RAUL IBARRA
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Professional Summary
Dedicated Welder Fabricator offering years of expertise in working with s to manufacture top-notch products.
Talented in reading work orders and technical drawings to determine project specifications and layout. Driven to
work with efficiency and precision to increase production output while reducing waste. Expert in communicating
with teammates and supervisors to provide smooth operations.
Enthusiastic Fabricator, successful at applying vast knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal
properties, layout and machining procedures.
Skills
Structural welding Welding
MIG welding professional Fabrication
Certified Welder Fast-learner
Shaping and cutting Flexible
Adept in precision and measuring tools Specializes in working with carbon
Fabrication of platforms-skids-stairs
Work History
Welder/Fabricator 6/2020 to CURRENT Caco Manufacturing Inc.-Houston,TX
Currently a welder/fabricator of laundromat furniture and equipment. Working unsupervised with a new list of
projects per work order. Job description includes, but not limited to, mig-welding,using drill and punch press
and grinding. Ability to read print,lay-out and fit as well as drive forklift and use overhead crane.
Welder/Fabricator 06/2018 to 05/2020 Grimes Industrial – Tomball, TX
Inspected welds and checked whether critical measurements met specifications upon completion.
Clamped and tack-welded components to achieve desired configurations.
Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent, ground and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations
and positions.
Removed rough spots from work pieces with portable grinders, hand files and scrapers.
Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrodes to workpieces.
Removed excess slag with arc-cutting, grinding and other equipment.
Set up and operated hand and power tools, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Examined structure and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
Interpreted verbal and written instructions from work orders and welding blueprints.
Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.
Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
Minimized warping by using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
Salvaged and rebuilt parts whenever possible.
Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
Maintained correct length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead.
Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
Fabricator 06/2016 to 06/2018 Vistex Graphics – Houston, TX
Inspected all welded projects to ensure alignment with blueprint specifications.
Utilized welding equipment and other hand tools with utmost safety and efficiency.
Moved machinery using forklifts, cranes and hoists.
Identified issues and brought to the shop foreman to be resolved.
Adjusted alignment of drills, cutters, dies, guides, and holding devices.
Employ Mig welding techniques to assemble parts and components.
Fabricated large and small parts per drawing and assembled parts as required.
Kept work areas clean and neat.
Mig welder/shear operator 08/2015 to 05/2016 Custom Built Equipment – Houston, Tx
Cleaned and degreased parts, equipment and work surfaces.
Measured parts to check compliance with design documents.
Removed excess slag with arc-cutting, grinding and other equipment.
Minimized warping by using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
Inspected welds and checked whether critical measurements met specifications upon completion.
Maintained correct length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead.
Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts. Clamped,
held, tack-welded, heat-bent, ground and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and
positions.
Clamped and tack-welded components to achieve desired configurations.
Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.
Education
GED: Manufacturing/Fabrication 2014 Windham School District - Huntsville, Tx