ABOUT OUR STAFF
Dan Londo - Site Administrator / Head Welding Instructor
Site Administrator and Welding Instructor, Dan Londo, founded the Welding Certification Center. Dan is an accomplished College Welding Professor, a Certified Welder, a Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), Certified Welding Educator (CWE), a Licensed Contractor, and prior to starting the Welding Certification Center, a local Welding Business Owner.
Dan has had a deep passion for welding, but it wasn’t until he started teaching others to weld that he realized what his true calling in this industry was. Ever since this discovery, Dan has devoted himself to the cause of teaching people to weld to industry standards. More importantly, he has developed a unique method for teaching new welders how to achieve this in as little as 16 ½ weeks, and that usually results in the passing of a Certification Exam, nearly 100% of the time!
Dan’s devotion and dedication to being the best Welding Educator he can possibly be is evident by his obtaining an Associate’s Degree (A.S) in Welding Technology from Mt. San Antonio College, a Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.Ed.) in Career and Technical Education (Vocational Ed.) from Northern Arizona University, and finally a Master’s Degree (M.Ed.) also in Career and Technical Education, and also from Northern Arizona University.
Dan is a Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety Services, Certified Welder in Structural Steel (AWS: D1.1) and Structural Steel, Light Gauge (AWS: D1.3), in both manual and semi-automatic processes.
Dan has also obtained the coveted and prestigious American Welding Society designation of Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), and Certified Welding Educator (CWE), which he earned as a result of his industry experience, education, and the passing of a rigorous, all day, 3-part examination.
Site Administrator and Welding Instructor, Dan Londo, founded the Welding Certification Center. Dan is an accomplished College Welding Professor, a Certified Welder, a Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), Certified Welding Educator (CWE), a Licensed Contractor, and prior to starting the Welding Certification Center, a local Welding Business Owner.
Dan has had a deep passion for welding, but it wasn’t until he started teaching others to weld that he realized what his true calling in this industry was. Ever since this discovery, Dan has devoted himself to the cause of teaching people to weld to industry standards. More importantly, he has developed a unique method for teaching new welders how to achieve this in as little as 16 ½ weeks, and that usually results in the passing of a Certification Exam, nearly 100% of the time!
Dan’s devotion and dedication to being the best Welding Educator he can possibly be is evident by his obtaining an Associate’s Degree (A.S) in Welding Technology from Mt. San Antonio College, a Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.Ed.) in Career and Technical Education (Vocational Ed.) from Northern Arizona University, and finally a Master’s Degree (M.Ed.) also in Career and Technical Education, and also from Northern Arizona University.
Dan is a Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety Services, Certified Welder in Structural Steel (AWS: D1.1) and Structural Steel, Light Gauge (AWS: D1.3), in both manual and semi-automatic processes.
Dan has also obtained the coveted and prestigious American Welding Society designation of Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), and Certified Welding Educator (CWE), which he earned as a result of his industry experience, education, and the passing of a rigorous, all day, 3-part examination.
Cody Bailes – Welding Instructor
Cody came to us with leadership experience that he gained while in the United States Marine Corps. Prior to that, Cody was a welder for a logging company in Northern California, where he gained invaluable experience welding in the field and solving typical problems related to our industry.
Cody began his journey with the Welding Certification Center as a student using his G.I. Bill. Early on it was evident that he had a deep passion for welding as he excelled in his courses and took nearly every program we offered and passed with flying colors. Although very easy going and friendly, he is a true professional with the maturity and confidence to easily teach our students and lead them toward success.
Cody posses the desire to constantly learn and is currently on course to eventually sit for the American Welding Society's Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) exam. He also has aspirations to continue his education by seeking to obtain an undergraduate degree in Career and Technical Education.
Cody came to us with leadership experience that he gained while in the United States Marine Corps. Prior to that, Cody was a welder for a logging company in Northern California, where he gained invaluable experience welding in the field and solving typical problems related to our industry.
Cody began his journey with the Welding Certification Center as a student using his G.I. Bill. Early on it was evident that he had a deep passion for welding as he excelled in his courses and took nearly every program we offered and passed with flying colors. Although very easy going and friendly, he is a true professional with the maturity and confidence to easily teach our students and lead them toward success.
Cody posses the desire to constantly learn and is currently on course to eventually sit for the American Welding Society's Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) exam. He also has aspirations to continue his education by seeking to obtain an undergraduate degree in Career and Technical Education.
Vanessa Londo – Vice President of Financial, Administrative, & Student Services
Vanessa came to us with managerial and compliance experience from the healthcare sector, where she held the position of Vice President of Compliance for a major national health plan.
Vanessa’s passion is in financial management and compliance, and we are extremely lucky to have her wealth of knowledge and expertise in these areas. Vanessa is extremely effective at conveying information regarding the welding industry, welding education, and the certification process to our current, former, and prospective students. She has a warm, approachable disposition, which makes her explanation of the process stress free and easy to understand and follow. Vanessa regularly receives positive feedback and gratitude for making what is a somewhat confusing and difficult process, an easy one.
Vanessa has devoted herself to her craft by obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in accounting, from the California State University, San Bernardino. She then went on to obtain her master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of La Verne.
Vanessa came to us with managerial and compliance experience from the healthcare sector, where she held the position of Vice President of Compliance for a major national health plan.
Vanessa’s passion is in financial management and compliance, and we are extremely lucky to have her wealth of knowledge and expertise in these areas. Vanessa is extremely effective at conveying information regarding the welding industry, welding education, and the certification process to our current, former, and prospective students. She has a warm, approachable disposition, which makes her explanation of the process stress free and easy to understand and follow. Vanessa regularly receives positive feedback and gratitude for making what is a somewhat confusing and difficult process, an easy one.
Vanessa has devoted herself to her craft by obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in accounting, from the California State University, San Bernardino. She then went on to obtain her master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of La Verne.
McKenna Gauthier – Admissions Assistant
McKenna is our senior employee, having been with us from just about the beginning. McKenna holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Animation with a minor in Marketing from Cal State Fullerton University. He has, and continues to be, a tremendous asset to our company, as she has always demonstrated the utmost in professionalism and customer service. McKenna is our current Admissions Assistant, however, she has a bright future with the Welding Certification Center. She approaches her work with enthusiasm and has a warm and friendly disposition that all of our students appreciate.
McKenna is our senior employee, having been with us from just about the beginning. McKenna holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Animation with a minor in Marketing from Cal State Fullerton University. He has, and continues to be, a tremendous asset to our company, as she has always demonstrated the utmost in professionalism and customer service. McKenna is our current Admissions Assistant, however, she has a bright future with the Welding Certification Center. She approaches her work with enthusiasm and has a warm and friendly disposition that all of our students appreciate.
If you are considering welding as a career or need training, we urge you to look around at other schools first, then come see us. We are confident that once you see our school, what it has to offer, and the success of our students, that you'll want to come here too!