John Bowie
Tangi Lakes Ext. Apt #B, Hammond, La *0403
**********@*****.***
Work Experience
U.S Army, Ft.Carson, Colorado May 1989 – October 1991
Welder, Cutter, Auto Body Repairman, and Radiator Repairman
Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.
Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
Grind, cut, buff, or bend edges of workpieces to be joined to ensure snug fit, using power grinders and hand tools.
Align and clamp workpieces together, using rules, squares, or hand tools, or position items in fixtures, jigs, or vises.
Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
T.L.James, Covington, La November 1991 – July 1996
Welder, Carpenter, and Cement Finisher
Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
Align and clamp workpieces together, using rules, squares, or hand tools, or position items in fixtures, jigs, or vises.
Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
Grind, cut, buff, or bend edges of workpieces to be joined to ensure snug fit, using power grinders and hand tools.
Develop templates and models for welding projects, using mathematical calculations based on blueprint information.
Hammer out bulges or bends in metal workpieces.
J.Ray McDermott, Amelia, La January 1996 – April 1999
Welders Cutter
Align and clamp workpieces together, using rules, squares, or hand tools, or position items in fixtures, jigs, or vises.
Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools.
Freida Goldman International Fabrication, Pascagoula, Ms February 1999 – March 2004
Welder, Cutter, Leaderman
Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools.
Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
Louisiana Technical College - Young Memorial Campus, Franklin, La August 2004 – April 2007
Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer
Grind, cut, buff, or bend edges of workpieces to be joined to ensure snug fit, using power grinders and hand tools.
Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.
Align and clamp workpieces together, using rules, squares, or hand tools, or position items in fixtures, jigs, or vises.
Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Iberia Parish School Board, New Iberia, La August 2011 – June 2022
Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer
Develop templates and models for welding projects, using mathematical calculations based on blueprint information.
Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
St. Tammany Parish School Board, Covington, La August 2022 – Present
Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer
Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
Align and clamp workpieces together, using rules, squares, or hand tools, or position items in fixtures, jigs, or vises.
Weld separately or in combination, using aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys.
Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools.
Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
Education
Franklin Senior High School, Franklin, La August 1985 – May 1989
High School
Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge, La. August 2011 – August 2014
Associate, Preparation of Vocational Technical Education Ins.