Dexter W. Allen

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Charlotte, NC 28206

704-***-****

abv4i5@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience

Buchannan Marine, Inc. New Haven, CT

Welder, Cutter, and Welder Fitter 6/2008 - 12/2008

• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.

• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.

• Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.

• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.

• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.

• Fill holes, and increase the size of metal parts.

Bethany Welding Company Bethany, CT

Welder, Cutter, and Welder Fitter 1998 - 2006

• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding.

• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.

• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.

• Weld separately or in combination, using aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys.

U.M.C. Electronics North Haven, CT

Welder, Cutter, and Welder Fitter 1987 - 1997

• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.

• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.

• Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.

• Remove rough spots from workpieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.

Education

Dexter Allen – Resume

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Danaees Training New Haven, CT

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant - 2011

Technical Careers Institute West Haven, CT

Certificate of Completion - 1984

Welding

Skills

• Equipment Maintenance

• Repairing

• Coordination

• Installation

• Forklift Operator

• Tow-motor Operator

• Floor Buffing

References

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