Date of Event: 04/23/2025 Location: Loose Cannon Industries LLC Number of Attendees: 37 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Inez Escamilla, Jacob Hoard Event Summary: Inez shared her remarkable business journey from its humble beginnings to the present day. She gave an overview of her business and the projects her team has worked on over the years. Tour Inez Attendees
Date of Event: 04/16/2024 Location: Epic Piping San Marcos, TX Number of Attendees: 24 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Presenters:Raul AlemanAngel SoriaMiles WiliamsAlejandro Ramirez Event Summary: On Tuesday, April 16th, Central Texas Section 144 participated in a plant tour of Epic Piping in San Marcos, TX. Miles Williams, Agel Soria, Raul Aleman, and Alejandro Ramirez, all with Epic Piping…
Date of Event: 03/19/2025 Location: Curra’s Grill Number of Attendees: 14 Event Summary: Central Texas had a dinner and ceremony for the 2024 Recipients of the AWS Section Awards. Award Recipients Awards Dinner Award Presentations
Date of Event: 02/19/2025 Location: Austin Community College Campus Round Rock Campus Number of Attendees: 26 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Isaac Carrion Event Summary: Isaac Carrion of ICWELD, shared some of his experiences from over 30 years of repairing heavy equipment. Topics covered included: exothermic cutting, carbon arc gouging, oxyacetylene cutting, and the challenges of welding out of position in…
Date of Event: 01/29/2025 Location: Austin Energy Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, Tx Number of Attendees: 21 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Zy BobbittAWS CWI, ICC MSI, CHST Event Summary: In line with Safety First mentality, Central Texas Section hosted a gathering of professionals and students to learn about Safety in our industry.Zy Bobbitt provided a lively and engaging presentation and…
Date of Event: 08/06/2024 Location: Dynamic Systems Inc. Buda, TX Number of Attendees: 18 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Michael Hinterlach Certified Welding Inspector Dynamic Systems, INC. Event Summary: Mr. Hinterlach led a tour of the Dynamic Systems plant in Buda, TX. Dynamic fabricates and installs turnkey mechanical and process equipment throughout North America . The Buda plant fabricates HVAC pipe…
Date of Event: 10/17/2024 Location: Patriot Erectors Inc. Dripping Springs, Texas Number of Attendees: 9 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): 177 high school students Event Summary: Central Texas Section volunteers manned a booth at Patriot Erectors AISC Steel Day Celebration. Patriot Erectors provided welding contests, vendor booths, presentations, a fundraiser, tour, and lunch. Almost 200 high school students were in attendance.…
Date of Event: 09/16/2024 Location: Allen R Baca Community Center. Round Rock, Texas Number of Attendees: 24 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Amos Harrison , City of Round Rock Chief Structural InspectorViji Kuruvilla, District 17 DirectorPaul Fronczek, retired Event Summary: Round Rock Chief Structural Inspector, Amos Harrison, provided a Third-Party Inspection presentation to the section. District 17 Director, and a…
Date of Event: 11/26/2024 Location: Ultra Clean Technologies Number of Attendees: 23 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Charles Gatlin Event Summary: AWS Central Texas District 17 Meeting 11/26/2024Ultra Clean TechnologiesNovember 26, 2024, we held our district meeting and tour at Ultra Clean Technology Charles Gatlin lead the tour. 23 members attended the meeting. It was started by Thomas Hinkle stating…
Date of Event: December 3, 2024 Location: Austin Energy Decker Power Plant Number of Attendees: 24 Presenter/Notable Guest(s):Rogelio Zavala, Decker Power Plant Operations SuperintendentRob Troutt, Texas Chief Boiler InspectorJoel Amatto, Executive Director of the National BoardShaunica Jayson, Vice President of Membership & Marketing for American Boiler Manufacturers Association Event Summary:Austin Energy Operations Superintendent Rogelio Zavala presented…