Joseph Clark
Welder / artist
Ge / lonely mountain metalworks
Milestones
My road in life has taken me all over.
Finding out I had a learning disability and third grade
My dad teaching me to use tools
The first time I tried welding
Going to a career Center for welding
Getting my first welding job
Then I got a better welding job
Then I started that GE were my welding career really took off
And then I started my own metalworking art shop
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Greenview hs
Greenview hs
Career
Welder / artist
At Ge when will and fabricate Prototypes / with my own business I build custom lighting and Decour
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Art
Design
Building Things
Day to Day
Discuss design with customer get print start welding fabricating and building. At lonely mountain metalworks I would build custom lighting by welding cutting and painting to customers needs
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for high school students
It would be good to start at a tec school or career center to learn welding and fabricating or get an apprenticeship
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Myself:
"I was made fun of a lot for my learning disability and I have seven simple things and it was hard to watch them succeed while I was struggling"
Challenges I Overcame
Learning Issues
