Pictures of what we actually do and the and skills
US Shipyards Top Choices and Locations Aker Philadelphia Atlantic Marine Mobile Alabama Atlantic Marine Jacksonville Fld Austal USA Mobile Alabama BAE Systems Norfolk VA BAE Systems San Diego CA BAE Systems San Francisco CA Bay Shipbuilding Sturgeon Bay WI Boconco Bayou La Batre AL Bollinger Lockport New Construction Lockport LA Cascade general Portland OR Chesapeake Shipbuilding Salisbury MD Colonna’s Shipyard Norfolk VA Conrad Aluminum Morgan City LA Continental Maritime San Diego CA Davis Boat Works Newport News VA Detyens Shipyard N. Charleston SC Earl Industries Portsmouth VA Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City FL Gulf Ship Gulfport MS Gunderson marine Portland OR International Ship Repair & Marine Tampa FL Jeffboat Jeffersonville IN Lyon Shipyard Norfolk VA Marine Hydraulics Norfolk VA Marinette marine Marinette WI Metro Machine Norfolk VA NASSCO San Diego CA Nichols Bros. Freeland WA North Florida Shipyards Jacksonville FL Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX SENESCO North Kingstown RI Signal Ship Repair Mobile AL ST. Johns Shipbuilding Palatka FL Swiftships Shipbuilding Morgan City LA Tampa Ship Tampa FL Tecnico Chesapeake VA Todd Pacific Seattle WA US Barge Portland OR VT Halter Pascagoula MS Vigor Marine WA
George Wish List of Clients: NASSCO San Diego BAE San Diego Austal Mobile Eastern Panama City, FL
What to look for( naval, commercial)
What to shy away from (yacht building and why)
Who are our competitors? Aerotek Ameriforce (HKA, B&D Contracting) CDI Chipton Ross CTR Eagle Marine G1 Mechanical Integrity MK Industries National Technologies & Contract Labor (Same company different name) Perennial TASC Tradesmen International Volt
Partial List of Shipyard Member Companies
PDS Clients of Maritime Northrop Grumman: Newport News Avondale Pascagoula
Model of a sales approach would be the same as for any PDS potential client with the exception of Run credit check and safety (Dean to assist with workers compensation safety and violation) Sales contact the customer Sales debrief with George Meeting and visit is set onsite for walk through ****VISITATION TO SHIPYARD IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR VARIOUS REASONS --- SAFETY #1 Put together a proposal and bill rates (so that we should know where our margins are)
Index Pipe Fitters, Tradesman 5 years exp who lays out, assembles, fabricates, maintains and repairs mechanical piping systems. Experience fitting carbon steel CRES and copper nickel, some knowledge of installing pipe hangers, braze and tack weld qualified. Pipe Welder tradesman who joins pipe using welding techniques TIG and Stick. Minimum five years exp naval/commercial required ability to fuse inserts and weld carbon steel, stainless steel and copper nickel pipe using the SMAW (Shielded metal arc) and GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) mirror welding a plus. Structural Welder Tradesman who joins plate together by using Stick, Fluxcore, Four years exp. Commercial/naval required skills Multi-pass, All position fillet and butt welds using the following processes: SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), and FCAW (Flux Cored Arc Welding). Ability to properly use fillet and butt weld gauges. Insulators three years exp or more as a marine insulator applying stud mounted insulation on shell, decks, platforms, joiner bulkheads, and overheads. Ability to install, remove, and repair molded insulation which includes fiberglass, calcium silicate, polymide foam, and elastomeric ( rubatex, armaflex) from pipes, bulkheads, components, and ventilation systems throughout various types of ships. Shipfitters four years exp as a first class Shipfitter require skills, tack welding, burning, torch heating, ability to comprehend complex structural assembly drawings, blueprints, and sketches to include weld symbols, material types, datum and reference lines, comprehend fractional dimensions with use of ruler, tape measure. Ability to assemble structural piece parts in accordance with specifications in a quality manner.