Taquayas Brown
Mount Pleasant,TX
Summary
Hardworking Blaster with 10 plus years of experience cleaning dirt, rust, old paint and grease by using sandblasting equipment. Adept at carefully selecting areas to clean, abrading surfaces, mixing abrasives and directing abrasive materials onto surfaces. Closely inspects finished parts of assigned products to conform to specifications. Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Blaster
Komatsu Mining Corp
06.2023 - 04.2024
- Blasting parts
- Sandblasted heavy equipment using spray guns and sandblasting equipment to clean grease, dried concrete, oil paint and rust from equipment.
- Maintained compliance requirements, work instructions and program procedures to promote safety.
- Assisted with purchase of job-related equipment and made recommendations for tools.
- Identified and assessed potential risks related to blasting operations and implemented mitigation measures.
- Determined suitability for blasting activities and safety of personnel and property after conducting blast site inspections.
Industrial Painter/Blaster
A and e fab
01.2021 - 04.2022
- Blasting various metals and painting
- Operated power sprayers and hand tools to prepare and paint large areas.
- Worked holidays and weekends depending on shifting needs of project.
- Executed work orders for painting team as part of larger project schedule.
- Inspected completed work for adherence to very strict guidelines and highest quality standards.
- Calculated amount of paint and other materials needed for each job accurately.
- Met exacting tolerances when sanding and sealing final finishes.
- Determined paint flow, viscosity and coating quality using visual inspections and viscometers.
Pump Maintenance
Pro Petroleum, Inc.
09.2019 - 05.2021
- Rebuilding fluid end pumps
- Installed, operated, inspected and performed preventive and corrective maintenance on pumps, water filtration, purification equipment, water storage, distribution systems and laundry and shower facilities.
- Performed daily maintenance and safety checks of equipment.
- Reported damages, maintenance problems, safety issues, and potential hazards to management.
- Monitored production levels and adjusted equipment and pipelines to minimize downtime.
- Assisted roughnecks with tasks and supplied with equipment.
- Repaired surface machinery and performed period equipment inspections.
- Followed safety protocols and regulations when performing roustabout duties, reducing risks and hazards.
Fuel Technician
Texas Fueling Services
10.2017 - 02.2018
- Check all fuel levels, fuel all pumps after every stage
Education
Associate of Applied Science -
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX01.2015
High School Diploma -
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, TX05-2009
Skills
- Forklift
- Bodywork
- Painting
- Paint prep
- Sandblasting
- Welding/Tig welding
- Airless paint spraying
- Assembly
- Machining
- Microsoft Office
- Organizational skills
- Warehouse experience
- Precision measuring instruments
- Communication skills
- Materials handling
- Shipping & Receiving
- Oil & gas
- Industrial painting
- Sandblasting equipment disassembly
- Assembly line production
- Sandblasting equipment assembly
- Abrasive materials handling
- Dry/wet practices
- Abrasive materials mixing
- Coating methods and techniques
Certification
- Forklift Certification
- Pallet Jack Certification
Timeline
Blaster
Komatsu Mining Corp
06.2023 - 04.2024
Industrial Painter/Blaster
A and e fab
01.2021 - 04.2022
Pump Maintenance
Pro Petroleum, Inc.
09.2019 - 05.2021
Fuel Technician
Texas Fueling Services
10.2017 - 02.2018
- Forklift Certification
- Pallet Jack Certification
Associate of Applied Science -
Northeast Texas Community College
High School Diploma -
Pittsburg High School
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