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Alexander E. Zeeve

Summary

I am eagerly seeking a position as a world-class fitter in Washington. I have 5 years worth of Naval shipfitting experience in new construction building the Columbia and VA class submarines, as well as overhaul on the Nimitz and Ford class aircraft carriers, which has instilled a great knowledge and experience foundation. I spent the majority of my time assembling the hemi head 1a, 1b, 9a, 9b and MBT units, working with crane crews to stack assemblies, load torpedo tubes and hemi heads on the VA class submarines. I am a good team leader, hard worker through and through and can keep pace in any environment. I look to continue my endeavors of becoming the best at what I do as a fitter. I look to get qualifications in many processes, learn state-of-the-art fabricating and fitting techniques and, above all else, impress with consistent quality and safety.

Skills

Blueprint and IR Reading and Interpretation

Oxygen/Propane Torch Cutting and Heating

SMAW Proficient

FCAW Proficient

Technical Rigging Proficient

Dexterity

Communication

Hand-Eye Coordination

Efficient Precision

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Quick Problem Solver

Work History

Fitter, 7/2023 to Present

McFabco-Graham Steel Fabrication Company, LLC – Seattle, WA

●Shop work fabricating steel to make handrails, stairs, columns, embeds, and other various structural projects by reading blueprints.

●Welding and tacking with Flux Core 045 or 1/16 wire.

●Learning new methods of fitting on the fabrication side of industry; to quickly and efficiently make tolerances tight for easy installation or erection when it leaves the shop

●Making jigs for mass production of items with impeccable quality control expeditiously.

●Using overhead cranes and forklifts to move material around the shop and to aid with heavy fit ups.

Shipfitter, 5/2022 to 4/2023

Delphinus Engineering at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard – Bremerton, WA

●Alteration and Install Team – Worked General Dynamics Integration Technology contracts including F-35 and ALIS on CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt.

●Read and interpret blueprints to carry out rip out, retain/removal, and install/reinstall from start to finish.

●Experience removing lagging, decking, HVAC and following proper procedure for tagging out services, removal of paint chips and insulation.

●Used plasma cutting for heavy structural removal.

●Carried out structural lead duties while undermanned such as planning the structural removal and attending hot work meetings with the Navy Firemarshall for permits.

●Installation of foundations, bulkheads, bulkhead patches, TAO’s

●Maintenance work on DDG’s with steel superstructure as well as the Ticonderoga Class with aluminum superstructure.

●Technical rigging of coolant coil units from overhead through tight spaces with use of chain falls, pull lifts, ratchet straps, lifts etc.

●Replacement of valves of various sizes and complexity. Small valves to 12 inch globe and butterfly valves that need to be rigged out.

Shipfitter, 4/2022 to 5/2022

Stabbert Maritime – Seattle, WA

●Combo Welder/Fitter – MIG welding various structure on commercial and private watercraft.

●Read and interpret blueprints in order to carry out the job within tolerance and with excellent quality control.

Shipfitter, 11/2018 to 4/2022

Huntington Ingalls Industries at Newport News Shipbuilding – Newport News, VA

●Straightening Specialist – Flame Straighten metal structure using oxygen/propane heating torches.

●Utilizing knowledge of metallurgy and metal behavior to remove heat and fitting distortion during the manufacturing and shipbuilding processes.

●Read and interpret blueprints in order to carry out the job within tolerance and with excellent quality control. Fundamental understanding of the layout of the ship and where measurements are pulled.

●Experience and proficiency welding SMAW stick 7018 and 10817

●Experience fitting heavy structure for VA Class Submarines, Columbia Class Submarines, Nimitz Class and Ford Class Aircraft Carriers. Working with crane crews, pull lifts, hydraulic rams, steamboat jacks, pull packs as well as welding temporary attachments ensuring first time quality.

●Installing safety wire and stauncheons for fall protection.

Education

Tidewater Community College – Portsmouth, VA

3-week course SMAW welding certificate for 3/8ths fillet weld in all positions obtained for entry into Newport News Shipbuilding

Newport News Shipbuilding Welding School – Newport News, VA

4 weeks Certified for tacking, cutting using a torch. Certified SMAW horizontal, vertical and overhead positions on fillet weld

Newport News Shipbuilding Burning School - Newport News, VA

2 Weeks Certified for all oxygen/propane torch operations, cutting, burning and heating as well as using track robots for cutting.

Newport News Shipbuilding Shipfitting School – Building 610 Fitter Training Cell, Newport News, VA

Total of 9 days of class on ship fitting skills and development

Safety Wire Class - Building 610 Fitter Training Cell, Newport News, VA

3 days in-class certification.

OSHA Certification

SUBSAFE Certification

Confined Space Training

Respirator Fit Certification

James Madison University – Harrisonburg, VA

Major: Quantitative Finance 2016 to 2018

2 years completed with credits in Calculus 1, 2, and 3, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics

Advanced High School Diploma: 2016

James Madison High School – Vienna, VA

AP Classes Taken:

Physics 1, 2 and Government with A letter grades

AB Calculus

Graduated with 3.6 GPA

Accomplishments

Technology Education Award earned at Thoreau Middle School in 2012 for building and completing an electric guitar in class. Wood working and power tool experience and mastery.

Four-time All-Star in Vienna Babe Ruth Baseball League, 2013-2017

Member of invitation-only Senators Travel Baseball Team, 2013-2015

References available upon request

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