Meet Our Faculty: Cliff Hartsfield
Meet CLIFF HARTSFIELD
Instructor, Welding and Construction Trades
Faculty member since 2019
cohartsfield@csmd.edu
Courses Taught
- Fundamentals of Welding
- Intermediate Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Intermediate Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- Intermediate Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Pipe Welding
- Advanced Gas Metal Arc Pipe Welding
- Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Pipe Welding
- Construction Trades Core Skills
About
I started my career in the Navy, receiving basic welding skills while serving onboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69).
After being honorably discharged, I worked in several different welding shops.
After several years of working in welding shops, I went to work for Baltimore Gas and Electric at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and worked there as a welder, nuclear, for 17 years and spent the last 10 years as weld shop supervisor.
I currently serve as an instructor at the Center for Trades and Energy Training, instructing in all welding courses and construction trades core skills.
Educational Background
- Graduated from Lanham Christian School in Lanham, Maryland
- Completed National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Master Trainer training
- American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Weld Inspector
- Certified welder in SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW
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Last updated: 8-22-23