Faculty Connections

Faculty Connections – Meet Dale Fields

Dale, 56, was born in California, but now calls Claremore, OK, home. Dale joined Tulsa Welding School as a welding instructor in February 2021, but he graduated from our welding school back in 1990. Thanks for your time, Dale. How long have you been welding, and what did you do before teaching? I’ve been welding […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Tim Weatherford

Tim, 37, from Mena, Arkansas, is a senior welding instructor at Tulsa Welding School, and he also teaches pipefitting. Tim has been with Tulsa Welding School for eleven years. He is also a graduate of TWS, having attended right out of high school in 2001. Tim has taught every phase in his time at the […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Megan Webster

Megan, originally from New York State, is a pipefitting instructor at the Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston. Megan has been with the school for three and half years. She has been in the pipefitting industry for over 10 years, including her time teaching the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program. Thanks for your […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Joe Rush

Joe, 50, was born in Houston, Texas, but has spent most of his life in Florida, including the past three years as a welding instructor at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville. Joe currently teaches Phase 6 (Pipe Welding 1) of the Professional Welder program, which is an introduction to TIG. Thanks for your time today, […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Collin Jones

Collin, 30, is a pipe welding and pipefitting instructor at our Jacksonville campus. Born in Gainesville, Florida, but raised in Ohio, Collin has been with Tulsa Welding School a little over a year. He started welding at the age of 15. Thanks for your time today, Collin. As a kid, what did you want to […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Josh Chitty

Josh, 35, from Gore, Oklahoma, is a welding instructor at Tulsa Welding School. Josh has been an instructor with us for just over a year. He usually teaches Phase 5, which is uphill pipe welding. Thanks for your time, Josh. How long have you been welding? I’ve been welding about eight years professionally. I started […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Tim Reilly

Tim, 41, from St Augustine, FL, is a welding instructor at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville. Tim has more than 20 years’ experience welding and has been teaching at TWS for about 10 months. Thanks for your time, Tim. When did you first learn to weld? I was 19. I never had any formal welding […]

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