Lee Hamilton

• Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
• Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
• Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
• Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
• Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
• Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
• Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
• Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
• Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Developed welding processes to improve coherence, accuracy and precision of welds.
• Maintained safety by wearing protective equipment, staying alert and following procedures.
• Welded metal components in vertical, overhead and flat positions.
• Welded various connections with high-quality final results.
• Avoided warping, shrinkage, and distortion by carefully controlling welding processes.
• Selected and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Inspected pieces for defects, measured, and checked with straightedges or templates for compliance with specifications.
• Completed projects safely by closely monitoring conditions when lighting torches and using tools.
• Detected faulty operation of equipment and defective materials and promptly resolved issues.
• Replaced faulty parts and components in soldering process.
• Inspected parts and components for defects in soldering process.
• Evaluated and tested various soldering materials for accuracy.

16 years experience in the following areas:

Inspected and tested equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters or ammeters.

• Constructed, tested and maintained substation relay and control systems.
• Repaired, replaced and cleaned equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes and commutators.
• Disconnected voltage regulators, bolts and screws to connect replacement regulators to high voltage lines.
• Opened and closed switches to isolate defective relays, performing adjustments or repairs.
• Scheduled and supervised splicing or termination of cables in color-code order.
• Analyzed test data to diagnose malfunctions and determine performance characteristics of systems.
• Consulted manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and determine optimum equipment functioning.
• Ran signal quality and connectivity tests for individual cables, recording results /Meggering.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.