Rudy Gonzales
Denver ,CO
Summary
Accomplished Tig Welder at Precision Metal Manufacturing, recognized for enhancing product quality through precise aluminum and stainless steel welding. Demonstrated strong attention to detail and critical thinking by swiftly resolving defects, resulting in improved production efficiency and minimal downtime. Proficient in blueprint analysis and welding codes compliance, ensuring adherence to industry standards.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Tig Welder
Precision Metal Manufacturing
11060 Irma Drive Thornton,CO.80233
01.2024 - Current
- Supported team members in troubleshooting technical issues during the welding process, ensuring minimal downtime and consistent production rates.
- Enhanced productivity by collaborating effectively with colleagues.
- Enhanced product quality by performing precise TIG welding on various materials.
- Resolved any identified defects or inconsistencies promptly during the welding process to minimize rework time spent on corrections later on in production stages.
- Improved overall weld quality with thorough pre-weld preparations, including grinding, cutting, and positioning materials accurately.
- Demonstrated adaptability by quickly learning new techniques and applying them effectively across different projects.
SMAW Welder
Klein Welding
Denver, CO
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Maintained clean working environment by consistently organizing tools and equipment, promoting workplace safety.
- Demonstrated versatility in various welding methods including MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux Core Welding techniques.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Utilized blueprints and diagrams to compare finished products against design specifications.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
Iron Worker
Total Welding
Bennett, CO
01.2019 - 12.2021
- Complied with OSHA and company safety guidelines for height safety, lock out tag out, confined space, and hazardous material handling.
- Erected structural steel and iron frameworks for bridges, buildings and other structures.
- Cut metal components to required lengths using metal shears, hacksaws, and bar cutters.
- Ensured structural integrity by properly installing and aligning steel components according to specifications.
- Contributed to successful project completion through precise cutting, bending, and welding of metal materials.
- Inspected completed work for accuracy and adherence to building codes and safety standards.
- Skillfully operated hand tools such as spud wrenches or drift pins for aligning bolt holes in steel members during assembly processes.
- Set up and operated shears, brakes and presses to complete jobs to required specifications.
- Prioritized safety across job site with specific attention to load suspension, welding, and cutting.
- Installed steel cables to reinforce structures before tightening and reinforcing.
- Maximized material usage by skillfully measuring, marking, and cutting steel components with precision tools.
- Provided reliable support during rigging operations to ensure the safe lifting of heavy steel beams into place.
- Placed and fastened iron rods and steel mesh together using wire and spot welds.
- Reviewed work plans and blueprints to ascertain all requirements for project.
- Hoisted metal components into place, safely operating cranes during process.
Education
Welder
Vocational Training Welding
Oklahoma City, OK05.2014
Century High School
Pueblo, CO05.2003
Skills
- Gas tungsten arc welding
- Aluminum welding
- Stainless steel welding
- Joint preparation
- Pulse welding
- Precision measuring
- Weld defect identification
- Blueprint analysis
- Welding fixture setup
- Welding certification
- Welding codes compliance
- Structural welding
- Material selection
- Welding procedure specification
- Heat control
- MIG welding
- Attention to detail
- Stainless steel metal welding
- Fabrication
- Power tools
- Critical thinking
- Power tool operation
- Aluminum metal welding
- Measurements and calculations
- Stick welding
- Parts assembly
- Micrometers and calipers
- Surface grinding
Certification
Aws certification
Timeline
Tig Welder
Precision Metal Manufacturing
01.2024 - Current
SMAW Welder
Klein Welding
01.2021 - 01.2024
Iron Worker
Total Welding
01.2019 - 12.2021
Welder
Vocational Training Welding
Century High School
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