Shawn Musacchia

• Researched and created a welding process on a custom, new metal compound that's never been welded before.
• Researched and developed welding process for custom metal compound, enabling successful application in high-stakes projects.
• Welded connections with precision, ensuring structural integrity and meeting rigorous quality standards.
• Prepared for assembly by positioning, aligning and securing parts using tools such as jigs and vises.
• Cut, ground and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
• Cleaned material surfaces to remove impurities using chemical solutions, wire brushes and grinders.
• Controlled welding processes to prevent warping, shrinkage, and distortion, enhancing the durability of final assemblies.
• Performed TIG welding on aerospace components using precise heat control and shielding gas techniques.
• Interpreted blueprints and weld symbols to complete accurate fabrication and assembly work.

Create, modify, repair and design specialized scientific instrumentation equipment for aquatic environmental sampling and data acquisition services.

• MIG and TIG weld aluminum, stainless and steel.
• Operate manual mill and lathe.
• Use saws, drills, brakes, sanders, grinders and plasma cutters to fabricate and finish parts.

• Weld, fabricate and repair surgical instruments to tolerances up to .02 mm. (stainless steel 300 series, 400 series, 17-4 and Nitronic 60)
• Manual lathe operation
• Manual Mill operation
• Blueprint reading
• Measurement tool operation
• Acetylene and propane torch use for bending, cutting, and preheat-post heat treatments
• Use of Saws, hand tools, bench tools, press and benders
• ISO documentation of all procedures
• Implementation of metallurgy knowledge
• Laser etcher programming and operation
• Stainless steel passivation

• Implement and execute production processes of stainless steel exhaust systems, aluminum intakes, FMIC systems and other various parts within project release timelines
• Processes include TIG and MIG welding, general fabrication (cutting, drilling, etc.), CNC Bender programing operation, mill and lathe, end former operation and specialized cleaning
• Create production ready jigs from prototype parts in order to replicate parts as precisely as possible

• Build roll cages, rear end modifications, car frame modifications, body work, and custom parts
• Steel MIG/TIG/Stick. Chromoly, stainless, and aluminum TIG

• Stick weld, fabricate, and install structural steel building frames, mostly consisting of beams and columns with 7018 and 6011 welding rod
• Build and repair other misc metal items using MIG and TIG welders.
  

• Aluminum MIG weld boats to water tight and specific weld schedule specifications.
  

• Ornamental, body work, structural, trailer repair
• I forged, fabricated, and welded MIG/TIG Stainless, aluminum, manganese, and steel.
  

• Mig/Tig stainless steel and carbon steel tanks and pipes used for nuclear waste clean up
• X-ray quality.
  

• Repair shipping Containers
• Steel MIG, acetylene torch use, fabrication and some woodwork.