Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Justin  Konkle

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

Southwestern High School, Hanover, IN
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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Justin KonkleWelder/fabricator