ondrea Jones
Marrero,LA
Summary
Experienced 1st Class Shipfitter with background in assembling, fitting, and fabricating metal components for marine vessels. Strong skill set includes reading blueprints, operating machinery, and performing quality checks to ensure precision and compliance with naval standards. Demonstrated ability to lead teams, improve production processes and maintain high safety standards. Impactful contribution towards the successful completion of numerous shipbuilding projects.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1989
1989
years of post-secondary education
Work History
1st Class Shipfitter
Grand ilse Shipyard
Lafitte, Louisiana
07.2019 - Current
- Fabricated metal structures according to design specifications and blueprints.
- Assembled ship components using welding and cutting tools.
- Inspected welds and joints for quality and compliance with safety standards.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure project timelines were met.
- Maintained tools and equipment in safe, operational condition.
- Participated in safety meetings to discuss hazards and preventive measures.
- Assisted in planning workflows to optimize production efficiency at the yard.
- Inspected completed work for conformance with specifications and standards.
- Maintained a safe working environment by adhering to safety regulations.
- Fabricated, assembled and installed new components such as bulkheads, decks, hatches, ladders and stairs.
- Read blueprints and technical drawings to determine layout of structural metalwork.
- Welded parts together using electric arc welders or gas flame torches.
- Cut plates and sections of metal according to templates using hand tools or power saws.
- Fabricated components for installation by cutting, bending and welding metal parts using equipment.
1st Class Shipfitter
Boilinger
Pascagoula, Mississippi
12.2004 - 06.2019
- Fabricated metal structures according to design specifications and blueprints.
- Assembled ship components using welding and cutting tools.
- Inspected welds and joints for quality and compliance with safety standards.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure project timelines were met.
- Maintained tools and equipment in safe, operational condition.
- Participated in safety meetings to discuss hazards and preventive measures.
- Assisted in planning workflows to optimize production efficiency at the yard.
- Performed shipboard repairs, alterations and modifications to steel structures on ships.
- Inspected completed work for conformance with specifications and standards.
- Maintained a safe working environment by adhering to safety regulations.
- Constructed frames for vessels including keelsons, girders and ribs.
- Fabricated, assembled and installed new components such as bulkheads, decks, hatches, ladders and stairs.
- Prepared surfaces for welding by grinding or chipping away rust or other debris.
- Read blueprints and technical drawings to determine layout of structural metalwork.
- Assisted in launching operations of newly constructed vessels.
Education
Industrial Drafthing
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS 01.1990 - 01.1990
Moss Point High
Moss Point, MSTimeline
1st Class Shipfitter
Grand ilse Shipyard
07.2019 - Current
1st Class Shipfitter
Boilinger
12.2004 - 06.2019
Industrial Drafthing
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
01.1990 - 01.1990
Moss Point High