Arion Busby
Salinas,CA
Summary
Skilled Drywall Finisher with background in both residential and commercial projects. Familiarity with all stages of drywall finishing, including taping, mudding, sanding and texturing, ensures quality workmanship. Strengths include adherence to safety protocols, ability to meet tight deadlines and strong teamwork skills. Previous roles consistently resulted in high customer satisfaction and repeat business due to quality of work. Resourceful professional in construction and maintenance painting, known for completing projects with high productivity and efficiency. Skilled in color matching, surface preparation, and protective coating application. Excel at time management, teamwork, and problem-solving to deliver quality workmanship on schedule.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Drywall Finisher
Brady West Inc
Castroville, California
01.2020 - 07.2024
- Applied joint compound to joints between sheets of drywall.
- Ensured that all corners were properly mudded in order to ensure proper adhesion of paint or wallpaper later on.
- Cut, fitted, and secured wallboard to metal or wooden studs.
- Demonstrated efficiency and dedication to quality by contributing to successfully completed jobs.
- Removed excess materials from finished surfaces using scrapers, rasps, and sandpaper.
- Performed minor carpentry repairs as needed while performing drywalling duties.
- Repaired damaged drywall by removing old material, cutting new pieces to size, installing them in place, applying joint compound, and sanding when necessary.
- Mixed and matched paint, stain or varnish with oil or thinning and drying additives to obtain desired colors and consistencies.
- Primed, smoothed and cleaned trim, walls and ceilings to prepare for painting tasks.
- Covered floors before prepping, priming and painting walls and ceilings to protect them from chemicals and paint.
- Cleaned up job sites after completion of projects.
- Cleaned and smoothed surfaces prior to painting.
- Sanded woodwork prior to staining or painting.
Education
GED -
Salinas High School
Salinas, CA05-2019
Skills
- Attentive to detail
- Reliable and consistent
- Skilled in maintenance and organization
- Excellent work ethic
- Worksite preparation
- Construction best practices
- Measuring and cutting
- Scaffold setup
- Fall protection
- Safety protocol
- Empowering leadership
- Smooth finishing
- Sanding
- Inventory control
- Drywall repair
- Drywall installation
- Patchwork expertise
- Level 5 finishing
- Team mentoring
- Sanding techniques
- Texture application
- Waste disposal
- Bullnose finishing
- Corner bead installation
Timeline
Drywall Finisher
Brady West Inc
01.2020 - 07.2024
GED -
Salinas High School