Greg Showalter
Dallesport,WA
Summary
Skilled welder with background in various welding, cutting, soldering, and brazing techniques. Possess strong understanding of safety protocols and material properties, ensuring high-quality workmanship. Demonstrated ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics leading to efficient project completion. Improved workflow in previous roles by introducing innovative fabrication methods that enhanced productivity and quality.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Heavy Equipment Hauling
Excavator rental service
Hood River, Oregon
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Operated a variety of heavy equipment including backhoes, bulldozers, loaders, graders, and excavators.
- Followed safety protocols while handling heavy machinery, tools, and equipment.
- Transported heavy equipment from one location to another safely and efficiently.
Road Maintenance Supervisor
Wasco county Road Dept
The Dalles, Oregon
09.2012 - 01.2024
- Responsible for maintaining both paved and gravel roads.
- Installing culverts for drainage
- Operation of heavy equipment. ( Loaders Graders Dozers fork )lift
Welder Fitter
Gunderson Rail car Divison
Portland, Oregon
06.2010 - 02.2012
- Responsible for fitting and welding of rail car components. Hitch and Bolster shop. GMAW, SMAW
Welder, Fabricator
Northwest Aluminum
The Dalles, Oregon
06.1992 - 02.2012
- Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
- Read blueprints and drawings and took measurements to plan layout and procedures.
- Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
- Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
- Conducted flux core arc welding when applicable.
- Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.
- Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Troubleshot problems related to welds including porosity issues caused by improper shielding gas flow rates.
- Monitored fitting, burning and welding processes to avoid overheating parts, warping, shrinking, distortion and expansion of materials.
- Cut, contoured and beveled metal and structural shapes to achieve accurate dimensions.
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
- Prepared broken parts for welding by properly grooving and scarfing surfaces.
Welder, Fitter, Pipe Fitting
Lockport Marine
Portland, Oregon
05.2008 - 09.2010
- Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.
- Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
- Conducted x-ray, hydrostatic and tolerance tests on welded parts to verify weld quality and conformance to specification.
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Troubleshot problems related to welds including porosity issues caused by improper shielding gas flow rates.
Education
High School Diploma -
The Dalles High School
The Dalles, OR06-1983
Some College (No Degree) - Welding Blueprint Reading
Mount Hood Community Colllege
Gresham, ORSkills
- Gas metal arc welding
- Torch cutting
- Carbon steel welding
- Plasma arc cutting
- Overhead crane operation
- Oxy-fuel welding
- Safety procedures
- Submerged arc welding
- Flux-cored arc welding
- Joint preparation
- Structural fabrication
- Shielded metal arc welding
- Grinding and finishing
- Welding symbols interpretation
Timeline
Heavy Equipment Hauling
Excavator rental service
06.2024 - 08.2024
Road Maintenance Supervisor
Wasco county Road Dept
09.2012 - 01.2024
Welder Fitter
Gunderson Rail car Divison
06.2010 - 02.2012
Welder, Fitter, Pipe Fitting
Lockport Marine
05.2008 - 09.2010
Welder, Fabricator
Northwest Aluminum
06.1992 - 02.2012
High School Diploma -
The Dalles High School
Some College (No Degree) - Welding Blueprint Reading
Mount Hood Community Colllege