David Brown
Vicksburg,MS
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder
Vixen
Thibodaux, LA
12.2020 - Current
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
- Minimized warping using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
- Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces.
- Maintained correct arc length and movement speed to form specified fusion depth and bead.
- Managed repair and maintenance schedule to organize shop and maintain equipment.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
- Conducted special welds with extremely low tolerances for industrial operations.
- Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
- Operated robotic cells machinery.
- Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
Education
Vicksburg High School
Vicksburg, MS05.2003
Skills
- Workpiece Measurements
- Straightedge Measurements
- Defective Material Identification
- Specifications Conformance
- Hand and Power Tool Operation
- Edge Joining
- Equipment Selection
- Gas Flow Adjustments
- Workpiece Examinations
- Power Tools Operations
- Filler Rod Selection
- Vertical Welding
- Overhead Welding Position
- Micrometers and Calipers
- Brakes and Shears Operation
- Surface Material Preparation
- Stainless Steel Metal Welding
- Flux Selection
- Mathematical Calculations
- Welding Techniques
- Torch Installation
- Solder Application
- Operation Monitoring
- Portable Grinders
- Crane and Hoist Equipment Operation
- Design Interpretation
- Hand Torches
- Safe Work Practices
- Heavy Duty Machinery
- Wire Feed Machines
- Flux Core (FCAW) Welding
- Machinery Transporting
- Manual Dexterity
- Quality Control Analysis
- Valve Repairs
- ISO 9001
- TIG Welding Expertise
- Welding and Bolting
Timeline
Welder
Vixen
12.2020 - Current
Vicksburg High School