Gatlyn Shearer
Azle,TX
Summary
Started in the work force with my father erecting metal buildings and fences and found my drive to create quality work early in my life. As i grew i constantly found new opportunities to learn skills that i thought would be useful to my life in the long run and shot for those said opportunities. As i am still growing and maturing as a person i find myself eager to build relations and learn more professions to find a solid company to build with and erect my future life around.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Welder Assistant
Tarrant Regional Water District
Fort Worth, TX
08.2023 - Current
- Weld components in flat. vertical, and overhead positions
- Operate safety equipment, use safe work habits and maintain a clean, organized work environment
- Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers
- Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications
- Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding
- Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals
- Operate a oxy-acetylene torch, plasma cutter, or carbon arc gouger
- Read engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations
- Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment
- Remove rough spots from workpieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers
- Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter
- Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools
- Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors
- Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths
- Cut, contour, and bevel metal plates and structural shapes to dimensions as specified by blueprints, layouts, work orders, and templates, using powered saws, hand shears, or chipping knives
- Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments
- Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies
- Mix and apply protective coatings to products
- Perform data entry on work orders and for time-keeping
- Interact and coordinate with other TRWD personnel
- Perform maintenance and inspections of floodgates, dam and spillway structures
- Perform general maintenance of TRWD structures and grounds including pipeline and floodway
- After hours Emergency Response
- Maintain familiarity with strategic District levels of service
Ranch Hand
Oconnor
Poolville, TX
03.2023 - 07.2023
- Assisted in the daily care of livestock, including feeding and watering animals.
- Maintained fences and gates to ensure safety of animals.
- Performed general ranch maintenance such as cleaning stalls, barns, and other areas.
- Operated tractors and farm equipment for various tasks.
- Monitored pastures for health of vegetation and water sources.
- Transported feed, supplies, and livestock between locations as needed.
- Identified problems and took corrective action when necessary.
- Repaired broken fencing or other structures on the property.
- Managed inventory of tools, supplies, feed., ensuring appropriate levels are maintained.
- Cleaned out tanks used for storing water or fuel on the property.
- Implemented plans designed to improve efficiency of operations on the ranch.
- Worked with owner to determine ranch needs.
- Monitored livestock health and informed ranch manager of issues.
Seasonal Operations Maintence Worker
Tarrant Regional Water District
Fort Worth, TX
05.2021 - 11.2022
- Perform vegetation maintenance painting, and cleaning on pipelines, floodway, ROW or in operations facilities/property.
- Build and/or paint fences.
- Operate chainsaws.
- Pull and park utility trailers to job sites.
- Utilize weed eaters, zero turn mowers, ag tractors, skid steers, bulldozers etc.
- supervise day laborers.
- Maintain familiarity with strategic District levels of service
- Continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts
- Utilize knowledge of hand tools to repair floodways, dams, spillways, and other district properties.
- Performed regular maintenance tasks such as cleaning equipment, checking supplies, and ensuring proper operation of machinery.
Grounds Supervisor
Coyote Drive-in
Fort Worth, TX
04.2020 - 04.2021
- Supervised the maintenance of grounds and gardens, including mowing, pruning, trimming and weeding.
- Adhered to customers needs during business hours including the potential removal/relocation of unsatisfactory persons that may be causing disturbances to other customers.
- Ensured that all safety regulations were met when handling hazardous materials or operating equipment.
- Controlled entering and exiting traffic in a proficient and safe manner.
- Applied power tool and general labor knowledge to repair fences, signage, box offices, and doors/gates.
- Provided guidance to staff regarding proper care techniques for various types of vegetation.
Ironworker Helper
Shell Rock
Azle, TX
01.2019 - 08.2019
- Assisted Ironworker with setting up and tearing down equipment on job sites.
- Loaded, unloaded, and transported tools, supplies, and materials from truck to job site.
- Cleaned work area of debris and recycled scrap metal for reuse.
- Supported workers in erecting steel beams, columns, trusses, stairs, and other structural components.
- Maintained a safe working environment by following safety rules and regulations.
- Used cutting torches to cut angles in steel plates or bars according to blueprints or drawings.
- Assembled parts together using welding equipment, bolts, clamps, rivets .
- Installed anchors into concrete walls using hand-held power tools.
- Utilized forklifts to move heavy loads of material from one location to another.
- Signaled crane operators in safe and accurate lifting and placing of reinforcing iron members and moved rebars manually into specific positions.
Education
High School Diploma -
Azle High School
Azle, TX05-2021
Skills
- Power Tools Operation
- Measurement Tools
- Welding Safety
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- identification of Power and hand tools
- Fluent in safety and Osha regulations
- Specialize in compact areas or high stress situations
- attentive to surroundings
- patient with others and work progress
- basic understanding in reading of blueprints
- seasoned machine operator
- Manual Dexterity
- First Aid Training
- Tool Repair and Maintenance
- ability to work proficiently with others
- visual and hands on learner
Affiliations
- gardening
- guitar playing
- Church on sundays
- Hunting
- Fishing
- camping
Certification
- OSHA 30-hour General Industry Saftey and Health
- CPR
- (expired) AWS 3g-4g mig and stick certification
Timeline
Welder Assistant
Tarrant Regional Water District
08.2023 - Current
Ranch Hand
Oconnor
03.2023 - 07.2023
Seasonal Operations Maintence Worker
Tarrant Regional Water District
05.2021 - 11.2022
Grounds Supervisor
Coyote Drive-in
04.2020 - 04.2021
Ironworker Helper
Shell Rock
01.2019 - 08.2019
High School Diploma -
Azle High School
- OSHA 30-hour General Industry Saftey and Health
- CPR
- (expired) AWS 3g-4g mig and stick certification
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