Edward Eldridge
Sandy Creek,NY
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience in manufacturing, production, and construction industries, recognized for strong problem-solving skills and the ability to streamline operations to enhance product quality. Expertise in fostering team collaboration to achieve targeted outcomes while adapting to evolving product demands. Committed to maintaining high standards of proficiency, safety, and reliability. Proven track record of driving efficiency and innovation in fast-paced environments.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finishing Production Operator
Novelis
06.2019 - Current
- Maintained a safe work environment by strictly adhering to established safety protocols and guidelines.
- Trained new technicians on standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency across the team.
- Completed complex repairs quickly by leveraging strong diagnostic skills and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated adaptability when faced with new challenges or technologies, enabling quick mastery of necessary skills.
- Streamlined processes by implementing efficient workflows and improving technician training programs.
- Fostered culture of continuous improvement, encouraging innovation and efficiency in technical processes.
- Performed troubleshooting and diagnosis on malfunctioning equipment.
- Inspected final products for defects and flaws using proper QA procedures.
- Conducted thorough inspections of finished products, ensuring that they met or exceeded all specifications before shipment to customers.
Construction Project Manager
Construction Associates, LLC
07.2017 - 06.2019
- Responsibilities include, but not limited to contract procurement, submissions, review, and implementation of all phases to successful job completion
- Development and implementation of job schedules for all trades
- Purchasing and review of all orders related to various jobs
- Job tracking through progress meetings, submittal's, RFI's and job change conditions
- On site job supervision of all construction activities
- Monthly review of contractor payment requisitions according to job budgets for every trade.
- Read plans and blueprints and communicated to workers.
- Put together estimates, specifications and other project documents.
- Communicated daily with vendors to keep project fully operational.
- Verified completed projects met approved time, quality and cost estimates.
Assistant Project Manager
S&L Specialty Contracting Inc
02.2004 - 03.2017
- Responsibilities include, but not limited to contract procurement, submissions, review, and implementation, project completion through various matrixes, client meetings, job progress updates
- Development and implementation of job schedules for all trades
- Purchasing and review of all orders related to the various jobs
- Job tracking through progress meetings, submittal's, RFI's and job change conditions through various SQL,
- Access, database systems
- On site job supervision of all construction activities of many jobs
- Enabled accurate project tracking by maintaining up-to-date schedules, status reports, and budgets in project management software.
- Monitored and tracked project metrics and collected data to share with project members.
- Assisted in the change order process by reviewing requests for changes to specifications or budgetary allowances before submitting them for approval.
- Maintained a safe working environment by enforcing compliance with safety standards, protocols, and regulations at all times.
- Delivered high level of service to clients to both maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
- Reduced project costs by identifying and implementing more efficient work processes.
Courier
FedEx Ship Center
06.1996 - 12.2004
- Worked part time as a courier, learning various delivery methods, safety driving & loading requirementsboth in the facility and driving
- Full time courier, route and delivery knowledge of all routes in facility
- Safety coordinator working with safety manager to plan, coordinate, and implement safety plans for allstaff according to SOP
- Completed management training, including various management assignments, staffing needs, routeassignments daily, and various daily, weekly progress meetings.
Licensed Dispensing Optician
Skyline Optical
07.1993 - 09.1996
- Managed optical dispensing department, oversaw all critical areas of eye glass fabrication, toleranceinspections of all patients
- Established staff schedules and assignments based on facility needs, equipment certification knowledgecompetency
- Created and implemented safety guidelines per OSHA requirements for various manufacturing facilities inareas.
Licensed Dispensing Optician
Apple Optical
09.1991 - 07.1993
- Managed optical dispensing department oversaw all critical areas of eye glass fabrication, toleranceinspections of all patients
- Reason for leaving was due to transfer to another city.
Licensed Dispensing Optician
Meade Optical
05.1985 - 08.1991
- Managed optical dispensing department, oversaw all critical areas of eye glass fabrication, toleranceinspections of all patients
- Established staff schedules and assignments based on facility needs, equipment certification knowledgecompetency
- Worked with department heads, staff to develop various curriculum with advance instruction training forall optical technicians.
Education
Associate of Arts - Opthalmic Dispensing
Mater Dei College
Ogdensburg, NY1983
Skills
- Construction management
- Project Management
- Design and planning
- Inspection principles
- First Aid and CPR
- Reading blueprints
- Strong mechanical skills
- Heavy equipment operation
- Commercial vehicles
- Warehouse management
- Heavy labor
- Effective at multi-tasking
- Self-motivated
- Microsoft Office, Access, Project, SQL
Certification
OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration) certified Basic First Aid and CPR certified Access Certified SQL Database Knowledge Excel Word Project
Timeline
Finishing Production Operator
Novelis
06.2019 - Current
Construction Project Manager
Construction Associates, LLC
07.2017 - 06.2019
Assistant Project Manager
S&L Specialty Contracting Inc
02.2004 - 03.2017
Courier
FedEx Ship Center
06.1996 - 12.2004
Licensed Dispensing Optician
Skyline Optical
07.1993 - 09.1996
Licensed Dispensing Optician
Apple Optical
09.1991 - 07.1993
Licensed Dispensing Optician
Meade Optical
05.1985 - 08.1991
Associate of Arts - Opthalmic Dispensing
Mater Dei College
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