Mark Banda
Portales,NM
Summary
Seasoned Welder with several years of hands-on experience setting up and operation welding equipment to assemble metal structures. Diligent individual focused on maintaining high productivity and safety targets. Dexterous team player comfortable working with little to no supervision.
Effective at equipment operation, welding site cleanup and completing any required errand. Resourceful professional experienced in efficiently performing tasks with little supervision.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder Helper
Xcu pipeline
Eunice, New Mexico
01.2025 - 02.2025
- Operate forklifts or cranes when moving large items from one location to another.
- Operated equipment with strong focus on safety and ground communication.
- Conducted x-ray, hydrostatic and tolerance tests on welded parts to verify weld quality and conformance to specification.
- Grind, file, buff and smooth welds using grinders, drills, wire brushes and other tools.
- Check for proper fit of parts before beginning any welding operation.
- Monitor machine settings to ensure that they are within specified ranges at all times.
- Examined final products for conformance with quality and design standards.
- Position pieces to be welded into jigs, holding fixtures or other type of supports as needed.
Welder Helper
Manhattan Pipeline LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
10.2024 - 11.2024
- Conducted x-ray, hydrostatic and tolerance tests on welded parts to verify weld quality and conformance to specification.
- Grind, file, buff and smooth welds using grinders, drills, wire brushes and other tools.
- Monitor machine settings to ensure that they are within specified ranges at all times.
- Set up and tended equipment with machine operators to complete runs.
- Set up welding machines according to specifications by adjusting current and voltage; selecting correct filler rods and fluxes; and setting gas flow rate.
- Heated, formed and dressed metal parts with hand tools, torch, and arc welding equipment.
- Inspect completed welds to ensure they meet standards or specifications.
Pipe Welder
GSS Construction and Oilfield supply
Odessa, Texas
04.2024 - 10.2024
- Positioned and clamped workpieces together and properly assembled in jigs and fixtures.
- Ensured that all processes met industry codes and standards as well as customer requirements.
- Operated various types of welding machines such as MIG, TIG, ARC, oxy-acetylene torches .
- Connected and turned regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure and obtain desired flames.
- Completed skilled welds on pressure-tested pipe in installations.
- Fabricated pipes, fittings, valves, and related equipment in accordance with specifications.
- Welded and worked with stainless steel and various alloys.
- Safely ignited torches and monitored surroundings to proactively identify hazards.
- Welded all kinds of stainless steel pipes including carbon steel pipes in different positions like flat position, horizontal position .
- Positioned and secured workpieces using hoists, wire and banding machines or hand tools.
- Prepared material surfaces for welding by removing scale, rust or other foreign matter.
- Tested assembled products to ensure proper operation and adherence to safety regulations.
- Measured workpieces with straightedges or templates to conform with specifications.
- Measured angles accurately with protractors during fitting operations.
- Maintained a clean work area by removing debris and cleaning up spilled materials.
- Prepared workpiece edges by grinding, cutting, buffing or bending to verify snug fit.
- Aligned and clamped workpieces using rules, squares or hand tools.
- Cut, contoured and beveled metal and structural shapes to achieve accurate dimensions.
- Produced consistently smooth, durable welds and quality-controlled finish work.
- Inspected finished welds for accuracy and quality assurance standards.
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
- Completed routine maintenance and repair.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
Fabrication Welder
Allied Oilfield Machine & Pump
Levelland, Texas
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Adjusted weld machines to correct settings for precision and waste reduction.
- Checked angle of pipe on angle table.
- Performed preventative maintenance on all welding equipment.
- Measured workpieces with straightedges or templates to conform with specifications.
- Prepared material surfaces for welding by removing scale, rust or other foreign matter.
- Assisted with the installation of fabricated items at customer sites.
- Utilized overhead cranes to lift heavy objects into place during fabrication projects.
- Aligned and clamped workpieces using rules, squares or hand tools.
- Positioned and secured workpieces using hoists, wire and banding machines or hand tools.
- Inspected welds for accuracy and adherence to quality standards.
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Operated forklifts to move large components around the shop floor.
- Maintained a clean work area in accordance with safety regulations.
- Welded metal pieces together using MIG, TIG, and other welding processes as required.
- Recognized, set up, and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Used jigs, fixtures, and tools for assembly of parts and components.
- Made steel form parts using various cutting equipment and welded part together per specifications.
- Cut metal parts with oxyacetylene torch and plasma cutter.
- Developed new methods of fabricating complex parts in order to increase efficiency or reduce costs.
- Prepared workpiece edges by grinding, cutting, buffing or bending to verify snug fit.
- Loaded and unloaded materials onto trucks or other transportation vehicles for delivery purposes.
- Maintained clean and organized work environment to ensure safety and productivity.
- Cleaned and prepared surfaces for welding operations by grinding, sanding, or polishing as needed.
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
- Conducted routine maintenance and repairs on mechanical systems and industrial equipment.
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
Welder
Arcosa wind towers
Tulsa, Oklahoma
07.2023 - 09.2023
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Heated and dissolved metal parts to obtain molten substance used in welding or extrusion.
- Measured workpieces with straightedges or templates to conform with specifications.
- Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Repaired structures by dismantling, reshaping and reassembling metal components with cutting torches and hand tools.
- Operated manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment to cut metal for fabrication of products.
- Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Conducted flux core arc welding when applicable.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
- Operated a variety of machinery and tools safely and efficiently.
Fabrication Welder
Kelvion
Catoosa, Oklahoma
04.2023 - 07.2023
- Adjusted weld machines to correct settings for precision and waste reduction.
- Checked angle of pipe on angle table.
- Performed preventative maintenance on all welding equipment.
- Measured workpieces with straightedges or templates to conform with specifications.
- Fabricated metal components and structures according to blueprints, drawings, and written specifications.
- Collaborated closely with supervisors to ensure that projects were completed on time and within budget constraints.
- Prepared material surfaces for welding by removing scale, rust or other foreign matter.
- Marked or tagged material with job number, piece marks and other identifying marks.
- Inspected welds for accuracy and adherence to quality standards.
- Identified any defects in the fabrication process and took corrective action when necessary.
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Reviewed job orders for accuracy and completeness prior to starting work on them.
- Operated forklifts to move large components around the shop floor.
- Maintained a clean work area in accordance with safety regulations.
- Welded metal pieces together using MIG, TIG, and other welding processes as required.
- Communicated effectively with team members regarding progress of tasks assigned throughout the day.
- Managed time effectively to ensure tasks were completed on schedule and deadlines were met.
- Operated equipment and machinery according to safety guidelines.
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
Welder
Viking vessels
Cisco, Texas
10.2022 - 03.2023
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Heated and dissolved metal parts to obtain molten substance used in welding or extrusion.
- Measured workpieces with straightedges or templates to conform with specifications.
- Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Recognized, set up, and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Positioned and secured workpieces using hoists, wire and banding machines or hand tools.
- Cut, contoured and beveled metal and structural shapes to achieve accurate dimensions.
- Repaired structures by dismantling, reshaping and reassembling metal components with cutting torches and hand tools.
- Operated manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment to cut metal for fabrication of products.
- Read blueprints and drawings and took measurements to plan layout and procedures.
- Cleaned and inspected parts and assemblies at each production stage and documented production defects.
- Prepared broken parts for welding by properly grooving and scarfing surfaces.
- Prepared workpiece edges by grinding, cutting, buffing or bending to verify snug fit.
- Positioned and clamped workpieces together and properly assembled in jigs and fixtures.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- Scraped off excess spatter using portable grinders and arc-cutting equipment.
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
Education
Certificate - Welding
South Plains College
Levelland, TX05-2022
Skills
- Layout assistance
- Grinding experience
- Site cleanup
- Cutting proficiency
- Weld inspection
- Welding codes
- Cutting
- Joint preparation
- Structural welding
- Workplace safety
- Cutting torch operation
- Power tool use
- Shielded metal arc welding
- Safety procedures
- Hand tools operation
- Grinding
- Welding techniques
- Welding defects identification
- Welding safety
- Gas metal arc welding
- Comprehending blueprints
- Flux core welding
- Welding positions
- Welding symbols
- Forklift operation
- Fire prevention
- Pipe welding
- Personal protective equipment
- Work inspection
- Oxy-fuel cutting
- Stick welding
- Gas tungsten arc welding
- Welding standards
- Plasma cutting
- Power and hand tools
- Parts fabrication
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Welder Helper
Xcu pipeline
01.2025 - 02.2025
Welder Helper
Manhattan Pipeline LLC
10.2024 - 11.2024
Pipe Welder
GSS Construction and Oilfield supply
04.2024 - 10.2024
Fabrication Welder
Allied Oilfield Machine & Pump
09.2023 - 04.2024
Welder
Arcosa wind towers
07.2023 - 09.2023
Fabrication Welder
Kelvion
04.2023 - 07.2023
Welder
Viking vessels
10.2022 - 03.2023
Certificate - Welding
South Plains College