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Sofia Vega

Brownsville,TX

Summary

Talented professional experienced in welding, metal cutting and soldering. Brings strong attention to safety and quality. Team player with skills to read, understand and implement complex instructions. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Tank Welder

Smith Tank & Steel
Baltimore, Maryland
08.2025 - 10.2025
  • Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
  • Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
  • Inspected welds to ensure quality and compliance with safety standards.
  • Maintained welding equipment and tools for optimal performance and safety.
  • Repaired metal components such as pipes, valves, and flanges.
  • Assisted in the installation of new tanks and other related equipment.
  • Performed maintenance on welding equipment to ensure optimal performance.
  • Fabricated components for tank assembly.
  • Dismantled tanks and related equipment when needed for repairs or upgrades.
  • Tested completed welds for strength and accuracy with a variety of tools.
  • Read blueprints and drawings and took measurements to plan layout and procedures.
  • Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
  • Repaired structures by dismantling, reshaping and reassembling metal components with cutting torches and hand tools.
  • Welded flux core 308L stainless steel tanks and nickel for olive oil storage tanks.

Bullganger Tank erector

Bechtel
Port Arthur, Texas
10.2024 - 08.2025
  • Assisted welders with setup and preparation of welding equipment and materials.
  • Maintained organization and cleanliness of work area and tools.
  • Followed safety protocols while handling hazardous materials and equipment.
  • Inspected finished welds to ensure quality assurance and compliance with specifications.
  • Collaborated with team members to optimize project workflows.
  • Performed efficient loading and unloading of materials for various projects.
  • Executed measurements, layouts, and job site preparations to minimize downtime.
  • Demonstrated best safety practices while operating equipment at heights.

Tank Welder

Tesla /Bay Ltd
Robstown, Texas
02.2024 - 08.2024
  • Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
  • Monitored the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
  • Inspected completed work for conformance to specifications using various instruments.
  • Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
  • Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
  • Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.
  • Conducted flux core arc welding when applicable.
  • Trained apprentices in safety procedures and use of tools, equipment used during fabrication, welding operations.
  • Cleaned joints before beginning any type of welding process by chipping off slag with a hammer or wire brush.
  • Troubleshot problems related to welds including porosity issues caused by improper shielding gas flow rates.
  • Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
  • Welded 100 percent welds
  • Stainless steel flux core
  • Tested plates with flux core and stick

TIG Welder

SpaceX
Brownsville, TX
11.2020 - 07.2024
  • Certified for Tig, Mig, CMT, Orbital Tube Welding.
  • Performed TIG welding on stainless steel and aluminum components with a focus on accuracy and precision.
  • Cleaned parts to be welded using power tools and chemical solvents.
  • Conducted inspections and repairs on aircraft systems, components, and structures.
  • Assisted in the installation of new or modified components in aircrafts.
  • Maintained records of parts used in repair work and labor times required for each job.
  • Replaced worn or defective parts using hand tools and power tools.
  • Used power tools, torque wrenches, Safety Cables, Installing Harness on the build.
  • Installed heat shields on rocket.
  • Welded on SN15, first rocket that successful landed. and through out the my journey in SpaceX. Starting in Starship and Continuing on the Booster, Also Integrate on Raptor.

Structural Welder

Shore Construction
Brownsville, TX
08.2019 - 10.2020
  • Submerged Welding, Flux Core
  • Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
  • Maintained clean and tidy work area.
  • Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment
  • Welded joints in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions as required by the task at hand.
  • Determined the proper amperage, voltage settings, and filler metals needed for each job.
  • Fabricated metal structures such as frameworks, tanks using cutting torches and arc welders.

Vessel Welder

South Texas Specialty Welders
Columbus, TX
01.2018 - 07.2019
  • Gathered required materials for each project in order to meet production deadlines.
  • Conducted flux core arc welding when applicable.
  • Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
  • Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
  • Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
  • Repaired structures by dismantling, reshaping and reassembling metal components with cutting torches and hand tools.
  • Completed minor torch ups with MIG welders.
  • Adjusted gas flow and pressure to create and maintain desired flames.
  • Heated and dissolved metal parts to obtain molten substance used in welding or extrusion.
  • Conducted x-ray, hydrostatic and tolerance tests on welded parts to verify weld quality and conformance to specification.
  • Welded components in flat, vertical or overhead positions.

Pipe roll out with mig flux and submerge arc

Welder

National Trench Safety LLC.
Houston, TX
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • Monitored the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
  • Operated manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment to cut metal for fabrication of products.
  • Repaired trench boxes for Customers.
  • Used Torch, Cutting Plasma, Weld wash with torch.

Pipe Fitter

CB&I Construction
Beaumont, TX
02.2016 - 12.2016
  • Measure, cut, thread, groove, bend and install piping according to specifications.
  • Inspect work areas to ensure that they are clean and free from obstructions.
  • Repair or replace worn parts such as seals and bearings on pumps and valves.
  • Use hand tools such as saws, drills, wrenches, threaders, to perform tasks related to the job at hand.
  • Maintain records of all work performed including materials used and time taken.

Structural Welder

Kiewitt Offshore Services
Ingleside, TX
03.2015 - 02.2016
  • Installed and welded steel beams, columns, girders, and other structural elements.
  • Repaired damaged or defective parts using appropriate welding techniques.
  • Welded joints in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions as required by the task at hand.
  • Calibrated gauges to measure the correct amount of heat during welding operations.
  • Welded pipe for plant form with mig fluxcore and pulse mig
  • Tested 6gr flux core
  • Tested pipe roll out with mig flux and pulse

Fabrication Welder

Dragon Products Company
Brownsville, TX
10.2013 - 03.2015
  • Welded metal pieces together using MIG, TIG, and other welding processes as required.
  • Fabricated metal components and structures according to blueprints, drawings, and written specifications.
  • Repaired damaged metallic components utilizing welding techniques such as gas tungsten arc welding or shielded metal arc welding.
  • Maintained a clean work area in accordance with safety regulations.

Fabricated tanks with pulse mig

Tested plates with mig

Education

GED -

Lopez H School
Brownsville, TX
05.2006

Skills

  • Fabrication
  • Welding
  • Vertical Welding
  • Pipe Welding
  • Sub-Arc Welding
  • Arc Welding
  • Flux Selection
  • Structural Welding
  • MIG Welding
  • Stick Welding
  • Shaping and Cutting
  • Power Tools
  • TIG Welding Expert
  • Shielded Metal Arc Equipment
  • Welding Techniques
  • Sheet Metal Fabrication
  • Scaffolding Set up
  • Stainless Steel Metal Welding
  • Flat Welding Position
  • Flux Core (FCAW) Welding
  • Gas Metal Arc Equipment
  • Overhead Welding Position
  • Combination Metal Welding

Languages

English
Limited
Spanish
Professional

Timeline

Tank Welder

Smith Tank & Steel
08.2025 - 10.2025

Bullganger Tank erector

Bechtel
10.2024 - 08.2025

Tank Welder

Tesla /Bay Ltd
02.2024 - 08.2024

TIG Welder

SpaceX
11.2020 - 07.2024

Structural Welder

Shore Construction
08.2019 - 10.2020

Vessel Welder

South Texas Specialty Welders
01.2018 - 07.2019

Welder

National Trench Safety LLC.
01.2017 - 12.2017

Pipe Fitter

CB&I Construction
02.2016 - 12.2016

Structural Welder

Kiewitt Offshore Services
03.2015 - 02.2016

Fabrication Welder

Dragon Products Company
10.2013 - 03.2015

GED -

Lopez H School