Avery Hurkman
Milwaukee,WI
Summary
Accomplished wood finisher with nearly three years at Spectrum Interiors, and two years at Millwork Distributors. Skilled in paint and stain application, and attention to detail. Proven ability to manage projects efficiently while ensuring quality control. Valued for knowledge in custom stain formulation, various finishing products, and equipment maintenance, delivering superior results on both residential and commercial jobs.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wood Finisher
Spectrum Interiors
Milwaukee, WI
09.2022 - 06.2025
- Nearly three years of experience with HVLP spray guns and pumps. Using proper cleaning techniques to preserve the longevity of all equipment.
- Finishing residential work, such as kitchen cabinets, doors, and trim, as well as finishing large commercial jobs.
- Making a stain color using a custom stain formula and color-matching with a sample.
- Using various techniques to fix small touch-ups.
- Understanding many different finishing products, and how each one is mixed and applied correctly. Adjusting between each different product accordingly.
- Finishing a job in its entirety, from breaking it down, taping it off, and labeling, to completing the correct finishing procedure that follows.
- Nearly three years of forklift experience.
Wood Finisher
Millwork Distributors Inc.
Oshkosh, WI
08.2020 - 09.2022
- Spraying paint, stain, and topcoat onto interior wooden doors and trim in a spray booth.
- Preparing doors and trim for paint or stain by cleaning, sanding, priming, etc.
- Operating a machine to sand and clear-coat trim for pre-finishing.
- Staining exterior fiberglass doors, frames, lites, and trim by hand with a brush.
- Two years of forklift experience.
Sandblaster
Lapham-Hickey Steel
Oshkosh, WI
12.2019 - 08.2020
- Operated a sandblasting machine to finish metal pieces for packing and shipment.
- Grind parts according to company procedures using hand grinders, belt sanders, die grinders, etc.
- Completed paperwork on the computer, printing tags, and scanning orders.
- Eight months of forklift experience.
- Sandblasted large pieces in the blast booth.
- Operated magnet cranes to pick up and put down large pieces.
Delivery Driver Helper
Nevada Next Day (FedEx)
Oshkosh, WI
12.2019 - 08.2020
- Helped drivers deliver packages.
- Controlling the scanner and organizing packages.
- Performed scheduled pick-ups.
Education
High School Diploma -
Oshkosh West High School
Oshkosh, WI06-2018
Lourdes Academy
Oshkosh, WISkills
- Paint and stain application
- Forklift operation
- Quality control
- Project management
- Furniture refinishing
- Deadline oriented
- Equipment maintenance
- Inventory management
- Shipping and receiving
- Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
Forklift Certification
Timeline
Wood Finisher
Spectrum Interiors
09.2022 - 06.2025
Wood Finisher
Millwork Distributors Inc.
08.2020 - 09.2022
Sandblaster
Lapham-Hickey Steel
12.2019 - 08.2020
Delivery Driver Helper
Nevada Next Day (FedEx)
12.2019 - 08.2020
High School Diploma -
Oshkosh West High School
Lourdes Academy
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