My vast metal fabrication skills are the end result of nearly three decades of continuous exposure to steel construction in the fields of pile driving, diving, marine construction, ship building, structural steel fabrication and erection. I have developed a unique talent and one of kind understanding towards the art of manipulating steel through forging and welding for the creation of quality artistic designs.
Completed steel fabrication work encompasses the construction and installation of over 200 stairways, free standing work platforms, pipe railing, forged ornamental railings and gates.
My shipyard work as a Gulf Coast layout ship fitter/welder and fitter foreman revolves around the construction, repair and conversions of new boats, oil exploration rigs and oil production platforms.
I have performed as a ship fitter foreman supervising up to a fifty man crew for Offshore Speciality Fabricators Incorporated in Sabine Pass, Texas. The focus of this 60 million dollar project was the conversion of Chevron drilling rigs 5 and 59 to the floating oil production platforms INDA and IDAMA. Over a 18 month period, both rigs were stripped to the bare hull, extensively modified and rebuilt to new condition. I supervised fitters and welders, lifts to 80 tons, coordinated with and advised Chevron engineers along with managers of various subcontractors on most phases of construction and planning.
Employed with the following for shop fabrication:
Southwest Custom Steel - Owner, Fitter, Welder
Mace Iron Works - Fitter, Welder, Field Installations
Shipyards employed with:
Offshore Speciality Fabricators, Inc. - Fitter Foreman
Texas Drydock, Inc. - Shipfitter
Gulf Copper Machine Corp. - Layout Fitter
Bender Shipbuilders - Shipfitter
I have included a few samples of my
completed steel work. To view more
of my steel art work, please visit my
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