Justin Konkle
Welder/fabricator
Atlanta,GA
Overview
15
15
Years of professional welding experience
7
7
Building storage tanks for refineries $ ethanol plants
20
20
Experience with heavy machinery and power tools
Work History
Welder/fabricator
Advanced Tank Systems
Seabrook, TX
07.2022 - Current
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Minimized warping using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces.
- Maintained correct arc length and movement speed to form specified fusion depth and bead.
- Managed repair and maintenance schedule to organize shop and maintain equipment.
- Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
- Pass x-ray on all my welds
- Determine the right rigging needed for different task
- Operated man lifts, fork lifts (lull) skid steers, scissor lifts
- Operate oxygen/acetylene torches plasma cutters
- Ran our automatic weld machines sub arc machines
Welder/fabricator
Brown Tank
Minneapolis, MN
06.2020 - 07.2022
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
- Minimized warping using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
- Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces.
- Maintained correct arc length and movement speed to form specified fusion depth and bead.
- Managed repair and maintenance schedule to organize shop and maintain equipment.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
- Conducted special welds with extremely low tolerances for industrial operations.
- Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
- Operated robotic cells machinery.
- Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
Welder/fabricator
Speacialty Tank Services (STS)
La Porte, TX
04.2017 - 03.2020
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
- Minimized warping using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
- Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces.
- Maintained correct arc length and movement speed to form specified fusion depth and bead.
- Managed repair and maintenance schedule to organize shop and maintain equipment.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
- Conducted special welds with extremely low tolerances for industrial operations.
- Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
- Operated robotic cells machinery.
- Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
Education
06.2000
Skills
- Equipment Selection
- Brakes and Shears Operation
- Filler Rod Selection
- Workpiece Measurements
- Quality Standards
- Workpiece Examinations
- Torch Installation
- Technical Drawings
- Straightedge Measurements
- Vertical Welding
- Power Tools Operations
- Gas Flow Adjustments
- Overhead Welding Position
- Defective Material Identification
- Hand and Power Tool Operation
- Flux Selection
- Solder Application
- Surface Material Preparation
- Edge Joining
- Stainless Steel Metal Welding
- Welding Techniques
- Piranha Ironworker Operation
- Operation Monitoring
- Submerged Arc Welding
- Valve Repairs
- Scaffolding Set-Up
- Fuel Gas
- Heavy Duty Machinery
- Flux Core (FCAW) Welding
- Welding and Bolting
- Manual Dexterity
- Machinery Transporting
- Gas-Metal Arc Equipment
- Portable Grinders
- Manufacturing of Small Metal Parts
- Hand Torches
- Crane and Hoist Equipment Operation
- Manufacturing Processes
- Corrective Actions
- Safe Work Practices
- Wire Feed Machines
- Instrumentation and Controls
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Metallurgy Process
- Belt Sanders
- Precision Measuring Instruments
- Removing Components
- First Aid
- Judgment and Decision-Making
- Parts Cleaning and Degreasing
- Overhead Hoists
- Custom Fabrication
- Punch Presses
- Fabrication Experience
- Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP)
- Overhead Crane Operation
- Soldering Equipment Use
- Equipment Maintenance
- Fire Suppression Methods
- Power Saws
- Structure Erection
- Learning Strategies
- Heavy Metals
- Pipefitting
- Electricity
- Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Coordination
Timeline
Welder/fabricator - Advanced Tank Systems
07.2022 - Current
Welder/fabricator - Brown Tank
06.2020 - 07.2022
Welder/fabricator - Speacialty Tank Services (STS)
04.2017 - 03.2020
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