JAMES RULEY
N**** Kettle Cove Rd, Eagle, WI *****
Cell: 847-***-****
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Dependable Lead Welder with 21 years experience in metal fabrication. Strong leadership and training aptitude. Knowledgeable in multi fields of production.Very detail oriented. Has the ability to communicate with other employees to insure the best quality of a product. Looking for long term full time employment with a company that has room to grow.
Robotic and manual GTAW and GMAW, resistance spot
welding, brazing, plasma cutting, shears, lathes, punching equipment, Pemm machines, press brakes, pneumatic and manual saws, and hand tools
Forklift certified and has experience shipping and receiving
Jack of all trades
08/2002 to 04/2015
KENALL MANUFACTURING
Gurnee/Kenosha, IL/WI
Lead welder/ Line Leader /Robotic welder
Set up and program Motoman GMAW and Fanuc GTAW robotic welders. Run and setup aluminum and plastic saws. Line Leader, set up and train employees to run press brakes, spot welders, tig and mig welders, shears and hand tools. Inventory all consumable goods and order them. Access production schedule and assign workers to machines. Give weld tests to possible employees. Maintain proper quality for all products. Work with engineers to create products that can be easily used in all processes for high abuse industrial lighting. 08/2001 to 08/2002
MEYER MACHINE AND TOOL
Antioch, IL
Welder
Mig weld, plasma cutting, shear and machine raw materials for industrial vacuums and blowers. Brazing and grinding parts to specifications.
04/1999 to 08/2001
HEIGHTS HOT ROD SHOP
Wauconda, IL
Shipping and Receiving/Welder
Packing orders for shipping. Receive purchased goods, inventory and place them accordingly. Tig and Mig weld stainless steel and cold rolled tube steel suspension parts for classic cars. Cut tube steel to length using band saw. Mill, bend and machine parts for assembly, tumble and polish welded products. 06/1998 to 04/1999
SELF EMPLOYED
Round Lake Park, IL
Jack of all trades
Installing aluminum and vinyl siding, soffit and fascia. Light carpentry, plumbing and electrical. Tile, grout, and flooring. Hanging, taping and painting. Arborist. Mechanic. Roofing. 08/1997 to 06/1998
ESTATE SIDING
Round Lake Park, IL
Siding installer
Installing aluminum and vinyl siding soffit and fascia 08/1993 to 04/1997
STACK-ON PRODUCTS
Wauconda, IL
Welder/inventory
Mig and spot welding fabrication. Inventory for all parts raw, flat and painted. Controlling the weight of all scrap. measuring and counting all returned parts for inventory. Yale forklift certified. TREND PLASTICS
Wauconda, IL
SUMMARY
HIGHLIGHTS
EXPERIENCE
Shipping and Receiving 08/1992 to 08/1993
Machine operator, Lathe operator, Material handler, and Shipping and receiving UPS and Fed-ex loading and unloading trucks.
On the spot awards which included: New product design, Introducing new products to a robot, Leading a productive team to perform above expectations, Helped introduce Lean manufacturing to employees. Training new employees to produce good quality parts, working with salesmen to inform them of processes and knowledge of new machinery and products for future clients, implementing LOTO procedures, designed new equipment in an ergonomic form, providing proper medical emergency procedure to injured employee. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA: GENERAL 1992
Round Lake Sr. High School, Round Lake, IL, Lake
Graduated 161 of 234 with a 3.166 gpa
CERTIFIED: ROBOTICS 2011
Yaskawa Motoman Robotics
NX100 Basic Programming with Arc Welding
CERTIFIED: ROBOTICS 2011
Yakawa Motoman Robotics
NX100 Advanced Arc Weld Programming
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
EDUCATION