John Walker has extensive experience as a pipe fitter since 1984, including 12 years of hands-on experience fitting pipes from 1/2 inch to 48 inch diameters made from various materials. He has worked on numerous large sites with over 1,000 personnel as well as smaller sites and workshops. Notable roles include serving as a team leader and supervisor responsible for pre-commissioning duties. References from past supervisors and engineers praise the quality of his work and describe him as the best pipe fitter. He is willing to take on difficult jobs and roles including production fitting, specialist work, supervision, and troubleshooting.

1. PIPE FITTER John Walker
phone: 08 6150 2889 address: 3/10 Forman Court, Queen’s Park, Perth, WA 6107
cellphone: 0406 449 931 email: john.walk209@gmail.com
History of pipe fitting jobs
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My experience in pipe is extensive, and includes major sites, smaller sites, small workshops, and
supervisory positions as well. These include:
2014 July (2 weeks) Tan Burrup, Karratha area. A Downers job, via Phillips Engineering.
Employed as a pipe fitter, from 2 to 12 inch pipe. The job was originally for 6- 9 months, but our
parent company Phillips, and all of its people, were laid off the site unexpectedly, as a cost cutting
procedure by Downers.
Reference: Supervisor for Downers Paul Velonias, John Hogan +353 834 613 869
2014 May – June (6 weeks). at BOC Kwinana. A Civmec job, via Goldwest Enterprises. Employed
as a pipe fitter Installing new plant, worked on 3 to 16 inch pipe. This was for a short term 6 weeks
assignment, to help them catch up on a job that was behind time.
Supervisor Tim said “Try Civmec for a job. You should be a supervisor”
Reference: Piping Supervisor Tim Waddell .. 0428 452 341
2013 Feb 18 – Apr (2 months). Carnarvon Power Station. An Eneraque job, via Labour Solutions.
Employed as a pipe fitter and did mechanical fitting and general construction duties as well.
Reference: Site Engineer Roy Singh .. 0450 908 542
2010 June 10 – 2011 April. (11 months) Pluto LNG Plant, Karratha. An AGC job. Site of 4,500
men. Employed as a pipe fitter. My peers considered me to be the best pipe fitter they had on the
ETP part of the plant (100 people). I connected a whole module that was 3 stories high, basically
on my own. Nothing that was supplied would fit properly, and there were multiple serious mistakes
in drawings. The client’s engineers normally required mountains of paperwork for revisions, and
weeks of delays could be involved. Here, the client’s engineers had faith in me and my solutions.
They just walked away from it, and left it to me to sort it all out (6 months).
The piping supervisor said: “I love your work”. I like difficult work!!
Then I worked on piping around the main storage LNG tanks (4 months). Stayed until the end.
Reference: Supervisor Andy Judge .. 0418 577 295
2010 Apr 1 – May (2 months). Australian Marine Center, Perth. Refurbishment of a 1,600 ton
crane barge needing 50 men. 2 months as a pipe fitter – mechanical fitter - boilermaker for
Westralian Engineering. Stayed until the end.
Reference: Project Manager Peter Gloede: 0419 900 800
2010 Mar. I immigrated to Australia
2009 Sep – 2010 Mar (7 months). Kupe Oil Production Station, New Plymouth. A Robert Stones
job. Site of 850 men. Leading hand, pipe fitter from 2 to 16 inch (mostly stainless). In charge of
areas factory air, instrument air, fire water. Stayed until the end.
Reference: Supervisor Bryan Leask .. 0475 883 528
2007 (6 months). Multiplex Construction, Takapuna, Auckland: Site of 180 men. Employed as a pipe
fitter-welder on a 33 storey hi-rise apartment building (‘The Sentinel’).
The Project Manager said: “Your work is the best that I have ever seen”. Stayed until the end.
Reference: Project Manager Murray Waggoner .. +64 21 746 3536
2006 Feb – Oct (9 months). Huntly Power Station 400 MW Gas Turbine: Site of 550 men. 9
months as a pipe fitter (mostly stainless). Some considered me to be the best fitter on the site.

2. My work was regularly praised by site supervisor Peter Gibson ( ‘Gibbo’), as an example to others,
for quality, accuracy, completeness, and full paperwork done. My welder (Colin Young) was
considered by some to be the best welder on the site. Together, we were known as ‘the 'A' team’.
Reference: Downers Site Supervisor Peter Gibson (‘Gibbo’) .. phone number won’t connect
Reference: Downers Site Engineer Don d’Arcy Evans .. UK home +441 933 356 604
UK mobile +447 804 492 955
2002 (6 months). Crusader Engineering: Employed as a pipe fitter building a timber treatment
plant
2001 (2 months). Glenbrook Steel: 2 months as a pipe fitter and flux core welder on the ‘Co-gen’
project for Robert Stones. Other time there was to a total of 6 months.
2000 (6 months). Western Engineering: Employed as a pipe-fitter and welder at Nuplex chemical
plant. Did a complete installation on my own, with design, construction, and pre-commisioning.
Tanks, pumps, stainless tubing to 2 inches.
1996 (1 month). Kiwi Dairy: Site of 300 (?) men. Employed as a pipe fitter welder, for stainless
tubing to 2”. Largest dairy factory in the world, ‘Powder 5’ makes a ton of milk powder per minute.
1995 (15 months). Pacific Steel. Rod Block Project. Employed as a pipe fitter and pipe welder,
mostly 2" to 8", some 16”. Time in total there was 7 years.
Reference: Gareth George. Sadly killed in an industrial accident there, 2 ton of steel carried by a
magnet crane dropped on 2 men, and killed both of them. He was a great guy.
1984 – 85 - 86 (26 months). Marsden Point Oil Refinery, Site of 4,500 men. I was a team leader of
15 men on the pre - commissioning crew. I also had time there as a pipe fitter (high pressure
stainless) on the main Hydro-Crackers. Also aligned 12'' pipe to the Hydrogen powered turbines,
with a required accuracy of 1 thousandth of an inch across the flange faces. Other guys took 3
days to do one, but I took only 6 to 10 hours, so got all the work. I did extensive pre
commissioning, with supervisory duties on gasket replacement, torqueing of bolt sets, airflow
testing, water flushing, and hydro testing, I took the main hydro-crackers up to pressure tests, etc
1984 (3 months). McKee Oilfield Production Station, New Plymouth: Site of 180 men. Site
Supervisor in charge of 65 men. This was built from the ground up, starting from major soil
removal from hillsides. A hectic pace had diggers, cranes, fitters, welders and sparkies all within a
2 meters of each other, all at the same time. My duties were to organize our crew’s daily
operations, and ensure that everything flowed in a timely manner, on a high pressure job.
1983-84 (18 months). Motonui Gas To Gasoline, New Plymouth. A synthetic petrol plant, first of its
type in the world. Site of 1,800 men. 18 months. My business (Walker Engineering Ltd) contracted
to CBI (Chicago Bridge and Iron) to do all the nozzles and man holes for all of their tanks – lots of
them. Also did lobster-backs and transition joints for Fletcher-Bestobell Ltd (2 months)
Other smaller jobs as well add up to a grand total of 12 years (hands on the tools, solid time) of
fitting pipe. 5 years of that has been in a supervisory position. I have worked on pipe from tubing,
to ½ inch, to 16 inch heavy wall, to 48 inch ducting. I have done extensive work with mild steel,
stainless steel, duplex steel, copper, PVC, polythene, rubber, GRP, but welds, socket welds,
screwed pipe,
I rate myself as a ‘number one pipe fitter’. I would be pleased for you to compare my knowledge,
and the standard of my work, with any other pipe fitter that you have ever employed.
I like difficult work. In fact, the harder it is, the better I like it.
I know what I am doing, and I have done lots of it.

3. My ‘people skills’ are also high, and I am easily able to teach others how to do better work. I have
taught about 50 people how to weld, or how to weld better. I have also taught about 30 people how
to fit pipe, or how to do it better.
Included in my 12 years as a pipe fitter, is 5 years of experience as a supervisor of pipe fitters.
I am happy to be a production pipe-fitter, a specialist for difficult work, a supervisor of other pipe
fitters, or maybe a ‘trouble shooter’. I love pipe, and I just love doing it. I am an asset to anyone
who employs me.