuNi pipe and 38 valves, finishing 9 days ahead of schedule.
Performed 260+ hydrostatic and pneumatic tests to NAVSEA S9074 and S9086 requirements with a 99.2% first-time pass rate.
Brazed and inspected 1,100+ silver-brazed joints under NAVSEA brazing qualification, with zero rejects at ultrasonic inspection in 2024.
Read isometrics, P&IDs, and ship work packages to plan rip-out and install sequences, cutting rework hours 18% on CVN chilled-water jobs.
Maintained a zero lost-time incident record across 7,000+ hours in confined spaces, bilges, and machinery rooms; serve as crew confined-space attendant.
Pipefitter Second Class
Elizabeth River Marine Services · Portsmouth, VA
Jun, 2015 · Feb, 2019
Installed and repaired fuel, potable water, and hydraulic piping on LSD, LPD, and CG-47 class ships across 11 drydock and pierside availabilities.
Fabricated 650+ pipe spools per year from isometric drawings in the shop, holding tolerances to ±1/16 in. and reducing field fit-up issues by 22%.
Replaced 300+ ft of seawater and firemain piping on an LPD, including 24 flanged valves rigged through 3-deck access trunks without damage.
Supported 140+ hydrostatic tests and system flushes, documenting results in QA forms that passed 100% of SUPSHIP audits.
Trained 4 apprentices in flange bolting sequences, gasket selection, and torque verification, cutting leak-check failures 30% on their jobs.
Pipefitter Apprentice
Hampton Roads Mechanical · Newport News, VA
Aug, 2012 · May, 2015
Completed a 3-year DOL-registered pipefitting apprenticeship with 6,000 OJT hours and 576 classroom hours, graduating as Journeyman Pipefitter.
Cut, threaded, beveled, and fit carbon steel and copper piping for commercial and shipyard subcontracts on 25+ projects.
Assisted journeymen with pipe hanger layout and installation, setting 1,200+ hangers and supports to drawing specifications.
Operated forklifts and chain falls to stage and rig pipe and valves up to 2,000 lb with zero equipment damage incidents.
Maintained shop tool inventory and material takeoffs, reducing missing-material delays by 15% on assigned crews.