Nathaniel Ayala
Aurora,CO
Summary
Dedicated and highly motivated professional seeking opportunities in the welding industry, offering a strong work ethic and reliability. Possesses a solid foundation in safety protocols and fundamental welding techniques, complemented by expertise in equipment maintenance and blueprint interpretation. Proven problem solver with a hands-on approach, committed to delivering high-quality results and enhancing team performance. Eager to contribute skills and knowledge to drive success in a dynamic work environment.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Laborer
Saunders Construction Inc.
05.2023 - 10.2024
- Occupation: Laborer
- Housekeeping such as sweeping, cleaning garbage and stains, vacuuming, and reorganizing
- Material handling and equipment, on and around site
- Removal of Protectapeel on windows
- Assisted interior foreman on maintaining, fixing and replacing appliances and cabinetry as well as general maintenance of apartments
- Assisted rough and concrete carpenters on installing and removing fall protection, moving materials, and laying down cement
- Erecting and maintaining fences around site
- Operation of skid steers
- Driving and signaling boom forklifts
- Signaling tower crane
- Acquired OSHA 10 training
- Assisted on ICRA with other employees
- Jobs worked on: One River North, denver, and Advent health cardiovascular wing, littleton
- Reason for leaving: seasonal downsizing/ reduction of workforce
Warehouse laborer
Aspen Creek LLC
08.2021 - 08.2023
- Occupation: Warehouse laborer
- Bagging and packaging of multiple products for shipment
- Moving products weighing above 30 Pb
- General clean up
- Working with a team
- Worked Part Time
- Reason for leaving: voluntary leave
Detailer
Carstar
09.2021 - 04.2023
- Occupation: Detailer
- Detailing cars with the use of harsh chemicals, power washers, and air hoses.
- Sweeping and Cleaning up various garbage such as sheet metal, door panels, car parts, and other trash when needed.
- Assisted in moving vehicles such as vans, trucks, sedans, and suvs.
- Signaling tow trucks within parking lots
- Maintaining parking lot
- General assistance when needed.
- Working with a team, as well as alone.
- Assisting in closing up the worksite.
- Reason for leaving: pursuing opportunity
Education
Welding Diploma - Welding
Lincoln College of Technology
Denver, CO02-2026
GED -
Texas Education Association
San Antonio, TX05-2019
Skills
- Experienced with welding processes such as MIG, Stick, and TIG
- Ability to weld in various positions (1G-4G) (1F-4F)
- Worked with ⅜-inch grooves and ¼-inch thickness fillet welds
- Basics of fabrication and reading a measuring tape
- Layout, grind, cut, measure and prepare material for welding assignments
- Basic knowledge of reading and understanding blueprints and schematics
- Experience using plasma arc cutting equipment, carbon arc gouging, band saws and acetylene torches
- Experience working with carbon steel
- Troubleshoot equipment
- Follow all safety guidelines such as proper machine guarding and wearing PPE
- Knowledgeable with basic power tools
- OSHA-10 Certified
- NCCER Credentials
- Health and Safety Certification
- Willingness to learn
Training
- Joined lincoln tech on 4/14/2025, still enrolled
- OSHA 10
- Safety with welding
- Surfacing
- Miter joint
- groove welds
- Oxyfuel cutting
- Plasma cutting
Additional skills, activities, and experience
- Boom forklift certified
- Beginners rigger certified
- Copy of certification on request
- Helped with some light maintenance on house rentals
- Volunteer service at Second Harvest food bank of Orange County, inc. / 2024 november- december
Timeline
Laborer
Saunders Construction Inc.
05.2023 - 10.2024
Detailer
Carstar
09.2021 - 04.2023
Warehouse laborer
Aspen Creek LLC
08.2021 - 08.2023
Welding Diploma - Welding
Lincoln College of Technology
GED -
Texas Education Association