Douglas Rupik
- Dept:
- Workforce Instruction
- Title:
- FTF - Welding Fabrication
- Campus:
- South Seattle College
- Office:
- WWB 114
- Mailstop:
- 4TC140
- Phone:
- 206/934-6818
- Hours:
- By appointment
Courses
Personal Statement
I have been welding for a living since 1989. I spent nearly 10 years in the fabrication/manufacturing industries and worked in the construction industry since 2000 as a member of Ironworker's Local Union #86. I have worked on high-rise buildings and bridges, as well as on assembly lines and in repair shops.
I taught in elementary school from 1994-1997, then I decided I liked being a welder more than being a grade school teacher...
I taught in the Ironworker's Apprenticeship from 2007 to 2014, and in the state college system since 2010. After earning my M.Ed. in Instructional Design in 2019, I worked in the Teaching and Learning Center from 2019-2022, providing instructional support to fellow faculty.
I am an American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Inspector with endorsements in aluminum and weld procedure qualification, and a Certified Welding Educator. I am an AWS and Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) Certified Welder in SMAW, GMAW, FCAW and GTAW; in sheet metal, plate, rebar, and pipe.
The best way to contact me is through the "Inbox" button in canvas, or my school email address-
doug.rupik@seattlecolleges.edu
Degrees & Certificates
Journeyman Ironworker. A.A.S., Bates Technical College; A.A.S.-T., South Seattle College; B.A., Alabama Bible College; B.R.E., Hyles-Anderson Seminary; B.A.S., South Seattle College; M.Ed., Western Governors University. WABO certified welder, WABO Approved Welder Examiner, AWS certified welder, AWS certified welding inspector, AWS certified welding instructor
