CWE (Certified Welding Educator) Licensed
Resume:
Lawrence Costello
Palmyra, TN 37142
Phone: 931-***-****
Email: *****************@*****.***
SUMMARY
American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Educator License (CWE)
Qualifications met for AWS Certified Welding Inspector
Certified in Welding Technology with concentration in Teaching
Past Director/Instructor of Welding at local technical school
Owned and operated a full-service welding and fabrication business for 20 years
Supplied the community with a full service welding and fabrication business which diversified into
towing systems, specifically a Reese and Drawtite towing systems distributorship
Personal business: performed steel erection and remolding of apartment complexes with new
breezeways, steel stairs and hand rails; erected steel packages for some of the largest builders in the
United States such as Edens and Avance; erected the steel for Books-A-Million in Clarksville, TN
Handled day-to-day operations and employed 9 full-time employees
Excellent problem-solving and scheduling abilities
EDUCATION
Received the following Certificates of Completion:
03/2014 AWS Math for Welders Level 1
03/2014 AWS Welding Symbols
04/2014 AWS Welding Fundamentals Program
04/2014 AWS Certified Welding Inspector Seminar
09/2012 - 08/2013, Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Nashville, TN
Welding Technology Certification
-Earned qualifications for certifications in several welding processes: SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding) 1g, 2g, 3g.
GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) 1g, 2g, 3g, open root 3/32". TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas welding) 1g, 2g, 3g, open root
3/32" mild steel; TIG Aluminum 1g, 2g, 3g 1/8" root opening; Pipe welding 1g, 5g, 6g, qualified; Blueprint reading
welding symbols; and I also have extensive background with blueprint reading in general.
Northwest High School, Clarksville, TN
High School Graduate
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WORK EXPERIENCE
10/2013 – 02/2014 Welding 101- Lebanon, TN
Instructor/Director
-Taught Safety, Entry-Level Welding, Advanced Welding, Prints & Symbols, Basic Math for Welders to students
ranging from class of 7-13, day and evening classes
-Taught under guidelines established under the AWS, ASME, ANSI, & API (Capital SENSE Program)
05/2006 - 11/2007 Quality Industries Inc. - LaVergne, TN
Welder/Fabricator
-Responsible for fabricating and welding through various welding processes component parts for the trucking industry
-Responsible for reading blueprints and detailed drawings to fabricating parts and equipment from a team effort
environment
-Welded aluminum products and component parts with the MIG welding process and the TIG welding process
-Welded with the MIG process mild steel and stainless components and parts MIG process and TIG mild steel
1/2001 - 4/2004 Knight Machinery - Springfield, TN
Shop Foreman
-Responsible for removal and installation of sawmill equipment in TN, NC, and IN
-Supervisor to eight (8) co-workers on out-of-town tear-downs and installations of conveyors and chippers -Shop
supervisor of the refinishing of damaged equipment and repairs according to factory specifications
9/1987 - 12/2000 Larry's Welding Inc. - Clarksville, TN
Owner/Operator
-Provided the Clarksville area with a full-service welding and fabrication shop
-Performed steel erection and remolding of apartment complexes; erected steel packages for some of the largest
builders in the United States
-Contracted jobs from local construction companies, county school system, and Ft. Campbell military base
-Employed 9 fulltime workers for almost twenty years until the devastating F5 tornado hit in Jan. 1999 which led to
the business closure in Jan. 2000
ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS
04/2014 - American Welding Society Membership
05/2010 - 08/2013, Board Member, Christian Partners
-Volunteered in a faith-based organization that helps less fortunate individuals and families with food, transportation,
and works skills necessary to gain employment or day work.
-Performed duties from scheduling to answering the phone.
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AWARDS/HONORS
08/2013, Diploma, Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Nashville
-Concentration in Welding Technology with an emphasis on teaching
07/2013, National Career Readiness Certificate, ACT
WorkKeys:
Gold in Reading for Information, Gold in Applied Mathematics, Silver in Locating Information
Certificate ID: NWF8Z9JHW8ZX
05/2013, Scholarship Grant, American Welding Society
I received a $500 scholarship from the AWS for achievement while enrolled at Tennessee College of Applied
Technology Nashville.
Lawrence Costello
2811 Vernon Creek Road
Palmyra, TN 37142
Phone: 931-***-****
Email: *****************@*****.***
References
Harold Witmer
10 Main Street
Suite H
Clarksville, TN 37041
931-***-**** (Work)
931-***-**** (Home)
Davis Potts
281 Lake Road
Woodlawn, TN 37191
931-***-**** (Home)
931-***-**** (Cell)
Stanley Hubburd
TN College of Applied Technology
100 White Bridge Road
Nashville, TN 37209
Rick Reda
510 North 2nd Street
Clarkville, TN 37040
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