Anthony Caravello
Bethlehem,PA
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Bridge Carpenter
Kriger construction
Scranton, PA
09.2022 - 12.2025
- Constructed and installed bridge components, ensuring structural integrity and compliance with safety standards.
- Operated power tools and equipment, maintaining high levels of safety and efficiency on job sites.
- Collaborated with team members to execute project plans, adapting to changing conditions as needed.
- Assisted in the assembly of formwork for concrete placement, contributing to overall project timelines.
- Inspected materials and workmanship for quality assurance, identifying issues before they escalated.
- Provided training to new carpenters on safety protocols and best practices in bridge construction techniques.
- Streamlined workflow processes, enhancing productivity and reducing downtime during construction phases.
- Enhanced bridge safety by performing regular inspections and identifying potential hazards.
- Consistently met deadlines by prioritizing tasks effectively and working efficiently under pressure.
- Implemented proper traffic control measures to maintain safety during construction and repair operations.
- Ensured timely completion of projects by coordinating with team members and managing work schedules efficiently.
- Improved overall structural integrity by repairing damaged bridge components in a thorough manner.
- Increased project efficiency by maintaining organization and cleanliness of job sites.
- Constructed durable bridge frameworks using various materials, such as timber, steel, and concrete.
- Type 2 and substructure repairs
- Form new bridge decks
- Form diaphragm
- Form beam seats / set beams
- Form footers
- Form abutment / pier / wing walls
- Form parapet walls
- Form pilasters
- Install dam / dam seals / slider plates
- Install overhang jacks / deck overhang
- EFCO installation
- Simon panel / wood form assembly
- Build overhang safety railing
- Read blueprints / layout
- Drive sheet piling
- Drive H-pile
- Construct cofferdams
- Tie steel
Bridge Foreman/Carpenter
D.a Collins Construction
Allentown, PA
02.2018 - 09.2022
- Supervised bridge construction projects, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and quality standards.
- Coordinated workforce schedules to optimize productivity and resource allocation on-site.
- Collaborated with project managers to develop detailed work plans aligned with project goals.
- Monitored compliance with environmental regulations during construction activities, promoting sustainable practices.
- Streamlined construction processes for more efficient project completion, ensuring timely delivery of bridge projects.
- Demonstrated flexibility in adapting to unforeseen circumstances such as weather or material delays while efficiently reallocating resources accordingly.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations, leading to a significant decrease in on-site accidents and injuries.
- Developed detailed work schedules that improved workflow efficiency and reduced downtime on job sites.
- Utilized advanced surveying techniques for accurate measurements during site preparation and layout stages of bridge projects.
- Led regular progress meetings with team members ensuring alignment on objectives, deadlines, and expectations.
- Oversaw subcontractor coordination efforts which contributed to seamless integration within overall project timelines.
- Prepared and submitted reports on job progress and safety conditions to upper management.
- Documented construction and extraction workers' hours, wages and other pertinent information.
- Led team meetings to discuss project progress, addressing challenges proactively.
- Read and interpreted blueprints to follow specifications of projects.
- Increased safety on job sites by diligently following industry best practices and OSHA guidelines during all carpentry tasks.
- Documented/logged production quantities with corresponding cost codes
- Followed bridge demo plan in a safe manner
- Sounded bridges for type 2 repairs.
- Worked directly off of barges and directed slurry control operation over river / active railroad.
- Performed daily equipment safety checks
- Hammered out / formed type 2 repairs
- Sawcut bridge decks
- Removed / Formed / poured existing parapet walls,pilasters, and overhang sidewalks
- Removed / Formed / poured bridge decks and structural arches.
- Design and build slurry control system
- Utilized man lifts to install overhang jacks / build overhang / install safety rails.
- Demo net installation
- Worked / helped operate river barge system
Education
Accounting
College of Staten Island
Staten Island, NYSkills
- Team leadership and supervision
- Effective communication
- Traffic control management
- Heavy equipment operation
- OSHA regulations
- Structural steel erection
- Blueprint reading proficiency
- Problem-solving capacity
- Precast concrete handling
- Demolition and deconstruction
- Wooden framework construction
- Load bearing calculations
- Crane rigging techniques
- Rebar installation
- Time management
- General laborer
- Carpentry techniques
- Critical thinking
- Team collaboration
- Layout planning
- Structural repairs
- Data management
- Worksite organization
- Flexible and adaptable
Timeline
Bridge Carpenter
Kriger construction
09.2022 - 12.2025
Bridge Foreman/Carpenter
D.a Collins Construction
02.2018 - 09.2022
Accounting
College of Staten Island