Heather Deloach
Westbrook,ME
Summary
I have decided to change career paths from an owner and active employee in cosmetology (1998-2020)to welding. I have completed 320 hours of training and continue to better my skills. I am looking for the opportunity to grow and learn with your company, To seek and maintain a full tine position that offers professional challenges ,utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem solving skills.
Experienced in challenging environments. Willing to take on any task to support team needs. Competent in reading and interpreting orders such as blueprints. Physically fit ,MIG welder with a solid work ethic and a love for the job
Ambitious, career-focused job seeker, anxious to obtain an entry-level welding position to help launch career while achieving company goals. Driven with experience in mig welding. Well-versed in standard procedures, policies and regulations with attention to detail. Flexible with focus and commitment to safety.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
MIG Welder
Covanta Energy Corporation
Travel, ME
08.2023 - Current
- Readied components for fabrication by marking reference lines and measuring distances accurately with calipers, rulers or micrometers.
- Determined equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry and welding techniques.
- Repaired worn or damaged parts by cutting out sections using torches or plasma cutters then re-welding them into place.
- Operated cranes and hoists to move large objects during repair projects.
- Used hoist to load structural parts of boilers, pressure vessels, and tanks on pallets.
- Worked with team to lift heavy sections into place using rigging and signals.
- Followed safety procedures and protocols to minimize equipment mishaps.
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Cleaned boiler firetubes with wire brushes to remove soot deposits after shutdowns.
- Used welding and soldering equipment to join sheet metal components following blueprints and job specifications.
- Installed manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges and feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers.
Welder/Artistic Director
Black Sheep Gallery
Westbrook , ME
01.2022 - Current
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Operated manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment to cut metal for fabrication of products.
- Measured workpieces with straightedges or templates to conform with specifications.
- Meet with clients and work towards achieving there goals and turning those ideas into beautiful works of art
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
Bench Welder
Hussey
Berwick, ME
01.2023 - 07.2023
- "Fabricated parts directly from blueprints, " *Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding Work. *Weld in flat ,Horizontal Vertical,and overhead positions, " Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with grinder to meet quality guidelines ,Chipped off excess weld And spatter using hand tool . Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Monitored the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
- Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.
- Prepared workpiece edges by grinding, cutting, buffing or bending to verify snug fit.
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
Student
BATH IRON WORKS
BATH, ME
03.2022 - 04.2022
- Completed 40 hours of weldling training under senior welder.
- Learned new methods, processes and procedures for research and writing.
- Maintained schedule of class assignments to meet deadlines.
- Identified areas for improvement, narrowing focus for decision-makers in making necessary changes.
- Used student resources and asked professors, assistants, dean and other leaders for support.
- Followed course syllabus or lesson plan to perform and submit coursework and assignments.
Sole Proprietor
COSMETOLOGIST
10.2016 - 10.2020
- ENVY SALON " Managed financialbusiness accounts, clientele, and supply orders
- Maintaiued a eleau and professional work environment.
COSMETOLOGISTIOWNER, SYNERGY SALON
06.2005 - 10.2016
- Ouned and operated a busines
- Managed 9employees, financialaccounts, clientele
- And supply orders " Handled advertising
- Marketing
- And event planning " Maintained aelean, sale, and professional work environment
- WELDER,09/2022
Education
Certified - Metaloligy/welding
PIW
South Portland, ME06-2022
Intro To Welding
Bath Iron Works
BATH, ME03-2022
High School Diploma -
Robert W Traip Academy
Kittery, ME06-1997
Skills
- Detail oriented, organized
- Reliable
- Adaptable, hard-working
- Andpersistent
- Leadership, management
- And team player
- PAC, CAC-A, 0Ceutting
- Processes
- SMAWGMAW, GTAW
- Cleaning and maintenance
- Analysis ofdefects
- Repair services
- Blueprint Interpretation
- JOTUL, GORHAM, ME
- Welded sheet metal inserts for cast-iron stoves
- Boilermaker, 07/2022 - Current
- Covanta, Travel us
- Maintained compliance with allsafety procedures from
- Both client and employer
- Interpreted blueprints,sketehes and specifications for
- Each job
- Coordinated movement of materials and equipment to
- Jolb sites
- Inspeeted equipment, sirucures and materials to identify
- Rause olerrors
- Dismantled equipmentor devices to gain aceess and
- Remove defective parls or components
- Prepared surfaces for welds through seraping scoring and
- Other tehniques
- Assessed welds for specifications with work orders
- Measured partsto check conmpliance with design
- Documents
- Avoided warping shrinkage and distortion by carefully
- Controlling welding processes
- (Chipped away debris and thick erusts of rust, slag and
- Other materials to ready surfaces for welding
- Bolted clamped and tack-welded parts to secure
- Eomponents prior to welding
- Safety Awareness
- Safety Procedures
- Surface Preparation
- Power Tool Use
- MIG Welding Expertise
- Schematic Understanding
- Hand Tool Use
- Blueprint Reading
- Work Area Cleaning
- Design Interpretation
- Stick Welding
- Brake Press Operation
- Parts Assembly
- Power Tool Operation
- Flux Selection
- Sub-Arc Welding
- Structural Welding
- Torch Operation
- Assembly Planning
- Quality Control
- Safety Monitoring
- Fabrication
- Vertical Welding
- MIG Welding
- Edge Joining
- Welding
- Aluminum Metal Welding
- Arc Welding
- Equipment Operation
- Power Tools
- Process Monitoring
- Metal Shaping Machines
- Power Tools Operation
- Operation Monitoring
- Measurements and Calculations
- Hand-Forming Workpieces
- Mathematical Calculations
- Flux Core (FCAW) Welding
- Brakes and Shears Operation
- Straightedge Measurements
- Cast Iron Metal Welding
- Stainless Steel Metal Welding
- Welding Chart Specifications Compliance
- Clamping Understanding
- Quality Control Analysis
- Metal Alloy Familiarity
- Hand and Power Tool Operation
- Shaping and Cutting
- Decision-Making
- Shielded Metal Arc Equipment
- Post-Welding Treatment
- Metallurgy Process
- Critical Thinking
- Gas Flow Adjustments
- Flat Welding Position
- Attention to Detail
- Defective Material Identification
- Fire Suppression Methods
- Blueprints Analysis
- Customer Service
- Surface Material Preparation
- Overhead Welding Position
- Faulty Equipment Identification
- Combination Metal Welding
- Parts Cleaning and Degreasing
- Welding Techniques
- Scaffolding Set up
- Portable Grinders
- Equipment Selection
- Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Tool Repair and Maintenance
Timeline
MIG Welder
Covanta Energy Corporation
08.2023 - Current
Bench Welder
Hussey
01.2023 - 07.2023
Student
BATH IRON WORKS
03.2022 - 04.2022
Welder/Artistic Director
Black Sheep Gallery
01.2022 - Current
Sole Proprietor
COSMETOLOGIST
10.2016 - 10.2020
COSMETOLOGISTIOWNER, SYNERGY SALON
06.2005 - 10.2016
Certified - Metaloligy/welding
PIW
Intro To Welding
Bath Iron Works
High School Diploma -
Robert W Traip Academy
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