Bhavik Thakkar
First Class Welder
Springvale,VIC
Summary
Enthusiastic fabricator and welder, eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment taking into account the safety and well-being of all the people I work with. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in Fabrication Industry.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Welder
Guardian Fencing
05.2021 - Current
- Maintained, operated, and repaired wide variety of welding equipment
- Familiar with all most popular welding types: gas metal arc welding (GMAW / MIG), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), and gas tungsten arc gas welding (GTAW / TIG)
- Welded joints, columns, and grinders into place in accordance with given blueprints
- Fabricated metal structures by using welders, cutters, shapers, and various measuring tools
- Produced and maintained metal products and structures according to client specifications.
Fabrication Welder (Certificate-3)
Australian Institute Of Engineering
01.2021 - 02.2022
- Fixing/repairing or making materials made from metal
- Ensuring all welds are strong base on use of material
- Cutting and grinding metals to different dimensions depending on requirement
- Studying blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine job requirements
- Selecting, cleaning and preparing metal
- Cutting marked-out metal sections and shapes using hand tools, flame cutting torches and metal cutting machines
- Shaping and bending metal sections and pipes using hand and machine tools, and by heating and hammering
- Aligning parts to be joined using hand tools and measuring instruments
- Joining metal sections using various welding techniques
- Cleaning and smoothing welds by filing, chiselling and grinding.
Cadet Engineer
Winslow Constructors
07.2020 - 01.2021
- Western Roads Upgrade (WRU-Doherty's Road Project)
- Review the complete project documents including Certificate, calibration, Test result Inspection Results, non-compliance reports and other QA related documents
- Inspection of sub-contractors work as per Australian Standards with Site Engineer
- Evaluate the progress and payment of sub-contractors
- Monitor the work progress through the Civillo
- Review the compliance report related to Asphalt work
- Supervise Doherty Road Project P5 and Palmer's Project P2 with Site Engineer to ensure the compliance of project as per the given specification and plan
- Review the staff work health and safety requirement on the site with Site Engineer
- Ensure Stormwater drainage system as per given standard
- Ensure slop and level of Stormwater pipes for drainage system as per given standard
- Manage small number of areas with respect to construction work
- Prepared Work Permits, Material Inspections Checklist, Pit inspection Checklist
- Arranged Compaction test report through Construction Sciences
- Monitor the temperature and Specification of Asphalts work
- Prepared variation claim report related to budget and time duration.
Education
Certificate-III - Certificate III in Engineering Fabrication Trade
Australian Institute of Engineering
Melbourne, VIC 01.2021 - 02.2022
Master - Engineering Management
Central Queensland University
Melbourne, VIC 03.2019 - 11.2020
Bachelor of Engineering - Power Electronic Engineering
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College
Gujarat, India 06.2014 - 07.2017
Skills
Stick Welding
Materials Selection
Equipment Operation
Welding
Fabrication
Shaping and Cutting
Vertical Welding
Sheet Metal Fabrication
Precision Measuring
Material Selection
Steel Fabrication
Welding Procedure Specification
MIG Welding Professional
Wire Feed Machines
Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Timeline
Welder
Guardian Fencing
05.2021 - Current
Certificate-III - Certificate III in Engineering Fabrication Trade
Australian Institute of Engineering
01.2021 - 02.2022
Fabrication Welder (Certificate-3)
Australian Institute Of Engineering
01.2021 - 02.2022
Cadet Engineer
Winslow Constructors
07.2020 - 01.2021
Master - Engineering Management
Central Queensland University
03.2019 - 11.2020
Bachelor of Engineering - Power Electronic Engineering
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College
06.2014 - 07.2017