Franklin Allen Rowe has over 40 years of experience as a certified welder and fabricator. He has extensive skills in various welding processes including SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, and SAW. He has worked on a wide range of materials from carbon steel and stainless steel to aluminum, titanium, and more. His work history includes positions at numerous companies where he performed welding, fabrication, and training. He has certifications in multiple welding positions on plate and pipe.

1. F​RANKLIN​ A​LLEN​ R​OWE
​ ​202 Lee Rd. 2056 Salem, AL. 36874 ♦ C: (334) 468­9118 ♦ allenro12345@gmail.com
P​ROFESSIONAL​ ​S​UMMARY
40 years of certified welding and fabrication experience in different types of welding processes
S​KILLS
● Certified on SMAW and Carbon Steel in the
following positions: 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, and
6G on plate and pipe 6010 and 7018.
● Certified on Stainless Steel 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G,
5G, and 6G on plate and pipe 308L, 309L,
310L and 316L.
● Certified on GMAW 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G on
plate E70S­6 and Stainless Steel 308L, 309L,
and 316L.
● Types of Metal Welded: Carbon Steel,
Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Carpenter, Monel,
Inconel, and Titanium. Metal thickness
ranging from .030 to 2 inches.
● Trained welders in pressure vessels and sheet
metal welding with different companies.
● Blueprint reading and fabrication in pressure
vessels, sheet metal, and structural steel.
● Used shears, brakes, saws, plate rollers, drill
press, and plasma cutter.
● Certified on FCAW 1G and 2G plate Carbon
and Stainless Steel.
● Certified on SAW on plate Carbon and
Stainless Steel.
● Certified on GTAW 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G on
Carbon and Stainless Steel plate.
● Certified on GTAW 6G Carbon and Stainless
Steel pipe.
● Aluminum 1G and 3G plate.
W​ORK ​H​ISTORY
Apprenticeship​­ 1971 to 1974
Rowe Welding​­ Atco, NJ
Learned welding process: GTAW, SMAW, GMAW, Silver Solder & Blueprint reading.
Welder​­ 1974 to 1975
Georgia Steal​­ Macon, GA
Certified in GMAW on plate and structural steel.
Welder​­ 1975 to 1976
Aluminum Shapes​­ Pennsauken, NJ
Performed GMAW on extruded aluminum
Welder​­ 1976 to 1977
Lummis Ind​.­ Columbus, GA
GMAW and SMAW processes on cotton gin equipment
Certified Welder​­ 1977 to 1979
Perry Products​­ Hainesport, NJ

2. Certified on welding processes GTAW, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and SAW on pressure vessels, tanks, heat
exchangers, and reactors. 95% of all work was different types of stainless steel metal and joined Local 47 Sheet
Metal Workers.
Certified Welde​r­ 1979 to 1986
Local 19 Sheet Metal Workers​­ Philadelphia, PA
While working at Local 19 Sheet Metal Workers I was moved back and forth between: Limerick Nuclear Power
Plant in Pennsylvania, Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant in New Jersey, and Joseph Oates Pressure Vessel Shop in
New Jersey. Welding processes GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, and FCAW.
Owner/Fitter Welde​r­ 1986 to 1994
Rowe Precision Welding​­ Hammonton, NJ
Welding of sheet metal parts.
Customers:
● A and E Manufacturing in Levittown, PA
● TG Manufacturing in Hammonton, NJ
● Denardo Machine in Hammonton, NJ
● Precision Metal Crafters in Williamstown, NJ
Certified Welder/Fabricator​­ 1994 to 2001
Morton Machine Works​­ Columbus, GA
Certified on these welding processes: GMAW, SMAW, GTAW, and FCAW. Fit tanks, heat exchangers, and
reactors on dye equipment.
Certified Welder/Fabricator​­ 2001 to 2005
TDA Mechanica​l­ Columbus, GA
Welding processes: GMAW, SMAW, GTAW, and FCAW. Welder Fabricator at a job shop.
Certified Welder/Fabricator​­ 2005 to 2007
Logan Machine​­ Phenix, AL
Welding processes: GMAW, SMAW, GTAW, and FCAW. Fit and weld cotton gin weldments and boiler part
weldments from blueprints
Contact : Bill Jones­ Foramen C: (334) 468­ 2206.
Certified Welder/Fabricator​­ 2007 to 2016
S.L. Green Inc.​­ Smiths Station, AL.
Sheet Metal Fabrication & plant Maintenance, Welded on Aluminum, Stainless Steel and Carbon Steel while there
certified on GMAW in the following positions; 3G and 4G plate.
Contact : John Smith­ Foramen C: (334) 560­ 6065
E​DUCATION
High School Diploma:
1974
Edgewood Regional High School​­ Tansboro, NJ
Received a scholarship from American Institutes for Drafting but never attended due to relocation.