Omar Escandon
Browns,TX
Summary
Dedicated Welding professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Structural Welder/Pipefitter
Excel Precision Pipe & Fabrication
03.2016 - 07.2022
- Kept work area clean and organized.
- Clamped and tack-welded components to achieve desired configurations.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Removed excess slag with arc-cutting, grinding and using other equipment.
- Worked correctly with each material such as steel or aluminum.
- Welded, cut and bent steel as necessary with torches, metal shears and welding equipment.
- Maintained full set of personal tools to use on jobs.
- Operating manlift
- Forklift operator
Welder
Riteway Conveyers Inc.
03.2011 - 10.2015
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Build conveyor belts shutchutes & guards for Fedex
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Aluminum welding
Welder
McNeilus Steel
11.2009 - 01.2011
- Lays out, positions, and secures parts and assemblies according to specifications, using straightedge, combination square, calipers, and ruler
- Tack-welds or welds components and assemblies, using electric, gas, arc, or other welding equipment
- Cuts workpiece, using powered saws, hand shears, chipping knife, hand plasma, or oxyfuel
- Melts lead bar, wire, or scrap to add lead to joint or to extrude melted scrap into reusable form
- Observes tests on welded surfaces for dimension tolerance to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications
- Inspects grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometer, caliper, and precision measuring instruments
- Removes rough spots from workpiece using portable grinder, hand file, or scraper
- Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions
- Heats, forms, and dresses metal parts, using hand tools, torch, or arc welding equipment
- Ignites torch and adjusts valves, amperage, or voltage to obtain desired flame or arc
- Analyzes engineering drawings and specifications to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations
- Develops templates and other work aids to hold and align parts
Education
GED -
Ridgewater College
Hutchinson, MN01.2005
Skills
- Safe Work Practices
- Heavy Duty Machinery
- Hand Torches
- Structural Repairs
- Safe Equipment Operation
- Workplace Safety
- Cutting
- Applying Tack
- Heating Efficiency
Timeline
Structural Welder/Pipefitter
Excel Precision Pipe & Fabrication
03.2016 - 07.2022
Welder
Riteway Conveyers Inc.
03.2011 - 10.2015
Welder
McNeilus Steel
11.2009 - 01.2011
GED -
Ridgewater College
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