Darrin L. Gladman

AREA OF EXPERTISE
Skilled plumber with over 12 years of commercial and residential plumbing. Journeyman, medical gas and backflow certified. Proven track record of providing in-home maintenance solutions to customers and businesses. Customer driven and possess dynamic customer relations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Journeyman Plumber (June 2009- September 2009) Engineering Contractors, Inc.
Planned plumbing design, layout and pipe fabrication and installation; channeled openings in walls, ceilings, and floors; hung steel supports from ceiling joists to secure pipes.
Measured, marked, installed and connected fixtures and appliances to exterior water and sewer lines.
Implemented brazing, soldering, fittings and adhesives to secure cut lengths of copper, plastic, and cast iron piping.
Interpreted and applied mechanical and structural blueprints to plan plumbing repairs and modifications.
Assisted with training of plumber apprentices.
Journeyman Plumber (May 2008- September 2008) Powermax, Inc.
Maintained and repaired general plumbing components to include toilets, urinals, faucets, hose bibs, and drains.
Installed, repaired, or replaced domestic hot and cold water lines.
Installed, tested, and repaired all sizes of backflow prevention devices.
Assisted with training of plumber apprentices.
Directed workers engaged in pipe cutting and preassembly and installation of plumbing systems and components.
Journeyman Plumber (August 2007- February 2008) John J. Kirlin, LLC
Located and marked the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, and fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers and levels.
Installed underground storm, sanitary and water piping systems and extended piping to connect fixtures and plumbing to these systems.
Kept records of assignments and produced detailed work reports.
Reviewed blueprints and building codes and specifications to determine work details and procedures.
Filled pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observed pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
Assembled pipe sections, tubing and fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing and welding equipment.


EDUCATION
Certificate of Completion 5 Year Apprenticeship, June, 2001
Plumbers Union Local #5 Washington, DC

High School Diploma, June, 1994
Eastern Senior High School, Washington, D.C.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST