Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
References
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Kiel Cochran

Upper Black Eddy

Summary

Skilled heavy equipment operator / welder fabricator proficient in operating various types of equipment. Dependable and hardworking, team oriented with a background centralized around the construction industry. Works safely and effectively to ensure every job is finished on time and correctly.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
2026
2026
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Heavy Equipment Operator

Balascio excavating
Doylestown
12.2021 - Current
  • Experienced in operating various types of equipment, most experienced in excavators, dozers, backhoes, loader, rock trucks, and skid steers.
  • Experienced all types of welding, torching, carbon air arcing, oxy lancing, fitting and fabrication ect.
  • Experienced in truck / equipment repair, was in house mechanic for 1.5 years before becoming full-time operator.
  • Other skills include, hydraulic cylinder re-packing, concrete, forming, rigging, plan reading, problem solving, training new labors / operators and keeping track of crew hours, materials, budget and time lines.

Fabrication Welder

Advanced welding
Doylestown
01.2019 - 12.2021
  • Experienced in all fields of welding, fixturing, and fabrication, on all metal metal types and positions.
  • Experienced in torching, oxy lancing, carbon air ark, plasma cutters and magnetic drilling,

Education

Associate Degree - Business

Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA
01.2018 - 05.2020

Honors / Nims Certified - Machining

Upper Bucks County Technical School
Perkasie , Pa
08.2017 - 05.2020

Palisades
Kintnersville, PA

Skills

  • Equipment operation
  • Welding and fabrication
  • Plan reading
  • Heavy machinery repair
  • Iron working
  • Laboring
  • Concrete
  • Working with others
  • Following orders
  • Organization

Certification

  • OSHA (10hr) certified.
  • Forklift certified.
  • CNC Machine certified.
  • Manual machine certified,
  • Nims measurement, materials, and safety certified.

Accomplishments

  • College Honors student.
  • Phi Theta Kappa honors society.
  • National Technical school honors student. (2017-2020)
  • Technical school most dedicated student, (2019)
  • OSHA certified (10hr)
  • Forklift certified.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Heavy Equipment Operator

Balascio excavating
12.2021 - Current

Fabrication Welder

Advanced welding
01.2019 - 12.2021

Associate Degree - Business

Bucks County Community College
01.2018 - 05.2020

Honors / Nims Certified - Machining

Upper Bucks County Technical School
08.2017 - 05.2020

Palisades
Kiel Cochran