Michael Koskey

Local 18 Union Journeyman (Fabricator/designer)

Fore-Front Mechanical

05.2019 - 04.2025

Fabricated and installed sheet metal components according to project specifications and exceeded company/industry standard
Extensive experience using measuring tools such as tape measures, micrometers, Digital calipers etc
Used all shop hand tools such as Grinders, air tools,
All welding applications such as Tig (stainless, mild steel, galvanized mild steel, aluminum, cast, Mig (mild steel), Stainless flux, Flux, stick, etc
Experience in purge welding on pressure vessels along with stainless tubing
Extensive experience with polishing all the way down to projects requiring sanitary polish down to 15RA surface finish
Extensive experience in blueprint reading
Custom layout, fabrication, and welded stainless steel food industry components for many many various projects
Extremely high attention to detail with every component to insure the highest grade of product
Conducted inspections and testing to ensure compliance with safety regulations and quality control measures.
Operated all shop machinery such as Bysentric ByBend Smart press brakes, Marvel auto feed band saws, Manual input 100 ton brake press, manual rod benders, torches, manual feed band saws, full sheet sheers, hole punchers, all shop welders, grinders, hand tools, etc along with forklifts, Lulls and every fleet truck as well as large rider trucks
FIeld installation ranging from a simple modified guard up to 3 month long full conveyor line installation
Many various custom field modified part installations varying from simple small parts to multi-ton platforms typically in food industry plants but have worked in many non food grade plants
Various welding certifications along with a certificate from North Central Techs one year welding and basic CAD program
Two years of Local 18 Sheet Metal Workers apprenticeship schooling
Local 18 Sheet Metal Workers union journeyman card holder
Collective 3 years of schooling on CAD 2D
1 Year of Solidworks modeling and designing along with drawings for modeled parts
Various reverse engineering experience in the food grade industry, on old existing parts, to newly installed parts on SolidWorks
Communication experience in coordinating projects with plant contacts, to organize and exceed product requirements
Various experience in sourcing, ordering and coordinating cost effective products and parts, to suit a successful assembly
Various experience creating many different designs for any application required by a customer, from conveyors to guards to full platforms
Experience with common SolidWorks add-ons such as sheet metal
Used plant supplied AutoCAD drawings to transfer into SolidWorks and create accurate models
Experience on AutoCAD creating templates for water-jetting or laser cutting parts
Downloaded step-files of various models from suppliers for creating accurate models to design with
Used SolidWorks PDM and Vault to organize all SolidWorks projects
Coordinated with coworkers to create an easy and flaunt file organization criteria to follow
Followed Operational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations to suit guidelines for safe products
Maintained clean and organized working environment to promote efficiency
Assisted in the design of custom products by providing input on material selection, dimensions, and functionality
Communicated with foreman's to ensure quality and easy to follow blue prints
Collaborated with team members to complete projects accurately and quickly
Performed quality checks throughout fabrication of my designs to verify proper lengths/widths