James Foxx
Portsmouth, VA
Work Experience
Welder/Fabricator/Fitter – AGI
Pipe Welder Gtaw and Smaw aluminum and steel . Fabricate sign products for Ford, Nissan, Mazda, . Some fast food signage also, such as directional, locational, directional . Work from blueprints,adlib, engineer, bend, roll, cut, miter, fit and weld either Gtaw or Smaw . Modify structural tubing to fit desired heights of signs . Self supervised .
July 2016 to November 2018
Fab and welding various aluminum products
Welder fabricator
SCECON - Portsmouth, VA Weld and fabricate broadcast sets for indoor, ( televised) and outdoor venues. Some design and engineering to complete products . Bend, roll, miter, fit, and weld pipe, tubing, channel, ibeam and sheet metal. Self supervised.
June 2006 to June 2016
East Coast Repair & Fabrication
Welder/Fabricator/Pipewelder Gtaw, cuni, nicu, cs, ss. Mostly socket joints on Naval ships. Afff, steam, water, hydraulic, and steam systems. VA and Fl.
December 2005- June 2006
Charter Marine
Pipe Welder-Gtaw, cuni, nicu, cs, ss, and monel . Smaw on cs. Weld various sizes piping systems on Naval vessels in VA. and Fl. Fire main systems, hydraulic, air, and steam systems. Journeyman Level
December 2003- December 2005
●Education
High school Diploma
Skills
●Welding fabrication (38+ years)
●Aluminum Welding
●Stick Welding
●Mig Welding
●Stainless Steel Welding
●Have working knowledge of ASME B31.3
●Ability to read/understand and build from blueprints
●Certified in: SS, CS, CUNI, NICU, AL, Pipe & Plate