Hello, my name is Ray Heuermann. I started my welding career in 1991 after I completed a course in welding and a couple community classes. I then went on to have many welding jobs in my life, from starting out welding exhaust pipe for muffler shops (and various shops in-between), rigging out my truck, to working on navy ship parts. Throughout my journey I built up my certifications (which I acquired on jobs), I became certified to weld aluminum, stainless, read blueprints, and fabricate.

After long and hard work, In 2013 I decided I wanted to start my own business. My nephew wanted to learn to weld, so I hired him on and taught him hands on experience with welding. Later, my daughters started showing interest in welding so I taught them as well. That’s when I found my passion of wanting to teach others to weld. Having 34 years of experience in the welding/fabricating industry (7 years of teaching to my community), has shown me that most of your knowledge will grow when you take action.

I started offering welding classes in 2018. My goal is to provide my students as their instructor, someone who is there to prepare them for the hands on work that welding makes up, unlike how I was taught. All hands-on training and straight welding with the knowledge to take action with their welding career. It’s an amazing experience to watch my students progress and become successful!