{"id":49275,"date":"2023-06-16T10:25:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T15:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academics.otc.edu\/workforce\/?post_type=dt_team&#038;p=49275"},"modified":"2023-06-16T10:36:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T15:36:13","slug":"james-allen","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/academics.otc.edu\/workforce\/team\/james-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"James Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.otc.edu\/media\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/06\/James-Hunter-Allen-5x7-1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49288 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.otc.edu\/media\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/06\/James-Hunter-Allen-5x7-1-213x300.png\" alt=\"James Allen\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.otc.edu\/media\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/06\/James-Hunter-Allen-5x7-1-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/academics.otc.edu\/media\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/06\/James-Hunter-Allen-5x7-1.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>James Allen is a welding and grinding expert with over 10 years of experience. He has recently expanded his love of the trade to include workforce training, focusing on ginding and polishing skill sets.<\/p>\n<p>His specialties include master-level experience in various metal alloys, welding procedures, and grinding techniques. His motivation and entrepreneurial spirit have driven him to develop his own private contracting company, where he has excelled in providing all phases of custom fabricating for individual and industry clients.<\/p>\n<p>His approach to training combines the necessary knowledge-based skills (schematics, weld symbols, visual identification) with hands-on application of welding, grinding and polishing techniques. He also provides student evaluations to help identify strengths and opportunities for further development. He strives to maintain a classroom atmosphere of integrity and hard work, where mistakes become teachable moments and solid work is recognized.<\/p>\n<p>Allen has achieved an Associate Welding Inspector Certification. He is knowledgeable in AWS D1.1 and API 1104 codes and has first-hand experience in obtaining ASME U &amp; R Stamps.<\/p>\n<p>&lt; <a href=\"\/workforce\/custom-training\/#experts\">back to experts<\/a> &gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Allen is a welding and grinding expert with over 10 years of experience. He has recently expanded his love of the trade to include workforce training, focusing on ginding and polishing skill sets. His specialties include master-level experience in various metal alloys, welding procedures, and grinding techniques. 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