Rodney Prater
Hughesville
Summary
Hello, I'm Rodney Prater, 28 years old. I am a hard worker, and a great team player. I am a certified welder in structural steel. I am also safety trained and certified on forklifts, and other lifts like telehandlers, scissor lifts, and man basket lifts. I am always willing to go above and beyond, and I am always willing to learn more to improve my work. I will work overtime to achieve company and project goals. I have experience in a lot of different fields. I've worked in the shop and on the road, in foundries, mills, power plants, and factories. I've done repairs on all sorts of machinery, as well as fabricated and installed structural steel, air collection units, and other machines. I will always do my best work, and I will always perform my very best on any task or job asked of me.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Welder/Welding Fabricator
Penn American Inc.
Muncy
06.2015 - 01.2026
- Operated welding equipment and maintained tools in good condition.
- Collaborated with team members to complete projects efficiently.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings for precise fabrication.
- Trained junior welders on best practices and safety protocols.
- Conducted routine maintenance on welding machines to ensure optimal performance.
- Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Repaired 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.
- Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
- Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Performed preventative maintenance on welding tools and equipment.
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
- I worked on the road a lot in foundries, feed mills, power plants, and a variety of other places.
- Constructed templates and jigs for fabrication according to blueprints.
- Installed new machinery according to specifications and safety standards.
- Repaired broken or worn parts by welding, grinding, machining or fabricating replacement parts as needed.
- Loaded and unloaded trucks efficiently and safely.
- Maintained current forklift training and certification as required by company policies.
Education
High School Diploma -
Hughesville High School
Hughesville, PA06-2015
Skills
- Welding techniques
- Blueprint interpretation
- Equipment setup
- Machine maintenance
- Fabrication processes
- Quality assurance
- Training others
- Attention to detail
- Stick welding
- Vertical welding
- Overhead welding
- MIG welding professional
- Structural welding
- Fabrication
- OSHA compliance
- MSHA compliance
- Forklift certified
- Millwright work
- Lockout/Tagout trained
Certification
Aws D1.1 Structural steel certification all positions stick, and mig welding
Timeline
Welder/Welding Fabricator
Penn American Inc.
06.2015 - 01.2026
High School Diploma -
Hughesville High School