Daniel Soto
Rig Welder/Fabricator
Windsor,CO
Summary
Driven Rig Welder/Fabricator with extensive knowledge welding and fitting stainless steel and carbon steel pipes, flanges and couplings. Fast learner with highly results-driven nature. Comfortable working in teams for steel erection and heavy machinery installation.
Overview
2
2
Languages
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Rig Welder/Fabricator
Bowden Construction
Odessa, TX
04.2020 - 12.2020
- Coordinated daily welding production with team leader.
- Collaborated with site inspector by monitoring modification of existing parts.
- Supervised 4 employees to encourage cost-effective and safe use of equipment and materials.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
- Responsible for "on service lines" (gas production) welds.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
- Set up and operated hand and power tools, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Rig Welder/Fabricator
Ebenezer Companies LLC
Odessa, TX
10.2020 - 11.2020
- Assisted company business team with Field Sales and work negotiations.
- Examined pipe spools to detect any imperfections prior to set up on relocated compressor unit.
- Minimized warping by using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
- Calibrated flow and pressure settings to build and maintain flames.
- Skilled with gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc and shielded metal arc.
Rig Welder/Fabricator
Spartan Construction Services Inc
Odessa, TX
10.2019 - 02.2020
- Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.
- Diagnosed and performed repairs for high and low pressure pipe and pipe fitting components.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Detected faulty operation of equipment and defective materials and promptly resolved issues.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
Lead Rig Welder
Marquez Construction and Maintenance
Odessa, TX
01.2019 - 09.2019
- Coordinated daily work with welding team.
- Interpreted verbal and written instructions from work orders and welding blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked whether critical measurements met specifications upon completion.
- Welded various types of connections using Arc machine to complete tasks on-time and with high-quality final results.
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
Lead Rig Welder
Freeland Roustabout And Construction
Midland, TX
09.2018 - 12.2018
- Supervised 4 employees to encourage cost-effective and safe use of equipment and materials.
- Fabricated well heads, spools and headers for VRU's.
- Built spools for soft water disposals.
- Built platforms for compressor stations.
- Installed compressors.
- Welded underground flow lines.
Welder/Fabricator
Tex-Mex Construction
Carlsbad, NM
06.2018 - 09.2018
- Fabricated different spools for multiple clients.
- Welded flowline pipe up to 600" on location.
- Effectively managed repair and maintenance scheduled to increase shop organization and equipment longevity.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent, ground and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
Operations Manager/Owner
LASO Enterprises LLC
Albuquerque, NM
05.2014 - 07.2018
- Directly supervised employees, drywall installers and laborers and directed and scheduled subcontractor's work.
- Analyzed, developed and negotiated contracts and budgets.
- Managed the resolution of any issues and conflicts during project construction and project closeout.
- Estimated, contracts and constructed numerous residential and commercial projects from remodel and addition to new construction.
- Managed overall hire, training, direction, coordination and evaluation of 42 employees.
- Responsible for payroll, insurance and safety programs.
- Subcontracted, scheduled and coordinated various trades.
- Completed the review of plans and specifications, prepared scopes of work and corresponding estimates and biding of all new jobs and projects.
- Reviewed quality standards and project details with employees, other construction teams and field superintendents throughout the construction process.
- Carefully coordinated plans and specs and contract details with project managers and other field personnel.
- Hired, trained and terminated employees.
- Responsible for planning, assigning, and directing work, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Maintained confidential employee records, time cards, uniforms, lunch breaks and other employee needs.
- Assisted in planning and setting up an efficient jobsite layout and enforcement of jobsite safety procedures to comply with all OSHA regulations.
- Oversaw the installation of structural work.
- Welded plate on erection work.
- Worked with subcontractor on pipe work for Steel fire sprinkler systems on commercial sites.
- Served as Drywall Foreman and Ironworker.
General Foreman
LASO Drywall
Albuquerque, NM
12.2002 - 04.2014
- Coordinated drywall installation with other contractors while managing work of junior and apprentice drywall workers to keep crew on schedule.
- Lead Ironwork crew to complete daily tasks.
- Welded structures on a daily basis.
- Reported the complete details of attained tasks to supervisors.
- Kept daily records of employee work hours.
- Distributed inventory materials to each work site.
- Assisted in training correct tool use, demolition prior to drywall installation and drywall sheet placement for superior finished quality.
- Organized and verified raw materials for each construction site.
- Completed all documentation including work orders and daily work progress.
- Built scaffolding and set up ladders for installation.
- Completed final walkthrough at job sites to close out projects.
Education
High school diploma -
CBTa 124 Extension
Chihuahua, MexicoSkills
Pipe Welding (6 years)
undefinedAdditional Information
- Willing to travel.
Timeline
Rig Welder/Fabricator
Ebenezer Companies LLC
10.2020 - 11.2020
Rig Welder/Fabricator
Bowden Construction
04.2020 - 12.2020
Rig Welder/Fabricator
Spartan Construction Services Inc
10.2019 - 02.2020
Lead Rig Welder
Marquez Construction and Maintenance
01.2019 - 09.2019
Lead Rig Welder
Freeland Roustabout And Construction
09.2018 - 12.2018
Welder/Fabricator
Tex-Mex Construction
06.2018 - 09.2018
Operations Manager/Owner
LASO Enterprises LLC
05.2014 - 07.2018
General Foreman
LASO Drywall
12.2002 - 04.2014
High school diploma -
CBTa 124 Extension
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