James Houston

• **** west union road Picayune, MS 39466 • Tel: 601-***-**** cell: 601-***-**** • E-Mail: abtz0w@r.postjobfree.com

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-***-****

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