John Meyer
Brunswick,GA
Summary
Skilled welder and fabricator with tons of experience working with naval contractors. I hold a secret security clearance that I have received for working as a temp with electric boat. With experience working on different classes of submarines and knowledge of the procedures for working on the boats along with different ship yards
Skilled welder and fabricator with extensive experience in naval contracting. Holds a secret security clearance and has worked on Virginia, LA/688, and Ohio/Trident class submarines. Committed to adhering to safety protocols and military specifications in all fabrication and welding tasks.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder
Temp worker for Electric Boat
Kingsland, Georgia
06.2025 - Current
- Fit and weld to Electric Boat standers
- Have worked and welded on Virginia and LA/688 class submarines at Portsmouth naval shipyard
- Have worked and welded on Ohio/Trident class submarines at Kingsland submarine base
- Have been qualified for pulse, spray and tig welding through Electric Boat
- Practice on the job safety and hazard assessment/recognition
- Fabricated and welded components for naval vessels to meet stringent military specifications.
- Conducted thorough inspections of welds to ensure compliance with quality standards and specifications.
- Performed layout and fitting work to prepare materials for welding, ensuring precise dimensions.
Fabricator/welder
Jered
Brunswick, GA
06.2022 - 06.2025
- Worked to high MIL-SPEC standards for navy requirements. Making parts for Newport-news ship building and GD Bath Iron Works along with other ship building contractors.
- Fitting and welding to a tight tolerances from 1/4 to 1/64 of an inch on many parts
- Working with a larger group on larger projects to meet deadlines and high quality standards
- Tight welding spots and multiple difficult position welding and fabrication under stress
- Using multiple welding processes for different kinds of metals including s1,s4,s8,s11 steels and aluminum
- Required to weld in flat, horizontal vertical and overhead positions to high standard and quality welds
- Required to read fit and weld to complicated and tight tolerances blueprint
- Followed Operational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations to promote safe equipment operation and workplace safety.
- Enhanced durability of fabricated structures with expert application of cutting-edge welding techniques.
- Forming cutting drilling holes bending and fabrication of metal to form a part and weld it
- Straightening warped and bent metal to meet tight tolerances
- Using fork lifts and over head cranes to move product and even fit weldments to larger pieces
- Applied various welding processes, including pulse, spray, fluxcore, and tig to meet diverse project requirements.
Life Guard
Glynn County
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Learned and maintained proficiency in first responder skills such as First Aid and CPR to offer individuals in distress optimal support.
- Ensured swimmer safety by vigilantly monitoring pool area and enforcing rules.
- Responded to emergency situations in a timely, efficient manner.
- Prevented accidents through regular equipment inspections and maintenance.
- Managed first aid supplies inventory, replenishing as needed to ensure availability during emergencies.
Education
Conjoining Metal - Welding
Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GAHigh School Diploma -
Glynn Academy
Brunswick, GASkills
- Gmaw welding
- Gtaw welding
- Smaw welding
- Fcaw welding
- Stainless steel 304,308,316 welding and fabrication
- S1,S4,S11 carbon steel and fabrication
- Carbon to stainless welding (309)
- Rigging
- Fabrication
- Fitting
- Power tool operation
- Repair work
- Heavy lifting
- Hand and power tools
- Plasma cutting
- Oxy-fuel cutting
- Blueprints and specifications
- Material prepping
- Structural welding
- Blueprint interpretation
- Welding expertise
- Blueprint evaluation
- Forklift operations
- Overhead crane operation
- Mechanically inclined
Timeline
Welder
Temp worker for Electric Boat
06.2025 - Current
Fabricator/welder
Jered
06.2022 - 06.2025
Life Guard
Glynn County
08.2020 - 06.2022
Conjoining Metal - Welding
Coastal Pines Technical College
High School Diploma -
Glynn Academy