The Mobile Section kicked off their first meeting for 2023-2024 at Wintzell’s Oyster House in Mobile. We are excited to have everyone back for a new year of AWS Mobile Section monthly meetings! There were 47 in attendance. Tomasz Andraka, Immediate Past Chair of the Mobile Section opened the meeting and introduced Derrik Lett the…
April 14, 2022 – SSI – Ship Constructor Software USA, Inc.; Mobile AL Patrick Roberts, VP of Sales & Operations, SSI – Shipcontructor Software USA, Inc. The AWS Mobile Section held it’s April meeting at SSI – Ship Constructor Software USA in Mobile, AL. Patrick Roberts, VP of Sales & Operations at SSI was the…
March 17, 2022 – AIDT; Mobile, AL The Mobile Section was honored to host a joint meeting with the Pascagoula, Birmingham, and Auburn Sections.There were 27 in attendance at the meeting that was held at the AIDT Maritime Training Center in Mobile, AL Dr. Richard Polanin, AWS National President, was the speaker for the night.…
November 11, 2021 – The Blacksmith Experience; Daphne, AL Presenter: Jerry Gardner – Owner & Instructor, The Blacksmith Experience The Mobile Section held their November meeting at The Blacksmith Experience in Daphne, AL. Jerry Gardner, owner and operator of The Blacksmith Experience shared his experience in blacksmithing and knife making. Over the years he has…
November 10, 2021 – Baptist Health Care; Pensacola, FL On November 10, Northwest Florida State College’s Welding students were treated to a tour of the construction for the new Baptist Health Care campus on Brent Lane in Pensacola, Florida. Before the tour, the students were given a safety briefing for being on an active construction…
October 14, 2021 – Faircloth & Roberts Metallurgical Services, LLC; 2508 Commercial Park Dr., Mobile, AL 36606 For our October meeting, Tomasz Andraka, Chairman of the AWS Mobile Section, opened up the meeting with an introduction, general announcement, and thank you to Faircloth and Roberts Metallurgical Services for both hosting the meeting and sponsoring the…
September 9, 2021 – Wintzell’s Oyster House – Mobile, AL The Mobile Section kicked off their first meeting for 2021-22 at Winzell’s Oyster House in downtown Mobile. There were 33 in attendance. Immediate Past Chair of the Mobile Section, Jody Heusman conducted the meeting. Dalton Lehman was recognized for being selected as this years recipient…
May 13, 2021 – Serta Brewing Co., Mobile, AL The Mobile Section held it’s last meeting of 2020-2021 on May 13th at Serta Brewing Company. The Mobile Section Executive Committee will now meet during the summer months to organize and plan for upcoming meetings and events for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Bill Faircloth was the…
The AWS Mobile Section held its first Executive Committee meeting on March 18th, the first since June of 2020. With Covid-19 restrictions in place the committee has been taking care of business via email. Now that restrictions are being lifted the team hopes to be able to have more in person meetings. Additionally, plans are…
The Mobile Section conducted their first virtual meeting on January 14th. Fifteen people participated in the meeting including District 9 Director, Mike Skiles. Information was provided about Section and District scholarships available this year along with how to apply for them. Al Sherrill with Miller Electric conducted a very interesting and informative presentation on the…