MATHEW TWOMBLY
VALMONT INDUSTRIES
Buda,TX
1
Certification
10
years of professional experience
Experienced Code Welder with extensive professional welding experience across structural steel, pressure vessels, industrial equipment, and truck fabrication. Skilled in MIG, flux-core, metal-core, and pulsed-arc welding. Proficient in blueprint and weld-symbol interpretation, fabrication, plasma cutting, carbon arc gouging, grinding, and weld preparation. Experienced producing welds capable of passing ultrasonic and magnetic particle testing. Experienced training new welders and maintaining strong awareness of workplace hazards, including pinch points, trip hazards, and suspended loads.
Work History
Welder
5 Months- Performed MIG welding on flatbed trucks and truck-body components.
- Fabricated and welded components according to production requirements.
Code Welder II
3 Years 5 Months- Weld structural steel using metal-core and pulsed-arc welding processes.
- Weld plate and pipe in all positions and read and interpret blueprints, welding drawings, and job specifications.
- Perform structural and pressure-vessel welding requiring consistent, high-quality welds.
- Produce welds capable of passing ultrasonic (UT) and magnetic particle (MT) testing.
- Perform plasma cutting and carbon arc gouging for fabrication and weld repair.
- Regularly use grinders and other fabrication equipment for weld preparation and finishing.
- Train and assist new welders in proper welding techniques, shop procedures, and safe work practices.
- Personally operate overhead cranes and work safely with suspended loads; actively identify pinch points, trip hazards, and other dangerous conditions.
Welder / Fitter
2 Years- Performed MIG welding on utility truck components and assemblies.
- Fit and welded headboards for utility trucks and welded gooseneck compartments and other truck-body components.
- Performed fitting, fabrication, assembly, and small-parts organization as needed.
Structural Welder → Pressure Vessel Welder
3 Years- Began as a structural welder assembling tube holders for industrial heat exchangers.
- Performed basic MIG welding on structural components and industrial equipment.
- Progressed to pressure vessel welding, performing combination MIG and flux-core welding on mild steel.
- Developed experience in industrial manufacturing and high-quality welding requirements.
Education
Professional Welder Certification
Broad foundational welding program covering a variety of welding processes and techniques for professional welding and fabrication.
Skills
Structural Steel
Pressure vessel welding
Metal-Core / MCAW
Pulsed-Arc Welding
Flux-Core / FCAW
Plate & Pipe Welding
All Welding Positions
Weld blueprint reading
Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)
Plasma Cutting
Carbon Arc Gouging
Grinding & Weld Preparation
Overhead Crane Operation
Pre-heat requirements
MIG / GMAW
Certification
Tulsa Welding School — Professional Welder Certification | 2017
Timeline
Code Welder II
VALMONT INDUSTRIES
03.2023 - 08.2026Read More
Welder / Fitter
CADET TRUCK & BODY
01.2021 - 01.2023Read More
Welder
CASECO TRUCKING COMPANY
04.2017 - 09.2017Read More
Structural Welder → Pressure Vessel Welder
CHART INDUSTRIES
01.2017 - 01.2020Read More
Tulsa Welding School
Professional Welder Certification
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