Professional Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline

Brad Huddle

Francis Manufacturing Incorporated
Versailles,OH
1
Certification
33
years of professional experience

Experienced Welding and Fabrication Technician with 30+ years repairing foundry equipment, castings, and wear parts across multiple metals. Skilled in Tig and stick welding, torch cutting, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance, with a strong focus on safe, reliable equipment performance.

Experienced welder and fabricator with 20+ years repairing castings, building replacement parts, and performing GTAW and stick welding. Known for metal fabrication, attention to detail, and safe, reliable equipment support.

Work History

Welder

33 Years
Francis Manufacturing Incorporated | 10.1993 - Current

Repair imperfections in aluminum castings produced from the foundry.

Repair broken and worn parts for various pieces of equipment. Including aluminum, steel, cast iron, brass, copper, stainless steel and magnesium,

Fabricate many different parts for various pieces of equipment used in the foundry including shields, guards, hydraulic motor mounts, numerous replacement parts for. Furnaces, core makers, sand cutters and other foundry equipment.

Industrial Maintenance Technician

18 Years 9 Months
Francis Manufacturing Incorporated | 04.1994 - 01.2013
  • Maintained furnaces, grinders,tow motors, skid steers, motors, and production equipment to support uninterrupted plant operations.
  • Repaired machinery, replaced worn parts, and restored equipment to safe operating condition.
  • Performed preventive maintenance on pumps, bearings, belts, and hydraulic components, tow motors, skid steers, sand cutter.
  • Maintained conveyor systems, motors, and production equipment to support uninterrupted plant operations.

Education

High School Diploma

Versailles High School | Versailles, OH | 05.1989

Welding Certificate

Hobart School of Welding Technology | Troy, OH | 11.1990

High School Diploma

Montgomery County Joint Vocational School | Clayton, OH | 05.1989

Skills

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Stick Welding
Part fabrication
Torch cutting
Metal forming
Welding machine setup
Machine adjustment
Metal fabrication
Measurement tools
Hand and power tool operation
Shaping and cutting
Special alloys
Attention to detail

Certification

  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Pipe and Tubing
  • Gas Metal Arc Welding
  • Flux Cored Arc Welding
  • Oxyacetylene Welding and Cutting
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding Advanced
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding Pipe Uphill

Timeline

Industrial Maintenance Technician

Francis Manufacturing Incorporated
04.1994 - 01.2013Read More

Welder

Francis Manufacturing Incorporated
10.1993 - CurrentRead More

Hobart School of Welding Technology

Welding Certificate
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Versailles High School

High School Diploma
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Montgomery County Joint Vocational School

High School Diploma
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Brad Huddle