Gilbert H. Vera
Whiting, Indiana ***** 219-***-**** *********@*****.***
Education & Training
Ivy Tech, Gary, IN
Morton Senior High School, Hammond, ind Driveco trucking school Gary, in2024
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●Shear operator
●Forklift operation
●Exceptional customer service
●Temper mill operator
●Overhead crane operation
●Maintenance operations
●Problem solving
●Oxygen/Acetylene torch burning
Class A CDL with endorsements
Professional Experience
Self Employed, Whiting, IN – General Contractor January 2007-present.*Demolition*Custodial*Yard services*plumbing*painting and renovating apts.
Robinson Steel, East Chicago, IN – Shear Operator January 1996 – December 2007
●Set up and operate power shear to cut steel up to half inch thick.Shipping/Receiving
●Adjust pressure of blade/changing/flipping/adjustments
●Position stops and guides to set length, angle of cut, using built-in gauges or templates to c.t.l line cutting steel up to half inch thick
●Maintenance on machine,repairs lock out tag out, assembly line operations.
●Lays out cutting lines on metal using tap measure or template
●Inspect work using tape, gauge, or template
● Tempermill operator setting up coils calibration flattening steel maintenance roll changes set up and break down operations.
Magneco/Metrel, Inc. East Chicago, IN – Maintenance Technician June 1992 – October 1995
●Organizing and monitoring inventory
●Sandblasting tundish boxes
●Maintenance and repair on machines
●Overhead crane operation
●Q&A inspections
●Conveying purchasing requirements and keeping data on the availability of products in short supply
●Shipping and receiving processes
●Identifying and locating the right products during the delivery process
●Loading/unloading trucks/Forklift
Military Service
United States Navy
United States Navy, Machinist’s Mate March 1988 – March 1991
●Aligning piping systems for oil, water, air and steam
●Operating ship boilers and steam turbines used for ship propulsion
●Operating turbo generators used to produce electrical power
●Cleaning, adjusting, testing and maintaining boilers, engines, generators
●Maintaining auxiliary machinery including steering engines, elevators, winches, pumps and valves
●Operating and maintaining water desalination plants
●Maintaining refrigeration plants, air conditioning systems and galley equipment
●Repairing valves, pumps, heat exchangers, compressors, steam turbines and hydraulic and pneumatic devices
●Creating and analyzing machinery operating reports and records
●Driveco truck driving school March- April 2024