Quality Assurance

GREGORY KELLY

**********@*****.*** 941-***-****

***** ******* **. ***** *****,fl 33982

EXPERIENCE

JFS OF SOUTHWEST FL.

TIG Welder/Fabricator/Machinist July2016-January2017

Performed TIG welding on aluminum, stainless steel and chromemoly in a small custom shop doing automotive custom fabrication for street and hot rods as well as SFI approved drag racing chassis and roll cages. Also did general custom machine work on Bridgeport mills and engine lathes.

Jaypro Sports Waterford, CT

Manufacturing Supervisor October 2011 – May 2014

Hired as the supervisor in a medium sized producer of indoor and outdoor sports equipment which was experiencing productivity and quality issues

Formulated and put into service a coordinated quality control system for shop floor

Achieved significant quality and production improvements by working with Planning Division to improve process controls

Improved weld quality issues by developing welder qualifications and procedures

Kelly's Cycle & Fabrication Port Charlotte, FL

Owner/Operator January 2005 – June 2012

Founded one of the first local shops which provided fabrication by an F.A.A. certified welder (primarily TIG welding)

Created unique, functional designs for custom motorcycles and cars

Able to communicate customer ideas into steel

Action Welding & Marine Fabrication Cape Coral, FL

Fabricator/Welder/Machinist October 2000 – January 2005

Aluminum TIG welder in a small but busy custom marine shop involved in the fabrication of fishing towers, T-tops, fuel tanks and other customer designed weldments

Set up and operated pipe benders, crowning machines/rollers, all welding equipment (MIG and TIG) as well as plasma cutters, milling machines and lathes

Cape Tool & Die Cape Coral, FL

Machinist/Welder June 1995 – September 2000

As a first class machinist, set up and machined castings, forgings and weldments in a small aerospace tool & die shop

After successfully completing welding certification tests (AMS1595), received F.A.A. Welding Repairman's License

Performed visual inspection of welds as well as all feature controls and dimensional attributes

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