Christopher Brown
Yankton,SD
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Hardworking and reliable welder, fabricator, and equipment operator with strong ability to learn and master new tasks and jobs. Offering a very high standard in completing projects as well as learning new jobs in a timely and efficient manner. Highly organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality. Analytical professional with technical knowledge and critical thinking skills to thrive in data-driven environments. Tackles challenges with positivity and drive to overcome. Works great alone or with others and consistently exceeds expectations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Welder
Astec
Yankton, SD
01.2022 - Current
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Constructed templates and jigs for fabrication according to blueprints.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- Trained apprentices in safety procedures and use of tools, equipment used during fabrication, welding operations.
- Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Read blueprints and drawings and took measurements to plan layout and procedures.
- Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
- Maximized shop organization and equipment lifespan by maintaining equipment.
- Determined welding strategies using metallurgy knowledge, geometry and welding techniques.
Robotic Welder Operator, Quality Control, Operator
Manitou
Yankton, SD
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Programmed robotic welding systems to ensure accuracy and speed of production.
- Performed preventive maintenance on robotic welding systems according to safety protocols.
- Troubleshot, repaired, and tested robotic welders for proper operation.
- Developed new methods for programming robotic welders to optimize efficiency.
- Calibrated and adjusted robot parameters for optimal performance.
- Trained other personnel in the safe use and operation of robotic welders.
- Led training, mentoring and operation in robotic welding performance initiatives.
- Collaborated with supervisors and other production personnel to analyze and resolve production issues.
- Observed safety protocols and OSHA guidelines to reduce incidents and hazards, maintaining and completing safety goals.
- Completed production reports and work orders and submitted to management for review to maintain open and transparent operations.
- Conducted pre-operation checklists on all assigned machines prior to use each day.
- Used equipment such as forklifts, telehandler, skid steers, loaders, to move material in order to complete jobs quickly and correctly.
Fabrication Welder and Equipment Operator
Vig's Welding And Repair
Yankton, SD
01.2018 - 08.2018
- Fabricated metal components and structures according to blueprints, drawings, and written specifications.
- Cut metal parts with oxyacetylene torch and plasma cutter.
- Inspected welds for accuracy and adherence to quality standards.
- Operated forklifts, telehandler, skid steer, loader and other heavy equipment to move large components around the shop floor.
- Cleaned and prepared surfaces for welding operations by grinding, sanding, or polishing as needed.
- Loaded and unloaded materials onto trucks or other transportation vehicles for delivery purposes.
- Utilized overhead cranes to lift heavy objects into place during fabrication projects.
- Developed new methods of fabricating complex parts in order to increase efficiency or reduce costs.
- Communicated effectively with team members regarding progress of tasks assigned throughout the day.
- Maintained daily logs of machine operations and reported any mechanical or safety issues to supervisor.
- Performed preventative maintenance on equipment, including greasing, oiling, servicing engines and changing filters.
- Used equipment to complete jobs quickly and correctly.
- Steered forklifts, hand trucks, scissor lifts and other equipment to move materials around work sites.
- Loaded, prepared, and drove proper work truck with proper tools and materials needed to complete repairs on construction equipment such as ware plates on excavator buckets, bulldozers, and other equipment use for construction
- Communicated with state engineers and OSHA officials to ensure safe and proper work procedures to drive pile as well as carefully measuring, placing, and welding I-beams for bridges.
Education
High School Diploma -
Yankton High School
Yankton, SD05-2014
Skills
- Equipment Inspections
- Materials Movement
- Materials transportation
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Structural welding
- AWS certified
- Stick Welding
- Flux core (FCAW) welding
- Sub-arc Welding
- Fabrication
- Blueprint Reading
- Torch cutting
- Tool repair and maintenance
- Precision measuring
- First Aid Training
- Power Tool Operation
- Quality Control
- Professionalism
- Organizational Skills
- Mathematical Calculations
- Multitasking
- Relationship Building
- Following Instructions
- Critical Thinking
- Team Communication
- Decision-Makin
- Adaptability
- Reliability
- Problem-solving abilities
Certification
- AWS Certified
- Yaskawa Academy Robotics's Certificate
Accomplishments
- Achieve a company record of 100 machines in one year at Astec
- Completely renovated a lowboy trailer by myself which included welding, fabricating, drilling and ran all new electrical, air lines, and hydraulic lines
- Renovated and Fabricated a Utility Body for a service truck. This included repairing dented and/or damaged parts, fabricated new parts such as rear bumpers and storage compartments.
- Completely learned how to run a robotic welder in just a few days
- Passed ALL AWS Certifications in just ONE try. (this included vertical stick, horizontal stick, overhead stick, submerged arc, solid wire, and flux core welding)
Affiliations
- Avid hunter
- Exercising
- Hiking
- Creating designs for clothes
- Designing and creating a detailed plan for home and personal projects
- Dog training
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Welder
Astec
01.2022 - Current
Robotic Welder Operator, Quality Control, Operator
Manitou
01.2019 - 01.2022
Fabrication Welder and Equipment Operator
Vig's Welding And Repair
01.2018 - 08.2018
High School Diploma -
Yankton High School
- AWS Certified
- Yaskawa Academy Robotics's Certificate
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