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John A. Van Kirk

Objective

Full- time employment that enables an individual to excel, portraying the ability to complete projects on schedule while exhibiting superior safety and efficiency that surpasses employer and customer expectations.

Experience

02/2015-current HTH Inc. Lafayette, IN

Combo Pipe Welder/Fitter

Follow all Tate and Lyle regulations and guidelines to insure that safety and quality of production is GMP quality.

Fabrication and installation of food grade piping systems.

Interpret blueprints and communicate with operators and engineers to assure them that specs and designs of all projects are to their approval.

Ability to design piping systems, and carry out plans of projects from start to finish most efficiently and effectively.

12/2010-02/2015 The Kelly Group Lafayette, IN

Industrial Plant Maintenance

Maintain production operations, maintenance (including, but not limited to, installation and alignment of screw conveyors, repair and installation of pumps, motors, actuators, fans, belts, gears, and couplings).

Utilization of extensive knowledge of various forms of welding, ironworking, and metal fabrication.

Commended as of July 2014 by being selected to work in refinery maintenance directly with Tate and Lyle employees.

Supervised second shift shop production at The Kelly Group for a just over one year until being promoted to work in the field at Tate and Lyle.

06/2009-12/2010

Eastern Shipbuilding Group

Panama City, FL

Ship Fitter and Combination Welder

Employed superior welding skills by fitting, setting up, and welding all parts of the ship being built under extreme working conditions.

Applied welding processes including structural and pipe, using flux cord and stick operations.

All welds tested by x-ray, pressure, hydro, arc gouging, and torch cutting procedures.

6/2008-6/2009

The Kelly Group

Lafayette, IN

Structural Welder/Pipe Welder and Fitter

Performed gas metal arc welding on stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum alloys. Gas tungsten arc welding (TIG) on plate and pipe in the 6G position on carbon aluminum and stainless steel alloys, and flux cord on carbon steel plate.

Proficient at reading blueprints, form, break, roll, and fit a variety of transitions. Assembling duct work, hand rails, and platforms, ironwork, set up of equipment, use of various power tools including welders, torch and plasma cutter operations, and CNC plasma cutters.

08/2004-11/2007

Wabash National Corporation / CTI Personnel

Lafayette, IN

Advanced Welding Technician

Promoted upon working through CTI Personnel Temp services for one year at Wabash National Corporation by being hired to work directly through Wabash National Corporation as an advanced welding technician.

Mastery of operation of hoists, line carts, table hoist, shears, break presses, rollers, preparation of floors and cross members, robotic arms, and welders.

Application of welding strategies including stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum. Welding processes used to weld back-ends, couplers, front and back slide-rail, bogies, and aluminum floor kits.

Daily objective of 100 percent process yield.

Education and Certifications

6/2010

O.S.H.A

Panama City, FL

Hazmat 40 Hour

8/2006-4/2009

Welding Certification Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana/ AWS DI.I Lafayette, IN

Certification is through the American Welding Societies and meets critical standards including:

Fit and Weld Pipe: 3/8 Inch - 1 Inch plate

Stainless Steel: 304, 309, and 316

Carbon, Aluminum, Nickel Plated, Reinforced Carbon A.R., Carbon Nickel Pipe, Titanium

TIG weld pipe, structural, stainless, and carbon in 6G position

Flux cord, MIG, TIG, and Stick

5/2004 Elston Community Education Center Lafayette, IN

General Equivalency Diploma

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