Brittany Behrens
Exeter
Summary
Experienced with complex piping systems and project management. Utilizes skills in blueprint interpretation and team leadership to ensure efficient operations. Track record of maintaining compliance with safety standards and delivering timely project completions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Pipefitter
CBLLC
01.2025 - 03.2025
- Reduced material waste for cost savings by accurately measuring and cutting piping materials.
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Fabricated pipe sections and components to specification using cutting, threading and welding equipment.
- Installed new systems and connected piping to existing components by welding, bolting and threading.
- Cut and drilled holes in walls to permit passage of pipes.
- installing pipe rack on the roof of Tyson Foods,installing pipe in a slopped positions.
- running new natural gas line and connecting into existing line.
- Helped repair ammonia lines in existing part of Tyson meat storage locker.
Pipe Foreman
Duke Industries
07.2024 - 01.2025
- Liaised between field engineers and trade workers align construction projects with drawings and specifications.
- Supervised layout, assembly and installation of various sizes and types of drainage pipes.
- Assembled and secured pipes, tubes, fittings and related equipment according to project specifications.
- Maintained open lines of communication with clients throughout the duration of each project, providing updates on progress and addressing any concerns promptly and professionally.
- Helped assist Matheson Tri-Gas with pressure testing,commissioning,and start up to pipe systems and equipment.
- Increased crew productivity through regular training sessions on safety protocols and industry best practices.
- Collaborated with project managers to develop accurate estimates for labor and material costs, resulting in more competitive bids.
- Assisted in the design of custom pipe systems tailored to meet unique specifications demanded by clients across diverse industry sectors.
- Lead teams in complex pipe system installations for various industries including oil and gas, power generation, and commercial construction projects.
- Successfully navigated challenging environments such as confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and remote locations to complete pipefitting projects.
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Lead my team members in the right direction with helping with questions on pipe systems they had,helped assist pulling measurements when they needed help.
- Showed them where their lines ran from start point to end point.
- Gathered material,bolts,gaskets,pre-fab pieces to keep them moving forward.
Lead Pipefitter
Cypress Bayou Industrial
03.2024 - 07.2024
- Installing a expansion at a Matheson Tri-Gas plants.
- Installing equipment, interstage piping in O2 building to equipment.
- Reduced material waste for cost savings by accurately measuring and cutting piping materials.
- Contributed to a safe and efficient working environment by adhering to OSHA guidelines and maintaining clean work sites.
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, diagrams and other technical drawings to determine best installation methods.
- Fabricated pipe sections and components to specification using cutting, threading and welding equipment.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe, and stainless steel tubing.
- Connected piping systems to water heaters, boilers, pumps and auxillary equipment to complete installations.
- Cut and drilled holes in walls to permit passage of pipes.
Lead
Tiger Demolition
10.2023 - 02.2024
- demoed air products systems in SpaceX
- took down cold box,oil skids,etc systems and equipment.
- loaded equipment was getting sold to vendors.
- removed perlite from cold box before cutting into sections that could be handled with the crane.
- cut with torches material so it could be put into metal dumpsters to be hauled off for scrap.
Lead Pipefitter
CBLLC
07.2023 - 09.2023
- Achieved customer satisfaction by addressing concerns promptly and providing clear communication throughout the project.
- Collaborated with engineers and architects to determine optimal pipe layout designs, maximizing functionality.
- Reduced material waste for cost savings by accurately measuring and cutting piping materials.
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Assisted with repair steam lines.
- Set tanks, and pumps.
Pipefitter
InterCool
03.2023 - 07.2023
- Fabricated pipe sections and components to specification using cutting, threading and welding equipment.
- Installed new systems and connected piping to existing components by welding, bolting and threading.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe, and stainless steel tubing.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Connected piping systems to water heaters, boilers, pumps and auxiliary equipment to complete installations.
- Installing coolers on ceilings of wearhouse.
- Connecting new pipe systems to existing lines of the plant.
Pipefitter
Mullins
01.2023 - 02.2023
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Pulled field measurements as all there was to by was overlay drawings.
- Cut and grooved pipe to field pulled measurement
Lead Pipefitter
GBI
10.2022 - 02.2023
- Read blue prints, took field measurements and built pipe systems to field verifies measurments.
- Increased productivity through effective delegation of tasks to junior pipefitters, ensuring timely completion of assignments.
- Installed valves and made sure systems were running correctly.
Pipefitter
Yates Construction
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Read blue print drawings/ iscos to build a pipe run,system in areas
- Pulled measurements in the field to see if they matched what the drawings, then built and installed the system
- Torqued bolts to specific torque to sell the package system over to start up.
Pipefitter
CBLLC
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Cut, threaded, or hammered pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders
- Selected pipe sizes, types, or related materials, such as supports, hangers, or hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications
- Pulled measurements in the field to the point A and point B and built the pipe to the field pulled measurements
- Fit the pipe so that the welder could tack it and weld it
Pipefitter
M&W
02.2022 - 03.2022
- Pulled field measurements to install new lines and demo out the existing
- Built pipe to the field pulled measurements
Pipefitter
Aryshire
11.2021 - 01.2022
- Built steam traps for an Air Products plant
- Installed prefab pipe for new gas, and air lines
Pipefitter
Allied Mechanical Services
06.2021 - 09.2021
- Building a papermill plant
- Checking field measurements to isco measurements to see if the prefab will work or not
- Bull rigged piping spools into place and made the fit for the welder to make a field weld
- If prefab was wrong, fixed it and then installed and completed the pipe line
Pipefitter
Tiger Demolition
09.2020 - 02.2021
- Pulled measurements and layed out where new equipment/ buildings were going
- Set equipment and then pulled measurements to build pipe run systems
- After the piping was completed installed then to the correct locations
- Installed steel for pipe racks
Pipefitter
RMS
04.2020 - 08.2020
- Demoing old pipe systems and installing new ones due to the old ones rotting out
- Installed new tanks inside the building
- So marked out and shot elevation for new tanks
Pipefitter
Tiger Demolition
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Took out and bench marked to move an old Air Products plant out to move to Oregon
- Took from two plants
- Had to draw iscos to rebuild to original at a new plant
Pipefitter
Azota Gas Processing
07.2019 - 12.2019
- Building a new gas purification plant to feed a existing one
- New build helped with some of the iron and then stuffed the pipe rack with 20' sticks of pipe, then cut in for the fittings to run to the equipment
Pipefitter/ QC
Cypress Bayou Industrial
10.2018 - 03.2019
- Pulled measurements to see if it matched the drawings
- Then installed the system to the correct location, made fits in the rack and to the equipment for the welders
- Then got pulled into the office to walk down complete packages to see if what was installed matched the p&id's
- All down the the tag number's on the valves and the rating for the PSV'S
Pipefitter
TOTAL Mechanical, Inc.
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Installing new lines to take out the old piping that was no longer any good
- Took out the old pipe
- Pulled measurements for the new piping and installed a few new pieces of equipment
Pipefitter
E&H Industrial
07.2017 - 12.2017
- Building a new plant for recycling needles
- Pulling measurement and installing pipe per p&ids
- Setting equipment
Education
High School Diploma -
Exeter-Milligan
Exeter, NE05-2011
Skills
- Pipe installation
- Blueprint interpretation
- Pipe fabrication
- Pressure testing
- Team leadership
- Safety compliance
- Pressure testing procedures
- Threaded pipe installation
- Grooved pipe joining
- Pipe measuring
- Pipefitting
Timeline
Lead Pipefitter
CBLLC
01.2025 - 03.2025
Pipe Foreman
Duke Industries
07.2024 - 01.2025
Lead Pipefitter
Cypress Bayou Industrial
03.2024 - 07.2024
Lead
Tiger Demolition
10.2023 - 02.2024
Lead Pipefitter
CBLLC
07.2023 - 09.2023
Pipefitter
InterCool
03.2023 - 07.2023
Pipefitter
Mullins
01.2023 - 02.2023
Lead Pipefitter
GBI
10.2022 - 02.2023
Pipefitter
Yates Construction
06.2022 - 08.2022
Pipefitter
CBLLC
04.2022 - 06.2022
Pipefitter
M&W
02.2022 - 03.2022
Pipefitter
Aryshire
11.2021 - 01.2022
Pipefitter
Allied Mechanical Services
06.2021 - 09.2021
Pipefitter
Tiger Demolition
09.2020 - 02.2021
Pipefitter
RMS
04.2020 - 08.2020
Pipefitter
Tiger Demolition
01.2020 - 03.2020
Pipefitter
Azota Gas Processing
07.2019 - 12.2019
Pipefitter/ QC
Cypress Bayou Industrial
10.2018 - 03.2019
Pipefitter
TOTAL Mechanical, Inc.
05.2018 - 08.2018
Pipefitter
E&H Industrial
07.2017 - 12.2017
High School Diploma -
Exeter-Milligan
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