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Austin Community College
5930 Middle Fiskville Rd.
Austin, Texas 78752-4390
512.223.4ACC (4222)

Welding Department:

Riverside:

1020 Grove Blvd.

Building C

Austin, Texas 78741

512.223.6220

 

Round Rock:

4400 College Park Dr.

Building 5000

Round Rock , Texas 78665

512.223.6220

 

Contact Us:

Department Chair

Brandon Whatley
bwhatley@austincc.edu

Faculty Advisors

Art Metals

William Bastas
wbastas@austincc.edu

Tom Gingras
gingras@austincc.edu

Technical Welding

Warren Donworth
donworth@austincc.edu

Tim Strouse
tstrouse@austincc.edu

Troy DeFrates
tdefrate@austincc.edu

Administrative Asst III

Riverside

Marjie LaRowe
mlarowe@austincc.edu

Round Rock

Tracy Spohn
trmiller@austincc.edu

 

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Mary Jo Emrick

 

30 year welder 22 years  in research at University of Texas ARL Navy Research Lab. Associate Degree in Applied Science in Welding Technology Art Metals from Austin Community College with Scholastic Excellence in 2006. Experience welding many different metals Tantalum, Titanium, Zirconium, stellite, aluminum, Stainless, PH17-4, Niobium, hastaloy, monel, and many others. Started in structural steel in 1974, pipe welding in Houston 1976, worked for a several companies that specialized in Chamber Welding. Transferred back to Certified Pipe welding for more pay.  Moved to Austin in 1982 when the oil Industry crashed in Houston.

  • 1st Class Welder GTAW; GMAW, SMAW
  • Fabricator over 25 years
  • Read Blueprints ;Positional Tolerance Classes
  • Certified presently in GTAW Stainless, Monel, Titanium, SMAW Steel 1/8 unlimited
  • Chamber Welder
  • Received CWI, and CWE
  • Trained in Coordinate Measuring
  • Use Saws, plasma cutters, oxy-act. weld and cut, bench drills, Radial Arm drill, layout, bend roll, shear, grinders, gouge, blacksmith
  • Associate Degree in Applied Science Welding Technology Art Metal

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Monster Garage

 

 

University of Texas ARL Navy Research Lab

 

 

 

 

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