Welder

Jimmy Van Tran

***** ******** **. *** ****, Houston, TX, 77083

Contact no. 832-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

Objective: Seeking a welder position in a large scale industrial production company that utilizes the skills and experience I currently have, but to also help me advance in my career.

Qualifications Summary: A highly gifted Welder with extensive knowledge in welding and metal fabrication. Have strong background in using acetylene and electric arc welding equipment to fuse metal parts of equipment and machinery; making simple metal articles and repairing metal parts of machines, vessels and equipment.

Work Experience

NATCO, Wichita Falls, TX 2009 to 2010

Welder

• Weld metal parts or components together, using brazing, gas, or arc welding equipment.

• Repair broken or cracked parts, fill holes and increase size of metal parts, using welding equipment.

• Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead position.

• Clean or degrease parts, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath.

• Inspect finished work piece for conformance to specifications.

• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scraper or power chipper, portable grinder, or arc-cutting equipment.

• Position work pieces and clamps together or assemble in jigs or fixtures.

• Preheat work piece, using hand torch or heating furnace.

• Ignite torch or start power supply and strike arc.

Signal International, Port Arthur, TX 2008 to 2009

Welder / Fitter

• Set-up and operated acetylene or electric arc welding equipment to pre heat and weld metals; lay-out, cut and fitted materials for welds.

• Welded metal parts, pipelines, machinery, equipment, and other metal items.

• Removed and replaced pipe cover insulation in order to weld.

• Sharpened and tempered tools.

• Welding cranes, repairing shipyard, and maintaining a safe working environment

• Review layouts, blueprints, diagrams, or work orders in preparation for welding or cutting metal components

• Repair and re fit ships.

• Welding with stick(SMAW), Fluxcore (FCAW) and Solidwire(GMAW)

• Use all shipyards equipment and tools

Trinity Inc. Beaumont, TX 2007 to 2008

Welder

• Primary duties included inspecting railcars frame and railcar bodies for holes, cracks, misalignment and/or other defects, maintaining and replacing air brake pipes, gaskets, air hoses and other equipment.

• clean inside railcars using sandblaster, weld all cracks in metal

• fabricate metal using torch, for rail cars

• maintain a safe work environment

• Prep metal to weld, grinding, tack welding and beveling plate

Education

GED (2002) – Gulf Coast Trade Center, New Waverly, Texas

Welding School (2003) – Star Wick, Beaumont, Texas

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