Ian Adkins
Ottawa,WV
Summary
Accomplished Strip and Plant Welder at Reece Machine, skilled in MIG and stick welding with a keen attention to detail. Successfully rebuilt critical mining equipment, ensuring compliance with specifications. Demonstrated strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, enhancing operational efficiency and safety on the job site.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Strip and Plant Welder
Reece Machine
06.2020 - 04.2025
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Welded on mining equipment, belt structures, chutes, pipes. Rebuilt dozer blades, buckets and scoops.
- Line boring, Mig welding, stick welding, fabrication.
Education
High School Diploma -
Scott High School
Madison, WV2020
Skills
- Welding
- Attention to detail
- Fabrication
- Blueprint reading
- Stick welding
- Torch cutting
- Shaping and cutting
- Critical thinking
- Layout and fitting
- Flux-cored arc welding
- Pipe welding
- Vertical welding
- Structural welding
- Steel fabrication
- Arc welding
- Flat welding
- Equipment operation
- Horizontal welding
- MIG welding professional
- Tool repair and maintenance
- Cutting techniques
- Shielded metal arc welding
- Personal protective equipment
- Precision measuring tools
- Wire feed machines
- Sheet metal fabrication
- Welding procedure specification
- Welding position proficiency
- Crane operation
- Pipe fitting
- Surface preparation
- Oxy-acetylene welding
- Hand-forming workpieces
- Materials selection
- Material selection
- Heat treatment
- Rigging techniques
- Fire prevention
- Supply management
- Specification interpretation
- Scaffolding safety
- Valve repairs
- Time management
- Safety equipment usage
- Health and safety
- Machine adjustment
- Tool operation
- Inspection protocols
- Hand-eye coordination
- Quality assurance
- OSHA compliance
- Equipment Repair
- Equipment maintenance
- Welding inspection
- Multi-process welding
- Overhead welding
- Measurement tools
- Welding machine setup
- Flux core (FCAW) welding
- Worksite organization
- Product welding
- Welding safety
- Location layout
- Weld tacking
- MIG welding
- Hand and power tool operation
- Power tools
- Welding techniques
- Power tools operation
- Surface grinding
- Power tool operation
- Decision-making
Timeline
Strip and Plant Welder
Reece Machine
06.2020 - 04.2025
High School Diploma -
Scott High School
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