Andres Garcia
Granada Hills,USA
Summary
Driven welder/fabricator with experience in MIG welding. Well-versed in standard procedures, policies and regulations with attention to detail. Flexible with focus and commitment to safety.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder - Fabricator
JP Metal Works
08.2025 - Current
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
- Inspected pieces for defects, measured, and checked with straightedges or templates for compliance with specifications.
- Suggested improvements to soldering process to increase efficiency.
Welder/Fabricator
Noel Welding Corp.
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Performed quality checks to verify proper lengths, widths, and painted finish discrepancies.
- Aligned and verified positioning using measuring instruments to determine reference points and compute layout dimensions.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
Contractor
Gerry Enterprises
07.2024 - 01.2025
- Welded for various projects
- Repaired and maintained concrete sidewalks and flooring
- Diagnosed electrical problems and repaired to ensure safety compliance
- Loaded and unloaded 25+ pounds of material and equipment
- Assisted with operating heavy equipment
- Built walls and roofs
- Implemented changes requested by designers, owners, or inspectors to conform to specifications or updated demands.
Owner
Metal Masters
01.2020 - 01.2024
- Managed customer relationships, acquired new clients and developed marketing strategies
- Completed projects within tight deadlines, delivering high quality welding work
- Proactively identified and resolved fabrication issues to maintain project deadlines
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
Security Guard
Multiple Clubs
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Oversee and patrol premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion while screen individuals to prevent passage of prohibited articles into restricted areas
- Manage all physical security operations such as scheduling security personnel and updated management regarding security related concerns
- Worked the door checking ID's, crowd control and make sure the doors were secured
- Ejected unruly patrons from the premises
- Answered alarms, investigated disturbances, and contacted law enforcement personnel to escalate crises.
Welder
Tecnicas Metalicas
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Gained experience in various welding techniques
- Participated in company safety programs, becoming a well-versed in identifying and mitigating safety standards
- Actively helped in carrying out routine welder's duties as assisting senior welder's in large projects
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
Production Manager
Pacific 1000
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Managed and maintained the training and operations of over 30 employees.
- Executed critical welding and fabrication tasks successfully completing projects 10% quicker than company standards.
Systems Technician
International Fire Systems
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Installed, programmed, maintained, inspected burglar and fire alarm systems
- Hooked up systems to specified panel mountings of particular devices.
- Submitted daily paperwork to record completed jobs and related information.
- Explained to customers and demonstrated how specific system works.
- Analyzed interruption reports and outage databases to identify outage trends and determine needed coordination changes.
Informatics System Tech.
No.2 Fire Systems
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Installed, programmed, maintained, inspected burglar and fire alarm systems
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
Education
Welding Certification - Welding Program
Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA07.2026
Certification - undefined
Institute University of Technology
Venezuela01.2011
Skills
- Pipe fitting
- Torch cutting
- Valve repairs
- Crane operation
- Reweld application
- Structural welding
- Fabrication
LANGUAGES
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Welder - Fabricator
JP Metal Works
08.2025 - Current
Welder/Fabricator
Noel Welding Corp.
01.2025 - 05.2025
Contractor
Gerry Enterprises
07.2024 - 01.2025
Owner
Metal Masters
01.2020 - 01.2024
Security Guard
Multiple Clubs
01.2017 - 01.2020
Welder
Tecnicas Metalicas
01.2015 - 01.2017
Production Manager
Pacific 1000
01.2012 - 01.2015
Systems Technician
International Fire Systems
01.2010 - 01.2012
Informatics System Tech.
No.2 Fire Systems
01.2008 - 01.2010
Certification - undefined
Institute University of Technology
Welding Certification - Welding Program
Glendale Community College