Jude Collins RESUME WORLD WIDE TRAVEL.

***** ******* *** **** * H- (424) (292) 3092• (c) (424)270_3100

Gardena Ca, 90247 . acr3pz@r.postjobfree.com

Industrial Welder/Fitter-PIPE WELDER

Creative, goal-driven professional demonstrating over 20 years of success in industrial welding and fitting, mostly in the refinery field. Established reputation as a hard-working, industrious and trustworthy individual. Dedicated with a natural talent for design and innovation. Solid experience and strengths, including custom fabrication, machinery and safety guidelines.

Stickler for accuracy, safety equipment and using safe work habits.

Able to quickly detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials.

Well versed in operation of welding equipment using processes such as gas metal arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding.

Expert with hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment/stick Mig.Tig,Flux Core.Aluminum,Stanlless,Steel, pipe welder

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Certified Welder (1988)

S. A Alinonu & Bros. (Nigeria) – Practical and Theory in Oxygen Welding, Arc Welding, and Metal Furniture

INTEGRATED MARITIME SERVICES 1988 – 2006

– Lead Man – Nigeria

Led team of 8 skilled laborers building decks with iron rod, repairing tanks in refineries, building underground tanks /oil barges for independent companies and warehouse fabrication.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR – Welder/Fitter – Nigeria 2000 - 2004

Performed independent contract work out of my own shop designing handrails and platforms and building decks with iron rods for large and small industrial clients.

Certified Welder (2007) Harbor Occupational Center (San Pedro) – Combination Welder/Fundamentals.

TANK ERECTION COMPANIES WORKED-:

AEROTEK COMPANY– Welder/Fitter – SANTA-ANA, CA. 2007 - 2008

Tank welder/Repaired tanks and building platforms.in Refineries in California

MATRIX SERVICE COMPANY – Welder/Fitter – Orange, CA 2008 - 2010

Tank welder/ Building and Repair .Worked at Thurm’s Refinery in Long Beach and Chevron in El Segundo all in California.

TANCO ENGINEERING INC-WELDER/FITTER-Loveland CO Tank Erection/Repair. ( same ) 2010-2012 .Exxon Mobil,ConnocoPhillips Etc.: California.

HMT Tank Inc. Tank Erection building/repair 2012.

Pursuing Master Degree.

LOS ANGELES TRADE TECHNICAL COLLEGE 2013-2014

MEMBER LOCAL 250 CERTIFIED PIPE WELDER

AWS Certified Welder

AWS-Certified Aluminum 3G, Stainless,Still plate Tig Welder.

MCKENNA Engineering Under TRS Staffing lnc. Building Skid / Fabrication Sept-Nov 2014.

Blastco Inc. Ca .Tank -Erection/ Repair, Welding Door Sheets/Inserts Nov- 2014-to Feb-2015.

Yates construction Inc. Florida Building/Repair of mining storage corn tanks in Florida. 100% x-ray .March - Sept 2005.

SKILLS AND TRAINING

AWS CERTIFIED

FLUX CORE.

STICK

GMAW

SMAW

MIG

TIG PIPE/STANLESS

PIPE WELDER

Oxy Acetylene Cutting

Plasma Cutting

Air Arc Gouging

Track Torch

Forklift Operation

Overhead Crane

Metal Punch

Metal Band Saw

Grinders

Drill Press

Automatic Pipe Beveler and Torch

Metal Chop Saw

Chatter Gun

All Power Tools

Track Torch

Magnetic Beam Drill Press

All Measuring Squares and Levels and Tape

Natural Gas Torches

LONG TIME HIRE AND CONTRACT HIRE ARE WELCOME.WORLD WIDE TRAVEL

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