AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
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Seek the Challenging Position of Structural Metal Worker
A highly talented Structural Metal Worker with huge experience in fabricating and assembling structural metal products, such as frameworks or shells for machinery, ovens, tanks, and stacks, and metal parts for buildings and bridges, according to job order or blueprints.
Summary of Qualifications
More than eight years experience.
Thorough knowledge of gas, electric arc, MIG, TIG, and various types of welding and cutting apparatus.
Exceptional knowledge of machining processes, structural fabrication, pipe fitting, and all forms of sheet metal fabrication.
In-depth knowledge of safety precautions to be taken in metal working.
Profound ability to perform at a competent journey-level in these crafts: welding, blacksmithing, structural fabrication, pipe fitting, and sheet metal fabrication.
Uncommon ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Solid ability to read blueprints and work from sketches.
Excellent ability to design components, prototype parts and equipment.
Deep knowledge of training and supervision principles and techniques.
Great knowledge of estimating process for material costs.
Immense ability to estimate material cost and labor.
Profound ability to obtain a City driving permit.
Professional Experience
New Dimension Engineering, Tarrytown, NY 2001 - Present
Structural Metal Worker
Develop layout and plan sequence of operations for fabricating and assembling structural metal products, applying trigonometry and knowledge of metal.
Locate and mark bending and cutting lines onto workpiece, allowing for stock thickness and machine and welding shrinkage.
Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, and drill presses.
Hammer, chip, and grind work piece to cut, bend, and straighten metal.
Position, align, fit, and weld together parts, using jigs, welding torch, and hand tools.
Preheat work pieces to render them malleable, using hand torch or furnace.
Verify conformance of work piece to specifications, using square, ruler, and measuring tape.
Set up and operate machine tools associated with fabricating shops, such as radial drill, end mill, and edge planer.
Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
New Dimension Engineering, Tarrytown, NY 1997 - 2001
Structural Metal Worker (under the supervision of experienced Structural Metal Worker)
Laid out raw steel.
Cut, bent, bolted, and welded each piece according to requirements.
Constructed steel columns, beams, and girders according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
Set up hoisting equipment for moving structural steel.
Unloaded and stacked fabricated steel so it can be hoisted.
Attached cables from a crane or derrick to the steel pieces.
Directed the hoist operator with hand signals.
Held a rope attached to the steel.
Aligned holes in the steel with holes in the framework.
Bolted the pieces in place.
Checked alignment with levels, lasers, or plumb bobs.
Bolted and welded pieces permanently in place.
Followed blueprints showing the location, number, and size of reinforcing bars.
Fastened the bars together by tying wire around them with pliers.
Placed blocks under reinforcing bars to reinforce floors.
Cut, bent, and welded bars at the job site, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
Positioned ornamental ironwork on the outside of buildings.
Checked fit. Bolted, brazed, and welded them into place.
Fabricated and assembled structural metal products, such as metal tanks.
Assembled metal parts for bridges and prefabricated metal buildings.
Education
High School Diploma (1997)
Possession of valid New York City driver's license