Gabriel Drewry
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Freight Conductor position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Effective at completing welding jobs efficiently to produce high-quality work. Familiar with reading and interpreting blueprints, completing basic mathematical calculations and communicating effectively with team members. Multitalented Structural Welder with 15 years in industrial and manufacturing industries. Brings top-notch welding, fabrication and materials handling abilities. Background includes preparing surfaces and setting up equipment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Rail Car Welder
First Rail Response
07.2023 - Current
- Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag, and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Maintained safety by wearing protective equipment, staying alert and following procedures.
- Prepared for assembly by positioning, aligning and securing parts using tools such as jigs and vises.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Handled and documented product counts and told supervisor count information or issues.
- Communicated with supervisors and other personnel to coordinate loading and unloading of goods.
- Operated forklifts, cranes and other heavy equipment to move and load materials safely.
- Worked with team members to move and load cargo properly and safely.
- Added or detached loads by coupling or uncoupling cars.
- Interpreted hand signals and listened for verbal instruction to determine where materials were to be placed.
Structural Welder
Nucor Steel
10.2016 - 04.2023
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Kept work area clean and organized.
- Followed safety guidelines to fasten structural steel members and hoisted cables, chains and rope.
- Followed blueprints and instructions from supervisors to erect columns, beams and girders.
- Unloaded and positioned prefabricated steel and heavy equipment using hoisting equipment, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks.
- Used appropriate safety measures and encouraged other team members to do same in effort to avoid job site injuries.
- Coordinated with crane or signaled equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members and hoist beams, girders, and columns to correct positions.
- Reviewed work plans and blueprints to ascertain all requirements for project.
- Fabricated steel frames, columns, beams, and girders according to blueprints or instructions from site managers.
- Inspected projects, identified issues that occurred and implemented corrective measures.
- Aligned structural steel members to rivet, bolt and weld permanently into place.
- Hoisted metal components into place, safely operating cranes during process.
Surface Miner
Illuka
07.2014 - 09.2015
- Loaded and unloaded heavy objects, dirt and other materials on-site.
- Drove construction equipment to excavate and grade land on road beds.
- Dug ditches and trenches using trench rollers, rammers and shovels for small-scale excavations.
- Coordinated machine actions with other crew member activities by positioning and moving loads to necessary locations.
- Performed equipment inspections before and after each shift, turning in equipment logs to supervisor.
- Followed markers, work instructions and hand signals to complete accurate work.
- Coordinated machine actions with crew members using hand or audio signals.
- Operated range of heavy equipment on regular basis with advanced skill.
- Operated excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks to transport heavy materials, practicing safety measures.
Education
GED -
Greensville County High School
Emporia, VASkills
- Coupling and Uncoupling
- Rail Car Loading Expertise
- Adherence to Schedules
- Freight Handling Techniques
- Tool Repair and Maintenance
- Error Correction
- Finishing Work
- Flux Core Welding
- Organizational Skills
- Soil Sampling
- Reclamation Practices
- Adaptability
Certification
Welder Certification
Surface Miner Certification
CDL
Additional Information
Hard dedicated worker, very safety minded person, love working outside in any type of weather. Would be an honor to work for CSX.
Timeline
Rail Car Welder
First Rail Response
07.2023 - Current
Structural Welder
Nucor Steel
10.2016 - 04.2023
Surface Miner
Illuka
07.2014 - 09.2015
GED -
Greensville County High School
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