Lead Welder Sales Assistant
Resume:
DONALD GIBBANY
**** * ******** **, ******,az ****0 520-***-****, ********@*****.***
Objective
Seeking a position in production management, project management, welding supervisor or welding/fabrication. I’m looking for the opportunity to grow within a company and use my skill sets to help improve company growth, help the production process become more efficient, help provide ideas to increase time management, help provide suggestions and ideas to train employees based on my skill set and eager to learn, provide insight and work with my team members to improve all aspects of the company. I find my existing skill sets valuable but I am always open to sharing and listening to ideas, willing to learn and eager to grow. I am looking to begin a new career with a company I plan to stay with and help not only the company grow but myself as well.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
●Over a 10-year period with thermal engineering i grew from entry level sandblaster, to lead welder, assistant foreman to technical sales assistant
●Able to communicate professionally, work with my coworkers to improve quality, learn from my superiors and seek opportunities which allow personal growth
●Able to manage production teams by promoting teamwork, listening to others suggestions, perform quality control, schedule daily and weekly schedules and proper time management to meet deadlines
●Managed crews ranging from 3-15 people
●Assisted with on-site equipment install, equipment start-up, training, and maintenance of new and existing jobs
●Performed sales quotes and production time estimates for projects
●Proficient in many types of welding functions including Flux Core, dual shield, hard facing, hardwire mig, tig, stick (6010, 7018, 8018,7025, deck rod and build up rod), Air Arc Gouging, CNC Welding and plasma cutting, Sub Arc Welding, Plasma Cutting, Oxy-Acetylene and am proficient with both Stainless, Carbon Steel, cast steel and the proper procedures for all
●Proficient in reading shop and construction layouts, pipe fitting and basic building plans
●Skilled in writing several business documents such as sales proposals, sales orders, email correspondence, sales quotes, job specifications
●Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and some experience with CAD
Experience
7/2020 to 7/2022 G & J Development Tucson, AZ
Team Lead/Shop Supervisor
Hired as Team Lead and promoted to Shop Supervisor approx. 13 months after hire.
Responsibilities:
-Trained new employees
-Assign daily schedule & duties to the team
-Interact closely with Superintendents & Project Managers to ensure work is done correctly & in a timely manner to meet deadlines as well as communicated project progress to Supervisor
-Interpret, fabricate and perform Quality Control for current project
-Use proper fabrication, cutting & welding techniques including FCAW, SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, Oxy Acetylene & Air arc gouging
-Account for & report inventory
-Worked with vendors to purchase supplies & materials
-Be knowledgeable of the effects on steel of all heat processes & work to prevent any mishaps or damage
-Assigned forklift operator both in the shop as well as in the field
-Maintained all equipment to address current downtime & prevent future downtime
6/1/2019 to 7/2020
WearPro Inc
Tucson, AZ
Welder
Daily functions include using proper welding procedures to rebuild and weld various parts of mining equipment including but limited to track pads, drive sprockets, bit subs and various pins
Running Automated CNC welder and Sub Arc welder
Worked closely with my team to ensure quality and that required specifications were met
5/1/2015 to 3/1/2019
B&G Landscaping
Tucson, AZ
CREW LEADER
As a crew leader I managed a 3 man team and assisted in day to day needs
Took sales calls and went to the location to evaluate and quote the job
Worked closely with my team to ensure quality and that required specifications were met
Responsible for marketing the business
3/1/2014 to 4/22/2015
Thermal Engineering of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Technical Sales Assistant
As a sales assistant I took initial sales calls, presented sales quotes, assisted with equipment maintenance via phone, developed sales orders and wrote up the necessary specs to complete the job
Along with making sales, I was the project manager for not only my own projects but those of our eastern sales rep projects
Worked closely with engineering, fabrication and the client to ensure quality and meet required specifications
Responsible for preparing and entering sales quotes presented by the eastern based sales rep and being the main contact between him and the fabrication process if he was unavailable
Designed PowerPoint presentations used by the sales team during on-site meetings
6/11/2009 to 3/1/2014
Thermal Engineering of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Assistant Foreman/lead welder
Assisted managing the tank department team which consisted of 5-12 members at any given period
Responsible for training new hires, hiring/terminating and was foreman when my supervisor was absent
Handled inventory control, ordering inventory, and worked with management to create a cost effective system that lowered material costs, tracked current inventory and account for missing inventory
Worked with engineering and sales performing quality control which included inspecting all welds and piping connections for any air pressure or water leaks and was responsible for any repairs to the completed projects
Acted as a maintenance man for all equipment due to my experience with them
Responsible for training and qualifying new hires on all forklifts and for ensuring all safety requirements were met
Loaded finished jobs for shipping by either driving the forklifts or supervising the job
11/11/2005 to 6/11/2009
Thermal Engineering of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Sandblaster/Welder
●Fabricated and welded cylindrical, rectangular, and square stainless steel ranging in size from 10-240” in diameter and 1-22’ in length for water storage, hot water heating, and wastewater recycling in industrial laundries
●Fabricated an assortment of frames where cutting materials at angles was key
●Fabricated, MIG and TIG welded stainless and mild steel pipe from schedule 5 to schedule 40 needing to pass air pressure and/or water testing
●Required to do multiple types of pipe fitting both by welding or by connecting flanges
●Responsible for MIG, TIG and stick welding both stainless and mild steels from 18 gauge to ” thick to meet company and industry standards
●Capable of using all types of metal fabrication machinery including: press breaks, shears, rollers, flangers, circular saws, drill presses, grinders, polishers and plasma cutters
●Performed jobs by following layouts and the ability to meet all measurements within a 1/16th of an inch
●When first hired, I was responsible for sandblasting all mild steel prior to painting, sandblasting all welds on stainless steel and polishing food grade materials
Education
2010-2013
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
Bachelors in business administration
2008-2010
Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ
Associates in business administration
References
Jimmy Solano
Paul Contreras
David Barella
Ralph Schmidt
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