Austin Perez
Norwalk,CA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dockworker
Estes Express
La Mirada, CA
02.2025 - Current
- Transferred materials between loading docks, warehouses, storage yards, and vehicles.
- Organized warehouse shelves according to product codes for easy retrieval.
- Stacked cargo in designated areas according to size, type, style, color, or product code.
- Organized shipping documents such as bills of lading or packing slips for accuracy.
- Loaded and unloaded containers from ships and trucks using a forklift.
Welder/Fabricator
Cole Industries
Whittier, CA
05.2021 - 03.2025
- Worked on sheet metal trash bins from 1-6 yard sizes
- Worked on 10-16 gauge sheet metal
- Completed welds in flat, horizontal, vertical or overhead positions.
- Produced smooth and even welds by maintaining consistent approach.
- Examined welds to check bead size and other specifications.
- Used correct tools, materials and attachments for the specific job.
- Checked part compliance against specifications using measuring tools.
- Prepared material surfaces for welding by removing scale, rust or other foreign matter.
- Prepared workpiece edges by grinding, cutting, buffing or bending to verify snug fit.
- Welded fabrication materials, continuously checking for safety and quality.
- Recognized, set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Positioned and clamped workpieces together and properly assembled in jigs and fixtures.
- Positioned and secured workpieces using hoists, wire and banding machines or hand tools.
- Cut, contoured and beveled metal and structural shapes to achieve accurate dimensions.
- Aligned and clamped workpieces using rules, squares or hand tools.
- Measured workpieces with straightedges or templates to conform with specifications.
Angelinas Famous Pizza
Manager
Norwalk, CA
06.2018 - 04.2021
- Exercised good judgment and decision-making in escalating concerns and resolving issues.
- Enhanced team member performance through use of strategic and tactical approaches, motivational coaching and training.
- Leveraged leadership skills to identify deficiencies and opportunities to improve policies, procedures and controls.
Education
Associate of Arts - Welding
Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA05.2022
Business Administration and Management
Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA12.2018
High School Diploma -
Norwalk High School
Norwalk, CA06.2017
Skills
- Project Management
- Tool Repair and Maintenance
- Supply Management
- Hand-Forming Workpieces
- TIG Welding Expert
- Parts Fabrication
- Materials Selection
- Welding
- Shaping and Cutting
- AWS Certified
- Structural Welding
- Equipment Operation
- Maintaining Components
- Stick Welding
- Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Straightedge Measurements
- Stainless Steel Metal Welding
- Welding Techniques
- Overhead Welding Position
- Pipe Welding
- Vertical Welding
- Fabrication
- Gas Flow Adjustments
- Arc Welding
- Aluminum Metal Welding
- Flux Core (FCAW) Welding
- Flat Welding Position
- MIG Welding
Languages
English
Spanish
Certification
- Completed a 72 hour course in Weld 100 Welding Fundamentals Training - December 2019 - Worked on 1-2” T-Joints SMAW process and thin aluminum plates for TIG welding Horizontal
- Completed a 144 hour course in Weld 120 Beginning Arc Welding Training - December 2019 - Worked on 1-2” T-Joints SMAW process and GMAW process on thin metal T-Joint Horizontal
- Completed a 72 hour course in Weld 49 Welding Shop Math Training - May 2020 - Worked on calculating
- Completed a 72 hour course in Weld 59 Blueprint Reading for Welders Training - May 2020 - Worked on how to read blueprints and drawing out parts from the school
- Completed a 144 hour course in Weld 130 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Training - December 2020 - Worked on T-Joint thin aluminum plates to be Certified Aluminum Fillet Weld, AWS D1.2
- Completed a 144 hour course in Weld 200 Intermediate Arc Welding Training - December 2020 - Worked on 1-2” plates on T-Joints SMAW process, position 1F 2F 3F 4F
- Completed a 108 hour course in Weld 210L Advanced Arc Welding Training - May 2021 - Worked on 1” thick 3/8” back strip test plate for D1.1 Structural Welding Test
- Completed a 90 hour course in Weld 170 Structural Fabrication Training - July 2021 - Worked on projects from school using blueprint methods, cutting parts and welding the parts together SMAW Process
- Completed a 108 hour course in Weld 240 Intermediate Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Training - December 2021 - Worked on thin stainless steel T-Joint test plate for a D9.1M/D9.1 Stainless steel Certified
- Completed a 108 hour course in Weld 212L Shielded Metal Arc Welding Lab Training - December 2021 - Worked on 1” thick 3/8” back strip test plate for D1.1 Structural Welding Test
- Completed a 144 hour course in Weld 52 Pipe Welding Fundamentals Training - May 2022 - Worked on 3/8” plates 1F 2F 3F SMAW Process
- Completed a 72 hour course in Weld 53 Pipe Layout Training - May 2022 - Worked on cutting and laying out pipe projects and welding it together SMAW Process
- Completed a 108 hour course in Weld 54L Advance Pipe Welding Training - May 2023 - Worked on 5G and 6G schedule 80 pipe SMAW Process
- Completed a 108 hour course in Weld 256L Pipe Welding Level 2 Training - December 2023 - Worked on 5G and 6G schedule 80 pipe SMAW Process
- Completed a 108 hour course in Weld 256L Pipe Welding Level 3 Training - May 2024 - Worked on 5G and 6G schedule 80 pipe SMAW Process
Certified
- Certified Aluminum Fillet Weld, AWS D1.2 - December 2020
- Certified Stainless Steel Weld, AWS D9.1M/D9.1 - December 2021
- Licensed Welder, AWS D1.1 Structural Manual Process - March 2023 - March 2026
Timeline
Dockworker
Estes Express
02.2025 - Current
Welder/Fabricator
Cole Industries
05.2021 - 03.2025
Angelinas Famous Pizza
Manager
06.2018 - 04.2021
Associate of Arts - Welding
Cerritos College
Business Administration and Management
Fullerton College
High School Diploma -
Norwalk High School
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