Zane Barbeau

Recent Yavapai College gunsmithing grad looking for employment in or around the firearms industry. Experienced in lathe and mill operation, firearms maintenance/repair, Cerakote, Duracoat, and precision parts fitting. Paint portfolio available upon request. 

Door Dash

Door Dash Delivery Driver                                                                                                       May 2025 - Present

• Started due to it fitting around my summer school schedule
• Operated as an independent app based contractor for Door Dash.
• Delivered food and goods in an efficient, timely, professional manner and maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
• Maintained positive customer communication and handling in regards to orders as well as assisting customers in handling any issues on the vendor side of things.
• Demonstrated professionalism and strong time management skills as an independent contractor.

Yavapai Regional Medical Center

Environmental Services Technician 3rd Shift                                                                            Feb - Nov 2024

• Collaborated as part of a 3 man team to maintain cleanliness standards and stocking of linen products through out YRMC West.
• Recognized for reliability with a perfect staff attendance record and consistent standard of work.
• Withdrew from the position in order to better focus on my schooling requirements with a 3rd shift position clashing with intensive schooling requirements.

Montana State University

Night Shift Facilities Janitor                                                                                                       Sept - Dec 2021

• Managed nightly cleaning duties independently across large academic spaces and laboratories.
• Demonstrated accountability through a spotless attendance record and high cleaning standards.
• Maintained consistency and quality of cleaning under minimal supervision, typically being accountable for a singular campus building a night.
• Withdrew from this position upon deciding to transfer educational institutions to one in my home state.

Associates of Applied Science: Gunsmithing

Received an associates of applied science in gunsmithing from Yavapai college. The two years of education were spent learning a variety of skill most importantly how to use precision measurements and precision instruments to produce precise and well crafted firearms. We also covered a variety of common shop work skills in relation to repair and modification of many widely used firearms. 

I am capable of building and accurizing rifles. I have built a 1911 and preformed varied modifications to common handguns using manual machines such as porting and cutting for iron sights. I have hand fit many components to both 1911s and revolvers and I have spent extensive time learning to modify polymer handguns (trigger guard undercuts and squaring, magwells, manual stippling, laser stippling). 

I completed a variety of high quality paint projects with both Cerakote and Duracoat both in solid colors and complex camos. I have a good amount of experience in re-bluing and re-parkerizing. I  fit recoil pads to, bedded, and oil finished quite a few rifle and shotgun stocks during my time there also. I am always working to further expand my skills. 

Haas CNC Cert (Both Mill and Lathe)

As part of the 2025 summer gunsmithing courses I got the opportunity to learn the basic operation of Haas CNC machines and gain my Haas Cert for both the CNC mill and the lathe.

Associates of Art: Liberal Arts with an Area of Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Science

Received as a result of pursuing under grad requirements at College of the Sequoias before transitioning to gunsmithing.