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George Cleveland

Brazoria,TX

Summary

Skilled Estimator with proficiency in budget development, reporting and estimation. Outstanding experience in commercial construction. Highly skilled with estimating software and MicroSoft package.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience

Work History

Commercial Construction Estimator

ICS Inc.
05.2022 - 10.2023

• Attend pre-job inspection and evaluation meeting with the customer.
• Ascertain the scope of the work requested.
• Obtain pricing by communicating with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and foreman.
• Calculate material, equipment, and labor estimates.
• Produce bids based on estimate calculation sheets.
• Write a bid proposal letter including job plan and sequencing.
• Conduct prebid evaluation meeting with crews and foreman.
• Submit bid documents to customer.
• Track costs and maintain project database.

Lead Carpenter

ICS Inc.
12.2018 - 05.2022

• Meet on site with the customer to evaluate job needs as outlined in the work order.
• Evaluate the job requirements.
• Calculate material, equipment, and labor quantities.
• Produce job take-offs.
• Submit take offs to estimators.
• Marshall materials and equipment to job site.
• Perform general building remodeling.
o Framing metal/ wood walls
o Install sheetrock. Tape float, texture, and paint.
o Cabinet fabrication and installation.
o Install interior doors and hardware.
o Install suspended ceilings.
• Install exterior metal doors with panic hardware closers and electronic locksets.
• Build wooden decks and bridges.

Sales Associate

Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
06.2018 - 05.2022

• Interface with customers to determine the needs/ wants.
• Help find and obtain the products and services requested.
• Work with customers to solve problems and remove roadblocks.
• Conduct product demonstrations
• Update inventory reports.
• Stock shelves with new inventory.
• Cut glass and Plexi-glass.
• Cut lumber down for customers.

Control Center Operator

Olin Chemicals
01.2016 - 06.2018
  • Inspected plant activities on screens and computers to identify and troubleshoot issues.
  • Performed emergency operations to shut down faulty equipment, maintain electric service and safeguard station machinery.
  • Provided variance reports to field staff to assist with task prioritization.
  • Reported complex issues and conditions to management for specialized diagnosis and repair.
  • Author new procedures for safer operations.
  • Developed, reviewed and revised plant safety and operating procedures for personnel and contractors.

Plant Operator

Dow Chemical
01.2002 - 01.2016

Process Technician
• Maintain running processes while area making computer changes as needed.
• Perform sampling, inspection rounds troubleshooting, safe work permitting.
• Write work orders for repair tasks assigned to maintenance department.
• Use procedures to perform tasks as required on the Master Task list.
o Clear and red tag scheduled equipment.
o Permit maintenance contractors.
o Change filters.
o Clean the area.
• Write new procedures where needed.
• Update existing procedures.

Turnaround Planner
• Grade workorders and separate turnaround applicability from maintenance.
• Critique workorders for errors and constructability. Making corrections.
• Plan Turnaround Projects by Mark up PIDs for isolation red tagging, CSE/HW pancaking, air gapping, break points and clearing.
• Perform commissioning using PIDs and specs to determine completeness for TA projects.

Safety Focal Point
• Conduct personal/ unit safety equipment inspections,
• Prepare topics and conduct shift safety meetings.
• Survey the Safety procedures. Update and maintain compliance issues.

Construction Analyst

US Small Business ADM
01.2001 - 01.2002

• Meet with owners of storm damages residences and shops.
• Evaluate and document the extent of the damage.
• Calculate cost estimates.
• Produce damage report and submit it to legal department for further evaluation.
• Inspect 300 homes and businesses for storm damage in Harris and Brazoria Counties after Tropical Storm Allison.

Quality Control Inspector

H.B. Zachry-Engineering & Construction
12.2000 - 12.2001

• Identify installation problems. Determine if problems are design or fabrication errors.
• Propose repair strategies.
• Produce field change request for design errors.
• Inspect piping systems for installation errors.
• Document errors on PIDs and piping isometrics.

  • Communicated with production team members about quality issues.
  • Reported repeated issues to supervisors and other departments, collaborating to identify issue roots and rectify problems.

Piping Designer

Flour Daniels Construction
01.1999 - 12.2000
  • Interacted with clients to discuss project design and better understand scope changes.
  • Developed isometric drawings for field repairs and pipeline routings.
  • Effectively managed multiple projects concurrently through careful preparation and time management.
  • Marking pipe rack to reserve routings.
  • Take field measurements and field sketches.


Piping Designer

U.S Contractors
01.1995 - 01.1999

• Read and interpret blueprints and specifications.
• Determine the best breaks in the isometric drawings,
• Produce shop fabrication drawings showing orientation, pipe cut lengths, fittings, welds/ weld gaps.
• Produce a material list for each spool segment.

Contract Administrator

Petro-Chem Drafting Co.
01.1985 - 01.1995
  • Adhered to legal and contractual requirements for compliant contract processes.
  • Monitored incoming contracts and service agreements for correct pricing and information.
  • Drafted, reviewed and revised contracts for accuracy and completeness.
  • Prepared and issued reports on contract performance and compliance.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Engineering Technology

Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX

Skills

  • Estimate Preparation
  • Presentation Development
  • Project Planning
  • Commercial Construction
  • Residential Construction
  • Math
  • Construction Cost Estimates
  • Project Estimation and Bidding
  • Vendor Relationships
  • Construction Management
  • Data Collection
  • Schedule Coordination
  • Scope Development
  • Project Management
  • Project Coordination
  • Blueprint Analysis
  • Client Consultation
  • MicroSoft Excel and Word Expertise
  • Proposal Writing
  • Cost Estimation
  • Proposal Development

Accomplishments

• As an Estimator, for the Buildings Group, achieved a 41% capture rate.
• As a Safety Focal Point, Converted MSDS hard copy to digital format.
• As a Plant Operator, Upgraded 1,597 operating/ safety procedures

.•As a Construction Analyst, Inspect 300 homes and businesses for storm damage in Harris and Brazoria Counties after Tropical Storm Allison.


Timeline

Commercial Construction Estimator

ICS Inc.
05.2022 - 10.2023

Lead Carpenter

ICS Inc.
12.2018 - 05.2022

Sales Associate

Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
06.2018 - 05.2022

Control Center Operator

Olin Chemicals
01.2016 - 06.2018

Plant Operator

Dow Chemical
01.2002 - 01.2016

Construction Analyst

US Small Business ADM
01.2001 - 01.2002

Quality Control Inspector

H.B. Zachry-Engineering & Construction
12.2000 - 12.2001

Piping Designer

Flour Daniels Construction
01.1999 - 12.2000

Piping Designer

U.S Contractors
01.1995 - 01.1999

Contract Administrator

Petro-Chem Drafting Co.
01.1985 - 01.1995

Associate of Applied Science - Engineering Technology

Brazosport College
George Cleveland