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Sheet Metal A Team

Location:
Richmond, VA
Posted:
June 09, 2025

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Resume:

Ricky Terrell Brown

*** ******** **

Williamsburg, VA 23185

*********@*****.***

757-***-****

Objective:

To be employed by a company that allows me to use my experience in all Industrial, Commercial and Marine Construction. I possess over 7 years of experience in Shipfitting, Light Rigging, Layout Pipe Fitter and also have 5 years of welding experience. I am also a team player and very safety oriented while contributing my growth to a company I work for. Key skills include:

Power tools

Universal 608 EPA Certification

sheet metal fabrication

Understand blueprints

Problem solving

Works in confined spaces

Welding

Steel structures

Education

SMAW, FCAW, and MIG certificate from Thomas Nelson Community College

Completed HVAC certification with Centura College

Completed an associate degree in General Studies at Central Texas College while in the Navy

Completed OSHA Certification

Experience/Skills

Shipfitter in the United States Navy (09/15/2006 – 07/19/2019)

-Ability to use hand and power tools

-Ability to perform basic plumbing and piping

-Ability to use basic machine shop equipment, i.e., lathes, mills, and grinders.

-Maintains professional competence, ethical integrity, knowledge, and skills

-Working knowledge of the following areas: welding, brazing, burning, bending, heat treatment of metals, shearing and drilling, machine shop theory and practices, nomenclature of assigned equipment.

-Maintains all shop tools and equipment and performs clean-up, painting, and housekeeping duties

-Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the division, the group, and the company. Includes ability to handle stress and to interact with others so as to establish and maintain a positive and productive work environment and minimize personal conflicts

-Performs preventative maintenance for building and grounds as necessary

-Complies with environmental regulations when using, dispensing, or handling hazardous and non-hazardous materials and wastes

CTR Group Newport News, VA (09/11/2019 – 07/25/2020)

-Ability to arc weld, SMAM, FCAW, MIG weld, and use oxy-acetylene equipment (stainless, carbon, steel, and aluminum).

-Thorough understanding of the operating principles of all assigned equipment

Industrial TurnAround Corporation (ITAC) (09/02/2020 – 03/08/2021)

-Possesses general carpentry skills

-Inspects job site and equipment to be dismantled, erected or moved; analyzes blueprints and schematics; estimates weight of loads to be handled, lifted, clearances and recommends support equipment needed.

-Ability to read blueprints

-Ability to perform basic structural and sheet metal fabrication

-Ability to perform basic plumbing and piping

SmithField Foods (06/01/2021- 12/23/2021) maintenance mechanic

-Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment

-Supports and follows the guidelines of the food safety system

-Troubleshoots, repairs, installs, erects, moves and/or dismantles all types of machinery and auxiliary production equipment.

-Performs preventative maintenance for building and grounds as necessary

-Communicates pertinent information to next shift

Iron Workers Local 79 (01/05/2022- 06/1/2022)

-Operate heavy machinery and lead laborers to produce structural steel tubes bundles of various shapes, lengths, and overall tonnage

-Performed a variety of quality inspections including pre-pour, post pour, grouting and rebar inspection demonstrating strong attention to detail

-Preformed SMAW in all positions, working with carbon steel and stainless steel

Huntington Ingalls Shipyard (07/23/2022- Present)

-Fabricated components for installation by cutting, bending, and welding metal parts using equipment including torches, arc rig, and grinders

-Built and erected ladders and scaffolding to access and complete large assemblies

-Used hoist, chain falls, and other rigging equipment to move large platforms and bulkheads in position in accordance with shipyard procedures

-Helped fix discrepancies in the submarine program to meet deadlines

-Qualified to work with polyethylene shielding which blocks radiation

HVAC:

Installation and troubleshooting skills for heating and cooling systems

Finding and fixing the source of a problem

Finding or altering replacement parts

Installing individual parts (pumps, pipes, fans, etc.)

Using power tools safely

Maintaining air and water treatments in HVAC systems

Performing preventive maintenance as needed



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