Open To Work
William LeGrand
Okmulgee,OK
Summary
Detail-oriented welder with expertise in welding techniques, safety compliance, and quality inspection. Proven ability to train new welders and supervise operations, ensuring adherence to specifications and enhancing team performance.
Overview
1
1
Certification
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder/Structural Fitter
Bennett Steel
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
03.2025 - 08.2026
- Operated welding equipment to join metal components, ensuring structural integrity and adherence to project specifications.
- Inspected welds for quality and compliance with specifications.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to ensure precise execution.
- Trained new welders on equipment operation and safety protocols, enhancing team skill and compliance with industry standards.
- Conducted maintenance on welding tools to ensure optimal performance.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to determine precise dimensions for components, facilitating accurate fabrication and welding.
Welder Foreman
GR Ranch Land and Cattle
Gore, Oklahoma
01.2020 - 02.2025
- Supervised daily welding operations, ensuring compliance with safety protocols to maintain a safe work environment.
- Maintained welding equipment and tools for optimal performance.
- Inspected welds for quality and compliance with industry standards.
- Established work schedules based on project deadlines and available resources.
- Monitored consumable usage, optimizing electrode, flux, and shielding gas consumption to reduce waste.
- Analyzed employee performance data to identify training needs, enhancing team skills and operational effectiveness.
- Developed safety protocols to be followed by welders in order to prevent injuries.
Welder/Safety Superintendent/Site Representative
ATEC Steel
Baxter Springs, Kansas
02.2018 - 05.2019
- Inspected completed welds for quality and adherence to safety standards.
- Collaborated with team members to streamline workflow and enhance operational efficiency.
- Interpreted technical drawings to determine welding requirements for projects.
- Maintained clean working environment by efficiently removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Repaired equipment to restore functionality of broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
- Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
Welder
Wilbros
Houston, Texas
03.2016 - 02.2018
- Assembled structures by joining parts with precision welds.
- Interpreted blueprints to determine welding specifications and requirements.
- Maintained welding equipment and tools for optimal performance.
- Collaborated with team members to complete projects efficiently.
- Operated manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment to cut metal for fabrication of products.
- Troubleshot problems related to welds including porosity issues caused by improper shielding gas flow rates.
- Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Trained apprentices in safety procedures and use of tools, equipment used during fabrication, welding operations.
Welder
Matrix Service Company Shop
Port of Catoosa, OK
11.2014 - 07.2017
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
- Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.
- Interpreted blueprints to determine welding specifications and requirements.
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Constructed templates and jigs for fabrication according to blueprints.
- Maintained welding equipment and tools for optimal performance.
- Ensured safety protocols were followed during all welding operations.
- Worked with team members on project tasks to ensure timely completion.
Education
Welder/Fitter - Welding And Welding Technologies
Tulsa Welding School
Tulsa, OK06-2014
Skills
- Blueprint interpretation
- Welding techniques
- Equipment maintenance
- Quality inspection
- Safety compliance
- Structural assembly
Certification
- Osha 10
- Osha 30
- HISC
Work Preference
Job Search Status
Open to workWork Type
Full TimeMinimum Desired Compensation
$38/hrTimeline
Welder/Structural Fitter
Bennett Steel
03.2025 - 08.2026
Welder Foreman
GR Ranch Land and Cattle
01.2020 - 02.2025
Welder/Safety Superintendent/Site Representative
ATEC Steel
02.2018 - 05.2019
Welder
Wilbros
03.2016 - 02.2018
Welder
Matrix Service Company Shop
11.2014 - 07.2017
Welder/Fitter - Welding And Welding Technologies
Tulsa Welding School