Connor Erickson
Shippensburg,PA
Summary
Detail-oriented welder, skilled in pipe welding, structural welding, pipefitting, and blueprint reading. Proven ability to learn and grow with new people, and collaborate effectively in team settings.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Boilermaker
C&I boiler/Summit Skilled Solutions
Montoursville, Pennsylvania
03.2026 - 05.2026
Worked alongside a number of other employees to help with demo, prep, rigging, and welding of tube walls. Also working on smaller projects like patches and grates.
Welder
Qualex Manufacturing
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
08.2024 - 06.2025
- I built contract work for other companies at Qualex that involved welding, fabricating in some cases, and blueprint reading.
- The work also involved lifting heavy pieces of metal on my own, as well as in team lifts.
Welder
Volvo Construction Equipment
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
01.2024 - 05.2024
- I ran metal core wire welding out of frames for compaction equipment.
- I also operated bridge cranes, as well as frame rollers and manipulators.
Education
Pipe And Structural Welding With SMAW And GTAW
Western Welding Academy
Gillett, WY02-2026
Skills
- Pipe welding (SMAW/GTAW)
- Pipefitting
- Blueprint reading
- Structural welding
- Team collaboration
- Torch Cutting
Certification
• AWS D1.1 SMAW on 3/8" plate no backing (run uphill with E6010 root and E7018 fill and cap In the 3G and 4G position)
• ASME SMAW on 2" XXH pipe (run uphill with E6010 root and E7018 fill and cap in the 6G position)
• ASME SMAW/GTAW on 2" XXH pipe (run uphill with ER70S-6 root and hot pass, and E7018 fill and cap in the 6G position)
• ASME GTAW on 2" XH pipe (run uphill with ER70S-6 all the way out in the 6G position)
• ASME stainless GTAW on 2" XH pipe (run uphill with ER308L wire all the way out with purge in the 6G position)
• API 1104 Downhill SMAW on 6" .280" wall thickness pipe (run downhill with E6010 root and E8010 fill and cap in the 6G position)
• ASME SMAW on 2" XXH pipe (run uphill with E6010 root and E7018 fill and cap in the 6G position)
• ASME SMAW/GTAW on 2" XXH pipe (run uphill with ER70S-6 root and hot pass, and E7018 fill and cap in the 6G position)
• ASME GTAW on 2" XH pipe (run uphill with ER70S-6 all the way out in the 6G position)
• ASME stainless GTAW on 2" XH pipe (run uphill with ER308L wire all the way out with purge in the 6G position)
• API 1104 Downhill SMAW on 6" .280" wall thickness pipe (run downhill with E6010 root and E8010 fill and cap in the 6G position)
Affiliations
Volunteer - Shippensburg First Church of God
• Assist with event setups, equipment moving and facility support
• Work with teams to prepare spaces for large gatherings
• Helped develop new ministry program for young adults in the church and the area
• Demonstrate reliability and strong work ethic
• Assist with event setups, equipment moving and facility support
• Work with teams to prepare spaces for large gatherings
• Helped develop new ministry program for young adults in the church and the area
• Demonstrate reliability and strong work ethic
Timeline
Boilermaker
C&I boiler/Summit Skilled Solutions
03.2026 - 05.2026
Welder
Qualex Manufacturing
08.2024 - 06.2025
Welder
Volvo Construction Equipment
01.2024 - 05.2024
Pipe And Structural Welding With SMAW And GTAW
Western Welding Academy