Bo Norman
Lead Hill
Summary
I am excited to bring 26 years of experience in the welding industry back to the school where it started for me to equip, train, and mentor students. I have consistently employed lead roles in large scale Natural Gas projects all across the United States. I carried these lead roles with global companies Kiewet, Bechtel, Kender Morgan, Shell, and many other smaller gas operators. I have also worked as military defense contractor for Lockheed Martin. I look forward to being back in my local community, and working with your team here at North Ark. I approach all my lead roles with a team mentality knowing it’s key within organizational success. And to touch on the welding I’m in the greatest pipeline local in the world and have welded with some of the best in it and I can tell you with certainty that the welding skills and techniques I have been approved at the highest levels.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder Foreman
Local 798 Pipeliners Union
Tulsa
03.2018 - Current
- Inspected completed welds for accuracy and quality assurance.
- Analyzed employee performance data in order to identify areas needing improvement or training opportunities.
- Reviewed blueprints or specifications to determine appropriate welding methods needed for each job.
- Monitored usage of consumables such as electrodes, fluxes, and shielding gases, ensuring they are used efficiently and cost-effectively.
- Supervised critical tie-ins at large-scale compressor and meter stations, ensuring seamless integration and operational efficiency.
Fabrication Welder
Black Hills Energy
Harrison
06.2015 - 03.2018
- Trained company welders to pass the API 1104 welding test
- Tested all contract welders in the state of AR
- Fabricated metering and border stations
- Welded inservice on hot Nat Gas lines
Contract Rig Welder
Barrow’s Excavation
Berryville
06.2012 - 06.2015
- Welded transmission pipeline
- Fabricated border stations and valve stations
- Welded inservice fittings on hot lines
- Responsible for all tie ins
Education
Certificate of Technical Studies - Welding
North Arkansas College
Harrison, Arkansas05-2000
Skills
- Welding inspection
- Blueprint interpretation
- Employee training
- Consumable management
- Project management
- Team leadership
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Conflict resolution
- Welding expertise
- Weld inspection
- Gas metal arc welding
- Oxy-fuel cutting
- Flux-cored arc welding
- Layout and fitting
- Plasma cutting
- Non-destructive testing
- Welding procedure specification
- Shielded metal arc welding
- Fabrication techniques
- Metallurgy knowledge
- Joint preparation
- Gas tungsten arc welding
Timeline
Welder Foreman
Local 798 Pipeliners Union
03.2018 - Current
Fabrication Welder
Black Hills Energy
06.2015 - 03.2018
Contract Rig Welder
Barrow’s Excavation
06.2012 - 06.2015
Certificate of Technical Studies - Welding
North Arkansas College