Power Plant Welding

JAMES WHITE

**** *** ****** ****, ******, Illinois 62047 Cell: 210-***-**** Email: ada3rw@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Accomplished certified welder and fabricator, with 46 years of welding, fabricating, supervision and inspection

experience in multiple welding styles including structural welding, API pipe welding and tank fabrication and

welding. Disciplined leadership skills acquired as an onsite supervisor/foreman, welding inspector and welding company

owner/operator.

Skills

Expertise in maintain, repair, install, double jacked of Manage large crews

asphalt pipelines and asphalt tanks Quality control-welding inspector on site for

Expertise in maintain, repair, install aggregate structural welding for government parts

equipment and plants Troubleshooting to prevent crew members issues,

Expertise in maintain, repair, install 1,000, 750(gun welding defects and discontinuities

barrel), 400 and 210(gun barrel) tanks Direct labor crew training

Blueprint reading and interpretation Solid communication skills

Troubleshooting Supervise and assist with the roll out and

Welder certificate in TIG, MIG and Stick implementation of site initiatives and complex special

Driving hi-lo projects

Good mechanical aptitude

Knowledgeable of applicable local codes

Accomplishments

Selected for on-site welding inspector to reported and documented welding defects and discontinuity.

Certifications in TIG, MIG, Arc, Tip-TIG welding; in addition to running a EWM welding machine.

Member of cross-disciplinary team that is responsible for the automation welding of pipe, a market-leading

method.

Experience

Owner/Operator 01/1995 to 10/2005

HMA Welding and Fabricating Ann Arbor, MI

Laid out, fitted and fabricated metal components. Combined welding techniques, knowledge of metallurgy and

engineering requirements to produce quality work.

Heated, formed and dressed metal parts with hand tools, torch and arc welding equipment. Precision cutting with

power saws, hand shears and chipping knives.

Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments together. Monitored the fitting,

burning and welding processes to avoid overheating parts, warping, shrinking, distortion and expansion of

materials.

Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges and combination square sand

calipers.

Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.

Responded to service calls quickly and professionally.

Followed all safety guidelines, including proper machine guarding and lockout and tag out procedures.

Lead Man/Welder 12/2005 to 02/2006

Wright Production Equipment New Braunfels, Texas

Direct Responsibility for the achievement of performance objectives for a crew of welders/fabricators on asphalt

and aggregate installment sites

Act a working supervisor as job demands dictated

Boilermaker 03/2006 to 01/2008

Zachary (Calaveras) San Antonio, Texas

Laid out, fitted and fabricated metal components.

Heated, formed and dressed metal parts with hand tools, torch and arc welding equipment.

Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments together.

Power plant construction

Welding Foreman 01/2008 to 01/2010

Perry and Perry Builders Rockdale, Texas

Supervise and assist with the roll out and implementation of site initiatives and complex special projects

Identify, develop, and assist the company's General Foreman (GF) in implementing best practices around

operation on site

Support the GF with assuring that all phases of the project came in on deadline

Direct supervision of all aspects of welding crew

On Site Welding Inspector 02/2010 to 09/2012

KWD San Antonio, Texas

Reviewed and inspected all welds to assure that blueprints were followed, all structural welding codes were

adhered and that customer's specifications were met.

Shop Foreman 09/2012 to 11/2013

Tank Partners Sequin, Texas

Oversaw tank fabrication, welding, testing and delivery to API 1104 standards.

Direct supervision of 19 welders

Single Hand Stainless Steel TIG Welder 12/2013 to 05/2014

VIP Staffing Schertz, TX

TIG welding stainless steel pipe schedule 10 to heavy wall

Combo Welder TIG and Stick Welder 06/2014 to 05/2017

GE Oil and Gas Schertz, TX

Spooling Department Duties: Stainless Steel Welding Carbon Pipe and Low Temp Pipe

Automation Department Duties: Running EWM Manual Tip TIG Welder, with some experience operating an Orbital Magnatech Brand Welder and Hot Feed Automatic Welder.

Stick Welder 07/2017 to 08/2019

Robert Sanders Waste Management Alton, IL

Repaired all sanitation equipment and sanitation containers from 2 yards to 40 yard roll offs.

Education and Training

High School Diploma

Carrollton High School Carrollton, IL

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