MIchael Thompson
Walker,LA
Summary
Skilled Welder with extensive experience at Miscellaneous Steel, adept in structural welding and steel fabrication. Demonstrated ability to maintain optimal arc length and speed, ensuring high-quality welds. Excelled in advanced welding tasks, including MIG gun arc welding, showcasing strong technical proficiency and problem-solving skills. Proven track record of enhancing product integrity through precise dismantling, reshaping, and reassembly.
Meticulous Welder with 30 years MIG and flux welding experience. Safety-oriented employee with continued awareness in taxing and high-risk work environments. Consistent and reliable producer of high volumes of stainless steel, carbon and various metal products for varying industrial, commercial and residential applications.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder
Miscellaneous Metals
10.2021 - 10.2024
- Clamped and tack-welded components to achieve desired configurations.
- Maintained full set of personal tools to use on jobs.
- Removed excess slag with arc-cutting, grinding and using other equipment.
- Maintained clean working environment by consistently organizing tools and equipment, promoting workplace safety.
- Reduced workplace accidents through strict compliance with safety regulations and guidelines.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
Welder
Preformance Contractors
05.2015 - 05.2020
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
- Maintained clean working environment by consistently organizing tools and equipment, promoting workplace safety.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
Welder
Shaw Fabrication
01.2002 - 01.2015
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Maintained clean working environment by consistently organizing tools and equipment, promoting workplace safety.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Enhanced welding quality by following precise welding procedures and maintaining proper equipment settings.
- Conducted thorough inspections of welds to ensure adherence to industry standards and codes.
- Optimized material usage by accurately measuring and cutting required components prior to welding.
Education
GED -
Doyle High School
Livingston, LA05-1992
Skills
- Structural welding
- Wire feed machines
- Steel Fabrication
- MIG
- Flux
- Stick
- TIG
- Alloy
- Precision measuring
Timeline
Welder
Miscellaneous Metals
10.2021 - 10.2024
Welder
Preformance Contractors
05.2015 - 05.2020
Welder
Shaw Fabrication
01.2002 - 01.2015
GED -
Doyle High School
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