Donnell Cotton

Construct steal beams and iron for building and bridges

• Reviewed work plans and blueprints to ascertain all requirements for project.
• Supervised multiple employees in various job locations.
• Inspected projects, identified issues that occurred and implemented corrective measures.
• Welded, cut and bent steel as necessary with torches, metal shears and welding equipment.

• Received the Golden Spud award for the most outstanding apprentice while working as a foreman.
• Unloaded and positioned prefabricated steel and heavy equipment using hoisting equipment, such as cables, pulleys or hooks.
• Followed blueprints and instructions from supervisors to erect columns, beams and girders.
• Inspected projects, identified issues that occurred and implemented corrective measures.
• Coordinated with crane or signaled equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members and hoist beams, girders and columns to correct positions.

• Mig welding fabricate large aluminum boxes and other shop and government projects by design
• Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
• Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc and shielded metal arc equipment.
• Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces.