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Ricky Chavira

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Structural Ironworker

Lighting steel
Zephyrhills
02.2025 - 05.2026
  • Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to guide installation processes.
  • Signaled crane operators in safe and accurate lifting and placing of reinforcing iron members and moved rebars manually into specific positions.
  • Performed routine inspections of tools and equipment, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
  • Assisted in welding and bolting steel connections, contributing to overall structural integrity of projects.
  • Followed safety protocols diligently to minimize risks on job sites.
  • Prepared project reports and conducted visual inspections to ensure safety and quality standards were met.
  • Applied protective coatings such as paint or rust inhibitors to finished ironwork pieces.
  • Fabricated structural steel components according to blueprints and specifications.
  • Utilized rigging techniques when hoisting large objects into place.
  • Installed ornamental iron fixtures including stairs, railings, and ladders at various construction sites.
  • Repaired existing ironwork by replacing worn or broken parts.
  • Connected column bases, beam splices, girders, trusses, columns, joists, decking systems and other related components of the structure.
  • Aligned structural steel members prior to bolting or welding them together.
  • Operated oxy-fuel cutting equipment to cut metal components to size.
  • Grouted anchor bolts into masonry or concrete foundations according to specified plans.
  • Inspected structural steel connections for accuracy and compliance with applicable codes.
  • Used cranes to lift heavy steel beams into place.
  • Installed sealing, wiring, and insulating materials to ensure project specifications.
  • Fabricated and assembled structural steel components for various construction projects.

Ironworker

Best Steel
Casper
11.2025 - 04.2026
  • Erected PEMB structures, read blueprints, and operated manlift and forklifts for building sheeting

Ironworker

South eastern construction
Mulberry
06.2024 - 12.2024
  • Installed beams, columns, and reinforcements, contributing to structural integrity of construction projects.
  • Fabricated and assembled metal structures, ensuring compliance with specifications and safety standards.
  • Operated power tools and equipment for cutting and welding tasks.Bull Rigging beams into place.

Ironworker

Trident Building Systems
Sarasota
01.2022 - 05.2024

Installed reinforcing bars for concrete foundations across multiple building sites to support overall structural strength.

  • Fabricated and assembled metal structures and frameworks for construction projects.
  • Erected PEMB by reading prints and installing joists and decking to ensure structural integrity.
  • Operated tools such as welding machines, torches, and hoists efficiently.

Education

10-hour Construction Safety And Health

University of South Florida
01.2025 - 05.2026

Skills

  • Steel erection techniques
  • Structural blueprint reading
  • Column erection
  • Beam installation
  • Welding
  • Quality control inspection
  • Quality control
  • Safety regulations compliance
  • Safety protocols
  • Fall protection
  • Heavy equipment operation
  • Crane signaling
  • Load calculation
  • Torque wrench operation
  • Structural bolting
  • Column connecting
  • Anchor bolt setting
  • Oxy-fuel cutting
  • Demolition techniques
  • Fireproofing application
  • Heavy lifting
  • Scaffold building
  • Parts fabrication
  • Steel component alignments
  • Layout and detailing
  • Metal decking installation
  • Decking installation
  • Grating installation
  • Column assembly
  • Column connection
  • Joist installation
  • Prefabricated steel unloading
  • Rigging preparation
  • Blowtorches and equipment
  • Hand tools operation
  • Hand and power tools
  • Blueprint reading
  • Blueprint interpretation
  • Erection drawing assessments
  • Job planning
  • Industrial maintenance
  • Health and safety
  • OSHA standards
  • Construction safety
  • Customer communication
  • Safety measures
  • Ornamental ironworking
  • Quality inspection
  • Construction safety
  • Decking installation
  • Blueprint reading
  • Blueprint interpretation
  • Steel fabrication

Timeline

Ironworker

Best Steel
11.2025 - 04.2026

Structural Ironworker

Lighting steel
02.2025 - 05.2026

10-hour Construction Safety And Health

University of South Florida
01.2025 - 05.2026

Ironworker

South eastern construction
06.2024 - 12.2024

Ironworker

Trident Building Systems
01.2022 - 05.2024
Ricky Chavira