Antonio D Castro
AWS Certified Welder
Toledo, Ohio 43612
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EDUCATION
Bowsher High School Toledo, Ohio 1992 College Prep Diploma Drexel J Thrash Training Center: AWS Certification, Scaffold Training, OSHA 30 HR Awareness training, Mason tending, Concrete Saws, Small Engine Tools, Confined Space Entry, Safety Training Passport PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
9/2023-
Present
Toledo Tool & Die
Repair Welding of parts.
3/2022-
9/2023
Mobility Transport
Removed one side of a new van using saws and metabo. Welded in a steel structural area for wheelchair lifts accessibility 7/2019-
3/2022
Stanley Black and Decker
Welded steel structures for attachment to trucks, skid steers, and tractors
10/2013-
7/2019
Bullard
Manually laid out and welded large steel structures used in railcar oil offloading for refining
SKILLS &
ABILITIES
Proficient in Welding Aluminum, Steel, and Stainless Steel
Familiar Materials: Pipe Work, C-Channel, Sheet Metal, Structural Steel (to code), Metal Grading, I-Beams
MIG Processes: Flux Core, Solid Wire, Metal Core
Weld Positions: Vertical Up, Open Root, Multi-Pass, Overhead,
Weld Standards: 100% Pen Ultrasound Compliant, UV Dye Test, Magnetic Particle Testing, High Pressure Gas Proof
JOB ENVIRONEMNTS &
RELATIVE SKILLS
Arc Gouging
Submerged Arc weld repair
Blueprint reading
Fabrication
Manual Layout
Plasma Cutting
Some TIG welding
Acetylene Torches
Projects and Contract Assignments 2014 – Present (successfully completed)
Equivalent Base Watson Engineering
Faurecia Bullard
Stanely Black & Decker Tronair
Ventower Swanton Welding
Long-Term Employment
Empire Refractory, Toledo, OH 2004 – 2013 (9-year project completed)
Jeep 4400 Chrysler Dr. Toledo, OH 2001 – 2008 (repeated layoffs) Education, Training and Certifications
Nursing, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, OH
College Preparatory Diploma, Bowsher High School Toledo, OH