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Super intendant or Working forman Resume
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| Desired Industry: Building Trades/Construction |
SpiderID: 21960 |
| Desired Job Location: chino, California |
Date Posted: 8/4/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 08/04/08 |
| Desired Wage: 85,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 50-75% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Other |
Willing to Relocate: Undecided |
Objective:
Contribute to the success and growth of a professional organization, wherein I can combine my significant experience in the fields of construction, communications, human relations, customer service, management and supervision with learned administrative capabilities, while providing improved results for management.
Experience:
September 2007 to Present
Bert L. Howe & Associates, Inc. – Project Manager/Contract Position
Successfully managed data center remodel and improvements for a national construction consulting firm specializing in construction litigation, and forensics. Reported directly to the firms’ general manager, functioning in dual roles as project manager and working superintendent. Converted large multi unit industrial space to accommodate server farm, data storage, and disaster recovery data center. Coordinated all sub-trade estimating, and accounting functions, and formed positive working relationships with city officials and local fire inspectors, resulting in consistent data center uptime, and resultant construction scheduling benefits. Worked in close connection with firms IT department, monitoring construction documents and mechanical improvements, coordinating punch-downs with the firms various communications and equipment vendors.
Forged positive working relationships with owners, city and fire officials, vendors and company IT department heads.
Leveraged construction, communication, management, supervision, and motivational skills delivering measurable financial benefits to the organization
Developed system to provide general manager up to the minute progress consultation, and daily reports, leading to streamlined management, and approval of construction documents.
Provided precise pre-improvement material quantity surveys and estimating.
Negotiated measurable cost improvements on behalf of owner with building materials suppliers
August 2000 to September 2007
Superior Wall Systems – Foreman, Lead Man
Regional union wall systems contractor with focus on large-scale commercial, industrial, residential, and government projects. After completion of Journeyman School I developed a number of successful working relationships within the company and quickly earned additional responsibilities and advancement to Lead Man then Foreman positions. Leveraging professional work habits, and leading by example enabled me to successfully motivate, manage, and supervise union work crews numbering up to 45 men at a time, while delivering quality work, within budget. Projects included a number of state and federal facilities, public works, multi family residential, and government housing projects, as well as a variety of public medical facilities, clean room environments and secure facilities.
Contributed to company growth while delivering quality projects on time and within budget.
Developed system to improve documentation, and management of change orders, enabling company to improve response time to RFI’s and change orders.
Obtained safety certifications in order to qualify as company’s jobsite safety manager.
As acting safety manager implemented, monitored, documented and improved company safety programs, policies, and safety related procedures resulting in a 26 percent reduction in safety related incidents, and the attendant significant financial benefits to the company.
Asbestos safety, removal, remediation, and evaluations certificate.
July 2005 to Present
Pacific Maritime Association – Stevedore
International Longshoremen’s Workers Union – Local 13, Long Beach, California
Pacific Maritime Association operates a variety a number of international cargo carriers, terminal operators and stevedores that operate at West Coast ports. Responsibilities include a variety of administrative and worksite related support of large-scale containerized cargo movement. Successfully completed union safety training certifications and OSHA coursework relevant to a number of successive job level advancements. Worksite related duties include an ongoing workmanlike knowledge of the operation, safety procedures, and policies relevant to terminal used equipment. Other administrative duties focus on ensuring company policies
and documentation policies are followed and that all OSHA, ISO and DOT requirements are met and that records are kept to compliance standards.
Utilized excellent work habits to secure company mandated training and safety certifications in a wide variety terminal used equipment.
Attended offsite training and specialized industry and individual training seminars and participated in a variety of company-sponsored focus groups aimed at improving departmental efficiencies.
November 1992 to January 1995
Service Merchandise – Department Manager/Hardware, Appliance Departments
National retail department store chain. Recruited for management training school. Completion of 160 hour management training school at corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas. Translated to assistant manager placement at company’s inland empire location(s). Promoted to department manager position within first year of employment with company. Reporting directly to the store and regional managers, assisted regional manager in consolidating appliance and hardware departments under one manager in concert with directives from corporate headquarters.
Completed 160 hour Managers Training School at company headquarters, scoring a rating in the 90-percentile range balanced across my training class.
Implemented company directives, effectively consolidating management functions of appliance department and hardware departments into a single management function.
Utilized professional interpersonal and learned communication skills to empower and motivate customer service and retail personnel, significantly reducing staffing turnover during seasonal business intervals.
Significant cash out, accounting, credit card and electronic payment resolution responsibilities.
November 1992 to January 1995
Bel Air Catering –Event Director /Corporate Events
Regional catering company specializing in large corporate and charitable events. Corporate clientele consisted of a number of prominent, publicly traded companies, national charities and local businesses. Coordination and management of event staff, vendors, suppliers, facilities owners, local licensing agencies. Worked directly with principal and customers representatives. Event specific responsibilities included coordination of event site diagram with owner and customer, prior to event. Evaluation of manpower requirements, management of wait-staff, communication with clients and management, transportation, waste, security and permit consultation. Verification of certificates of insurance from vendors and specialty service providers prior to event deadlines. As a working manager I took the approach of working alongside each of the many people I supervised, adding value to each working relationship, as well as ensuring repeat business and a great number of memorable corporate and charitable events, each ranging from 500 to more than 2500 guests.
Successfully managed large multi-faceted event staff, catering to large corporate clients.
Worked side by side with each crew director and each team member, fostering a positive attitude and earning trust by learning the intricacies of each position for which I had supervision responsibilities.
Maintained excellent rapport with company management and clientele, resulting in many repeat customers requesting that I manage their event.
Education:
Associate of Arts – Humanities, 1991
Chaffey Community College
Upland, California
Certified Novell Networks Support Certificate, 1999
Control Data Institute, Anaheim, CA
Certificate – Construction Estimating
CMI – Construction Management Institute, Orange, CA
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification (MOSC)
Everest College, Los Angeles, CA
Affiliations:
Member - Local 775 Union Painters and Tapers Allied Trades, Riverside, California
Member - International Longshoremen’s Workers Union – Local 13, Long Beach, California
Member – CSI, Construction Specifications Institute
Member ASPE – American Society of Professional Estimators
Skills:
Drywall finishing,Painting,some minor framming
Additional Information:
Captain of Collegiate Cross Country and Track Team. Ran for ISA – International Sports Exchange, representing United States in China, 1987.
Member – California Softball Association
Reference:
James Howe - General Manager of Bert and Howe Association.
5415 E. Lapalma ave. anahime hills ca 92807
Phone # 714-403-1733
Anthony Brauneck- Consultant for GeneralDynamics
928-445-0922
Rheinhilda Schmid- Travel agency owner and operater
Ponderosa Travel
26836 hwy 189
Bluejay 92317
909-336-3633
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: Robert Briggs |
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Phone: 909 628-6884 |
| City: chino |
Fax: - |
| State: California |
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| Zip: 91710 |
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