Arrowood, Tim – Instructor, Tim has 5 years of pipe welding experience. Tim graduated from Elite Welding Academy where he started his pipe welding career in the industry before returning to Elite Welding Academy and joining the team has a level 1 instructor joining in 2022
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Cincinnati
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Barnett, Guy – Instructor, Guyworked in the pipe welding industry for 26 years from pipe fitting, structural welding, and combo pipe welder for some of the leading companies around the Gulf Coast Region and held positions such as leadman and welding foreman, completed at Alvin Community College for Boilermaker structural welder and Brazosport Community College for advance pipe welding NCCER joining in 2020
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Houston
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Brockman, Ross – Instructor, Ross has 7 years of pipe welding experience. Ross graduated from Elite Welding Academy where he started his pipe welding career in the industry before returning to Elite Welding Academy and joining the team has a level 1 instructor joining in 2022
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Cincinnati
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Robert ‘Alex’ Calhoun – Instructor, Alex has 3 years of pipe welding experience coupled with 4 years of teaching experience. Alex has a Master’s in Reading education from Concordia University and Bachelor’s in Elementary Education and is a graduate of Elite Welding Academy. Joining in 2023
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Cincinnati
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Frazier, Michale - Lead Instructor Michale has over 26 years of pipe welding and fabrication experience, and one (1) year of experience as a Saturday welding school instructor with Untied Group Services in Cincinnati, Ohio. Michale has held a piping foreman’s position for several industrial companies and fabrication shops. Joining in 2017
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Houston
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Gaffin, John, - Instructor John has 37 years of experience in the construction industry. During this time, he has held these positions and certifications – structural ironworker, pipefitter, pipe welder, AWS Certified Welding Inspector, AWS Certified Welding Educator, NCCER Certified Pipefitting and Pipe Welding Instructor, Fabrication Shop Foreman, QA-QC manager, and Site QC. Joining in 2022
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Cincinnati
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Kessinger, Andrew – Lead Instructor Andrew has 18 years of experience in welding pipe and structural. He is a shop foreman at a major manufacturing company, has OSHA 10 certification, worked with boilermakers, and has 20 years of experience in MIG TIG and stick, joining in 2018
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South Point
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Kiosks, Tony - Instructor Tony worked with McGinnis INC he was a welder fitter from 85-01 and a welder fitter at AK steel from 2001 to 2018 and works with Pickett concrete as a welding and fabrication for 30 plus years also has his own welding business Kouskos welding, joining in 2019
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South Point
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Senay, Mike - Lead Welding Instructor Mike has over 37 years of pipe welding and fitting experience and at least 15 years of instructional experience. He has held supervisory positions while employed at Untied Group Services. Mike holds numerous welding certifications including a 30-hour OSHA card through United Group Services. He has been trained as an NCCER instructor and is a member of the American Welding Society. Joining in 2012
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Cincinnati
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Woolwine, M. Ben – Welding Instructor Ben is a certified pipe welder. He has been an employee of United Group Services as a pipe welder for over 7 years. Ben graduated from the Elite Welding Academy in October 2014 with years of teaching experience Joining in 2019
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Cincinnati
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