Gordon Mueller
Gig Harbor
Summary
Dedicated furniture repair technician with strong skills in hand tools, power tools, and color matching/blending. Successfully executed minor upholstery, leather repairs, refinished surfaces, and structure rebuilds.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Furniture Repair Technician lll
Steve Hollis
Kent
09.2024 - Current
- Executed minor upholstery repairs, enhancing the overall appearance of furniture.
- Maintained tools and equipment, ensuring readiness and compliance with safety standards.
- Removed broken or damaged components from furniture items using hand tools.
- Performed spot repairs on leather furnishings by patching tears or holes.
- Refinished furniture surfaces using sandpaper, paint, varnish, and other materials.
- Cleaned upholstery fabric to remove dirt and stains.
- Maintained accurate records of repairs, parts used, and labor hours.
- Reshaped bent metal components such as legs and arms of chairs and sofas.
- Tightened loose screws in furniture items for proper alignment.
- Installed new hardware such as hinges, handles, locks, knobs.
- Selected paint, stain, lacquer and varnish, depending on wood type and surface conditions.
- Sealed surfaces with lacquers and other compounds to protect finishes.
Furniture Tech
Ryder Last Mile
Auburn
06.2020 - 09.2022
- Ensured compliance with safety standards during furniture assembly and repair.
- Utilized hand and power tools to perform precise furniture repairs.
- Repaired broken furniture pieces using hand tools, power tools, and adhesives.
- Ensured that all repairs complied with industry standards and regulations.
- Performed quality checks on newly repaired items before releasing them back into service.
- Replaced worn or damaged parts with new ones while maintaining the original design of the piece.
Furniture Tech
Susan Price
Newport News
01.2017 - 06.2020
- Executed precise furniture repairs using hand and power tools.
- Assisted in training new technicians on repair techniques and safety standards.
- Applied finishes including stains, varnishes, lacquers, shellacs, and waxes to wooden surfaces.
- Replaced worn or damaged parts with new ones while maintaining the original design of the piece.
- Troubleshot mechanical issues in furniture components such as drawers, hinges, and locksets.
- Installed hardware components for cabinets and various woodworking projects.
Education
High School Diploma -
Gloucester High School
Gloucester, VA06-2013
Skills
- Furniture refinishing
- Upholstery repair
- Attention to detail
- Safety compliance
- Hand tools proficiency
- Sanding techniques
- Color matching
- Furniture cleaning
- Workshop organization
- Power tools operation
- Stain removal
- Spring repair
- Veneer repair
- Structural repairs
- Wood finishing
- Frame repair
- Leather repair
Timeline
Furniture Repair Technician lll
Steve Hollis
09.2024 - Current
Furniture Tech
Ryder Last Mile
06.2020 - 09.2022
Furniture Tech
Susan Price
01.2017 - 06.2020
High School Diploma -
Gloucester High School