RICKY WINGATE
Nacogdoches, TX *****
*********************@***********.***
Looking forward to working with a company that offers steady employment for long term growth and development.
Experience in performing duties involving the skills multiple maintenance and craft occupations to keep mechanical equipment or the structure of an establishment in repair. Willing to relocate to: Lufkin,Tyler,Palestine
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Welder/Purchase & Receiving/ Tool Clerk/Repair
T.C.I.-Palestine, TX
October 2008 to June 2024
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal pieces to ensure conformance to requirements, using measuring and testing devices.
Read blueprints, orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions. Assemble, align, and clamping tools into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate products or assemblies.
Inspect product for defects, and measure it to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates, or other measuring instruments.
Position, adjust, and secure stock material or work pieces against stops, on arbors, or in chucks, fixtures, or automatic feeding mechanisms, manually or using hoists. Read blueprints or job orders to determine product specifications and tooling instructions and to plan operational sequences.
Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations. Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services. Negotiate, renegotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives. Welder Operator
Industrial Corp-Houston, TX
December 2014 to December 2022
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal to ensure conformance to outlines, using measuring and testing devices.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions. Assemble, align, and clamp pieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements, as necessary. Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices. Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use. Lead Supervisor
Ellis Woodshop-Huntsville, TX
January 2008 to December 2009
Set up, program, operate, or tend computerized or manual woodworking apparatus, such as drill presses, lathes, routers, sanders, planers, or wood-cutting machines. Examine finished product for smoothness, shape, angle, depth-of-cut, or conformity to specifications and verify dimensions, visually and using hands, rules, calipers, templates, or gauges. Start operations, adjust controls, and make trial cuts to confirm that equipment is operating properly. Monitor operation and make adjustments to correct problems and ensure conformance to specifications. Examine raw Woodstock for defects and to ensure conformity to size and other standards. Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and service programs.
Direct, coordinate, and review sales and service accounting and record- keeping, as well as receiving and shipping.
Direct clerical staff to keep records of export correspondence, bid requests, and credit collections, and to maintain current information on tariffs, licenses, and restrictions. Advise dealers and distributors on policies and operating procedures to ensure functional effectiveness of business.
Confer or consult with department heads to plan advertising services and to secure information on equipment.
Building & paint contractor
Wingate Custom Finishing-Nacogdoches, TX
2000 to 2004
Owner, contractor, instructor
Production Supervisor
Wingate Architectual-Nacogdoches, TX
1983 to 2000
Production supervisor over cabinet making & finishing. Also, quality control of field installment & job conpletion
Education
Specialized Degree (e.g. MD in DDS)
Lee College - TX
March 2018 to March 2018
Doctoral degree in Theology / Counseling
Technical Learning College - AZ
2012 to 2017
Ricky in Theology, counseling,& ministry
Technical Learning College - Chino Valley, AZ
March 2013 to March 2016
High School Equivalency Diploma
General High School Curriculum - Nacogdoches, TX
1979 to 1983
Skills
• Welding
• Quality Inspection
• Purchase & recieving
• Blueprint Reading
• Fabrication
• Assembly
• Stick welding
• Business development
• Basic math
• Hand tools
• Power tools
• Mechanical knowledge
• Organizational skills
• Computer literacy
• Construction
• Mechanic experience
• Calipers
• Micrometer
• Manufacturing
• Quality Assurance
Certifications and Licenses
AWS Certification
Present
Certification in MiG, tig, & stick on steel, stainless, and aluminum. Through A.W.S. with over ten years experience in welding, fabricating, production supervisor, tool man & repair Welding Certification
Present
OSHA 30
Doubles/Triples Endorsement