Dan Atwood
Campbell River,Canada
Summary
Looking for full-time work as a heavy-duty mechanic/ welder sub-contractor. I have 25 plus years experience in the field and have been self-employed since September 2004. I am looking to join this industry-leading, reliable and excelling company.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Contract heavy-duty mechanic/ welder
NRC Storm Ltd.
05.2024 - Current
- Repair and maintain construction and earth moving equipment including a fleet of Cat and Volvo excavators, rock trucks, and
Owner / Operator
Adverse Contracting Ltd.
09.2004 - Current
- Mobile equipment and repair and welding
- Component and complete rebuilds
- Fabrication and line boring
Contract heavy-duty mechanic/ welder and off-highway lowbed operator
A- Wood Bulldozing Ltd.
07.2020 - 05.2024
- Repair and maintain fleet of Cat excavators, hoe drills, rock trucks, dozers and support equipment.
- Off highway low bed operator. Moving equipment and bridges.
- Sourcing, ordering and logistics of parts and supplies.
Contract heavy-duty mechanic/ welder
Ironside Contracting Ltd.
11.2019 - 06.2020
- Repair and maintain full phase logging operation in remote area.
Contract Mechanic
Wahkash Contracting Ltd.
10.2015 - 07.2019
- Repair and maintain full phase operation.
- Major component changes, overhauls and rebuilds.
- Assist management and employees with schedules and meetings.
- Complete rebuild of grapples, yarders and off highway low beds and trucks.
- Locate and order parts and supplies.
- Camp work rotations.
Contract Mechanic
Tsibass Construction Ltd.
10.2014 - 09.2015
- Repair and maintain conventional logging equipment full face logging operation.
- Remote work.
Education
dogwood diploma - undefined
Southgate Secondary School
01.1996
Skills
- Cat SIS and ET (electronic technician)
- Class 5 with - 15 endorsement - hwy air brake equipped vehicles
- Class 5 - 19 endorsement- off highway tractor and trailer industrial roads
- Red seal certificate heavy-duty mechanic
- CWB welding certificate
- 30 plus years experience
- Able to safely operate most machinery
- Have over 1000 hrs operating feller buncher in steep slope conditions
- Experienced at operating grapple yarders(cranes), off hwy trucks, excavators and related equipment
- Excellent troubleshooting skills with hyd and electrical systems
- Self taught machinist Operate lathes/ milling machines & run line boring equipment
- Strongly motivated to perform safely and efficiently
- Good oral and written communication
- Able to mentor and train others
- Flexible work schedule and able to commute
- Highly reliable and an excellent team player
- 5 million liability insurance and vehicle liability insurance
Certification
- Cat SIS and ET (electronic technician)
- Class 5 with - 15 endorsement - hwy air brake equipped vehicles
- Class 5 - 19 endorsement- off highway tractor and trailer industrial roads
- Red seal certificate heavy-duty mechanic
- CWB welding certificate
Experience with
- Cat
- Hitachi
- John Deer
- Komatsu
- Volvo
- Link belt
- Maddi , grapple yarders , line loaders , log loaders & feller bunchers
- Waratah harvesting heads
- Tiger cat levelling feller bunchers ,steep slope harvesters
- Detroit
- Cummins
- Cat engines
- Allison,Cat,Clarke power shift transmissions & torque converters
Timeline
Contract heavy-duty mechanic/ welder
NRC Storm Ltd.
05.2024 - Current
Contract heavy-duty mechanic/ welder and off-highway lowbed operator
A- Wood Bulldozing Ltd.
07.2020 - 05.2024
Contract heavy-duty mechanic/ welder
Ironside Contracting Ltd.
11.2019 - 06.2020
Contract Mechanic
Wahkash Contracting Ltd.
10.2015 - 07.2019
Contract Mechanic
Tsibass Construction Ltd.
10.2014 - 09.2015
Owner / Operator
Adverse Contracting Ltd.
09.2004 - Current
dogwood diploma - undefined
Southgate Secondary School