Gavin Duffy
41 Coldstream St, West Leederville,WA
Summary
Driven and adaptable professional with over 7 years of diverse experience in construction, maintenance, and fabrication, notably with Tony Duffy Engineering. Excelled in team leadership at Fergus Kenny Autos, enhancing workshop efficiency. Skilled in welding, vehicle maintenance, and creative problem-solving. Holds a white card and haul truck ticket, demonstrating a commitment to safety and continuous learning.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Road Maintenance Worker
Tony Duffy Engineering
06.2014 - 08.2014
- Safely controlled traffic in high-volume areas during roadwork projects and repairs.
- Worked behind a lorry supervising the distribution of tar and chippings to the specifications of the engineer
- Experience driving heavy machinery such as dumpers and both rubber and steel drum rollers to aid in the maintenance of roadworks
- Working on private jobs where mostly heavy manual labour was required due to lack of space for machinery
Metal Fabrication
Martin Duffy Engineering
11.2015 - 02.2019
- Utilized welding equipment and power tools to safely complete predetermined operations such as mig welder, arc welder, grinders, mag drills, plasma torches etc
- Participated in the construction and maintenance of tar and bitumen sprayers and sealed tank units on lorries used in road maintenance. The Lorrie’s would come in with the basic cab and chassis and were built from scratch, in some cases the chassis and would have to be shortened. The spray bars were an extendable unit on both sides of the lorry using a hydraulic system controlled from a computer in the cab
- Experience in spray painting the units upon completion
- Experience welding and treating stainless steel
Construction
Daniel Clarke
03.2019 - 01.2020
- Worked with more knowledgeable professionals to help grow my understanding of the job at hand
- Utilized hammers, saws, squares, levels and power tools to complete projects.
- Worked independently in fast-paced environment while meeting productivity and quality expectations.
- Gained experience driving a dumper and working as a team with a digger driver to clear the site as fast and as efficiently as possible
- Use of a laser lever to aid in the digging out of the foundations of a house to accurate specifications
- Experience in the pouring and shuttering of concrete foundations
- Worked in the construction of a house from digging out the site up to near completion
Mechanic
Fergus Kenny Autos
01.2020 - 04.2023
- Replaced damaged, missing or defective parts with new and refurbished components.
- Completed full vehicle inspections to check for leaks, damage or other issues of concern.
- Inspected and tested vehicles and completed preventive maintenance such as engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotations, wheel balancing and filter replacement.
- Management of a busy workshop such as organising all required parts for the week, organising the workers, dealing with customers and allocating jobs throughout the week so minimal time was wasted
- Experience in welding on bodywork of cars and exhausts
Boilermaker
Custom Clad
01.2024 - 09.2024
- Worked as a welder in the fabrication of aluminium panels, steel frames and other various components used for cladding jobs for companies such as Porsche and Chadstone shopping centre
- In the factory I would have to weld together panels that needed to be sealed or could not be folded due to a strange shape or being curved, many times during this I would need to use a roller and gantry crane
- On site has experience in the installation of frames and steel in elevator shafts which had to be installed according to the engineers plans
- Worked in the factory building modules built to replicate existing buildings or new systems. These were then sent to Warrington fire where they would be installed on to frames we welded together to test their reaction if a fire was to break out.
- Used a variety of mig, tig and arc welder while working here depending on the job or material eg aluminium, stainless
- Experience using forklift and scissor lifts both on site and in the factory, Gantry crane
- Experience using various power tools, a roller for both sheet and box steel, plasma cutter
Skilled Labourer
ROKON
07.2023 - 01.2024
- Worked on a civil site working on the installation of utilities such as communication, water and electrical crossings and drainage to prepare sites for housing
- While working here I worked alongside an excavator in which I would provide him with the measurements, cut and install electrical and water crossings and house drains, I also spotted him as he was digging to expose live services
- As each phase was completing I also helped with general maintenance such as the rendering of the concrete water drains
- While here I also the excavator driver and I also worked with the supervisor in the take over of other previous phases to bring them up to new standards implemented
Skills
- Creative in finding solutions to problems
- Works well in a team and has no problem taking orders
- Hardworking, Dedicated and quick to adapt
- Car Maintenance and Repair
- Preventive Maintenance
- Experience operating gantry crane, scissor lift and driving forklifts, dumpers and both steel drum and rubber wheel rollers
- 7 year’s experience welding
- Experience spray painting
References
Caoimhe O’Hara who group: (+61) 451022455
Fergus Kenny Autos: +353 (87) 220 3992
Daniel Clarke: +353 (87) 997 3035
Fran Mc Keown (custom clad) (+61) 424773101
Tommy Bowman (Rokon) (+61) 434 626 024
Timeline
Boilermaker
Custom Clad
01.2024 - 09.2024
Skilled Labourer
ROKON
07.2023 - 01.2024
Mechanic
Fergus Kenny Autos
01.2020 - 04.2023
Construction
Daniel Clarke
03.2019 - 01.2020
Metal Fabrication
Martin Duffy Engineering
11.2015 - 02.2019
Road Maintenance Worker
Tony Duffy Engineering
06.2014 - 08.2014