About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 3824484
MANUFACTURING & FABRICATION LEADER | WELDING, STRUCTURAL STEEL & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Core Expertise
- Leading fabrication operations producing high-volume structural and heavy-plate components.
- Managing teams up to 110 personnel while coordinating engineering, procurement, scheduling, quality.
- Applying Lean manufacturing, 5S, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to reduce defects.
- Ensuring ASME and AWS compliance with NDT coordination and Level II visual inspection oversight.
- Integrating ERP-supported work orders, material planning, labor reporting, and production scheduling.
Project Background
- Directed industrial fabrication shops producing structural steel, custom components, and welded assemblies.
- Managed high-output production lines with cross-trained personnel to maintain consistent throughput.
- Implemented continuous improvement initiatives that improved workflow efficiency and reduced rework.
- Coordinated quality systems, NDT inspection, and welding procedure compliance across ASME/AWS-regulated work.
- Executed shop and field fabrication including aluminum, stainless, and carbon steel assemblies.
Key Skills
- GMAW | SMAW | FCAW | SAW | Pulsed GMAW (GMAW-P)
- NDT Coordination | Level II Visual Testing (VT) | Visual inspection oversight
- ASME & AWS compliance | Welding procedure qualification | Inspection standards
- Lean Manufacturing | 5S workplace organization | Root cause analysis | Corrective action
- ERP work order management | Production planning | Material availability | Labor reporting
- Structural steel fabrication | Heavy plate welding | Millwright and field installation
Education
- Welding Apprenticeship (8,000 hours) & Fabrication Apprenticeship (8,000 hours) — U.S. Department of Labor; Iowa Central Community College
Awards & Recognition
- ACT NCRC — Platinum level certification
Why Interview this Candidate?
They are a seasoned manufacturing and fabrication leader with 20+ years of hands-on welding, machining, and structural steel experience. They directed operations producing roughly $2.4M in monthly output and led teams up to 110 while maintaining ASME/AWS compliance and Level II VT oversight. Skilled in Lean, 5S, root cause analysis, ERP-driven production control, and NDT coordination, they consistently deliver measurable efficiency and quality improvements. Ready to apply operational leadership to stabilize and scale fabrication workspaces.
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