South Puget Sound Community College Welding Technology Program Olympia, WA 2011 to 2013 Welding StudentSouth Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA 2009 to 2011 Academic StudentCounseling through Department Of Vocational Rehabilitations
2000 to 2009 DisabledAlaska Coast Transport
1994 to 2000 Lead WarehousemanBekins Moving and Storage
1991 to 1994 Driver/ WharehousmanAllied Moving and Storage Portland, OR 1990 to 1991 moverMayflower moving and storage Portland, OR 1988 to 1990 MoverTimberline High School
1984 to 1988 Student
Education:
South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA 2011 to 2013 A.A.S Welding Technology in FCAW,GMAW,GTAW,SMAW , Spray Arc, GMAW 7525, ALuminum, Stainless, STructural steel, blue printing, fabricationSouth Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA 2009 to 2011 A.S. Science track 1 in Chemistry
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Skills Machine/ Tool Experience: I have proficient skills Working on a variety of projects, using hand-welding and also flame-cutting equipment to cut or weld metal components or pipes. Also involved in performing routine servicing and repairs on specialist welding equipment. Constructing and repairing various metal parts by welding them together. Welding components in flat, vertical also overhead positions. Accurately examining and measuring work pieces for defects etc. Cutting large metal objects into pieces to be discarded. Measuring work pieces with straightedges to ensure correct specifications. Preheating pipes and work pieces, using hand torch. Notifying managers of any defective or faulty equipment or material. Removing rough spots or loose metal from work pieces. Fusing metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, shielded metal arc, and flux-cored arc. Equipment used: Metal Band Saw, Iron Worker, Sheet Metal Shear, Porta Band, Drill Press, Plasma Cutter, Carbon Arc. Whole punch, all pnuematic tools, and of course Grinding equipment. KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Safety conscious & able to ensure a safe working environment to work in. Able to work at heights on scaffolds etc. Able to work from technical drawings. Limited Recent references available on request, due to long break in work history, but im very determined, drivin, and ready to re-enter the work force
I-Tech Personnel Staffing Jacksonville, FL Jun 2010 to May 2011 StevedoreTract Driver ITT North Florida Staffing Jacksonville, FL Nov 2008 to Dec 2009OTR Jacksonville, FL Jul 2007 to Nov 2008 private owner/operatorC R England Inc Salt Lake City, UT Mar 2007 to Jul 2007 OTR DriverOTR Driver Pitts Trucking Company Houston, TX Feb 2006 to Mar 2007 private owner/operatorWay School District Federal
Apr 2000 to Feb 2006 Substitute Teacher FederalWay School District Federal
Apr 2000 to Jun 2004 Assistant Manager Lee's Automotive Federal-Way, WAProduction/Assembler Kenworth Truck ManufactureRenton, WA Aug 1998 to Apr 2000Way School District Federal
Oct 1995 to Aug 1998 Substitute Teacher FederalABF Freight System Inc Kent, WA Sep 1997 to Jan 1998 Dockworker/Driver
Education:
FAMU Tallahassee, FL Jan 1970 to Jan 1974 BS in Industrial Education & Safety
Skills:
Class A CDL HAZMAT / Hazwoper 40 Hour/ TWIC & Port Authority / Military Equipment Driver
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Kenneth Smith Owner
Bellevue Nursery Inc Retail Nurseries, Lawn and Garden Supply Stores
842 104Th Ave Se, Bellevue, WA 98004 Website: bellevuenursery.com
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Experts reveal the most painful way to be executed
Last year, Kenneth Smith of Alabama became the first American executed with nitrogen gas. It took 22 minutesfor the 58-year-old to be pronounced dead, during which he thrashed against the gurney, convulsed and vomited into his mask.
Date: May 04, 2025
Category: Health
Source: Google
Alabama prepares to put inmate to death in second U.S. nitrogen gas execution
Alabama in January became the first state to execute a prisoner using nitrogen; eyewitnessesreported the inmate, Kenneth Smith, 58, remained conscious for several minutes and violently thrashed and heavedwhile he was strapped to a gurney.hypoxia system is reliable and humane," Marshall said in a previous statement. "Miller's complaint was based on media speculation that Kenneth Smith suffered cruel and unusual punishment in the January 2024 execution, but what the State demonstrated to Miller's legal team undermined that false narrative.
Date: Sep 26, 2024
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Alabama set to carry out second nitrogen gas execution
An eyewitness for Associated Press described the death then of Kenneth Smith, 58. Smith began to shake and writhe violently, in thrashing spasms and seizure-like movements The force of his movements caused the gurney to visibly move at least once. Smiths arms pulled against the straps holding hi
Date: Sep 26, 2024
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Alabama schedules nitrogen gas execution for inmate who survived lethal injection attempt
The first person executed this way was Kenneth Smith, who was put to death in late January, marking the state's first use of nitrogen gas for an execution. Although nitrogen hypoxia had technically been authorized as an alternative execution method for several years in Alabama, along with Oklahoma a
Date: May 09, 2024
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Alabama seeks to carry out second execution using nitrogen gas
The execution date request comes as the state and advocates continue to present opposing views of what happened during the states first execution using nitrogen. Kenneth Smith shook and convulsed in seizure-like movements for several minutes on the death chamber gurney as he was put to death Jan. 2
Date: Feb 21, 2024
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Alabama Supreme Court allows first US execution by nitrogen gas to proceed
In August, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, a Republican,asked the courtto allow the state to proceed with gassing Kenneth Smith, who was convicted of murder in 1996, using a face mask connected to a cylinder of nitrogen intended to deprive him of oxygen.
Date: Nov 03, 2023
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Alabama due to resume executions despite botching three last year
Its recent record is not good. On 28 July last year, it took officials more than three hours to kill Joe Nathan James Jr. On 22 September and 17 November, the executions of Alan Miller and Kenneth Smith had to be abandoned.
Date: Jul 20, 2023
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
California votes against requiring masks at work when anyone is unvaccinated
The face coverings and mask requirements are more restrictive and onerous than they need to be, said Melissa Patack, vice president of the Motion Picture Association of America, during public comments, while Kenneth Smith, director of environmental health and safety at the University of California