Dustin Weaver
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Competent Technician successfully repairs equipment, completes side work and performs preventive maintenance. Consistently produces components to accuracy of developed practices and processes. Implements solutions to quality issues and properly reports performance output.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Machinist/Welder
Unicore industries
El Reno , OK
10.2019 - 07.2023
- Set up and operated various machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments.
- Maintained quality and safety standards; kept records of maintenance and repair work.
- Performed routine maintenance on machinery, including lubrication, cleaning.
- Calculated dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
- Read blueprints, skhes, drawings, manuals, specifications or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerance of finished work piece.
- Assembled machined parts into mechanical units using hand tools and power tools.
- Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Utilized blueprints and diagrams to compare finished products against design specifications.
- Avoided warping, shrinkage, and distortion by carefully controlling welding processes.
- Cut, grinded and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
- Cleaned material surfaces to remove dirt or excess acid using chemical solutions, wire brushes and grinders.
Motor Hand /Mechanical Technician
HWD Drilling
Bridgeport, Texas
06.2010 - 12.2012
- Performed preventive maintenance on motors to ensure proper functioning of equipment.
- Adjusted timing belts and tension pulleys in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.
- Replaced worn-out bearings and other mechanical components as needed.
- Checked oil levels in the engines to ensure adequate lubrication of moving parts.
- Tested equipment to locate damaged or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions.
- Assembled experimental circuitry or models according to engineering instructions, technical manuals and knowledge of electronic systems and components.
- Determined layouts to install wiring in automated systems based on drawings and code specifications.
- Located and repaired frayed wiring, broken connections or incorrect wiring using ohmmeters or hand tools.
- Adjusted, repaired or replaced defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting and safety control systems using electrician's tools.
- Tested continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures using oscilloscopes.
- Inspected wiring to evaluate issues and identify short circuits.
- Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings and engineering instructions to properly assemble electronics units.
- Consulted manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and determine optimum equipment functioning.
- Tested electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures using precisely calibrated testing devices.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Welder
Sharp Iron
Wichita Falls, Texas
02.2008 - 07.2010
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Constructed templates and jigs for fabrication according to blueprints.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Performed preventative maintenance on welding tools and equipment.
- Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.
- Installed new plant equipment per manufacturer's instructions while adhering to safety protocols.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
Education
GED -
Iowa Park High School
Wichita Falls, TX06-2006
Skills
- Machine Maintenance
- Assembly and production
- CNC and manual equipment
- Drilling
- Blueprint Reading
- Lathe Operation
- CNC Machine Operation
- Electric motor repair
- Mechanical Troubleshooting
- Pumps and Compressors
- Equipment Repair
- Welding
- Fabrication
- Pipe fitting
- Steel Fabrication
- Wire feed machines
- Structural welding
- MIG welding professional
Timeline
Machinist/Welder
Unicore industries
10.2019 - 07.2023
Motor Hand /Mechanical Technician
HWD Drilling
06.2010 - 12.2012
Welder
Sharp Iron
02.2008 - 07.2010
GED -
Iowa Park High School