Derek Ritch

Experience

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  WEC Carolina Energy Solutions, LLC

  Aug 2008 - Jul 2010

  Pipefitter Welder
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  Arc Energy Services, Inc. (Veteran Owned)

  Jul 2010 - Sept 2014

  Pressure piping welding inspector and development of welding procedures for specialty processes. Pressure piping RT welder/pipefitter working in fossil/nuclear power generation nationwide

  • Welding Inspector

    Apr 2012 - Sept 2014

  • Journeyman Pipefitter

    Jul 2010 - Jun 2012
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  WEC Carolina Energy Solutions, LLC

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2015

  Orbital Welding Specialty Process Development Manager

  Developed welding procedures and methods to be utilized in installation and design of new Westinghouse AP1000 Nuclear Reactors.

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  CB&I

  Oct 2015 - Aug 2016

  Site Welding Superintendent
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  CES Westinghouse

  Aug 2016 - Sept 2017

  Construction Superintendent
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  Arc Energy Services

  Sept 2017 - Oct 2021

  Construction Managment

  Providing our customers with project management/estimating and quality oversight to ensure first time quality on-time, every time.

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  Williams Industrial Services Group, LLC

  Nov 2021 - Aug 2022

  Program Lead Welding Services

  Senior Level Project Manager / Estimator responsible for operations from customer contact to project field impolementation including sales, procurement, procedure development, purchasing, quality development project preparedness consulting, planning, scheduling and project field implementation.

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  Sarens

  Aug 2022 - May 2023

  Operations Manager - Specialty Welding
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  Atlas Mechanical Solutions

  May 2023 - now

  Independent Consultant