Steve lal
** **** **** ** ******, MN 763-***-**** *****.***@***.***
Objective
To find a long term position with a viable company and provide them an exceptional asset as a certified welder and
knowledgeable in multiple areas of the welding trade.
Education
AWS G6 certifcation; anoka techical college, anoka, mn, currently attending
Smaw horizontal; smaw verticle; smaw overhead; fcaw verticle; fcaw horizontal; fcaw overhead, knowledgable in pipe welding
and metal fabricating. re-certified august16, 2012
BLUE PRINT READING FOR WELDERS: HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 2003
TIG WELDING: HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 2002
CERTIFIED WELDER: PARAMARIBO SURINAME, SOUTH AMERICA 1990
HIgh school diploma: ETS paramaribo, suriname south america 1985
Skills & Abilities
I have combined 26 years’ experience in 2 different shipyards and have multiple talents in the areas of welding including MIG,
stainless steel, aluminum, stick, flux core, pipe, structure, H beam, I beam, rebar, channel. Also, pipe fitting assistant, plate
fabricating, torch cutting, plasma cutting, air arching and blue print reading. I am also licensed to operate man lift and fork lift.
Leadership
From 1994 to 1997 I was promoted to lead welder in the shipyard where I was employed for 11 years
CERTIFIED WELDER BUHLER 13105 12TH AVENUE N. PLYMOUTH,MN JANUARY 15,2013 TO FEBRUARY
28,2013
In this position I fabricated and welded various components as per customer specifications for equipment used in the food
making industry. This position required blue print reading, cutting, wire feed welding, pipe welding and precise fabrication
skills.
Certified welder upper river services st. paul mn may 30, 1998 to october 29, 2012
In this position I did various types of welding MIG, stainless steel, stick, flux core, pipe, structure, H beam, I beam, rebar,
channel. I also performed torch cutting, plasma cutting, air arcing, fabricating, machine operating, and problem solving and
helped out wherever I was needed. I performed maintenance and repair work on barges, line boats and paddleboats. I worked
closely with US Coast Guard to work on their critical repairs. And most recently I performed structure bracket welding for
the Hastings Bridge in Hastings, MN.
MIG WELDER MODERN TOOL COON RAPIDS, MN 1997 – 1998
In this position I did mostly MIG welding until I found my position at Upper River Services.
certified welder sdsm paramaribo suriname, south america 1986 - 1997
This position I did various types of welding, fabricating, torch cutting, machine operating, problem solving. I mainly worked
on Container ships and Oil tankers. From 1994 to 1997 I had been promoted to lead welder in the shipyard until I decided to
relocate to In the United States.
ve Lal