Christopher Esteves
Summary
Dynamic DockBuilder with extensive experience at Weeks Marine, skilled in welding and rigging. Proven ability to enhance safety and efficiency through compliance with OSHA standards and effective communication. Recognized for problem-solving and adaptability in high-pressure environments, ensuring project integrity and timely completion. Certified in CPR/AED and hazwoper.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
DockBuilder
Celtic Marine Services
07.2025 - Current
- Used different types of materials for decking and railing construction.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment both on-site and at company facilities, promoting efficiency and safety for all team members.
- Troubleshot issues promptly during construction to minimize delays while maintaining the integrity of the final product.
- Estimated and procured materials and equipment to complete assigned work, and plan, layout and organize own work with minimal supervision.
- Used hand tools, power tools and equipment to complete skilled deck building.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, specifications and schematics.
- Working on water floats to complete tasks.
- Experience with air compressor tools drill countersink and impact socket gun experience.
Shop Stewart, Dockbuilder
NYCC JPL JV
04.2025 - 06.2025
- Regularly communicated with upper management regarding staff concerns and suggestions, advocating for employee needs and interests.
- Ensured compliance with labor laws), keeping up-to-date on changes in legislation that could impact both employer and employee rights.
- Oversaw safe and efficient operations within the shop, adhering to established safety protocols and OSHA guidelines.
- Operating and running drill rigs for rock anchors.
- Setting up treme for concrete pours, and setting bars.
- Inspecting scaffolding and ensuring safety for team members.
- Excavations and trenching installations.
- Setting up whalers systems and packouts.
Dockbuilder
Skanska USA Civil
07.2024 - 03.2025
- Demonstrated adaptability in performing a wide range of tasks from setting forms to pouring and finishing concrete surfaces.
- Showcased strong problem-solving skills through prompt identification and resolution of issues related to form alignment or structural integrity during the construction process.
- Increased productivity with proper use of power tools such as circular saws, drills, and pneumatic nailers for efficient assembly of formwork systems.
- Performing sheeting operations using vibratory hammers.
- Completing coffer dams and installing whalers.
Dockbuilder/tender
IEW Construction Group
02.2022 - 12.2024
- Assisting with dive tendering operations with divers during marine operations.
- Moving barges/ material barges transporting materials and tie off barges.
- Lifting and Spinning spuds on barges tieing off to tug boats.
- Experience with chain saws heading piles.
- Performing torch operations for fabrications and welding.
- Installing soldier piles using vibratory hammer.
- Using chain saw cutting lagging boards and installing.
DockBuilder
Weeks Marine
08.2021 - 11.2021
- Experience with moving water barge and material water barge with lifting and Spinning spuds tieing off to tug boats.
- Experience working with floating crane on a barge giving signals, communicating with operator.
- Demo concrete pier using crane to remove materials.
- Working on float stages to perform welding and metal fabrications on pier.
- Removing and installing fenders experience with lap joint chocks and strut for fender walls.
- Rigging up materials for crane use.
Education
Journeyman Dockbuilder - Piledriver
District Council of Carpenters Training Center
New York, NY06-2024
Accounting
College of Staten Island
Staten Island, NY05-2013
Computer And Information Sciences
Michael J Petrides
Staten Island, NY06-2009
Skills
- 30 hour osha (SST card)
- 40 hr rigging and signaler qualification
- 40 hr hazwoper
- Welding AWS/ DOT certifications
- 4hr fall prevention
- 32 hour scaffolding erector
- silica awareness
- Lagging and tiebacks
- Concrete forms (doka, siemens)
- CPR/AED
- Fire guard for torch operations (F60)
- Torch use of flammable gasses (G60)
Timeline
DockBuilder
Celtic Marine Services
07.2025 - Current
Shop Stewart, Dockbuilder
NYCC JPL JV
04.2025 - 06.2025
Dockbuilder
Skanska USA Civil
07.2024 - 03.2025
Dockbuilder/tender
IEW Construction Group
02.2022 - 12.2024
DockBuilder
Weeks Marine
08.2021 - 11.2021
Journeyman Dockbuilder - Piledriver
District Council of Carpenters Training Center
Accounting
College of Staten Island
Computer And Information Sciences
Michael J Petrides
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