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Thomas Palumbo

Holbrook,USA

Summary

Dedicated, results-driven professional with a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence. Demonstrated ability to excel in various roles, from sweeping floors to leading teams. Committed to delivering high-quality results and exceeding expectations in personal and professional endeavors. Striving for excellence in all tasks without compromise.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Chimney Technician

Ace Chimney Experts Inc
Ronkonkoma, NY
04.2019 - 11.2023
  • Chimney cleanings, repair crowns, install chimney liners. Complete inspections, find potential safety violations and hazards. Seasonal masonry work; grind, repoint damaged mortar joints. Manually mix different types of cement, sand, water, and acrylic. Install custom chimney caps (steel, stainless steel, copper). Set up scaffolding. Load and unload work truck and box truck with necessary materials, tools, and equipment.

Tin Knocker

A Plus Sheet Metal
Bohemia, NY
04.2017 - 02.2019
  • Fabricate steel/aluminum duct work. Install insulation if specified. Wrap, label and load completed product on box truck for delivery to job site.

Stress Test Technician

Dayton T Brown
Bohemia, NY
06.2015 - 11.2016
  • Stress test and record aircraft doors until failure or malfunction. Repeated use of 50 to 100lbs of force to open and close passenger door. Manually open and close cargo door through a complete cycle. Record total number of completed cycles per shift. Report any broken parts with mechanisms or electronic equipment.

Heat Treat Operator

BH Aircraft Company
Ronkonkoma, NY
02.2012 - 06.2014
  • Setup different material accordingly to specific guidelines. Manually program furnace per job specification. Monitor progress on computer software using temperature probes attached to material inside the furnace. Worked closely with quality control documenting start/finish time, quantity of pieces run, document work order information and sign off. Transport job to next manufacturing area.

Sheet Metal Mechanic

Fabrotech Industries
Ronkonkoma, NY
08.2006 - 05.2011
  • Fabricate pipeline strainers using perforated sheet metal per customer order. Responsibilities include using correct measurements for work orders. Cutting material on industrial shears, bending brake, and rolling machinery to complete a variety of different pipeline strainers. Using a lathe to perform turning, facing, grooving, parting, threading, drilling, boring, knurling, and tapping. Drill press for drilling holes, countersinking, counterboring, and tapping. Use grinders to clean up welds and polish discoloration.

Education

Associate's - Engineering Science

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY
08.2011

High School Diploma - Regents Curriculum, Advanced Mathematics

Sachem High School North
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
02.2004

Skills

  • Pallet jack (10 years)
  • Duct work fabrication (Steel/Aluminum) Insulation installed with duct depending on work order Commercial gluing equipment and pin spotter machine (3 years)
  • Heat Treating Procedures (3 years)
  • Computer Literate (Windows OS, Microsoft Excel, Office) (10 years)
  • Material Handler (8 years)
  • Shipping & Receiving (inventory counts, load outbound orders/receive and organize incoming shipments from vendors, operate commercial weighing scales to count and complete customer orders (3 years)
  • Mechanically inclined (10 years)
  • Facility/Custodial Maintenance (5 years)
  • Landscaping (Lawn mowing, weed wacking, hedge cutting, leaf removal, mulch replacement) (10 years)
  • Machine shop equipment (lathes, shears, drill presses, spot welders, bending/forming machines (10 years)
  • Masonry (Mixing mortar, grinding damaged chimney joints, repointing mortar joints Replace damaged brick if necessary Scaffold setup and breakdown New flashing if necessary Fix or replace crown Cleanup job site (4 years)
  • Warehouse- order picking and packing, inventory counts/stock replenishment (5 years)
  • OSHA certified forklift certification (10 years)
  • Tig welding (1 year)
  • Warehouse experience (10 years)
  • Manufacturing/Production (10 years)
  • Fabricated pipeline strainers (6 years)
  • Box Truck Driver experience (No-CDL) (2 years)
  • Reach truck (3 years)
  • Load & Unload
  • Mechanical Knowledge
  • Lawn Care
  • Forklift
  • Carpentry
  • Manufacturing
  • HVAC
  • Masonry
  • Driving
  • Welding

Certification

  • OSHA Forklift Certification June 2014 to June 2019 Received certification when I worked as a material handler. It has unfortunately expired.
  • TIG welding experience no certification obtained only on the job training with a master welder September 2009 to May 2011 Learned at a sheet metal specialty shop. TIG welding perforated sheet metal of different gauges and perforation sizes. For instance 18 gauge stainless steel, 1/8 perforation material, 11 gauge non perforated sheet metal. After the production workers including myself would obtain a work order we would create screens, baskets, and cones of all different sizes. Sometimes a specific mesh liner installed per work order. When I learned TIG welding it was welding seams, rings OD and ID pertaining to basket specs, and connecting cones or baskets to 11 gauge plate with handle.
  • HVAC production April 2017 to February 2019 On the job trained HVAC duct work fabrication. Worked with steel and sometimes aluminum. Fiberglass insulation per customer specification. Built and installed veins per work order. Insulated wrapped finished duct work then loaded onto box truck along with other accessories needed at the job site for the mechanics to install duct work.
  • Driver's License February 2023 to November 2029 Class D
  • Heat Treatment Operator February 2012 to June 2014 Heat treat operator at BH Aircraft Company. Annealed, brazed, treated metal alloys in heat treating furnaces according to work order. Select program to run for specific work order. Run process. Monitor progress and or problems by computer using heat probes placed on metal. All jobs logged on daily paperwork.

Timeline

Chimney Technician

Ace Chimney Experts Inc
04.2019 - 11.2023

Tin Knocker

A Plus Sheet Metal
04.2017 - 02.2019

Stress Test Technician

Dayton T Brown
06.2015 - 11.2016

Heat Treat Operator

BH Aircraft Company
02.2012 - 06.2014

Sheet Metal Mechanic

Fabrotech Industries
08.2006 - 05.2011

Associate's - Engineering Science

Suffolk County Community College

High School Diploma - Regents Curriculum, Advanced Mathematics

Sachem High School North
Thomas Palumbo