Welding technologist

Michael Brudnicki Resume

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Home Phone: 519-***-****

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London, Ontario, Canada

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Date: April 22 -2025

Work Experience

Full-Time

January 2016 to April 2025

Large defense contractor, manufacturing wheeled vehicles and welded sub-assemblies

Started as: Specialist - Weld Auditor in Product Assurance

Responsibilities include:

Visual Weld inspection and Liquid Penetrant Inspection on vehicles and sub-assemblies in accordance with AWS and Internal Welding Standards

Evaluating welded assemblies for conformance to drawing and internal standards

Preparing vehicle weld documentation to support customer reviews

Assisting customer QAR with weld related issues and document deficiencies

Conducting discrepant material dispositions

Ensuring production completes rework/repairs and all supporting documents

Filing, digitizing and organizing quality documents and records

Complete and maintain quality records for vehicles and sub-assemblies

Auditing production processes and procedures

Providing Quality records to Customer, Supervisor and Manager as required

Regularly works alone conducting product inspection at off-site supplier locations

Capable of assembly audits, for retrofit and sales activity

Capable of paint and final inspection audits

Participated and engaged in DNDQAR andfinal customer sales presentations

June 2012 – December 2015

Previous Employer:

Medium-sized manufacturing/machining facility producing large welded locomotive sub-assemblies

Promoted to: Welding Technologist/Inspector in Quality Department

Responsibilities include:

PQR testing and welding procedure development to CSA, AWS, and ISO

Providing all weld related documents for PPAP/FPI on products

Working with customers on product design and re-engineering welds

(Continued…)

Responsible for maintaining CWB, AWS and DIN EN certification requirements

Maintaining up to date Welders Lists for CWB certification (Mild steel, Stainless steel, and Aluminum)

Organizing CWB and DIN EN welder qualification tests (Ordering material, Cutting, Prepping, and tacking of test plates)

Instructing and conducting welder qualification tests to ISO 9606-1

Lead-Hand/Supervisor for day shift responsible for 10 welding stations

Generating and distributing production logbooks

Generating formal Inspection documents

Generating Work Instructions and Quality procedures

Generating Quality Alert forms for production

Generating and implementing CARs

Calibrating welding power sources and wire feeding equipment

Performing visual weld inspection (AWS, CSA, ISO 5817 and Customer specific standards)

Performing NDE (LPI and MPI)

Performing Daily Process Monitoring (Shielding gas type and mixture, Filler metal and welding parameters

Capable of Setup and Troubleshooting of production welding equipment (GMAW, SMAW and GTAW)

Capable of setup for GMAW and GTAW on aluminum (HF, Pulse, Square wave and Balance)

Assessing Safety and Quality issues from production employees

Safely operating overhead cranes and forklifts

Safely operating small electric and pneumatic hand tools

Safely operating large stationary equipment (Drill press, Band saw, Iron worker, Belt and Circular sanders)

Assisting with development of Quality Assurance processes

Setup and implementation of new processes and procedures

Ordering and maintaining supply of welding consumables, abrasives, cleaning supplies and PPE

Training and hiring of new employees (Welding and procedures)

November 2011 – June 2012

Started as – Production Welder in Production

Responsibilities include:

Producing leak-proof welds on locomotive components (All welds LPI tested)

Maintaining and Troubleshooting GMAW equipment

Ensuring clean and organized work area prior to shift change

Reporting part quality issues to supervisor

Reading and interpreting blueprints

Safely operating overhead cranes and forklifts

Part-Time

April 2011 – November 2011

Worked for contract company: Landscaping and general grounds upkeep in an apartment complex (Cut grass bi-weekly and raking leaves)

April 2010 – August 2010

Worked for contract company: Landscaping and general grounds upkeep in an apartment complex (Cut grass bi-weekly, Stained apartment decks and fences)

Qualifications

Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) Qualifications

Achieved SMAW carbon steel (Stick) Flat position welding (Expired May, 26/2011)

Achieved GMAW carbon steel (MIG) Flat position welding (Expired April, 7/2016)

Achieved GTAW carbon steel (TIG) Flat position welding (Expired May, 19/2017)

Achieved GTAW stainless steel (TIG) Flat position welding (Expired October, 30/2017)

Completed CWB welding supervisor to W47.1-09/W59-13 (Issued: May, 12/2014)

Certified to W178.2 as a Level 1 welding inspector, W47.1-09/W59-13 (Issued: May, 31/2014)

Completed all modules for CWB Level 2 welding inspector (February, 26/2015)

Completed 40 hours of Level 2 certification training for Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI) (January, 19/2015)

Completed upgrade exams to become Certified Level 2 welding inspector to W178.2, W47.1-09/W59-13 (Issued August, 30-2018, Valid until: May, 31/2026)

Canadian Institute for Non Destructive Examination (CINDE) Qualifications

Completed 40 hours of Level 2 certification training for Liquid Penetrant Inspection (LPI) (November, 10/2014)

Education Background

College

September 2010 – April 2011

Completed the third year of a Manufacturing/Welding Engineering Technologist program at Conestoga College in Guelph

Courses completed include: Mathematics, Metallurgy, Robotic Programming, AutoCAD, Welding Automation, Operations Management, Quality Assurance, Weld Cost Effectiveness and Welding Process Theory

Worked in small and Large groups on complex assignments

Setup and Operated Ultrasonic and Resistance Stud welding equipment

Developed skills with Microsoft office tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project

September 2009 – April 2010

Graduated From Welding Engineering Technician program at Conestoga College in Guelph

Courses completed include: Mathematics, Metallurgy, Robotic Programming, Welding Process Theory, and NDT Including ultrasonic, MPI and LPI

Setup and operated SAW, FCAW, and RSW equipment

Operated Mechanical saws, Brake press and Ironworkers for cutting and forming of mild steel

Developed skills for troubleshooting GMAW, FCAW and GTAW equipment

Developed skills Microsoft office tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

September 2008 – April 2009

Graduated from Welding Techniques program at Conestoga College in Waterloo

Courses completed include: Mathematics, AutoCAD, Technical Communications, Blueprint reading and Welding Process Theory

Setup and operated SMAW, GMAW, GTAW and OFC equipment

Operated angle grinders and hydraulic ironworkers

Participated in CWB Welder Qualification testing (Successfully passed tests for SMAW and GMAW in the flat position)

Developed skills Microsoft office tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

High School

September 2004 – June 2008

Graduated from Montcalm Secondary School. London, Ontario (2008)

Achieved full Canadian “G” class license (2009)

Achieved Canadian “G2” class license (2008)

Completed Driver’s Education program (2007)

Completed G1 class license exam’s, written and practical (2006)

Completed Beginners Diver training in Open-water (60ft) (2005)

Completed Restricted Possession and Acquisition Licence, RPAL (2005)

Achieved Pleasure Craft boating license program and VHF radio license (2004)

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