Sean Kupper
Ponchatoula
Summary
I am seeking the opportunity to use my experience to add value to a leading company in the oil, gas, and chemical market. I am committed to safety, quality, and I understand the importance of relationships with the customer and the demand expected in the industry.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Scaffold Builder
BrandSafway
2023 - Current
- Trained over various newly hired employees on safest ways to erect and take down scaffolding.
- Disassembled scaffolding and equipment when projects were completed or after each shift according to strict schedules.
- Erected scaffolding for various jobs from various projects to completion.
- Carried materials and equipment weighing up to various pounds onto job sites in various climates and weather conditions.
Boilermaker
Zachry Group
2017 - 2023
- Inspected and lubricated valves; removed, replaced, or installed components to correct operating deficiencies.
- Dismantled equipment or devices to gain access and remove defective parts or components.
- Identified issues and addressed each immediately with job foreman.
- Removed boiler casings, grades, handrails, manhole, and hole covers to facilitate access to boilers or other vessels for repair.
Scaffold Builder
Brand Entergy Solutions
2008 - 01.2017
- Erected, dismantled, and modified scaffolds for contractors in refineries and on platforms offshore.
- Inspected scaffolds daily to make sure they were safe to use.
- Stacked unused material neatly in the yard.
- Recorded work area conditions on a job safety analysis before the job started to make sure the area was safe to work in.
Deckhand
EBI Services
2006 - 2008
- Laid and transferred rigging, safely handled lines, and checked tow for various vessels.
- Shifted, dropped, and picked up over various barges.
- Handled and disposed of chemicals and hazardous or caustic materials in compliance with safety data sheets.
- Assisted with navigation and various tasks as look-out.
HVAC Technician
Blue Flame Heating & Air Conditioning
2004 - 2006
- Conducted maintenance service on HVAC systems to increase life expectancy of equipment and prevent costly repair work.
- Performed troubleshooting on HVAC systems to determine root cause of issues.
- Inspected and tested refrigeration systems, safety devices and controls to determine proper functionality.
- Traveled to job sites for both scheduled and emergency appointments.
Student
Gary Job Corps
2002 - 2004
- Searched at library and in scholarly databases to locate necessary information for research projects.
- Followed school and classroom policies, regulations, dress codes, and schedules.
- Completed rigorous readings as directed to support unit learning goals.
- Utilized professor office hours to clarify topics needing elaboration.
Education
High School Equivalency Diploma -
Texas Job Corps
San Marcos, TX03.2005
Associate of Science - Welding And Pipe Fitting
Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA 08.2015 - 12.2017
Skills
- Hand tools operation
- Heavy lifting
- First aid training
- Scaffold erection
- Detail orientation
- OSHA compliance
- Load calculation
- Structural analysis
- Equipment inspection
- Worksite organization
- Safety regulations
- Fall protection
- Scaffolding erecting
- Construction safety
- Regulatory compliance
- Confined spaces expertise
- Permitting
- Confined space entry
- Site cleanup
- Material assessment
- Relationship building
- Project planning
- Power tools operation
- Safety practice observance
- Troubleshooting
- Team relationships
- Rigging skills
- Hazard identification
- Rigging expertise
- Tool oversight
- Scaffolding set up
- Comfortable at heights
- Personal protective equipment
Certification
- NCCER ABC School 6/2014 issued
- TWIC Workers Transportation 02/25 exp. 02/2027
- OSHA Alliance Safety Council 12/2026 issued
- Security Passport Alliance Safety Council 4/2016 issued
Timeline
Associate of Science - Welding And Pipe Fitting
Delgado Community College
08.2015 - 12.2017
Scaffold Builder
BrandSafway
2023 - Current
Boilermaker
Zachry Group
2017 - 2023
Scaffold Builder
Brand Entergy Solutions
2008 - 01.2017
Deckhand
EBI Services
2006 - 2008
HVAC Technician
Blue Flame Heating & Air Conditioning
2004 - 2006
Student
Gary Job Corps
2002 - 2004
High School Equivalency Diploma -
Texas Job Corps