GRANVILLE KEYS III

CELL: 206-***-**** ALT. :770-***-**** EMAIL:zn6fk4@r.postjobfree.com

High-quality Welder ~ Safety-driven Operations Foreman ~ Reliable Maintenance Technician

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a welding position in a construction company, shipyard, or facility where I can use my multitude of experience with TIG/CO*/ FCAW, and GMAW WELDING.

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:

Accomplished welding professional with over a decade of proven expertise managing maintenance operations in a wide range of maritime settings.

Extensive experience in a wide variety of welding styles and positions including metal fabrication, fillet welds, butt welds (UT and X-ray), sub arc & shipfitting. In-depth familiarity with common welding processes, fixtures and uses of jigs.

Powerful ability and physical dexterity for welding and fabrication processes.

Demonstrated experience with a strong and firm approach to sustaining and encouraging safe work environments and a demonstrated ability to streamline operations. Strong skills in directing and motivating up to 40 member staffs.

Proven skills in staff supervision, crew training, marine equipment, corrective and preventive maintenance, and CMM/CSS Control Systems.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

GLACIER FISH CO. Jan 2009-PRESENT

FOREMAN/LEADMAN / WELDER

Consistently supervises a 40-person crew to perform successful offloads. Assists in maintaining superior at-sea performance to support quality control and streamline product output to major buyers, such as McDonalds, Gordon’s Fisherman, etc.

Assists crew in using a BMG Marine ship unloader to consistently complete 100 ton lifts.

Use SMAW to make UT quality butt welds on column splices. Weld new connection clips, base plates on top of existing columns and other structural members.

Work as a connector, erecting pipe rack bents and fill in iron on top of an existing structure, at times using bull rigging methods comprised of chain falls and come-a-longs.

Maintains high production levels through onsite welding machine repairs.

AMERICAN SEAFOOD CO.

Structural Welder / Rigger/Maintenance Technician Oct 1998 - Dec 2005

Performed structural welder using SMAW & FCAW (using NR 212 self shielding wire).

Installed miscellaneous iron such as access platforms and ladders & shot nelson studs.

Performed rigging duties during steel erection and machinery placement.

As a structural fitter, fabricated & modified structural members and performed layout and design of sheet metal and pipe. Worked with sheet rollers and brakes.

Selected effective welding procedures (including fixturing, bolting, positioning, dogging, strong backing, etc.) which allowed for proper alignment during welding.

Set up and operated fabricating machines (such as drill presses, lathes, milling machines, grinders & sanders) to cut, grind, shape, bend, drill and file as specified by blueprints or layouts. Followed Manufacturer’s Operating Processes (MOP) to detail.

ROYAL SEAFOOD CO. Oct 1997 – Sept 1998

Factory & Maintenance Technician

Supported onboard maintenance efforts of processing plant & equipment, including cutting machines, conveyors, boilers, metering systems, packing equipment and the ammonia refrigeration system.

Responsible for welding, plasma cutting, pipefitting, torch cutting, and all duties as a fabricator in stainless steel.

Used grinder for all air and mechanical tools and hydraulic holes and lines.

Ensured technical and company standards were met onboard large tanker vessels with structural welding and maintenance technician responsibilities.

Managed crew of 8 entry level Ironworkers to bolt-up and impact structural members.

Fabricated various components and subassemblies to meet applicable acceptance criteria using different types of welding processes and filler metals.

Ensured properly fit welding joints and proper type & condition of filler metal, as well as, ensured weld was in proper sequence to meet specifications and manufacturing or engineering requirements according to quality control standards.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

John Wilkins Realty, Rome, GA Seasonal 2006-2011

Acquired experience in general construction including basic electrical repairs, carpentry, concrete, glass, spray and roller painting, plumbing, patching, and sheetrock.

Erected structural steel members using bolt-up & welding methods. Erected metal building parts, such as wall girts. Sheeted roofs & walls using R-panel sheeting.

Welded structural members such as K-braces, moment connections, column splices, bar joists and other miscellaneous items such as handrails, bridging, roof and floor decking.

Responsible for completing various tasks using a variety of power tools and metal fabrication equipment including: drills, drill press, edge planer, end mill, benders, power saws, sanders, and grinders.

SAFETY TRAINING

• Completed OSHA ten-hour safety class

• Successfully completed steel erection training program for safe erection procedures.

CERTIFICATIONS: Forklift & Crane Operations

EDUCATION: Seattle Art Institute, Associate’s Degree

COMPUTER SKILLS: MS Word, Excel, and advanced Internet functions

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