Hai Trang
Picayune,MS
Summary
Painter with experience operating compressors, blasting equipment and both airless conventional spray guns with W.F.T.and D.F.T. Understanding the paint specifications with dew points, steel temperatures, air temperatures with spread.20+ years of experience. Have mostly offshore rigs experience and about 4-5 years of shipyard experience
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Sandblast/Painter
Bilfinger Industrial Services
Broussard, Louisiana
02.2017 - 09.2024
- Troubleshot problems with equipment or processes if they occurred during operations.
- Safely operated equipment to set up and prepare area for blasting.
- Prioritized safety and wore personal protective equipment when handling hazardous materials including noxious, silica and mineral dust.
- Loaded sandblasting equipment with abrasives and attached nozzles to hoses to admit compressed air and activate jets.
- Set up and operated sandblasting equipment according to safety protocols.
- Used hand tools such as chisels, hammers, scrapers, wire brushes for more detailed cleaning tasks.
- Addressed rough areas with sanding tools to provide smooth surfaces and edges.
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
- Prepared surfaces for sandblasting by removing rust, dirt, paint, and other debris.
- Inspected painted surfaces for defects such as cracking, blistering, or fading.
- Selected, mixed and applied surface coatings to match and restore interior or exterior surfaces.
- Operated airless spray equipment and motorized lifts.
- Smoothed surfaces using sandpaper, scrapers or sanding machines.
- Applied paint with brushes, rollers, spray guns, or other equipment.
Painter
Chet Morrison Contractors
Harvey, Louisiana
07.2003 - 01.2017
- Operated airless spray equipment and motorized lifts.
- Mixed paints to desired color and texture.
- Selected and purchased tools or finishes for surfaces to be covered.
- Inspected painted surfaces for defects such as cracking, blistering, or fading.
- Applied paint with brushes, rollers, spray guns, or other equipment.
- Troubleshot problems with equipment or processes if they occurred during operations.
- Cleaned and maintained all sandblasting equipment after each job was completed.
- Adjusted nozzle size and pressure settings on the sandblaster to achieve desired results.
- Prepared surfaces for sandblasting by removing rust, dirt, paint, and other debris.
- Mixed abrasive material with water to create a slurry for blasting.
- Used hand tools such as chisels, hammers, scrapers, wire brushes for more detailed cleaning tasks.
- Safely operated equipment to set up and prepare area for blasting.
- Prioritized safety and wore personal protective equipment when handling hazardous materials including noxious, silica and mineral dust.
- Ensured that proper protective clothing was worn during any operation involving hazardous materials such as silica-based media or chemicals.
Education
GED -
Buras
Skills
- Paint mixing
- Respirator operation
- Tool cleaning
- Sprayer use
- Power and hand tools
- Respirator use
- Clean driving record
- Paint applications
- Safety
- Team player
- Coating knowledge
- Blast and paint equipment servicing
- Safety awareness
Timeline
Sandblast/Painter
Bilfinger Industrial Services
02.2017 - 09.2024
Painter
Chet Morrison Contractors
07.2003 - 01.2017
GED -
Buras