Suite **
Birmingham, AL 35243
Fax 205-***-****
Braxton McKay
Education
• Certified 6G welder in Mig and Stick
• Certified 3 G welder in Tig
• Completed 22 of 40 hours towards CWI certification
Experience
Quality Inspector August 2011 - Present
Weldtek Testing Labs
• Performed Ultrasonic Testing, Dye Pentrant Testing and Magnetic Particle Testing on multiple
welds for an array of companies including: Alabama Specialty Products, General Dynamics,
Gorbel, Southern Tool, Techtrix, etc
• Operated air tools along with air and dye grinders for weld grinding
• Ran forklift and paint sprayer
Deliverer October 2012 - Present
New South Express
• Deliver auto parts to Honda employees
• Operate tow motor and forklift to unload and load trucks
Welder August 2011 – October 2012
Laser Fabrication
• Mig and flux core welding on stainless steel, aluminum and solid steel
• Operated forklift,
• Operated HEM saws, chop saws and band saws to cut parts needed to weld
• Read blueprints to understand angles to cut as well as how to weld parts together
• Used basic hand tools
Painter March 2011 – July 2011
John Day PTG, Inc.
• Contracted to paint the interior and exterior of Wal-Mart’s across the Southeast
• Performed prep work including covering merchandise, painting full paint guns and cleaning
• Used scissor lifts to paint
Welder/Plasma Cutter October 2010 – February 2011
Talladega Machine and Casting
• Mig and stick welded on steel and stainless steel for automobiles and carts used by Anniston
Depot and Coalmines
• Fabricated and corrected welding other performed
• Performed plasma cutting on stainless steel
• Operated forklift
Reference Check for Braxton McKay
Weldtek Testing
Position
08/08/2011 - 02/07/2013 Presently Working: No
Employment
D ates
Gary Cable -
Reference
Standard
Reference type
256-***-**** (Work)
Contact
I nformation
Completed by: Heather Haney on 02/07/2013
Job Duties/project description
• "Braxton performed Xray inspection; dye penetrate, magnetic particle, ultrasonic and
v isual testing. I t has just been me and Branxton and so he has done basically
everything."
Work Quality and Quantity
• Braxton and I worked together on the testing. His quality of work is great.""
• "Some weeks he would work 60 hours a week doing xray. He is a very dependable worker
and if he says he'll be there at a certain t ime he will be there."
S trengths and Abilities
• "I never have any problems with Braxton. Xray is a difficult process and Branxton picked
u p on i t quick. He could test by himself here at the shop. I never had a problem with
B raxton."
• "Braxton has a great eye and is good at visual inspection. But he has great experience
w ith ult rasonic. He's just a well rounded inspector."
I nitiative, Cooperation, and Communication
• "He'll call me just about every day after work to see if I have anything."
Attendance/Reliability
• "Always here on time. He would call me all the t ime checking to see if anything extra had
come in."
Reference Check for Braxton McKay
John Day Ptg. I nc
Position
03/07/2011 - 07/08/2011 Presently Working: No
Employment
D ates
John Day -
Reference
Standard
Reference type
256-***-**** (Work)
Contact
I nformation
Completed by: Heather Haney on 02/07/2013
Job Duties/project description
• "Braxton did some painting, prep work and generally anything to progress the job. He
was always on top of it. He was a good guy and good worker. Anything you ask him to do
he'll do it."
Work Quality and Quantity
• "His quality of work was very good. He was an exceptional young person. In this day and
age we live in; he still holds the old fashion values."
• "The old fashion value says i t all. He knows that in order to keep his job, he needs to be
s teady at i t and hold quality and quanti ty... he did just that."
S trengths and Abilities
• "Well, he was schooled and t rained for something outside of my business which was
welding but he had no problem with anything I asked him to do. He can operate
machinery well; boom lifts and others. He just has a lot of qualifications."
I nitiative, Cooperation, and Communication
• "Braxton works well with anybody. I could place him anywhere and he would be fine. He
has no quirks that I know about."
Additional Comments
• "Fine young guy He's just an all around super young man."