Frank J. Mesagna

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SUMMARY

Professional, hardworking individual who likes to get the job done and do it right the first time. Trustworthy and honest with a passion for quality work.

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

●Expert blueprint reading skills.

●Experience using precision measuring instruments.

●Expert level experience fabricating all metals.

●AWS certified in all types and phases of welding with 28 years experience.

●Welding certifications: SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, Hard facing, Sub-arc welding

●Experienced forklift operator.

●Experience with following equipment: Plate rollers, brake press, shears, plasma cutter / oxy-acetylene / circle burners, tubing benders, and Piranha ironwork machines. Manual machining equipment, but no cnc experience.

EXPERIENCE

Wurtec Inc Toledo, OH

04/2021-present

Fabricator● Fabrication and Welding of commercial and residential elevator and elevator installation equipment, based off blue prints and customer specifications.

Swanton Heavy Fab Wauseon, OH 08/2019-04/2021

Fabricator

●Fabrication and welding of various industrial machinery from blueprint

Richmond Machine Montpelier, OH 10/2018-06/2019

Fabricator/Crew Lead

●Fabrication and welding of material handling equipment

●Most material is stainless steel

Tronair Swanton, OH 9/2012-10/2018

3rd shift Welder/Previously 3rd and 1st shift lead

●Fabrication and welding for aircraft ground support equipment.

●Responsible for a shift of 10 workers in various departments (machining, welding, assembly, saw) (as lead on 3rd shift) duties included: scheduling, inventory management, ensuring all products being manufactured meet or exceed Tronair quality standards.

●Previously responsible for the entire facility on third shift and only lead on duty.

Tech Dynamics Perrysburg, OH 10/2010-9/2012

Fabricator / Fill-in shift supervisor

●Fabrication and welding all phases of structural steel and railing systems from blueprints

●Projects included: suspension bridge construction, fabricated beams, cambering and rolling beams, several local and recognizable building structures- including Hollywood Casino

RLM Fabrication Toledo, OH 10/2009-9/2010

Fabricator

●Fabricating and welding bulkheads, industrial duct work, water walls, hard faced glass chutes and various other equipment related to the coal burning/hydroelectric and nuclear power industry

Advanced Metal Fab Temperance, MI 5/2004-10/2009

Fabricator

●Fabricating and welding from blueprints all manner of industrial material handling equipment for automotive and glass production industries; like conveyor systems, part rotation systems, automated turn-key systems, etc.

Whitesboro Spring Service Whitesboro, NY 9/2000-5/2004

Blacksmith / Fabricator

●Blacksmith apprenticeship, trained under Jim Greenfield, Master Blacksmith

●Shaped, rolled, and tempered raw steel to form heavy truck leaf springs using traditional methods

●Using blast furnace, tempering furnace and shaping steel on anvil

●Installed and repaired snow removal equipment on county and state trucks

Finishing Machine Toledo, OH 6/1993-7/2000

Fabricator

●Worked throughout the United States fabricating and installing complete paint line systems, wastewater treatment systems, plating tanks, and conveyor systems

●Trained under millwright, David May. Upon completing apprenticeship in 1998, took over as a road crew supervisor last two years with the company

EDUCATION

GED 1991

Associates degree at Owens Community College Criminal Justice Dept. 1994 3.7 GPA

NY-DOT Welding program at Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY 2002 4.0 GPA

1800 Classroom hours at NW Ohio Mechanical Training Center, Northwood, OH. Welding, blueprint reading,

drafting, mechanical fabrication training

REFERENCES

Rick Morgan 419-***-****

Steven Farkas 419-***-****

Jeff Hahn 419-***-****

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