Irwin Bodden

• Performed welding duties using MIG welding machine.
• Utilized blueprints and diagrams to compare finished products against design specifications.
• Selected and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
• Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
• Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
• Welded various connections with high-quality final results.
• Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment
• Avoided warping, shrinkage, and distortion by carefully controlling welding processes
• Welded metal components in vertical, overhead and flat positions

• Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Welding on aluminum trailers
• Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with grinder to meet quality guidelines.

• Performed welding duties that included building emergency service vehicles(i.e. ambulances), utilization of aluminum wire
• Performed welding in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Inspected welds for accuracy and conformance to specifications.

Utilize both MIG and (SMAW) welders for different parts of steel structure for construction projects, depending on required finish

Carefully arrange materials according to blueprints,securing with clamps or bolts before welding

Ensure quality of finished products ,leading tolerance tests; and repairing improperly welded pieces with stick welder

Utilize MIG ,FCAW and SMAW welders for different parts of steel structure for construction projects, depending on required finish

Carefully arrange material according to blueprints, securing with clamps or bolts before welding

Ensure quality of finish products ,leading tolerance tests, filling holes and repairing improperly welded pieces with stick welder

Performed welds on skids ,5-Hi, 3-Hi, mud pumps; worked on jigs to fabricate gearboxes for 5-Hi and 3-HI

Structural welding with aluminum 0.45 wire on cement tanks and trailers

Structural welding on Department Of Defense trucks using flux core wire and 7018 rods

Preheated metal ensuring integrity of the weld