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Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
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Brian Ovalle

Wichita,KS

Summary

Hardworking professional with experience in sales and customer service. Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills. Proven ability to build relationships with customers, identify needs and provide comprehensive solutions. Highly experienced candidate with proven track record of meeting tight deadlines and exceeding customer expectations. Skilled in operating a variety of welding equipment, utilizing various welding processes and techniques, and reading blueprints and other technical drawings.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

88M Motor Transport Operator

Army Reserve
02.2020 - Current
  • My unit is the 129th Det 3, we are a HET Unit who's main focus is to transport tanks and recover tracked vehicles
  • I am HET NET Certified.

Sales Associate

Eddy's Toyota
09.2023 - Current
  • Answered telephone and email inquiries from potential customers.
  • Greeted customers on lot and in showroom to answer questions about brand and available inventory.
  • Qualified buyers by matching requirements and interests to various car or truck models and discussing finance options.
  • Closed sales by overcoming objections, asking for sales, negotiating price, and completing purchase contracts,
  • Cultivated strong relationships with clients, resulting in numerous referrals and repeat customers.

Insurance Agent

Family First Life
04.2022 - 09.2023
  • Built relationships with potential clients to increase sales.
  • Interviewed prospective clients to obtain data about financial resources and needs, physical condition of person or property, and to discuss any existing coverage
  • Monitored insurance claims to ensure were settled equitably for both client and insurer.

Welder

LTB Industries LLC
04.2022 - 12.2022
  • Operated welding equipment in a safe and efficient manner to ensure quality welds.
  • Repaired broken or cracked parts by cutting out the damaged area and rewelding it according to specifications.
  • Utilized a variety of welding processes such as MIG, TIG, and stick welding.
  • Operated angle grinders to prepare parts for welding.
    Used grinders and hand tools to buff workpiece edges and verify secure fit.
  • Fabricated components from materials such as sheet metal, pipe sections, and structural forms with precision accuracy.
  • Performed layout work for complex shapes using blueprints and
    templates.

Welder/Fabricator

LS Industries
01.2022 - 04.2022
  • Mig welded surface treatment machinery.
  • Inspected and prepped material surfaces by removing slag and rust.
  • Operated metal shaping, straightening and bending machines, such as brakes, and shears.
  • Inspected finished products to ensure compliance with established standards of quality control.

Welder/Fabricator

US 212 Beef Corp
09.2020 - 10.2021
  • Contracted to get a slaughter plant running that was shut down for 6 years.
  • We built, fabricated, and installed many pipes, ladders, and everything structural out of stainless steel.
  • Tig/Mig/stick welded.
  • Created blue prints from scratch.

Pipeline Welder

Mears Group Inc.
07.2019 - 12.2019
  • As a pipeline welder our responsibilities were to weld mainline anywhere from 2" pipe up to 30" pipe
  • Utilized oxy-acetylene torches to cut metal into desired shapes prior to welding process
  • Fabricated parts and components to exact tolerances.
  • Fabricated components from materials such as sheet metal, pipe sections, and structural forms with precision accuracy
  • Repaired broken or cracked parts by cutting out the damaged area and rewelding it according to specifications
  • Committed to delivering excellent customer service while working in a fast-paced environment.

Pipeline Welder

Bennett Construction
12.2017 - 06.2019
  • Efficiently managed time between multiple projects while meeting deadlines consistently
  • Repaired defective parts using appropriate equipment according to established procedures
  • Read blueprints to determine layout of metal fabrications.
  • Worked effectively under pressure in order to meet tight deadlines.
  • Trained junior level personnel in the safe operation of welding equipment and related tools
  • Successfully operated welding equipment to weld together metal components of pipe systems according to specifications.

Welder Helper

Bennett Construction
05.2017 - 12.2017
  • Efficiently operated cutting torches according to project specifications
  • Operated angle grinders to prepare parts for welding.
  • Utilized oxy-acetylene torches to cut metal into desired shapes prior to welding process
  • Assisted welders in performing arc gouging procedures when required.

Education

Welding

Lincoln College of Technology - Denver
Denver, CO
04.2017

Skills

  • Customer service and Assistance
  • Creative Solutions
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • AWS Certified
  • TIG Welding Professional
  • MIG Welding Professional
  • Equipment Operation

Certification

  • Top of my platoon in basic training and AIT
  • NCO in 3 years
  • #1 student in my welding program
  • AWS Certified in TIG Welding, MIG Welding, STICK Welding.
  • Salesmen of the month, very first month in my first ever dealership job.

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Sales Associate

Eddy's Toyota
09.2023 - Current

Insurance Agent

Family First Life
04.2022 - 09.2023

Welder

LTB Industries LLC
04.2022 - 12.2022

Welder/Fabricator

LS Industries
01.2022 - 04.2022

Welder/Fabricator

US 212 Beef Corp
09.2020 - 10.2021

88M Motor Transport Operator

Army Reserve
02.2020 - Current

Pipeline Welder

Mears Group Inc.
07.2019 - 12.2019

Pipeline Welder

Bennett Construction
12.2017 - 06.2019

Welder Helper

Bennett Construction
05.2017 - 12.2017

Welding

Lincoln College of Technology - Denver

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