Christopher C. Vlachos

**** * **** ** **** AZ

(C) 928-***-**** · adth22@r.postjobfree.com

Welder Fabricator

Thirty plus years’ experience in maintenance/fabrication/construction, and welding as a Pipefitter/Welder. /Mechanic Ten years in middle management, and Training as a welding instructor. My interests in metal and metal fabrication are wide and based on many years of self-study and work experience. Excel at improving productivity and maintaining exceptional safety standards. Allocate manpower to stages of construction in accordance schedule and priorities, assigning workers with the skill and ability to efficiently complete scheduled work. Very successful career at conducting thorough inspections, ensuring adherence to the superior quality controls. Outstanding design, blueprint reading, and mathematical abilities. Continually follow advances in welding industry to maximize efficiency. Nine years working as a FSR welder Mechanic with military Heavy Equipment (IE) MRAP Vehicles.

Highlights

Fabrication professional Aluminum, Copper, Carbon and low-alloy

Troubleshooting specialist Steel Manual Metal Arc (MMA)~Metal

Certified Forklift Operator Inert Gas (MIG)~Tungsten Inert Gas

Welding safety precautions (TIG)~Cutting, brazing, Soldering

Metal working ability outstanding design abilities

Summary of Experience and Qualifications

Experienced in Project Supervision, Procurement, Expediting, Specification Preparation, Startup, and Document Control. Accountable for safe, efficient and timely completion of all vessel repair and new construction work performed by respective trade. Primary responsibilities include planning and monitoring assigned projects, and ensuring that they are appropriately staffed and supervised to meet schedule, budget and customer requirements. Monitor projects through the various stages of construction to ensure workmanship meets Quality Policy, applicable codes, Standard Operating Procedures, and contract requirements.

Extensive Knowledge of Welding Processes, Non-Destructive Testing, Metallurgy, Distortion Control, Cost Reduction, and Quality Control.

Experience with preparation and maintenance of various quality control standards, maintenance of Quality Assurance Manuals, Qualification of Welding Procedure Specifications, preparation of procedure qualification records, subcontractor quality surveys, preview of customer contracts, final inspection of motor/shaft alignments, resonance testing of fan rotors, magnetic particle testing elements and preparation of welded repair plans for shop/field repair of existing equipment. Maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, repair, and modification of heavy / light wheel vehicles and construction and material handling equipment. Expertly maintained and repaired various MRAP vehicles and equipment Repaired Battled Damaged Vehicles

Proficient with the setup and operation of various welding processes including GTAW, SMAW, FCAW, GMAW Pulsed, OFW, and SAW. Materials welded include Inconel, Carbon Steel, Hast alloy (Various Grades), Austenitic SS, Aluminum (GTAW/GMAW Only), Copper Nickel, and Duplex SS

30+ years of experience as AWS Certified Welder.

DOS Secret security clearance.

Offshore Safety Survival Certs

30 Hour OSHA Training Cert

CDL Class A

Construction and Shipyard, Shop experience with in-process inspection of fit up and welding, testing and qualification of welders in accordance with ASME Sec. IX and AWS D1.1, verification of code compliance of non-destructive testing and other duties as related to Pressure Vessel erection and repair.

Technical trainer, senior instructor of 20 Iraqi Naval sailors (officers/enlisted) in SMAW, GTAW, PLASMA CUTTER, blueprints, ship fitter, pipefitter, Develop, testing requirements, test questions to validate Responsible for providing vision and guidance to a group of 20 Iraq Navy employees, training them on sufficient project plans and procedures. Designed and developed training requirement for class room training.

Responsible for welding and fabrication on armored military trucks, served in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan with the British, US Navy and US Army military.

MRAP Vehicle Testing in Yuma Proving grounds on both 4 wheel and 6x6 Cougar and the Buffalo while I was with Force Protection Provide major and minor mechanical support In

Addition to performing a full range of vehicle and equipment maintenance and repair

Team lead on ISS and block one mod upgrades in Kuwait then Bagram AFB Afghanistan. MRAP Cougar design and construction of basic jigs and fixtures through reading and interpreting blue prints to produce the product within specified tolerance. Responsible for day-to-day management of production workers.

Experience

YPG Yuma Az Trax Inc 7/2020 to present

Vinnel Arabia, Riyadh Saudi Arabia Welding Instructor 10/2017-02/2019

Swift Transportation Phoenix AZ 07/2017-10/2017

VT Halter Marine Pascagoula MS 06/2015- 07/2017

B.A.E Systems southeast shipyards Alabama 07/2013-06/2015

VSE Corporation Global; Sr. Welding Instructor 11/2011 - 06/2013

Force Protection Inc. F.S.R; Welder Supervisor 05/2007 - 10/2011

Manson Gulf; Manson Gulf Welding Foreman 06/2006 - 05/2007

Lear Signal Services Allied Trade Foreman 12/2002 -06/2006

Tampa bay ship and repair 1st Class Welder 6/2000 -12/2002

Teledyne Princeton; Welder 12/1993-6/2000

Education

Deans High School Lowestoft, England – General Education Degree (GED) – 1972 Lowestoft Navigation Collage England, - Seamanship Degree - 1974

Affiliations

Graduate of Robert Gordon Institution Technology. Member of American Welding Society

Skills

Welder Qualification Record: SMAW, GTAW, FCAW. Computer Applications: MS- Office, Power point & Internet. Valid AZ Driving License, 609 AC Cert, First Aid/CPR Basic Life Support. 30 hours OSHA Training.

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