Jeremy Gillispie
Stuart,VA
Summary
Certified Welder 20 years of experience in several phases of welding, working with a variety of materials, in industrial commercial environments. Talented Structural Metal Worker with experience fabricating and assembling structural metal products, including frameworks or shells for machinery, tanks and metal parts. Excellent machine operator with years experience operating welding machines and other types of machinery.
Heavy Equipment Operator with years experience in operating back hoes, skid steers, excavators, bulldozers and trenching machinery.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Welding Fabrication and Machine Operator
Deere-Hitachi
01.2011 - 03.2014
- Removed rough spots from work pieces with portable grinders, hand files and scrapers.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent, ground and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Detected faulty operation of equipment and defective materials and promptly resolved issues.
- Set up and operated hand and power tools, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Blew out machines, checked welding leads and wiring and changed filters for preventative maintenance.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts whenever possible
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with an air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
- Inspected welds and checked that critical measurements met specifications upon completion.
- Examined the structure and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
Equipment Operator
Yardworx, LLC
03.2013 - Current
- Equipment operator to maintain grounds for residential and commercial properties
- Year round lawn and landscaping services
- Winter snow removal
- Excavating and Skid Steer operator
- Hauling and spreading gravel
Excavator Operator
Self Employeed
03.2023 - Current
- Meeting with clients to discuss their needs for excavating or grading work to be performed
- Pricing jobs and performing all work as discussed
- Driveway repair by grading, hauling and spreading gravel
- Repairing grounds due to damage from soil erosion
- Basement leak repair
- Burring electrical lines
- Septic and drainage line repairs and installation
- Digging footers
Education
High School Diploma -
Bassett High School
Bassett, VA1995
Skills
- Tool repair and maintenance
- Safety-oriented
- Well organized
- Flexible
- Reliable
- Fast-learner
- Shaping and cutting
- Adept in precision and measuring tool
- Skilled with both hand and power
- Lifts up to 80 pounds
- Expertise in wire feed machines
Accomplishments
- Certified welder
- Extensive experience operating heavy machinery such as front end loader, bulldozer, back hoes, skid steers, and excavators.
- Mechanical knowledge of vehicles of all types and machinery, highly experienced in troubleshooting and diagnosing mechanical problems and routine maintenance
Timeline
Excavator Operator
Self Employeed
03.2023 - Current
Equipment Operator
Yardworx, LLC
03.2013 - Current
Welding Fabrication and Machine Operator
Deere-Hitachi
01.2011 - 03.2014
High School Diploma -
Bassett High School
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