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Benjamin H. Swinson

Midland

Summary

To obtain a hands-on position in a quality-focused environment where I can utilize my craftsmanship skills and contribute to the company’s success, while securing a stable future for my family.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

School Bus Driver

Auxilio Services
08.2024 - Current
  • Completed pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections and documented info in vehicle logs.
  • Demonstrated professionalism at all times while engaging with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators alike during daily duties.
  • Provided a positive environment for students during transportation, fostering respectful interactions and promoting good behavior.

Owner/Operator

Swinson’s Speedshop
08.2021 - 10.2024
  • Custom Engine and drivetrain swaps
  • Installation of aftermarket performance parts from various manufacturers
  • Installation of brake, steering, and suspension systems
  • Welding, including MIG and TIG processes
  • Sheet metal fabrication, repair, and installation
  • Chassis repair/reinforcement

Discipline Liaison

Auxilio Services
10.2022 - 08.2023
  • Maintained camera systems for the entire fleet and reviewed footage for disciplinary reasons
  • Contacted parents and school officials regarding incidents
  • Served as the primary point of contact for parents and school officials for on-going incidents
  • Backup School Bus Driver

Fabricator

Gray’s Garage
11.2020 - 11.2021
  • Custom Engine and drivetrain swaps
  • Installation of aftermarket performance parts from various manufacturers
  • Installation of brake, steering, and suspension systems including custom suspension and 4-link design and installation
  • Welding, including MIG and TIG processes
  • Sheet metal fabrication, repair, and installation
  • Chassis repair/reinforcement

Automotive Mechanic/Restorer

American Gasser
05.2018 - 11.2020
  • Restoration, diagnostic, and repair work on classic and custom vehicles
  • Custom Engine and drivetrain swaps
  • Installation of aftermarket performance parts from various manufacturers
  • Installation of brake, steering, and suspension systems including custom suspension and 4-link design and installation
  • Welding, including MIG and TIG processes
  • Sheet metal fabrication, repair, and installation
  • Wiring including switches, relays, 12V conversions

Service Technician, Parts Department, and Service Advisor

McArdle Buick, GMC, Cadillac
06.2014 - 03.2016
  • Automotive Maintenance Technician- oil changes, tire repair and rotations, TPMS service and repair
  • Parts Consultant- work within the parts department including ordering and stocking parts, inventory documentation, and Body shop service and repair supply
  • Service Advisor- assisting customers through the process of their vehicle maintenance and repairs including scheduling appointments, documentation of service, and factory recall work

Metal Trades Assistant, Apprentice, and Journeyman Steamfitter

Various Contractors on behalf of Local 85
05.2007 - 05.2014
  • Hired as Metal Trades Assistant, accepted into apprenticeship in 2008, graduated to Journeyman in 2012
  • Working from blueprints and isometric drawings
  • Quality control tasks including material handling, shipping/receiving, and heat number tracking
  • Working from isometric drawings and P&IDs for fabrication and installation of process piping in Dow Corning
  • Designing, drawing, fabricating, and installing 2” highline piping in Dow Corning
  • Designing, measuring, drawing, and fabricating process piping in Dow Corning and Dow Chemical

Education

Journeyman Steamfitter - Use And Care of Tools, Oxy/act Cutting, Gas Installations, Steam Systems, Plumbing Code, Blueprint And Plan Reading, Related Math And Science, Welding, Industrial Rigging, Hydronic Heating And Cooling, Tube Bending, Isometric Drawing And Comprehension

Local 85
Saginaw, MI
02.2012

Beaverton High School -

Beaverton High School
Beaverton, MI
06.2000

Skills

  • General mechanical skills
  • Welding skills
  • Safety of work
  • Process training
  • Fork truck operation
  • Elevated work platforms operation
  • Overhead cranes operation
  • Hoists operation
  • Rigging equipment use
  • Blueprint reading
  • Isometric drawing
  • Measuring equipment use
  • Layout equipment use
  • Lasers
  • Tripods
  • Process piping experience
  • Carbon steel piping
  • Stainless steel piping
  • Inconel piping
  • Hastelloy piping
  • Teflon lined piping
  • Oxy/acetylene cutting
  • Gas installations
  • Steam systems
  • Plumbing code knowledge
  • Related math and science
  • Industrial rigging
  • Hydronic heating
  • Hydronic cooling
  • Tube bending
  • Isometric drawing comprehension

Certification

  • State of Michigan Certified Auto Mechanic for Pre 1973 Vehicles
  • Journeyman Steamfitter

Timeline

School Bus Driver

Auxilio Services
08.2024 - Current

Discipline Liaison

Auxilio Services
10.2022 - 08.2023

Owner/Operator

Swinson’s Speedshop
08.2021 - 10.2024

Fabricator

Gray’s Garage
11.2020 - 11.2021

Automotive Mechanic/Restorer

American Gasser
05.2018 - 11.2020

Service Technician, Parts Department, and Service Advisor

McArdle Buick, GMC, Cadillac
06.2014 - 03.2016

Metal Trades Assistant, Apprentice, and Journeyman Steamfitter

Various Contractors on behalf of Local 85
05.2007 - 05.2014

Beaverton High School -

Beaverton High School

Journeyman Steamfitter - Use And Care of Tools, Oxy/act Cutting, Gas Installations, Steam Systems, Plumbing Code, Blueprint And Plan Reading, Related Math And Science, Welding, Industrial Rigging, Hydronic Heating And Cooling, Tube Bending, Isometric Drawing And Comprehension

Local 85

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