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ANTWOIN CURRY
adurnc@r.postjobfree.com 757-***-**** Chesapeake, United States 23323
Highly motivated professional with 10 years of entrepreneurial and management experience. Skillfully creates and maintains professional and loyal relationships with co-workers, staff and clients while managing administrative and sales employees. Comfortable working independently as manager and leader and as collaborative team member. Applies business acumen and experience and exercises decisive judgment to meet and exceed organizational goals. Purchasing and planning
Task delegation
Schedule management
Customer retention
Microsoft Office
Supervision and training
Sound judgment
Quality standards
Reporting
Key decision making
Blueprint and schematic understanding
Project coordination
Presentations
Job planning
Job site management
Materials estimating
Safety oversight
Contractor management
Curry Fabrication and Welding LLC
Chesapeake, VA
Business Owner/Operator
07/2021 - Current
Consulted with potential clients to determine how company could best meet needs.
Developed estimates for welding and fabrication services based on in-depth knowledge of labor and material expenses. Made steel form parts using various cutting equipment and welded part together per specifications.
Welded components in flat, vertical or overhead positions. Aligned and clamped workpieces using rules, squares or hand tools. Welded fabrication materials, continuously checking for safety and quality. Positioned and clamped workpieces together and properly assembled in jigs and fixtures.
Advance Technical Institute Virginia
Beach, VA
Adjunct Maritime Welding Instructor
08/2022 - Current
Prepared students for welding certifications and field experience including effectively maintaining, setting up and utilizing torches, shears, plasma cutters and wire-feed, stick, TIG, Miller Dynasties, SMAW and FCAW welders.
Efficiently managed day-to-day operations, including curriculum implementation and continuous improvement of industry best practices to bolster production and task completion.
Fairlead Structures Portsmouth, VA
Welding Supervisor
11/2020 - 06/2021
Directed and coordinated production activities, encouraging employees to meet specifications.
Kept records of employees' attendance and working hours for accurate calculation of billable cycle.
Summary
Skills
Experience
Calculated labor and equipment requirements and production specifications using standard formulas to boost sustainability. Prepared operations data to produce comprehensive reports to management.
Read and interpreted work order specifications and information to plan, schedule and carry out jobs effectively.
Enforced company policies, answered coworkers' questions and trained new personnel.
Assigned tasks to employees and monitored productivity, performance and task completion.
Walashek Industrial and Marine Inc
Norfolk, VA
Superintendent
12/2007 - 12/2020
Conducted hydrostatic and tolerance tests on welded parts to verify weld quality and conformance to specifications.
Read blueprints and drawings and took measurements to plan layout and procedures.
Assigned tasks to employees and monitored productivity, performance and task completion.
Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently. Enforced company policies, answered coworkers' questions and trained new personnel.
Read and interpreted work order specifications and information to plan, schedule and carry out jobs effectively.
Conducted training in equipment operations and safety procedures, briefing employees of hazards associated with work. Directed and coordinated production activities, encouraging employees to meet specifications.
Kept records of employees' attendance and working hours for accurate calculation of billable cycle.
Developed pricing schedules, costing for materials and compliance statements.
B&L Fabrication and Welding LLC
Norfolk, VA
Welder Foreman
03/2015 - Current
Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments together.
Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
Seagar Mechanical Systems, LLC
Portsmouth, VA
Welder Foreman
10/2020 - Current
Prepared and planned worksites to help jobs run smoothly. Kept production team moving forward for progress in daily site operations.
Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments together.
Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
Prepared broken parts for welding by properly grooving and scarfing surfaces.
Repaired structures by dismantling, reshaping and reassembling metal components with cutting torches and hand tools.
Conducted hydrostatic and tolerance tests on welded parts to verify weld quality and conformance to specifications.
Positioned and clamped workpieces together and properly assembled in jigs and fixtures.
Produced work using appropriate welding techniques, metallurgy knowledge and engineering requirements.
Welded fabrication materials, continuously checking for safety and quality. Welded components in flat, vertical or overhead positions. Recognized, set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Marine Chemist Service
Shipyard Competent Person
01/2016
Norfolk Naval Welding School Portsmouth
Welding (GTAW)
05/2000
Tidewater Community College Virginia Beach
Welding Certications, Walashek Industrial and Marine Inc Navsea GTAW (6G) Pipe Copper Nickel to Copper Nickel Navsea GTAW (2,3,4G) Plate Aluminum to Aluminum
Navsea GMAW (2,3,4G) Plate Aluminum to Aluminum
Navsea SMAW (6G) Pipe Stainless- Steel to Carbon Steel Navsea GTAW/SMAW (6G) Pipe Stainless to Stainless
Navsea SMAW (6G) Pipe CRMO to CRMO
Navsea GTAW (6G) Pipe Copper Nickel to Carbon Steel ABS FCAW (2,3,4G) Plate AH-36
ABS GTAW (6G) Pipe Carbon to Carbon
ABS GTAW (6G) Stainless to Stainless
ABS GTAW/SMAW (6G) 70S TIG root/ 7018B2L Stick cover ABS SMAW (6G) Pipe CRMO
Education and Training
Certifications