Chad Mcleod
Calvert City,KY
Summary
Seasoned Welder with 20 years of hands-on experience setting up and operation welding equipment to assemble metal structures. Diligent individual focused on maintaining high productivity and safety targets. Dexterous team player comfortable working with little to no supervision.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Shipyard Welder/Structural Fitter
Tradesman International- Walker Boat yard
Paducah , KY
05.2023 - Current
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Operated manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment to cut metal for fabrication of products.
Structural Welder
Ironworkers 782 - Samron
, IL
06.2023 - 06.2023
- Performed welding on steel components for bridge construction projects.
- Installed and welded steel beams, columns, girders, and other structural elements.
- Welded joints in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions as required by the task at hand.
- Operated cutting torches to cut metal pieces prior to welding them together.
Shipyard Welder
Tradesman International- James Built
Possumtrot, KY
10.2022 - 03.2023
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Gathered required materials for each project in order to meet production deadlines.
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
Journeyman Ironworker
Enerfab- West Lake Chemical
Calvert City, KY
02.2017 - 03.2020
- Operated welding and cutting equipment to join or cut metal components.
- Performed layout and installation of structural steel, stairs, rails, ladders and other miscellaneous ironwork items.
- Installed reinforcing steel bars in concrete forms for building foundations.
- Erected columns, beams and girders according to blueprints or specifications.
- Assembled structural frameworks from prefabricated parts using bolts, clamps and hand tools.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Ironworking
West KY Tech
Paducah, KY01-2020
High School Diploma -
Marshall County High School
Benton, KY01-2005
Vocational - Welding/ Auto Collision
Marshall County Technical School
Benton, KY01-2005
Skills
- Structural Welding
- Pipe Welding
- Beam Welding
- Sub-Arc Welding
- Blue print reading
- Foreman classes
- Aerial Lift training
- Fall protection training
- Osha 30
- AWS D11 d15
- Structural Steel worker
Timeline
Structural Welder
Ironworkers 782 - Samron
06.2023 - 06.2023
Shipyard Welder/Structural Fitter
Tradesman International- Walker Boat yard
05.2023 - Current
Shipyard Welder
Tradesman International- James Built
10.2022 - 03.2023
Journeyman Ironworker
Enerfab- West Lake Chemical
02.2017 - 03.2020
Associate of Applied Science - Ironworking
West KY Tech
High School Diploma -
Marshall County High School
Vocational - Welding/ Auto Collision
Marshall County Technical School
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