Charles Sytsma
Welder/Fabricator with * years total experience
Racine, WI 53403
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Fluent with tig, mig, and flux core/dual shield welding processes. I fabricate and fit anything from .050 aluminum to 3/4 stainless for one off jobs. Resourceful, productive, frugal with materials. High ability to fabricate templates for any production bending/welding. Mathematically minded and self-driven to get the job done quickly but correctly
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Fabrication Lead
CAD Industries - Franksville, WI
July 2021 to Present
I take jobs from scratch to welding. I coordinate material through the CNC water jet machine, complete all bending, rolling, tapping, pre-polishing, and other machining on stainless steel, aluminum, and mild steel from 18 gauge-1” thick
Custom Truck fabricator
Custom Truck One Source - Racine, WI
August 2020 to June 2021
Weld/fabricate and build custom service trucks. GTAW, GMAW FCAW. Bore, boom lift, dump, and vacuum trucks.
Day to day tasks:
Frame extension
Axle placement modifications
Move/extend plumbing as needed
Build bulkhead racks
Mount bed units onto frame
Fabricate custom bumpers and mount
Custom Sheet Metal Fabricator
AWI - Racine, WI
August 2017 to August 2020
• Built a large assortment of pharmaceutical tanks, platform sections, and a lot of custom conveyor parts(drop tubes, fill tubes, hoppers, dust collectors, ect.
• Completed all machining, bending on brake press, roll, cope, bevel, whatever fabrication is called for.
• Mig/tig weld carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum per print as thin as 16g(back purge when necessary) and structural weldments on up to 1” thick material. Followed by polish or remove stain if necessary.
Education
Some college in Business Management
UW-Parkside - Kenosha, WI
January 2014 to May 2014
High school diploma or GED
Case High School - Racine, WI
September 2010 to January 2014
Skills
• Blueprint Reading
• Fabrication
• Welding
• Machining
• CNC
• Press Brake Machine
• Mechanical Knowledge
• Construction
• Tube bending
• Calipers
• Micrometer
• Precision measuring instruments
• TIG welding
• MIG welding
• FCAW
• Carpentry
• Precision measuring instruments
• Blueprint reading
• CNC
• Forklift
Assessments
Project timeline management — Proficient
October 2020
Prioritizing and allocating time to effectively achieve project deliverables Full results: Proficient
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