James Houston
• **** west union road Picayune, MS 39466 • Tel: 601-***-**** cell: 601-***-**** • E-Mail: ***********.**@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• 20 years experience in Metal Fabrication
• Knowledge of all welding processes
• Certified Lead Person Welder
• Work well independently as well as part of a team
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 01/13-04/13 CSC Stennis Space Center, Ms. • Maintenance machinist
Duties: responsible for all aspects of weather buoy fabrication, deployment, and
recovery
04/10-12/12 SAIC Stennis Space Center • mechanical technician
Duties: responsible for all aspects of weather buoy fabrication, deployment, and
recovery
05/09-11/09 PDS Maritime Services New Orleans, LA
• Structural Welder
Duties: Responsible for all aspects of structural welding.
08/08-03/09 BECON Rockdale, Texas
• Structural Welder
Duties: Responsible for all aspects of structural welding.
10/06-08/08 BWM Caldwell, Texas
• Welder, Fitter, and Fabricator
Duties: Responsible for all aspects of custom metal fabrication.
08/98-09/06 VALMONT INDUSTRIES Brenham, Texas
• Welder/fitter, CNC Shape cutter, Lead Person
Duties: Responsible for all aspects of communication tower manufacturing including
Flux core and Sub arc Welding, cnc shape cutter operator, and lead person.
01/92-06/98 UNITED STATES NAVY United States of America
• Hull Maintenance Technician
Duties: Responsible for all aspects of shipboard metal fabrication and damage
control (emergency firefighting and flood control).
EDUCATION
• U. S. NAVY HULL MAINTENANCE "A" SCHOOL Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Degree, Welding, Sheet Metal Layout, lagging, and drafting
• CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL Caldwell, Texas
graduated top twenty percent
SKILLS
• Computer, light data entry
• Aluminum, Stainless and carbon steel welding
• some machining skills
• CNC water jet machine
• Forklift Operation
• shipboard deck operations
TRAINING
• Advanced shipboard Firefighting
• Aluminum Mig and Tig Welding
• Stainless Steel Tig Welding
• Stick Welding
• Pipe Fitting
• Sheet metal Layout and fabrication
• Blueprint Reading
• basic fiberglass repair
• basic first aid • emergency helicopter egress • overhead crane
AWARDS/CERTIFICATES
• Four Letters of Appreciation from Captain, United States Navy
• Two Letters of Appreciation from Admiral, United States Navy
• Certificate, Graduated 2nd in Class at "A" School, United States Navy
REFERENCES
Jeff Oglesbee
mechanical technician supervisor
Picayune, Mississippi
Tel: 601-***-****
Brian Lake
TAO project manager
Seattle, Washington
Tel: 206-***-****
Gary Furr
mechanical technician lead person
Picayune Mississippi
Tel: 601-***-****