Robert J. Thompson
540-***-**** *************@*****.***
Employment History
Maintenance/Repair, Express Personnel (Roanoke, VA) 7/2021 – 12/2021
Renovated/Repaired apartments at 2 complexes for new tenants
Maintained trash pick-up and other tenant needs around the apartments daily
Welder/Fitter, Comfort Systems USA (Roanoke, VA) 8/2020 – 6/2021
Analyze engineering blueprints/drawings/specifications for welding operations
Fabricate metal and assemble structural forms such as machinery frames, bridge parts, pressure vessels
Cross-training in HVAC and refrigeration
Temporary Worker, Action Personnel Inc. (Roanoke, VA) 4/2016 - Present
Assigned to a variety of worksites including City of Roanoke and Waste Management Facilities
Executed job duties such as traffic flagging, garbage truck, biological waste removal, digging ditches and other skilled labor work
Temporary Forklift Operator, AtWork Personnel (Roanoke, VA) 12/2018 -12/2018
Placed at Roanoke Electric Steel; did temporary forklift work loading & unloading
Temporary Forklift Operator/Assembly, Chase Staffing (Roanoke, VA) 10/2017 – 12/2017
Placed at Tractor Supply; loaded and unloaded pallets on trucks using a forklift
Also did assembly work; reloaded spools of wire on machines in assemblers
Welder/Crane Operator, FreightCar America (Roanoke, VA) 3/2016 – 11/2018
Analyzed engineering blueprints/drawings/specifications for welding operations
Fabricated metal and assembled structural forms such as machinery frames, bridge parts, pressure vessels
Welded and assembled on production line (hand welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering)
Stainless steel welding stick and MIG 035, 025, all positions
Operated overhead crane to relocate materials
Education
Associate Degree, Edmunds Community College (Lynwood, WA) 1987-1989
-Welding, Design Certified WABO
High School Diploma, Patrick Henry High School (Roanoke, VA)
Specialty Skills
CERTIFIED FORKLIFT/SKYTRACK, CRANE OPERATOR (5 TON, 10 TON, 20 TON OVERHEAD CRANE), BLUEPRINT READING, KNOWLEDGE OF ALL WELDING SYMBOLS, PIPE FITTING (SCHEDULE 40,60, 80 AND G6 ALL POSITIONS; HALF INCH UNLIMITED FLAT & HORIZONTAL 70024), HARD WIRE 1/16, DUAL SHIELD/FLUX CORE, PRESSURE VESSEL, BRAKE PRESS (PUNCH PRESS & SHEAR), INNER SHIELD SPRAY TRANSFER (ALL POSITIONS), STICK WELDING (6010-6011-6012-6013-ALL POSITIONS), 7018-ALL POSITIONS 1/8 – 5/32