Chad Malnar is a welding engineer with experience developing welding procedures, training welding personnel, and ensuring customer requirements are met. He has a BS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology with an emphasis in welding and is a Certified Welding Inspector. His career has included roles as an engineering technician, manufacturing engineering intern, quality engineer, and field welder/fabricator. He has strong skills in troubleshooting, SolidWorks, quality control, and meeting ASME and AWS standards.

1. CHAD V. MALNAR
WELDING ENGINEER
Welding Processing Hands on Engineering Metallurgy AWS and API Codes Quality Control
Education & Certification
CWI, Certified Welding Inspector AWS August 2017
BS, Manufacturing Engineering Technology Emphasis Welding Weber State University GPA 3.53 December 2016
AS, General Studies Utah State University Eastern GPA 3.33 December 2013
AAS, Welding Technology Utah State University Eastern GPA 3.33 May 2013
Certificate, Welding Uintah Basin Applied Technology College May 2011
RelatedExperience
Welding Engineer: Caid Industries, Feb ’17-Present
 Developed specialty alloy Welding Procedures and trained/qualified welding personnel.
 Interview and hire production personnel as it relates to welders and shop labor.
 Interfaced with the customer to ensure that all welding requirements are met.
 Technical manager for all welding personnel.
Engineering Technician: Precision Castparts Corporation Structural Division Sep ‘16-Feb ‘17
 Trouble shooting dimensional stability issues while welding casting assemblies.
 Created fit-up and welding fixtures to help welders maintain a repeatable process.
 6S Welding processes to help keep production running on time.
Manufacturing Engineering Intern: Solar Turbines Corporation Advanced Combustion Systems May ‘16-Aug ’16
 Created work instructions for forming and brazing of nickel alloys.
 Deployed new tooling to the shop floor.
 Used my understanding of metallurgy and materials to successfully repair overhaul combustion liners of
severaldifferent nickel alloys.
 Had the opportunity to learn about the additive manufacturing of nickel and stainless alloys, laser drilling and
welding, and air flow properties.
Quality Engineer: Advanced Fluid Containment August ‘14-May ‘15
 Qualified welding procedures and personnel (WPS) to ASME Section IX, and AWS D1.1.
 Maintained procedure qualification records (PQR) for the company
 Developed quality plans for validating the repeatability of the manufacturing systems
Field Welder/Fabricator:LaRose Welding December ‘11-August ‘14
 Solved problems associated with welding construction in remote locations.
 Welded structural steel, pipe, tube, and sheet steelusing GMAW and SMAW as specified in engineering
drawings.
 Created bids and work schedules for projects based on material and labor requirements.
 Created ANSI standard drawings for customers.
Skills
Trouble Shooting Solid Works Microsoft Office Highly Organized Team Player
Activities
 Currently sit on four advisory five program advisory boards, (PCC,CAC,NPC, Mesa Public and AZ State) to
help create welding programs that match what the industry needs.
 Head Judge, Welding Thunder Fabrication Competition.
 Design Mentor – Weber State Formula SAE Race Team
 American Welding Society Member: 2012-Present
References available upon request
chad.malnar24@gmail.com ･ (435) 823-4360