Chad Knight Resume April 2016 (1) (1)

Chad W. Knight
114 South Pine St
Eskridge, Ks 66423
785-449-2223
chadknight71@yahoo.com
WEI Energy Services with Siemens 05/10/16 - 05/15/16
Ivanpah 2 Solar Thermall Plant
Position: Field Machinist
Duties: Stetting up and running of milling machine. Machined off guide
plates.
Reason for Leaving: Completion of job.
WEI Energy Services with Westinghouse Rock Hill SC 4/12/16 - 4/19/16
Westinghouse facilty
Duties: Mock up for thermalcouple raplacement for emergent work at Palo
Verde Nuclear Plant
Reason For Leaving: Client dismissed job.
United Services Group 3/29/16 - 4/09/16
Comanche Power Station
Duties: Cutting out feedvater valve and drilling themalcouple
Reason for leaving: Client dismissed job
WEI Energy Services
Indian Point Nuclear Plant 03/17/16 - 03/23/16
Duties: Drilling and tapping studs on turbine valves
Reason for leaving: ROF
Powerhouse Mechanical
Brunswick Nuclear Plant 02/14/16 - 03/14/16
Duties: Machining on boiler feed water valve seats
Arc Energy - Donaldsonville, La. CF Industries 01/25/15 - 02/10/15
Duties: Cutting and belveling heavy wall pipe. 18" - 26"
Reason for leaving: Going to Brunswick Nuclear Plant
FENOC- Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant 10-2015 - 10-2015 Position: Field Machinist.
Duties: Metrology on steam generators. Reason for leaving: ROF
Powerhouse Mechanical 09/2015 - 10/2015 US Nitrogen Position: Field Machinist. Duties: Machining on
heat exchanger and smaller flanges. Reason for Leaving: Completion of project.
Aerotek/TAI 06/2015 - 09/2015 Bleach plant project Eddyville, Iowa Position: Pipefitter. Duties:

Fabrication of hangers and supports, fitting PVC and CPVC pipe from 3/4" - 16". Plastic welding.
Reason for Leaving: Layoff
WEI 04/2015 West Havastraw, New York Position: Field Machinist Duties: Set up boring bar on boiler
field water pump. Reason for Leaving: ROF
Bolttech Mannings 04/2015 Gila Bend, Arizona Gas Plant Position: Field Machinist Duties: Stud Removal
and retapping of stud bolt hole on main steam valve. Reason for Leaving: Completion of project.
DZ Atlantic Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant 01/2015 - 03-2015 Position: Pipefitter Duties: Cutting and beveling
pipe for water hammer project, fabrication of hangers and supports, replacing cast iron drain line. Reason
for Leaving: ROF
Chad W. Knight
114 S. Pine St.
Eskridge, Ks. 66423
785-449-2223
chadknight71@yahoo.com
I am a field machinist, millwright and valve mechanic. I have current TWIC, OSHA 10 and Basic Plus, and
CSTOP, Wyoming / Montana Safety Council cards that are current. I
have worked in the ethanol, nuclear, gas, oil, sugar beet and coal fire plants. Duties from field machining
cutting and beveling pipe and refacing flanges. aligning pumps and motors, rebuilding valves, pipe fitting
etc.
I can be reached at 785-449-2223 if you need any further information. I look forward to hearing back
from you soon.
03/01/14 - 08/04/2014
PTS Travelers / Bolttech Mannings
Duties: Cutting and beveling pipe, Drilling and tapping holes on valves.
Reason for Leaving: End of job, Have been back to same job with PTS/Bolttech Mannings from 03/ 2014 -
05/ 2014 and then again in 07/2014 - 08/ 2014.
11/17/13 – 12/03/13
Casey Industrial
Position: Millwright
Duties: Setting Pads for Caterpillar motors and piping in of the lube oil stations. Bolt up of Y pipe, mixing
pipes and rupture discs.
Reason for Leaving: Discrepancy on pay rate.
09/15/13 – 10/05/13
Furmanite/ISC Craft (Air Products)
Duties: Unbolting and removal of doors on the reformer for inspection. Blinding and changing out valves.

Bolting, torquing and tensioning of exchangers, valves, etc.
06/14/13 – 08/07/13
WACHS Energy Services, (Charlotte)
Duties: Milling inside and outside corners and flats on new transfer canal at VC Summer Nuclear Plant Units
2 and 3.
Reason for leaving: Family health problems.
05/25/13 – 06/04/13
PSI (Plant Services Incorporated)
Duties: Field machining on manways and flanges from 3/4”-28”
Reason for leaving: End of Job
03/ 26 / 13 -- 04 / 03 / 13
PSI (Plant Services Incorporated)
Duties: Field machining on scheadule 140 pipe. Cutting and beveling. Counterboring.
Reason for leaving: End of job
03 / 06 / 13 -- 03 / 21 / 13
Carber Testing
Position : Field Machinist
Duties: Drilling and tapping studs on the CalPoly manifolds and machining manways and exchangers
Reason for leaving: End of job
01/28/13 – 02/21/13
Furmanite/Enerstaff
Position: Field Machinist/ Bolter
Duties: Cutting and beveling and counter boring and on the down tubes on the new fin fans and cutting the
nubbins off of the exchangers. , and bolting, torquing and tensioning of exchangers.
12/16/12 – 12/23/12
Rocky Mountain PSI
Position: Field Machinist, Bolter
Duties: Torquing and tensioning of 3 cokers.
Reason for Leaving: ROF
11/3/12 – 11/31/12
SLM / Furmanite
Duties: Set up and running of Self Leveling Machine to machine on the IP, LP and UP turbine shells.
09/14/12 – 10/11/12

Rocky Mountain PSI
Duties: Field Machining, Refacing flanges
08/09/12 – 08/28/12
Reimer Welding Inc. RWI
Duties: Installation of I beams. Cutting I beams and prepping I beams and structures for installation. Fitting
and installation of 2" screw pipe.
07/08/12 – 08/08/12
Wanzek Construction.
Duties: Installation of lower body of pulp press, installation of 2- 32" screw augers and pulp press ribs and
enclosure. Making supports for conveyors.
06/08/12 - 06/28/12
Austin Industrial
Duties: Installing blinds, alignment of pumps, torqueing flanges
Reason for Leaving: Quit for longer term job.
3/17/12 4/19/12
Team Industrial Services
Duties: Cutting and beveling pipe, flange facing and pipe isolations.
1/17/12 3/8/12
Spirit Construction
Duties: Installing Fabio Perini converter paper machines. layout, leveling, conveyors, core machines etc.

10/14/11 10/28/11
Dooling Machine
Position: Field Machinist / Millwright
Duties: Refacing Flanges and alignment of pumps and motors using indicators and laser alignment.
9/12/11-10/9/11
Reimer Welding Inc.
Duties: Assembling handrail and cat walks, stairs. Assemblling of pumps , motors, some pipe fitting and
structural fitting
5/07/11 5/14/11
Rocky Mountain PSI / Sage Environmental
Duties: Cut out 21'' valve and machine two 23'' inch valves for replacement.
3/26/11 5/04/11
Pioneer Industrial
Position: Valve Mechanic / Millwright
Duties: Disassembling and reassembling of gate valves, working on manways
2/21/11 3/12/11
Team Industrial Services Tulsa,Ok
Position: Field Machinist/ Bolter
Duties: Field Machining on wind tower bases and bolting.

12/27/2010 1/08/11
EA Services
Position: Field Machinist / Bolter
Duties: Field Machining and bolting on heat exchangers and reactors.
Reason for leaving: Illness
11/01/10 11/08/10
Pioneer Industrial
Position: Millwright / Valves/ Bolter
Duties: Disassembly of valves on turbine, start up screens and reassembly of valves, torquing and of valves
and inspection work on coal crushers. Draining fluids from coal crushers.
10/02/10 10/30/10
Team Industrial
Position: Machinist / Bolter
Duties: Machining of dollar plates, channel heads and torquing and tensioning of flanges and tube sheets.
9/12/10 - 9/29/10
Furmanite
Duties: Flange facing on dollar plates, tube sheets and tube bundles
8/30/2010 -9/02/10
Tradesmen International
Duties: Disassembly and reassembly of chain conveyors, transfer stations.
4/5/10- 4/29/10
Pioneer Industries
Position: Millwright/Field Machinist
Duties; Disassembly,rebuilding, installation and reassembling of butteryfly valves and control valve. Flange
facing on various size flanges.
Reason for leaving; ROF

10/04/09 - 10/29/09
Pioneer Industries
Position: Field Machinist/ Millwright
Duties: Disassembly, rebuilding , reassembling and installation of buttery valves, control valves
and arc valves
8/07/09 - 8/27/09
EA Services
Position: Field Machinist, Bolter
Duties: Torquing and Tensioning of flanges from 6" - 24" using hydraqulic
Hydratight rams and Hydratorque hydraulic machines.
5/06/09 - 5/18/09
Wanzek Construction
Duties: Installation of flanges, valves, and vents. Removal, installation and adjustment of conveyors
in dryer building. Also installation of support rings on holding tanks.
4/20/09 - 4/28/09
Ea Services
Duties: Setting up and running of split frame machines up to 32".
Cutting and beveling of chrome pipe.
3/2/09 - 3/21/09
EA Services
Duties: Setting up and running of split frame machines from 6" to 46"
cutting and beveling of carbon stainless, stainless and chroome pipe. Setting up and running of end prep
machines
and stud removal.
Reason for leaving:

10/24/08 - 11/11/08
Team Industrial Services
Duties: Setting up and running of split frame pipe beveling machine. Also set up and running of BB5000
boring bar.
Reason for Leaving: Immediate family health problems.
10/06/08 - 10/12/08
Orbital Tool Technologies
Duties: Set up and running of Journal Machine on a steam turbine on the hydrogen seal
08/08/08 - 10/01/08
Conwood Tobacco Plant
Position: Line worker
Duties: Packing tobacco for storing and shipping to Memphis,Tn.
06/10/08 - 07/03/08
Wanzek Construction
Duties: Allignment of motors, assembly and setting of 72" duct work on RTO's, bolting of cyclones to I-
beams fabrication of handrail, and some pipe fitting.
Reason for leaving: Moving to Tennessee
04/20/08 - 05/17/08
Blackburn Construction
Duties: Working on the dryer system at the Welcome Ethanol Plant in Mn. Assembly of components for
augers, conveyors and other systems. Installation of guards for motors and belt drives.
10/07/07 - 11/2007
Troy Fruits
Posistion: Carpenter
Duties: Framing houses
Reason for Leaving: Not enough work

07/29/07 - 08/31/07
Wanzek Construction, CVEC Ethanol Plant, Benson,Minn.
Postion: Millwright/Pipefitter
Duties: Setting, cutting, and fabrication of pipe,I-beams, supports and other components.
04/15/07 - 07/25/07
Allan Cottrell Pelion,SC
Position: Carpenter
Duties: Remodling houses, tile, making countertops and cabinets, etc.
Reason for leaving: Relocating to Kansas
03/28/07 - 04/02/07
T&W Valve and Machine Co., New Madrid Power Station, New Madrid, Mo.
Duties: To cut out 36,000 lb. super heater with Wachs split frame beveling machine
03/04/07 03/20/07
Carolina Energy Solutions, North Anna Nuclear Plant, Mineral VA
Duties: Mock up on RDTs
Reason for leaving: Personal
02/21/07 03/01/07
T & W Valve & Machine, Duck Creek Power Station, Canton, IL
Duties: Cut and bevel pipe with WACHS split frame and end prep machines.
02/01/07 02/16/07
Carolina Energy Solutions, Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Severe and bevel pipe

10/09/06 10/17/06
Patriot Tools, Comanche Peak, Glen Rose, TX
Duties: Support for EDM machine for reactor head repairs.
09/25/06 10/7/06
Patriot Tools, South Texas Project, Bay City, TX
Duties: Setting up and running clamshells (variety of sizes), cutting out low pressure heaters and cutting out
expansion joints inside condenser.
09/18/06 09/21/06
Tri Tool Inc., Lynchburg, VA
Duties: Training
Reason for leaving: End of Training
09/05/06 09/13/06
Tri Tool Inc., Bruce Mansfield Station, Pittsburg, PA
Duties: Setting up and running header prep machines on the header
08/21/06 08/25/06
Tri Tool Inc., Atlanta GA
Duties: Setting up and running 206, 212, 224 air and hydro machines also header prep and clamshell
Reason for leaving: finished training
05/03/06 07/20/06
Wanzek Construction, American Crystal Sugar, Hillsboro, North Dakota
Position: Mechanical Millwright
Duties: Uninstall, reinstall and maintenance on bearings, motors, gear boxes, installation of new belt drive
conveyors,and chain drive conveyors and also checking clearances, etc.

02/20/06 03/01/06
The Atlantic Group, North Anna Nuclear Plant, Mineral, Virginia
Position: Scaffold Builder
Duties: Building Scaffolding
Reason for leaving: Personal
08/03/05 09/08/05
Stanley Jones Corp., Champion Foods, New Boston, Michigan
Position: Pipe fitter/Millwright
Duties: fitting pipe, installing roller conveyors,instalation of air pump stations,bolt up of flanges and other
mechanical duties
03/21/05 05/05/05
The Atlantic Group, Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant, New Strawn, Kansas
Position: Mechanical and Pipe fitting
Duties: Worked on the reactor head, fit pipe
01/28/05 02/13/05
The Atlantic Group, Brunswick Nuclear Plant, Oak Island, North Carolina
Position: Mechanical
Duties: Setting up pumps
01/10/05 01-23-05
The Atlantic Group, H B Robinson Nuclear Plant, Hartsville, South Carolina
Duties: Fitting pipe
11/01/04 11/16/04
D L Ricci, Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant, Toms River, New Jersey
Duties: Setting up and tearing down of the boring machine and also running the machine itself. Boring of
Main Steam Isolation Valves, disassembling and reassembling valves.

10/04/04 10/29/04
Sharon Harris Nuclear Plant, Raleigh, North Carolina
Position: Fitter
Duties: Fitting Pipe
08/02/04 10/01/04
Mustard Seed Corp., Gaston SC
Position: Project Manager
Duties: Overseeing multiple jobs, making sure the jobs were staffed, ordering needed materials, meeting
with General Contractor, etc.
Reason for leaving: Better job More Money
06/28/04 07/26/04
The Atlantic Group/Cooper Nuclear Station, Auburn, Nebraska
Position: Carpenter
Duties: Grading and form work, digging footings for security modification.
06/02/04 - 06/24/04
Wanzek Construction/American Crystal Sugar, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Position: Millwright/Pipefitter
Duties: Running 4 inch schedule 10 stainless pipe to 8 inch schedule 10 pipe for vent line. Set up and
instalation of pump station, pulled wench motor and spool. Removed cable pulley. Removed alpha dryer
fan and in and outer shell casing removal and instalation of augers and belt and chain drive conveyors
Reason for leaving: ROF/Better
05/17/04 - 05/28/04
Wanzek Construction/ADM Enderlin, Enderlin, ND
Duties: Changing out chain assemblies and motor, mechanical seals, and belt drive and chain drive
conveyor systems.
Reason for leaving: Layoff / Transfer
04/05/04 - 05-12-04
The Atlantic Group/H. B. Robinson Nuclear Plant, Hartsville, SC

Duties: Disassembly and reassembly of Alpha Main Feed Water Pump and shaft replacement. Auxiliary
Steam Feed Water Pump disassembly and reassembly. Worked with client and with Flowserve.
02/23/04 - 03/20/04
The Atlantic Group/Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant, South Port, NC
Position: Brick Mason/Mechanical
Duties: Demo and replacement of block wall for Moisture Seperator Reheater, Disassembling and
reassembling of resin traps in radwaste.
09/08/03 - 11/03/03
The Atlantic Group/Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant, New Strawn, KS
Position: Scaffold Builder/Pipe/Mechanical
Duties: Building and tearing down scaffolds. Pipefitting and mechanical duties associated with snubber
reduction ,removing,tagging and recording of the snubbers and replacement, field testing and teardown of
snubbers.
7/7/03 - 9/4/03
Power Equipment Maintenance/Oconee Nuclear Plant, Seneca SC
Duties: Building and tearing down scaffolds and other carpentry work
Reason for leaving: Voluntary Quit to go to Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant
4/10/03 - 5/27/03
Power Equipment Maintenance/Oconee Nuclear Plant, Seneca SC
Duties: Building and tearing down scaffolds and other carpentry work.
Reasons for leaving: ROF
2/10/03 - 03/27/03
The Atlantic Group/Brunswick/ South Port, NC
Position: Builder
Duties: AST Mod. Chipping and sandblasting on old concrete and rebar. Building of concrete forms and

installation and teardown of concrete forms. Pouring of concrete and cleanup.
2/25/02-4/48/02
The Atlantic Group/Wolf Creek, New Strawn KS
Position: Carpenter/Pipe/Mechanical
Duties: Building and tearing down scaffolds. Removing, tagging and recording removed snubbers and
replacement, field testing also. Pipefitting and mechanical duties associated with snubber reduction crew.
11/99-11/02 during non-outage times
Randy Adkins, 1049 Bub Shumpert Rd, Pelion SC
Position: Carpenter/Remodeling
Duties: Installation and removal of tile and cabinets, framing, installation of hardwood floors, sheetrock,
installing carpet, windows, doors, plumbing etc.
Reason for leaving: Lack of work
3/6/01-3/22/01
Fluor Global Services/North Anna, Mineral VA
Position: Carpenter
Duties: Building and tearing down scaffolds.
Reason for leaving: Voluntary Quit
8/23/00-11/02/00
The Atlantic Group/Wolf Creek, New Strawn KS
Position: Carpenter/ Mechanical
Duties: Building and tearing down scaffolds. Removing, testing, tagging and recording removed snubbers
also replacement of snubbers and teardown. Pipefitting and mechanical duties associated with snubber
reduction crew.
4/3/00-5/3/00
Fluor Global Services/Surry, Surry VA
Position: Carpenter

11/6/99-11/12/99
Fluor Daniel/International Paper, Eastover SC
Position: Top Helper/Pipe
Duties: Removing and installing valves in turpentine and other various lines. Also removing and installing
stop plates in valves. Piping and mechanical duties.
10/13/99-10/27/99
URI/Calloway Nuclear Plant, Fulton MO
Position: Carpenter
Duties: Building and tearing down of scaffolds.
Reason for leaving: Voluntary Quit/ Wedding
8/31/99-9/17/99
Fluor Daniel/North Anna, Mineral VA
Position: Carpenter
5/10/99-8/6/99
Fluor Daniel/Monsanto, Augusta GA
Position: Top Helper/Pipe
Duties: Fitted structural hangers, set flashpots, ran .065 stainless pharmaceutical pipes, assembled victallic
pipe, fitted and assembled fiber cast pipe and pressure tested pipe, and soldered 1/2 inch to 3 inch copper.
Installation of flashpots also.
Reason for leaving: Voluntary Quit (for better job)
3/2/99-4/29/99
Fluor Daniel/Wolf Creek, New Strawn KS
Position: Carpenter/Pipe/Mechanical
Duties: Building and tearing down scaffolds. Pipefitting and mechanical duties associated with snubber
reduction crew.Replacement ,recording, tagging, removal and replacement of snubbers, Teardown and
field testing also.

9/1/98-10/4/98
Position: Carpenter
5/15/98-8/1/98
Fluor Daniel/G. E. Turbine Assembly Plant, Greenville SC
Position: Laborer
Duties: Disassembling computers, moving and setting the computers back up. Setting up cubicles for
engineers and moving other office equipment.
Reason for leaving: (Moved)
4/2/98-4/29/98
Position: Carpenter
1/30/98-2/19/98
Fluor Daniel/Palo Verde, Buckeye AZ
Position: Carpenter Helper
Duties: Building and tearing down scaffolds. Also fit up handrails.
8/21/97-11/1/97
Fluor Daniel/V. C. Summer, Jenkinsville SC
Position: Carpenter Helper/Pipe/Mechanical
Duties: Building and tearing down scaffolds. Remove, test and reinstall snubbers along with the installation
of struts. Field testing and replacement also bench testing and tear down of snubbers. Pipefitting and
mechanical duties associated with snubber reduction crew.

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