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MICHAEL MITTEFF

Avonmore

Summary

Hard Working Tie-In Foreman with proven leadership in pipeline construction. Expertise in safety compliance, project management, and team training. Ready to drive efficient operations and enhance construction quality.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Tie-In Foreman

Encompass Pipeline
Troy
07.2025 - 09.2025
  • Supervised daily operations of pipeline construction projects.
  • Coordinated work schedules for crew members and equipment.
  • Ensured compliance with safety regulations and procedures.
  • Monitored progress and quality of construction tasks.
  • Communicated with project managers to report on job status.
  • Assisted in resolving on-site issues quickly and effectively.
  • Trained new employees in safety regulations, operational procedures, and company policies.
  • Assessed work area conditions for potential hazards or risks.
  • Provided guidance, direction, and technical assistance to crew members.

Tie-In Foreman

MG Dyess Pipeline Construction
Bassfield
01.2025 - 07.2025
  • Supervised daily operations of pipeline construction projects.
  • Monitored project progress to enforce adherence to deadlines and quality standards.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
  • Prepared and planned worksites to help jobs run smoothly.
  • Managed sites by focusing on safety, operations and productivity.

Utility Foreman

Pl-enerserv
Hendersonville
03.2024 - 11.2024
  • Investigated any accidents or incidents that occurred on-site and produced detailed reports for management review.
  • Developed training plans for new hires based on skill level and experience.
  • Provided technical support to crews as needed during difficult, or complex installations and repairs.
  • Managed and coordinated multiple utility projects from planning to completion, ensuring deadlines were met.
  • Trained new employees on safety procedures and company policies.
  • Dug up, evaluated, and, if necessary, repaired anomalies found during pigging the line when contracted by the gas company.

Coating Foreman

Precision Pipeline LLC
Eau Claire
07.2023 - 03.2024
  • Remediated joints of 42" steel pipe that lacked the required mils of coating from sitting out in the climate during the environmental halt of the MVP.
  • Coated all the fab work in the fab yard using SPC 2888.
  • Lead a crew to coat ties in welds for various crews during construction.
  • Inspected, jeeped, and kept documents of all the joints and/or fittings we coated during the job.
  • Installed and coated the mainline valves, including pouring the concrete pillars that support the valves forever.
  • Performed safe work and followed all company procedures.

Right Of Way Straw Boss

Precision Pipeline LLC
Eau Claire
02.2023 - 07.2023
  • Broke ground on the return to work in the Jefferson National Forest (MVP).
  • Assisted in leading a crew of 53 employees to strip the right of way and construct it in a safely traveled manner.
  • Followed very strict environmental guidelines, installed all the ECDs, and worked side by side with an environmental inspector.
  • Kept 28 pieces of iron (excavators, dozers, marookas, and land clearing machines) swinging safely.
  • Installed various timber mat bridges over wetlands, via prints. Provided by the gas company.
  • Followed strictly to PPL's and gas companies' safety procedures.

Maintenance Mechanic

ATI Metals
Vandergrift
10.2022 - 02.2023
  • I tried something new during a winter layoff.
  • Passed the company's maintenance mechanical test.
  • Worked on the anneal line, where during my shift, I was the one person in charge of taking the steel coil off the line.
  • Also required to do upkeep and maintenance on the whole anneal line.
  • Worked with various hydraulics and very toxic acids.
  • I was required to assist in the repair of other machines when our line was also down and being repaired.

Enviromental Straw Boss

Ace Pipeline
Elkins
02.2021 - 10.2022
  • Assisted in the running and installation of all the environmental ECDs on the pipeline ROW.
  • Worked hand in hand with the right-of-way crew installing the mainline ECDs.
  • Worked alongside an environmental inspector hired by the gas company.
  • Everything was installed via the prints provided.
  • Completed punch list items daily, provided by the environmental inspector.
  • Assisted lowering in and tie-in crews during creek crossings.

Straw Boss

Precision Pipeline LLC
Eau Claire
01.2017 - 02.2021
  • Over the course of these years, I was a straw boss for multiple crews listed below.
  • Bending, Tie Ins, Slip crews, Lowering In, Coating, Utility, Bore Crew, ROW.
  • Lead crews in various tasks on the pipeline, from the front end all the way to the back end.
  • Installed various sizes of pipe from 8" to 36".
  • Followed Company procedures and safety policies.

Pipeline Laborer

Precision Pipeline LLC
Eau Claire
01.2014 - 01.2017
  • I was able to obtain my labor union book.
  • I worked on various crews over the course of many jobs, learning different mainline duties that the crews held.
  • Assisted operators in the machine maintenance and the cleaning of their tracks.
  • I learned the duties of a straw boss in hopes that I would move up.
  • I learned as much as I could so I would become valuable.

Education

High school diploma -

Valley high school
New Kensington
05.2013

Skills

  • Leadership Skills
  • Pipeline construction
  • Crew supervision
  • Environmental management
  • Effective communication
  • OSHA compliance
  • Can read prints
  • Follow company procedures
  • Safety is number 1 priority

Certification

  • Osha 10
  • Spc coating certified
  • Denso certified
  • Asbestos Trained

Timeline

Tie-In Foreman

Encompass Pipeline
07.2025 - 09.2025

Tie-In Foreman

MG Dyess Pipeline Construction
01.2025 - 07.2025

Utility Foreman

Pl-enerserv
03.2024 - 11.2024

Coating Foreman

Precision Pipeline LLC
07.2023 - 03.2024

Right Of Way Straw Boss

Precision Pipeline LLC
02.2023 - 07.2023

Maintenance Mechanic

ATI Metals
10.2022 - 02.2023

Enviromental Straw Boss

Ace Pipeline
02.2021 - 10.2022

Straw Boss

Precision Pipeline LLC
01.2017 - 02.2021

Pipeline Laborer

Precision Pipeline LLC
01.2014 - 01.2017

High school diploma -

Valley high school

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