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Travis Middleton

Summary

Results-oriented Welder/Fabricator with experience in structural and pipe welding for Plant, Facility, and Pipeline construction applications, equipment repair, custom steel and aluminum fabrication. Adaptable and dependable professional offering strong focus and dedication to teamwork and achievement of project goals. Meticulous and safety-oriented with familiarity in CWB standards and regulations.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner/Operator

Frontline Welding and Fabrication
Grande Prairie, AB
10.2016 - Current
  • Plan, design and fabricate flat deck for 1 ton truck. Includes headache rack, underbody cabinets, and hidden fifth wheel hitch
  • Wire lighting and electrical for truck deck build
  • Plan, design and fabricate aluminum storage boxes for picker truck
  • Plan, design and fabricate aluminum storage shelf unit
  • Plan, design and fabricate welding skid and cabinets
  • Design and fabricate house hold shoe racks/storage
  • Plan, design and fabricate aluminum motorcycle hitch carrier
  • Plan, design and fabricate aluminum welding skid
  • Plan, design and fabricate aluminum tidy tanks

Contract Welder/Supervisor

Arc Trenchless Solutions
, Alberta
06.2024 - 05.2025
  • Installing surface casing for HDD
  • Instal road culverts using Guided Auger Bore, Auger Bore Machine and pneumatic pipe ramming
  • Pipe sizes vary between 6" and 64" x 1.00" wall
  • Coordinate with trucking services to mobilize and the demobilization
  • Coordinate with sub trades and services to support our operations
  • Manage crew and equipment
  • Operate front end loaders, skid steers, dozer, excavator

Contract Welder

Pipeworx
Grande Prairie, AB
  • Pipe fabrication of various sizes 1/5" socket welds to 16"
  • 6" and 4" mainline
  • 6" and 4" riser fabrication

Contract Welder

Excel Projects
Grande Prairie, AB
  • Pipe fabrication 3/4" Socket Weld's to 20"
  • Pipeline riser fabrication
  • 6" 4mm wall tie-in's
  • Procedure: 6010 - uphand/downhand, 7018 Uphand, 7010 downhill, 8010 P1 Downhill
  • 4" 3.5mm wall tie-in's
  • 12" 12.7mm wall bore/drag pipeline
  • 12" 7.5mm wall mainline pipeline
  • Corking equipment
  • 24" bore casing

Contract Welder

Peter Kiewit Sons LLC
Burnaby, BC
07.2022 - 08.2022

Fortis Pattulo Gas Line Replacement

  • 20" 9.54mm wall pipeline
  • Ensure fitup as per procedure prior to accepting the fitup. Adjust fitup as needed
  • Procedure: 6010 downhand, 8010 P1 downhand, 8018 uphand - Z662
  • Procedure: 6010 downhand, 8010 P1 downhand, LHD-90 (9045) downhand - Z662 Annex K criteria

Contract Welder

Paladin Crossing
Burnaby, BC
05.2022 - 07.2022

Fortis Pattulo Gas Line Replacement

  • 30" pipe 1" thick bore casing
  • 20" 9.54 mm wall carrier pipe
  • 48" pipe 1" wall bore casing
  • Cut, fit up, space in clamps while in bore hole
  • Procedure: 6010 Downhill, 8010 P1/G1 Downhill, 8018 Uphill
  • Measure and pipefit casing vent pipe
  • Fabricate and install casing vent pipe
  • Plan and estimate rod and consumable usage
  • Coordinate with client QC

Contract Welder

MasTec
Grande Prairie, AB
  • Pipe fabrication of various sizes
  • Riser fabrication
  • Procedure: 6010 - uphand/downhand, 7018 uphand
  • Structural fabrication. Pipe supports, landings and platforms, stairs, Style stair sets, handrail

Contract Welder

ThreeOSix Industrial
Edmonton, Alberta
  • Industrial work setting working on steel structure of the Edmonton LRT stadium station
  • Welding at heights in an aerial work platform
  • Weld steel structures to embed plates in concrete forms
  • Read engineer drawings to determine weld placement, weld size and beam placement
  • Maintain safe working practices to achieve company's goals and project end state without incident
  • Use travel restraint and fall arrest device's and protection to complete the job safely in accordance to OH&S standards

Contract Pressure Welder

TAHK Projects
Grande Prairie, Alberta
05.2021 - 08.2021
  • Project based employment
  • Welding pressure piping for Pembina projects
  • Fit up and weld 3/4" Socket Welds to 20" Sch 80

Contract Welder

Triple J Pipelines
Dawson Creek, BC
06.2020 - 04.2021
  • Fabricated structural mods and pipe supports from engineered drawings for ConocoPhillips and Enbridge.
  • Was a part of the install team for ConocoPhillips mods and other structural supports on site.
  • Plan and execute structural additions for electricians on site
  • Read IFC's and structural drawings to build structural accordingly
  • Operate yard equipment
  • Repair steel bin and trailer
  • Welding at heights from Aerial Work Platforms
  • Modify weir plates inside of horizontal separator in accordance with ABSA/ASME code
  • Sustained safety protocols and promoted proper, cost-effective and accurate handling of equipment and materials.

Lead Hand

Primoris Services Canada
Edmonton, AB
03.2021 - 04.2021
  • Promoted workplace safety by checking team member compliance with all Primoris Services Canada and CNRL Horizon safety guidelines.
  • Reviewed with employees the company procedures and policies, including worksite safety.
  • Collaborated with team management to monitor team performance and implement disciplinary action when necessary.
  • Allocated personnel and other resources to assist team in meeting objectives and helping workers to meet team goals.
  • Liaised between teams and management to ensure goals and deadlines for maintenance project were achieved.

Contract Welder

Strike Group
Grande Prairie, AB
  • Fabricate pipe spools. Small and big inch
  • Plan and execute structural additions for Husky plant
  • Field modifications of pipe spools and structural
  • Cut and cap piles
  • Fabrication of structural supports and structural stringers
  • Assist in marking elevations and setting caps according to engineered layout
  • Fabrication of a media hopper for Keyera Plant
  • Fabricate and Install motor base extensions for variable drive motors for upgrades to existing TransMountain Pipeline facility
  • Cut, Layout and Cap piles for various sites at existing TransMountain Pipeline facilities

Contract Welder

Carbonex Contractors Ltd.
Whitecourt, AB
  • Fabricate flare line pipe supports in the shop
  • Assist in marking elevations on piles
  • Cut and cap piles
  • Layout pile caps accordingly to site plans
  • Weld compressor building
  • Build custom frame support for meter skid
  • Field modification of pipe spools
  • Structural additions on existing supports

Contract Welder

Watts Projects
Grande Prairie, AB
  • Fabricate pipe spools. Big and small inch
  • Fabrication of heat medium and re-boiler skids
  • Set buildings and fabricated skids
  • Build platforms, handrail and stairs
  • Pre-fabbed stair modification including handrail modification
  • Fabricate custom supports
  • Fabrication of flare base

Contract Welder

Black Diamond Group
Grande Prairie, AB
  • Assess the work that need to be done
  • Bid/Quote work
  • Structural repairs to steel framed rig mats, replace grating
  • Shale bin repairs
  • Other small miscellaneous welding work

Contract Welder

Cantex Okanagan Construction
Penticton, BC
  • Remove by gouging, grinding and cutting worn teeth on buckets. Install new teeth using 3/32 Dual Shield Wire and self shield wire
  • Hard face buckets and blades
  • Remove worn and damaged wear strips. Replace wear strips along sides and bottom of buckets
  • Remove worn wear plates and bars from rock shaker. Install new wear plates and wear bars.
  • Fix damaged hydraulic piston mounts

Contract Welder

Proport Pipefitting Services
Grande Prairie, AB
  • Modify pipe supports inside compressor building
  • Measure and modify grating sections to fit altered supports and skid
  • Install compressor belly pan on an existing compressor

Contract Based Employment

Various Prime Contractors
Grande Prairie, AB
09.2017 - Current
  • Structural Plant modifications and new build
  • Pipe fabrication for small and big inch piping jobs
  • Fabrication of wellsite platforms, stairs, handrail
  • Fabrication of wellsite building skids
  • Fabrication of on site structural supports and modifications
  • Install of buildings and structural modular pipe racks
  • Pipeline tie ins for TransCanada
  • Capper for small inch pipeline
  • Procedure: 6010 - downhand/uphand, 7018 uphand, 8018 uphand, 7010 downhand, 8010 P1 downhand, 8010 G downhand

Infantry Rifleman

Department of National Defence
Edmonton, AB
10.2008 - 04.2015
  • Served with the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry, 3rd Battalion stationed out of CFB Edmonton, Alberta.
  • While in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) served one tour to Afghanistan, completed Airborne School, completed leadership courses, as well as instructor courses, and various other occupational courses.

Parachute Demonstrator

The Canadian Armed Forces Parachute Demonstration Team
Trenton, Ontario
02.2014 - 10.2014
  • Preformed Aerial Acrobatics under parachute
  • Interacted with general public regarding the performance. To include demonstrations of gear packing, to kids and adults.
  • Public relations interactions with media outlets to include news stations, radio stations and online media outlets
  • Maintain a high level of professionalism at all times during event gatherings and performances

Education

Red Seal Journeyman - Welding

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Edmonton, AB

Skills

  • CWB SMAW and FCAW All position
  • Pipe welding - B Pressure and Small Bore F3/F4 F3/F3
  • Carbon Arc Gouging
  • Custom Fabrication
  • TIG welding - Aluminum
  • Earth Moving Equipment Repair
  • Design Interpretation
  • Computer skills
  • Reliable and trustworthy
  • Organization
  • Problem resolution
  • Leadership

Timeline

Contract Welder/Supervisor

Arc Trenchless Solutions
06.2024 - 05.2025

Contract Welder

Peter Kiewit Sons LLC
07.2022 - 08.2022

Contract Welder

Paladin Crossing
05.2022 - 07.2022

Contract Pressure Welder

TAHK Projects
05.2021 - 08.2021

Lead Hand

Primoris Services Canada
03.2021 - 04.2021

Contract Welder

Triple J Pipelines
06.2020 - 04.2021

Contract Based Employment

Various Prime Contractors
09.2017 - Current

Owner/Operator

Frontline Welding and Fabrication
10.2016 - Current

Parachute Demonstrator

The Canadian Armed Forces Parachute Demonstration Team
02.2014 - 10.2014

Infantry Rifleman

Department of National Defence
10.2008 - 04.2015

Contract Welder

Excel Projects

Contract Welder

MasTec

Contract Welder

ThreeOSix Industrial

Contract Welder

Strike Group

Contract Welder

Carbonex Contractors Ltd.

Contract Welder

Watts Projects

Contract Welder

Black Diamond Group

Contract Welder

Cantex Okanagan Construction

Contract Welder

Proport Pipefitting Services

Red Seal Journeyman - Welding

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Contract Welder

Pipeworx
Travis Middleton