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Rick Nixon
Painter. Challenging position with productive company. Experience
*-*-** / *-**-91 Norfolk Naval shipyard. Portsmouth Va. Painter / Sandblaster
Spray painting aboard ships and boats in various areas, using airless and conventional spray rigs and equipment. Successfully operated sandblasting machines and pots using different types of abrasives to give quality productivity to surface prior to painting. Masking tape, rubber, filter material, and plywood was used to protect vessel in preparation prior to spray painting and blasting.
11-10-91 / 6- 7 96 Norfolk Shipbuilding g & Dry Dock,(B.A.E) Norfolk Va. Painter / Sandblaster
Instrumental in the use of power tools, such as needle guns, wire brushes, sanders, and chipping hammers, to create a good surface profile. Spearheaded mixing paints and solvents accordance with material guidelines. Executed stripe coats in tanks, angle beams, and welds, prior to full paint coating.
10-15- 96 / 4- 6-99 Atlantic ordnance & Gyro, (N.S.R.D) Norfolk Va. Painter / Sandblaster
Trained and achieved good safety techniques to assure the safety of myself and others. Hydro blasting method was used to remove sea growth, dirt, rust and other substance from vessel’s surface. Applied touch up painting using different size paint brushes, rollers, sandpaper, and scrapers to accomplish small jobs.
1-22- 2000 / 5- 7-2007 Metro machine (General Dynamics) Norfolk Va. Painter supervisor
Supervised many operative employees in various duties and tasks. Analyzed and resolved work problems. Motivated and trained employees in many different paint procedures and operations. Scheduled inspections in accordance with company quality assurance. Enforced safety regulations and maintain clean work area. Successfully managed hazardous waste disposal. Maintained employees work time and pay sheets. Used democratic and consistency to maintain good working relationship.
Education
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NIXON & JOHNSON COATING. CO
5-6-2003 / 6-7- 2004 Tidewater community college. Norfolk Va. Industrial engineer (Supervisor #1)
Certificate
SUB CONTRACTER
Performed work for various boat yards, industrial construction projects .Provided paint coating, sandblasting, hydro blasting, and general labor included site clean up. Work close with contracting companys to assure quality service to bridge work, steel beams, and concrete using sandblasting techniqes.Over seeing employees spraying, hydroblasting operations on tug boats, fishing boats, and commercial barges. Selecting efficient employees to apply brush and roll paint to internal and external buildings and machinery.
6/ 14/ 2007 - 9/ 5/ 2014
C.A J ONES (N EWPORT N EWS S HIP B UILDING & D RY D OCK) Brush & Roll painting on naval ships, using different paints, such as epoxy primers, latex, enemals, and zinks. Operated power tools, such as needle guns, sanders, grinders, and chipping tools. Spear headed masking in preparation prior to spray painting,using masking tape, rubber, filter material, and cleaning materials. Applied touch up painting using different size paint brushes, rollers, sandpaper, and scrapers to accomplish small jobs.
3/23/2015 - 12/15/ 2016