RAYMOND SHIELDS

**** ****** ***** **. ******** City, TX 77459 acx8f4@r.postjobfree.com 832-***-**** SUMMARY Certified and Motivated Combo Welder. Proficient in MIG/Flux, TIG spanning 11 years’ in positions 3G-6G. Structural Fitter, interprets blueprints and schematics. Aspires to be a Certified Welding Inspector.

SKILLS & ABILITIES ● Knowledge of .035 - .045 Wiring

● 12 Gauge – Schedule 60 Welder

● Forklift & Overhead Crane Certified

● ISO 9001, HACSC, 19SSV Certified

● HAZWAP Certified

● Stainless Steel 308, 309

● Carbon Steel

● Exotic Alloys

● Stick 7018 and Other Filler Rods

● Robotic Welding

● Concrete Finisher

EXPERIENCE

(contract & employee)

CONCRETE FINISHER/ WELDER- A DVANCE CONCRETE SURFACES December 2015- March 2016 (Employee)

Stick welded rebar and poured concrete on upcoming apartment complexes balconies. Upon hardening completed finishing.

FLUXCORE WELDER - CERDA INDUSTRIES

DECEMBER 2014 – APRIL 2015 (EMPLOYEE)

Completed post-fabrication welding on large vessels and skids for oil and gas operations. TIG/FLUX WELDER - PIPING TECHNOLOGIES

APRIL 2014 – DECEMBER 2014 (EMPLOYEE)

TIG welding on expansion joints, pipes, skids and vessels for key US Bellows projects. Welded stainless steel, carbon steel, MO3-304-347 and other exotic metals in SCH10-40 pipes.

TIG/MIG WELDER – MOTOR CONTROL, INC

JUNE 2013 – MARCH 2014 (CONTRACT)

TIG welding on electrical enclosures using stainless steel, carbon and aluminum rod. MIG/FLUX WELDER; PROJECT LEAD WELDER – RC TECH

FEBRUARY 2012 – JUNE 2013 (CONTRACT)

Supervised a team of 6 fitters and welders on a project that completed 350 vessels and skids in four months.

MIG/FLUX WELDER – SPOOL TECH

MAY 2011 – DECEMBER 2012 (CONTRACT)

Pipe fitter, performed MIG welding on rollout pipe and tubing. Flux core welding on skids. MIG/STICK WELDER – UNITED SERVICE ALLIANCE

MARCH 2010 – FEBRUARY 2011 (CONTRACT)

Fabricated oil pipe stem boxes and drill tractors for oil and gas industry projects. IRON WORKER/STICK WELDER – GMF CONSTRUCTION

JULY 2009– FEBRUARY 2010 (CONTRACT)

Restored 1910 Houston Courthouse. Reframed and supported existing beams using messene powder-coated metals.

MIG/FLUX WELDER – AMBERBOOTH (VMC GROUP)

DECEMBER 2008 – MAY 2009 (EMPLOYEE)

Robotic program welder. Programmed welds to perform on jigs and fixtures. MIG WELDER – HALDOR TOPSOE

AUGUST 2007 – FEBRUARY 2008 (EMPLOYEE)

Lead welder in a catalyst plant. Completed welding projects on reactors. FLUX WELDER – NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO

JANUARY 2007 – AUGUST 2007 (EMPLOYEE)

Fabricated and fitted Metco-inspected oil rig skids and brake sheaves. FLUX WELDER – UNION TANK CAR COMPANY (UTLX)

JUNE 2006 – JANUARY 2007 (EMPLOYEE)

Operated robotic weld programs for train hitches and bolster fittings. Daily operation of magnetic crane.

EDUCATION GARY JOB CORPS, SAN MARCOS, TX

CERTIFIED WELDER / GED

Eight months training as a combo welder in a highly respected vocational trade school. REFERENCES ANDY BUSTOS, QUALITY CONTROL

CERDA INDUSTRIES

832-***-****

TOMMY TISBURY, CERTIFIED WELDING INSPECTOR

OCEANEERING

832-***-****

Raymond Shields 3007 Cherry Hills Dr. Missouri City, TX 77459 acx8f4@r.postjobfree.com 832-***-**** PAGE 2

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