Jose Garza

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Houston Texas 77034

SUMMARY

SUMMARY: Methodical Heavy Fabrication Welding professional with extensive experience in planning, laying-out, welding and repairing steel products. Deep insight into reading blue prints, specifications and standards. Skilled in operating equipment to perform welding and fabricating work.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• MIG Welder

• Fitter

• Flux Cored Welder

• Crain Operator

• Tig / Stick

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Electric, Houston, TX 1991-2016

Welder Fabricator, 1991 – 2016

Responsible for complex welder fabrication, which include structure fitter duties of Aeroderivative power plants.

• Perform simple structural fabrication work, including: layout (leveling, measuring, squaring), position, arrange, fit small skids, brackets, and transitions, as well as install materials and components (such as sheet metal panels, flanges, uni-strut, and mounting plates on structural frames and bases, etc.)

• Perform fabrication on sheet metal components – forming, supporting, stiffening, welding (including making and installing doorframes, roof panels, porch panels, etc.)

• Perform wide variety of common fabrication tasks such as prep material, weld, braze, solder, burn (manual torch, track torch, plasma torch), arc gouge, grind, sand, drill, tap, and bevel components

• Performed basic assembly activities, including installation of mechanical, electrical, and piping components as necessary to meet delivery requirements

• Perform variety of heavy lift activities, such as using overhead cranes to load and unload trucks, load completed packages on axle, move package within and between buildings (including drive forklift as required to complete tasks)

• Prep raw metal and painted components for fabrication, as well as completed fabrication assemblies for paint (sand, mask, etc.)

• Identify material and components and locate as needed in order to meet delivery requirements

• Complied with all safety, quality, and productivity in position of responsibilities

• Adhere to GE (QMS) Quality Management System Work Instructions

• Interpreted electrical layout, wiring, and schematic drawings, as well as F&IDs.

Structure Fitter, 1996-2016

Responsible for complex structure fabrication of Aeroderivative power plants.

• Prepare, arrange, fit, fabricate and assemble complex structural packages and sub-assemblies (such as fitting main bases, super structure, tanks, and other related components) utilizing complex drawings packages.

• Interpret drawings, blue prints, and general methods in order to successfully plan and execute production activities while guiding a small team in same activities.

• Perform inspection on fabricated components when received, as well as during and after completion of fabrication in shop.

• Complete required quality documentation, including level report and centerline layout configuration report.

• Complied with all safety, quality, and productivity in position of responsibilities.

• Adhere to GE Power (QMS) Quality Management System Work Instructions.

• In addition, perform same tasks as Welder Fabricator.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

High School Diploma -

Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) – GE Power Systems

Crane Operator Certification

Environmental Health Safety Certification – EHS Team

Emergency Response Team Certification – ERT Team

Texas Industrial Welding School

References:

David Read - General Electric

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Brandon Wade – General Electric

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Manuel Unzueta – General Electric

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Johnny Arambul – Texas Industrial Welding

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