Welder

VICTOR C MARTINEZ

**** ******** *** **** • Richmond, Texas 77469 • 832-***-**** • ************@*****.***

Professional Skills

Certified combination welder. Trained in multiple welding process and proficient in multiple positions and also including fillets, plate, and pipe according to ASME and AWS standards. Over ten years of demonstrated knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform construction and gas maintenance worldwide. Proven construction leadership and technical abilities to launch initiatives, manage operations, solve complex technical issues, logistical coordination, operation improvements, safety and learning new skills in a high stress fast paced environment.

Professional Skills

Management: Construction

Mechanical Maintenance

Inventory Control

GTAW

SMAW

GMAW

Project Management

C-Safe Chairperson

Trouble shooting & Diagnostics

Technical Manuals & Publications

Budget & Analysis

FCAW

Safety & Repair

Schematics & Drawings

Construction Superintendent

Equipment Testing

Customer Service

Records Management

Professional Experience

Wharton County Junior College, Wharton TX 01/2015-12/2015

Combination Welding Student Graduate

Hands on utilization of multiple welding processes to weld plate in the 1g, 2g,3g and 4g positions.

Performed correct progression of weld beads for pipe in the 1gr, 5g, and 6g positions.

Utilized plasma and oxy acetylene torches to cut and bevel plate and pipe for proper fit up, including applying proper use of fabrication and layout tools to complete assignments given by welding instructors.

Trained to properly set welding machines to correct amperages and polarity and chose proper fill material to complete each weld to x ray quality.

Centerpoint Energy, Houston, TX 04/2001-11/2014

Senior Service Technician

Served as primary emergency contact for industrial and large commercial customers by communicating operational issues such as gas feed, outage information, and facility status to internal and external clients.

Performed duties of controlling system flow from supply to delivery point, including trouble-shooting system problems and adjusting flows to meet contractual obligations and maintain system integrity.

Expedited repairs to the gas system by making recommendations for isolating damaged facilities, rerouting gas supplies, and implementing Gas Control Plans.

Communicated changes to the gas distribution system and documents those changes to appropriate records to maintain a 'real time' status of the system which includes providing gas facility information to field operations on a daily basis and when damages occur to the system such as gas flow, feed, pipe size, location, status, and possible outage information.

Monitored and managed gas nominations to ensure that contract obligations are met by calculating usage and correcting imbalances on a daily basis while dispatching department and Customer Service department with gas facility and outage information when required.

Construction Crewman

Prepared and submitted budget estimates, progress reports, and cost tracking reports while scheduling projects in logical steps and budgeted time required to meet deadlines.

Acted as Public Relations Director and Safety Coordinator and took actions to deal with delays due to weather or emergencies on the job site.

Supervised work crews and scheduled work activities by inspected metal, gas, and water pipelines while overseeing purchasing for warehouse and job sites.

Professional Experience (Cont.)

Texas Colonial/Royce Homes, Houston, TX 05/1999 - 04/2001

Construction Superintendent

Oversaw contractors and employees in the construction of new homes by maintaining and accurately completing payroll each and every week.

Met all assigned deadlines on the construction, completion, and closing of each home.

Maintained material inventory and budget costs while obtaining city permits and completed daily project inspections.

Education & Certifications

Wharton County Junior College, Wharton TX (2015)

Combination Welding Certificate

Lamar Consolidated, Rosenberg, TX

High School Diploma

USMC, Camp Pendleton, CA

Certificate, Combat Training

Military

USMC, Honorable Discharge

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