CHRISTOPHER SMALLWOOD
Albany,GA
Summary
Experienced welder in mild steel, TIG and MIG aluminum and flux core welding. Over 19 years of experience working with stainless steel and specialized alloys in food processing and agriculture fields. Excellent safety record.
I also have marketing experience which I’m currently enrolled working on my Bachelors in this field.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder/Fabricator
Climate Masters Heating & Air Conditioning Inc
Albany
07.2017 - Current
- Set up and operated hand and power tools, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment
- Diagnosed and performed repairs for food grade equipment and electrical components
- Fabricated shop parts from blueprints
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines
- Detected faulty operation of equipment and defective materials and promptly resolved issues
- Removed excess slag with arc-cutting, grinding and other equipment
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent, ground and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions
- Minimized warping by using good fitting, burning and welding techniques
- Skilled with gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding and submerged arc welding
- Prepared high frequency welding equipment to perform advanced stainless work
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts
- Inspected welds and checked whether critical measurements met specifications upon completion
- Diagnosed and performed repairs for food and agriculture processed equipment and hydraulic components
- Examined structure and texture of parts to detect imperfections
- Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions
- Welded various types of connections using jigs to complete tasks on time and with high quality final results
- Blew out machines, checked welding leads and wiring and changed filters for preventative maintenance.
Welder/Fabricator
Anderson Manufacturing
Camilla
02.2015 - 07.2017
- Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints
- Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag and other materials to ready surfaces for welding
- Prepared wire fed welding equipment to perform advanced carbon work
- Set up and operated hand and power tools, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines
- Detected faulty operation of equipment and defective materials and promptly resolved issues
- Removed excess slag with arc-cutting, grinding and other equipment
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent, ground and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions
- Minimized warping by using good fitting, burning and welding techniques
- Skilled with gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc and resistance welding
- Prepared high frequency welding equipment to perform advanced stainless work
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts
- Inspected welds and checked whether critical measurements met specifications upon completion
- Examined structure and texture of parts to detect imperfections
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions
- Welded various types of connections using jigs to complete tasks on time and with high quality final results
- Maintained correct length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Digital Marketing
FullSail University
Winter Park, FL05-2025
High school or equivalent -
Mitchell County High School
Camilla, GA06.1999
Skills
- Welding
- Fabrication
- Linkedin learning courses
- Adobe creative cloud
- Adobe portfolio
- Professional writing
- Coding(some self taught)
- Research and proposal class completed
- Several other classes completed on timely basis for two years now
Timeline
Welder/Fabricator
Climate Masters Heating & Air Conditioning Inc
07.2017 - Current
Welder/Fabricator
Anderson Manufacturing
02.2015 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Digital Marketing
FullSail University
High school or equivalent -
Mitchell County High School