Adrian Shackelford
********************@*****.*** Tucson, AZ, US 520-***-****
WORK HISTORY
Ship Fitter at CTS Corporation
January 1999 - December 2023 (25 Years)
Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to workpieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.
Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to workpieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.
Locate and mark workpiece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications. Direct welders to build up low spots or short pieces with weld. Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools. Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes. Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.
Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.
Smooth workpiece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves. Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes. Erect ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies. Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.
Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.
Preheat workpieces to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces. Install boilers, containers, and other structures. Tack-weld fitted parts together.
Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal. Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes. Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches. Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
EDUCATION
Thomas Jefferson High - High School
Graduated 1978-01-01
General Studies
SKILLS
building for 30+ yrs, 30 years
ABOUT ME
I have management experience: 1 years
I served in the military