Lisa Giardina

Hammond, LA *****

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504-***-****

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Hi, I want to use this space to tell you a little about myself. I'm a proud, United States Army Veteran. I am a hard working, detail oriented, authentic, determined, & dependable employee. I show up for my shift & work it. I know my craft & am dedicated to the process. I understand my work represents not only me, but the company I work for. I'm eager to learn, willing to teach, & able to work solo or on a team. I am experienced with various hand tools, machinery, equipment, & computers. I'm seeking full time employment (overtime is a plus) & a stable work environment. I look forward to talking to you.

Thanks in advance,

Lisa

United States Army Veteran, '94-'98 44B, Metal Worker/ Combo Welder Fort Jackson, South Carolina;

Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland;

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Certifications & Licenses:

• Aluminum-Lithium (He)

TIG/GTAW Certification,

Lockheed Martin/NASA;

Super-Lightweight External Tank, Space Shuttle Program.

• Certified through: Visual, Dye Penetrant, X-ray, Tensile, & MACRO inspections

■Education:

●Associate in Science,

2016 Graduate:

︎Delgado Community College-

New Orleans, LA ●Prerequisites, 2012-2014:

︎Elaine P. Nunez – St. Bernard, LA

●Trade School (A.I.T.), 44B, 1994:

︎U.S. Army School of Ordnance,

Aberdeen Proving Grounds,

Aberdeen, MD

●High-School, 1989 Graduate:

︎PGT Beauregard/St. Bernard High - Saint Bernard, LA

• General studies; lunch detention & after-school detention for mischief, but also played the Tri-Toms in the Parade Marching Band & the Timpani for school concerts.

Skills Overview:

• Welding (15+ yrs)

• Aluminum (Specialty)

• Stainless Steel (Specialty)

• TIG/GTAW (15+ yrs) (Specialty)

• MIG/GMAW (15+ yrs)

• Stick/SMAW (15+ yrs)

• Flux/FCAW (5 yrs)

• Filing, Grinding, Cutting Aluminum, Stainless, & Steel (15+yrs)

• Clamping, Cleaning, & Tacking Various Metals (15+yrs)

• Cutting Torch

• Air Arc/Gouging

• Fabrication (1 yr)

• Manufacturing (10+ yrs)

• Using gigs (10+ yrs)

• Building gigs (10+ yrs)

• Dye Penetrant (2yrs)

• Etching (2yrs)

• Forklift (5+ yrs)

• Overhead Pendant Crane (10+ yrs)

• Cherry Picker (5+yrs)

• Lifts (5+yrs)

• Plainishing (2 yrs)

• Porta-powers (10+ yrs)

• Come-alongs (10+ yrs)

• Straps, Vises (15+ yrs)

• Band Saw (10+ yrs)

• Circular Saw (10+yrs)

• Reciprocating Saw/Sawzall (5+yrs)

• Drill Press (1yr)

• Sandblasting Granite (1 yr)

• HVAC Helper (1 yr)

• Aerospace (2 yrs)

• Chemical Plant (2 yrs)

• Military Experience (4 yrs)

• Hazardous Chemicals (2 yrs)

• Loader, Chemicals (2 yrs)

• Loading Railcars, Tanker Trucks, & River Barges

* Previously held & able to secure a TWIC Card

Languages:

• English - Expert

• WhoDat - Expert

Communication skills:

• English (20+ yrs)

• WhoDat (20+ yrs)

• Shop Talk (20+ yrs)

• Reading (20+ yrs)

• Writing Skills (20+yrs)

• Computer skills (20+ years)

• Blueprint reading (1yr)

• Engineer Drawings (1yr)

Relevant Work Experience:

●Operator/Loader

●Cytec Chemical – Waggaman, LA

2009 to 2012

■ACRYLONITRILE Plant Loader:

• Loaded Acrylo to Railcars, Tanker Trucks, & River Barges,

• Offloaded Acrylo from Railcars, Tanker Trucks, & River Barges,

• Inspected, Installed, & Recorded Security Seals,

• Offloaded Caustic for Facilities,

• Monitored & Recorded Tank levels through computer software,

• Physically Monitored & Recorded Acrylo Tank Levels by Reading Gauges on Hourly Rounds,

• Switched Acrylo tanks to receive from Acrylo plant,

• Switched Acrylo tanks for

off-loading product,

• Traced Lines (Pipes),

• Opened/Closed Valves,

• Kept a Log during 12hr shift documenting ALL activities/incidents,

• Climbed Ladders, Railcars & Tanker Trucks,

• Climbed Tanks up to 75ft to secure vents &/or perform inspections,

• Collected Wet Samples,

• Made Rounds, Checking Temps, Tank Levels, Lights, etc.

■ Switch Operator:

• As a Switch Operator, I worked with the following Hazardous Chemicals: Acrylonitrile, Sulfuric Acid, MMA, Melamine (dry), Polypropylene, & HCN (Cyanide),

• Spotted Rail Cars at Appropriate Racks for Loading,

• Kicked Cars (uncoupling railcars to specific tracks),

• Made Up/Built Trains (building a train for pick-up),

• Weighed incoming & outgoing trains/railcars,

• Broke Down Trains (kicking individual rail cars to specific rails).

■ Melamine:

• Operated Digital Industrial Scale,

• Manually Loaded Pallets onto Digital Scale,

• Manually Loaded 50lb bags onto Pallets,

• Heat Shrink-Wrapped Pallets Loaded with 50lb bags,

• Filled industrial bags with 1000+lbs dry Melamine,

• Weighed palleted Industrial Bags of dry Melamine using Digital Scale,

• Printed Labels via Digital Scale,

• Loaded Pallets into Tractor Trailer w/Forklift.

●Welder

● Lockheed-Martin

Michoud Blvd, New Orleans, LA

• Loaded Flight Hardware Panels into Welding Tools* using Pendant Crane,

• Filed & Cleaned Flight Hardware,

• Welded Start & Tailout Panels onto Flight Hardware,

• Monitored Automated Welding Processes (gas, speed, etc.)

• Loaded/Unloaded Welded Barrel/Dome Panels on/off Tools*,

• Certified in & Performed Dye Penetrant Procedures on Flight Hardware,

• Certified in & Performed Etching Procedures on Flight Hardware,

• Worked w/QC & Weld Engineers on Flight Hardware Defects Repair,

• Certified in & Performed Die Grinding of Flight Hardware,

• Certified in & Performed Plainishing ("hammer & dolly") Procedures on Flight Hardware,

• Practiced Safety Protocols,

• Cleaned Flight Hardware using MEK & other Industrial Solvents,

• Stamped off each Procedural Step in the PPE using an Individually Assigned, Numerical Stamp

*TOOLS WERE AS LARGE AS SMALL HOMES- External Tank panels were huge, so the Tools that held & welded them together had to be even larger.

●Metal Worker/Combo Welder

(44/B) & Soldier

●United States Army

Fort Leonard Wood, MO

July 1994 to January 1998

■United States Army Certified Welder in the following processes: Oxy-Acetylene welding,

Brazing, Solder, Silver Solder,

SMAW (ARC/"Stick"),

FCAW (Flux Core/Solid Core/Hardwire),

GMAW (MIG), Aluminum (some steel)

GTAW (TIG), Aluminum (as thin as 1/16th), Stainless Steel, & Mild Steel. Flat, Horizontal, Vertical, & Overhead positions utilized, Air Arc (Gouging),

Oxy-Acetylene Cutting Torch,

Tank Turret (Army version of, "Pipe"),

Cladding (Army "Plating " 2" & thicker),

Radiator & Fuel Tank repair (tested via water submersion w/air pressure),

■Body Damage & Paint Tech:

Repaired Damaged Vehicle Panels,

Primed & Painted all Components,

Base Coat/Clear Coat & Acrylic paint processes,

■Soldier, PV2:

• Qualified as Expert with the M16A2 (38 of 40, 25m- 400m) • Qualified as Sharpshooter on the M67 Fragmentation Grenade,

• Trained on:

•M18A1 Claymore Landmine,

•M136 Anti-Tank Launcher,

• Browning M2 .50 Cal. Machine Gun,

• MOPP Gas Gear Levels 1-4.

Assigned to the 515th Engineer Company, 5th Engineer Battalion (Combat)

(Mechanized) (FORSCOM),

(Pipeline) (Deactivated), then Assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion (Training)

(Construction) (TRADOC), Company C, 577th Engineer Battalion.

Volunteer Groups:

Spaymart Kitten Foster Program,

Rescue/Trap/TNR & Foster

August 2002 to Present--

I have trapped & rescued kittens & cats to be vaccinated, spayed/neutered, & adopted for Spaymart since 2002. I've also TNR'd (TrapNeuterReturn) cats & kittens that were unadoptable, but had caretakers. I've been in many attics & gardens, under many houses & restaurants, & walked many parking lots to secure kittens or cats in need. I've actively fostered kittens- some needing bottle or syringe feeding & some needing socialization- but most simply needed a safe, loving environment to play & grow. I've also cared for many Mama-cats with their kittens. Along the way we've helped dogs, squirrels, possums, turtles, birds, & anything else in need. I've found it to be very rewarding.

P.S.: Kittens are thugs!

Lagniappe:

I'm relatively new to the Northshore, having moved here after the passing of my parents. I've been here about 3 years now & am still learning the locations of nearby towns/cities (I need an old school, paper map!).

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