1. • RUSSELL BOGDEN
RR1, Busby, AB T0G 0H0
rbogden@live.com
Phone: (780) 932-9262
PROFILE
• 16 years of welding experience and Journeyman Ticket
• Mechanically inclined with experience working in various welding positions
• Experienced in leadership roles as demonstrated through training of apprentices and
foreman roles
• Demonstrated punctuality and organizational skills
• Working knowledge of welding procedures
• Capable of working individually and/or in a team environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Completion of computer training with a focus on all Microsoft programs, web
browsers, and e-mail
HIGHLIGHTS OF SKILLS & ABILITIES
Supervisory Skills
• Managed payroll and signed off on staff timesheets
• Supervised 6-10 staff members
• Mentored apprentices as a part of their hours for training
• Ordered materials when needed
• Trained 6-10 new staff members at a time
Welder Skills
• Serviced and greased equipment on oilfield sites
• Fabricated beams and channel irons
• Operated various torches and grinders
• Skilled in navigating AutoCAD programs
• Moved parts into position, manually or by using hoists or cranes
• Set up and operated fabricating machines such as brakes, jacks, clamps, ropes
Labourer Skills
• Fixed and maintained pens and cages
• Provided ongoing equipment repair work

2. • Involved in erecting structures
• Laid out and examined metal stock

3. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Welder/Maintenance Worker
Sekura Livestock Ltd., Westlock, AB. 2014
Structural Welder
(Permit) Ironworkers Local 720, Edmonton, AB. 2012-2014
General Site Foreman
Get Er Done Construction, Fort McMurray, AB. 2011-2012
Carpenter/Framer
Slanty Shanty Construction, Fort McMurray, AB. 2009 - 2011
Welder/Production
Westlock Welding Ltd, Westlock, AB. 2009 - 2009
Production Welder
Lehman Trikes Inc., Westlock, AB. 2005-2008
EDUCATION & TRAINING
• Grade 12, St. Joseph Composite High School, Edmonton, AB.
• CTC Train Canada, Computer Employment Skills; using Microsoft Office (Excel,
PowerPoint, and Word) - 2015
• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Journeyman Ticket- 2009
• Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS)
• H2S Alive
• Oil Sand Safety Association (OSSA)
• All welding procedures
• A current class 5 driver's license and his own vehicle