Kevin J. Banks

**** ***** **. *****, ** *****

540-***-**** / ad3rww@r.postjobfree.com

*Experienced Structural Welder*

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a welding position using my job skills and experience to meet and exceed all job duties and expectations.

SKILL SUMMARY

● Over 14 years of Welding experience

● Oxygen & Acetylene Torch Certified

● Ability to Stick, MIG, Pulse Arc and Flux Core

● Carbon Arc Gouging

● Machinist

● Blueprint Knowledge

● Fabrication Jobs Skills

● Joint Fit-Up and Alignment

● Overhead Crane Operator

● Use of Plasma, Oxy-Acetylene, Propane, and Mapp Gas Torches ● Read and Interpret Blueprints

● More than 4 years’ experience using Boom, JLG, and forklift equipment ● Performs all work in a manner to maximize production amounts and quality ● Weld Quality Assurance (QA)

EXPERIENCE PORTFOLIO

12/15 - Present, Structural Welder

Curtis Contracting Inc, West Point, VA

● Weld, Fabricate Steel Components to Maintain Bridges

● Stick Welding

● Drive A Mot Truck

● Maintains a safe and clean work area

● Fabricate and assemble structural metal products using hand-welding to join metal components to specific blueprints; performed advanced parts layout (manual measurements for some fittings)

● Set road flags and cones

08/21 - 11/21, Structural Welder

Liebherr Mining Equipment, Newport News, VA

● Fluxcore Welding

● Fabricated And Assembled Metal Products for Use in Mining Equipment

● Calculate material measurements to verify

specifications

● Conduct tests to evaluate weld quality

● Install Equipment and Metal Components to create steel frames to be used in mining trucks

05/21 - 07/21, ForkLift Operator/Production Worker Military Exchange/Dan Daniel Distribution Center, Newport News, VA

● ForkLift and Cherry Picker Operation

● Complete Production Work

● Fulfilled daily orders

● Lift items ranging from 5 to 150 pounds by hand

● Used forklift to lift items up to 1,000 pounds

● Circulate Merchandise

● Kept isles and warehouse clean

● Overtime work to complete shipping for delivery schedules

● Completed 80 pound liquor boxes onto line during down time 01/20 – 02/21, Tig Welder

TE Connectivity, Hampton,VA

● Welding metal components together for pressure sensing devices and medical equipment.

● Metal Rework

● Fabricate and assemble structural metal products using hand-welding to join metal components to specific blueprints; performed advanced parts layout

(manual measurements for some fittings)

● Maintains a safe and clean work area

● Metal Shop Environments

04/19-08/19, Structural Welder/Combo Fitter

Lyon Shipyard, Norfolk, VA

● Structural Welding, Pipe Welding As Well

● Pulse Arc Experience

● Fabricating Sheet Metal and Metal Rework

● Stick Welding, Flux-core, And Mig Wire 045 and 052

● Fabricated and assembled structural metal products using hand-welding and flame-cutting equipment to join metal components to specific blueprints 03/18-05/19, Structural Welder/Combo Fitter

FMH Conveyors Inc., Hampton, VA

● Fabricated and assembled structural metal products using hand-welding and flame-cutting equipment to join metal components to specific blueprints; performed advanced parts layout (manual measurements for some fittings), use of solid Math-metric for measuring parts and places to weld and SAE machine welding

● Projects include: Nestaflex – Flexible Gravity Conveyors; BestFlex – Flexible Powered Conveyors; BestReach – Rigid Drive-Out Conveyors; MaxxReach – Telescopic Conveyors; BestConnect – Rigid Reconfigurable Systems as a provider in fluid truck loading and unloading material handling products, for companies, including: Amazon, Garmin, Michael Kors, Costco, Michelin, Gap, and JC Penney

● Perform crane rigging, stick welding, and MIG welding (Flux core, torch) for an average of seven weekly projects valued at $70K to $160K per contract / finished piece

● Responsible for completing projects within budget, on or before deliverables deadlines; quality assure welds; mentor/train peers in welding skills and parts construction

● Structural Welding

● Fitting, Torching, and Grinding

● Metal Rework

● Fabricating Sheet Metal

02/17- 06/17, Welder

CTR, Norfolk Dredging Company and Branscome Concrete

● Crawl Space Welding

● Structural welding, torch use, carbon arc, and gouging

● Pipe fitting and ship lifting

● Rack installation for conduit and electrical components

● Overall repair on dredging ships

● Flux-core and Mig welding

● Performed Forklift/Crane operations to move finished pieces to inventory and shipping area

2016 – 01/17, Structural Welder

MK Industries, Erie, PA

● Fabricated and assembled structural metal products using hand-welding, flame-cutting equipment, and grinding tool to join metal components to specific blueprints

● Flux Core, MIG, and Stick

● Welded in horizontal, vertical and overhead positions

● Welded and inspected via visual and x-ray

● Worked from blueprints with visual instruction

● Welded bulkheads

● Completed tasks in a timely manner

2012-2015, Structural Welder

Brownsville Marine Products, Brownsville, PA

● New construction of commercial barges

● Shop environments

● Fitted bulkheads ship bumper

● Fabricated and assembled structural metal products using hand-welding and flame-cutting equipment to join metal components to specific blueprints ● Flux Core, MIG, and Stick

● Carbon Arc Gouging

● Carbon steel and stainless steel up to 2”” thick

● Side shell, frames, and Deck

● Fillet, Multi-pass

● Welded in horizontal, vertical and overhead positions

● Worked via blueprints and verbal instruction

● Welds inspected via visual and X-Ray

2011-2012, Structural Welder

Shickel Corp (Shop), Bridgewater, VA

● Responsible for performing welding of bumper panels for naval and commercial vessels

● Fitted ship bumpers

● MIG and Flux Core

● Carbon Arc Gouging

● Stainless Steel

● Bumper panels and fencing

● Fillet and Open Butt

● Worked in horizontal and vertical positions

● Verbal instruction

● Inspected via visual

2010-2011, Structural Welder

Walker Manufacturing Inc. (Tenneco), Harrisonburg, VA

● Responsible for performing new construction of mufflers and catalytic converters

● MIG and TIG

● Stainless steel and sheet metal

● Fillet and Tack Welds

● Horizontal and vertical positions

● Read and complete assigned blueprints

● Inspected via visual and X-Ray

2009-2010, Supervisor

Kinetics, Elkton, VA

● Supervised and managed a team of 15 scaffold builders

● Built scaffold for welders and insulators

● Operated hand-help radio according to company policy

● Communicates well verbally

2009-2009, Structural Welder

Atlantic Fabritech, McGaheysville,

VA

● Perform new construction of oil tanks for trucks and mobile homes ● MIG welding

● Tack with Stick

● Stainless steel and carbon steel

● Open butt and fillet

● Horizontal and vertical positions

● Verbal instruction

● Inspected via visual and X-Ray

2008-2008, Structural Welder

Northrop Grumman-Direct, Newport News,

VA

● Perform crane rigging, stick welding, and MIG welding (Flux core, torch) ● Responsible for completing projects within budget, on or before deadlines; quality assure welds; mentor/train peers in welding skills and parts construction ● New construction and repair of naval vessels

● MIG, Stick, and Flux Core

● Carbon steel and stainless steel

● Open butt and fillet welds

● Horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions

● Blueprints and verbal instruction

● Inspected via visual and X-Ray

FORMAL EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS / COMPUTER

● High school diploma, Menchville High School, Newport News, VA ● Blue Ridge College, Weyers Cave, VA

● Richmond Local 10 Plumbers and Steamfitters, Richmond, VA ● Certificate of Welding

● Certificate, Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, VA ● Welding Level 1 & 2

● MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

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