Brian Canada
Royse City,TX
Summary
20+ years of construction foreman experience. Quality-focused with excellent communication, multitasking and time management skills. Success in leading crews, planning and evaluating jobs, and keeping projects on schedule.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
Raven Woodcraft
01.2024 - Current
- Design and execute custom woodworking projects utilizing shop machinery.
- Consistent delivery of high-quality artistic creative content.
Construction Foreman
SMH Construction
01.2022 - Current
- Supervise a crew of 2-4, instruct helpers on proper techniques in carpentry, rough and finish framing for residential building and remodeling.
- Communicate with owner and crew to plan and execute each day's work load, and make changes as needed to fit client needs.
- Read blue prints, work with General contractors and building superintendents to complete work to both building code and client satisfaction.
- Experience working multiple projects in one day at times, as well as long term projects.
Owner
Heirloom Custom Wood Designs and Renovations LLC
01.2013 - 01.2021
- Managed sales, estimating, contract negotiations, scheduling, planning and physical building of residential projects.
- Experience in all phases of carpentry, including custom millwork from raw lumber, plumbing, electrical, masonry and landscaping.
- Negotiated with sub-contractors to fulfill aspects of projects as needed.
- Completed certification in Certainteed Roofing, Lifeproof Flooring, Nextwave Automation CNC
Education
High School Diploma -
Wausau East
Wausau, WI01.1994
Skills
- Outside of my building skills, I have considerable skills in management of people and understanding of that if it is obtainable for the clients desires to make it happen
- Managing materials
- Worksite safety
- Crew oversight
- Workload planning
- Site monitoring
- Maintaining equipment
- OSHA Compliance
- Task Delegation
- Equipment coordination
- Customer Relations
- Construction Scheduling
- Report Writing
- Subcontractor supervision
- Task Prioritization
- Quality controls
- Company safety policies
- Change Orders
- Estimating costs
- Incident Management
- Specification Reading
- Construction Software
- Crew Leadership
- Residential construction
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Attention to Detail
- Job Planning
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Project Management
- Schematics and Blueprints
- Daily Reporting
- Dimensions and Measurements
- Construction supervision
- Project Leadership
- Wood and Metal Framing
Volunteer Experience
- I volunteer with Habitat for Humanity when it is available in my community by bringing my experience, tools and equipment to use in those projects.
- Volunteer Search and Rescue in the Northwoods of Wisconsin and Michigan as needed.
Timeline
Owner
Raven Woodcraft
01.2024 - Current
Construction Foreman
SMH Construction
01.2022 - Current
Owner
Heirloom Custom Wood Designs and Renovations LLC
01.2013 - 01.2021
High School Diploma -
Wausau East
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