Donald King

**** *** ******** **** ********, Alabama 36582

Phone: 615-***-**** E-mail:advy5v@r.postjobfree.com

Summary: Proactive and competent with a demonstrated ability in welding in the fabrication of steel and metal structures. Adept at performing basic welding functions as well as operating power equipment, grinders and other related tools. Willing to work overtime, and weekends.

Major strengths include:

• Thorough understanding of basic welding concepts and their application

• Expert in moving work pieces and tools manually and with equipment

• Hands on experience in performing grinding tasks using both power and hand tools

• Proficient in cleaning work pieces to remove impurities

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

AWS Certified Welding Confirmed September 2017

Tidewater Tech Trades, Norfolk, VA

President List

Plumber Helper Certificate Confirmed March 07 2016

Graphic Design Certificate Confirmed December 12 2012

WELDING CERTIFICATION & SKILLS

• Cutting Processes

• Flux-Core Arc Welding

• Oxy-Fuel Gas Cutting

• Shielded Metal Arc Welding

• Gas Metal Arc Welding

• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

CORE COMPETENCIES

•Safe Protocols

• Brazing & Soldering

• Blueprints Interpretation

• Shop Mathematics

• Arm-hand steadiness

• Inventory Control

• Dismantling

• Plasma Cutting

WORK EXPERIENCE

General Laborer Hirequest – Nashville, TN February 2023-March 2023

• Performed various General Laborer duties

Window Inserter Express Staffing - Nashville, TN November 2022-February 2023

• Inserted windows

• Performed welding duties

Forklift Operator Coastal Staffing – Nashville, TN June 2022-February 2023

• Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.

• Detected faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.

• Recognized, set up, and operated hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.

Brake and Press Operator Quality Industries – La Vergne, Tennessee Sept. 2018-

May. 2019

• Performed task in a warehouse bending metals to form parts for different industries.

• Occasionally welded metals

• Worked with different warehouse equipment such as pallet jacks, fork lifts,etc.

• Used different hand tools for different task as well for reading blueprints and compass

Skilled Laborer Aerotek – Brentwood, Tennessee May.2018 – Jan.2019

• Performed tasks involving physical labor at construction sites.

• Worked in warehouses for company like Old Castle Precast, and Lee Company in the Mid-Tennessee area of Nashville.

• At Old Castle Precast I learned different molds for storm catchers, draining systems, and other underground draining systems.

• Lee company I worked in the sheet metal shop form and building different duct work as well a little welding.

Welder Access Gate Systems – Murfreesboro Tennessee May. 2018 –Sept. 2018

• Performed tasks involving physical labor at construction sites.

• Installed of security gates in the middle Tennessee area.

• Accessed of private entry gates for schools, businesses, and the wealthy.

• Fabricated gates threw blueprints.

Skilled Laborer Cleveland Construction – Norfolk, VA Jan. 2017 – July. 2017

• Performed tasks involving physical labor at construction sites.

• Operated hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments.

• Built forms or structures using bricks, concrete and stone, and the repair of same.

HVAC Helper Bel-Air Heating and Cooling – Norfolk, VA Feb. 1997 – May. 2007

• Drove material equipment removal, warehouse stocking, maintenance and cleaning, power vacuuming of furnace systems, and interfacing with customers

• Operated automotive equipment, such as pick-up trucks, small vans, or cars, to transport

• Assisted skilled mechanics in minor mechanical work on machinery

• Built forms or structures using bricks, concrete and stone, and the repair of same.

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