Dacoda Biggs
Longview,WA
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Laborer
H & H Engineering
Kelso, WA
04.2022 - 05.2022
- Utilized industry-specific machines and tools to set, line up, and fasten railroad ties, rail clips, and face plates. Aligned bolts over rail joints and preassembled parts for production. Maintained environmental cleanliness and practiced safety procedures.
- Maintained tools and equipment, ensuring optimal functionality for safety and efficiency.
Slitter/Rewind Operator
Portco
Woodland, WA
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Operator slitter/rewinder to cut labels and rewound the products to customer order satisfaction, changed over machines in a timely and effective manner, maintained a clean working environment, recorded progress through a computer program throughout the day, Completed preventative maintenance duties to create effective work areas.
Line Operator/ Line Driver/QC Tech/Line Lead
Alphia
Woodland, WA
06.2017 - 12.2021
- Managed and changed over production lines, palletizer, and labeled computers based on product type and order size. Performed QC checks every hour for domestic products or every half hour for exported products, performed simple maintenance duties to reduce amount of downtime, executed all other line lead duties and paperwork, maintained a clean and safe work environment according to Food Manufacturing Standard Operating Procedures. Drove forklift to pull materials for the packaging department to be used and to reload the palletizer. Used a forklift to pull one or multiple production lines and stacked materials in the warehouse with use of forklift or a push pull forklift.
Education
Continuing Education - GTAW Pipe Welding
Lower Columbia College
Longview, WA03-2026
Associate in Machine Trades - undefined
Lower Columbia College
Longview, WA03-2026
Associate in Applied Science (AAS) - Welding Technologies
Lower Columbia College
Longview, WA12-2025
Highschool Diploma - undefined
Lower Columbia College
Longview, WA07-2018
Skills
- Forklift operation
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Technical blueprint interpretation
- Math proficiencies
- Experienced with precision measurement instruments
- FCAW dual shield
- Stick welding 7018 & 6010
- GTAW welding
- Minor Aluminum GMAW practice with push pull & spool gun
- Hardwire MIG
- Leadership as Weld Club President (Fall 2025- Winter 2026)
- Manual machining
Awards
2024 - WABO Certification for Dual Shield Flux-Core MIG Welding up to 3G, In House Forklift Certification, Basic Life Support Certification, Presidents Lists Fall 2025 (GPA 3.8+ for that quarter), Graduated with Honors Fall 2025(Welding AAS- Accumulative GPA 3.5+)
Timeline
Laborer
H & H Engineering
04.2022 - 05.2022
Slitter/Rewind Operator
Portco
12.2021 - 04.2022
Line Operator/ Line Driver/QC Tech/Line Lead
Alphia
06.2017 - 12.2021
Associate in Machine Trades - undefined
Lower Columbia College
Associate in Applied Science (AAS) - Welding Technologies
Lower Columbia College
Highschool Diploma - undefined
Lower Columbia College
Continuing Education - GTAW Pipe Welding
Lower Columbia College