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James Braxton

231 Huxley Drive, Buffalo

Summary

Highly skilled professional with experience in cutomer service. Skilled fabricator with experience in diverse industrial settings. Strengths include proficiency in welding, reading blueprints, and operating machinery for metal fabrication. Known for improving efficiency and accuracy in previous roles. Committed to safety standards and fostering teamwork on the job site. Creative Landscaper willing to handle various landscaping duties in all weather conditions. Uses high degree of dexterity when handling tools and equipment. Works for sustained periods of time maintaining concentrated attention to detail.

Overview

41
41
years of professional experience

Work History

Fabricator

Gorenflos
Buffalo
06.2014 - 04.2025
  • Material Estimation
  • Fabrication design
  • Installation & Service Mechanic
  • commercial aluminum & automatic door installation
  • Utilized a variety of hand and power tools to cut, shape, and fit materials for installation

Landscaper

Pfentner Landscaping
East Amherst
05.2014 - 06.2014
  • Mowed lawn.
  • Planted flowers, trees, and shrubs.
  • Flower bed maintenance. (weeding & mulching)

Fabrication Warehouse Installer

Lancer Door & Glass
Lancaster
03.2006 - 05.2014
  • Material Estimation.
  • Installation and Service Mechanic.
  • Warehouse inventory.
  • Commercial aluminum and automatic door installation.
  • Utilized a variety of hand and power tools to cut, shape, and fit materials for installation.

Fabrication Installer

Window Specialists Inc
Lancaster
03.2005 - 03.2006
  • Installation and service mechanic.
  • Commercial Aluminum and Automatic Door Installation.
  • Utilized a variety of hand and power tools to cut, shape, and fit materials for installation.

Landscape Foreman

Ken Seitz Yard Service
Clarence Center
03.2001 - 03.2005
  • Mowed lawns.
  • Planted flowers, trees, shrubs.
  • Flower bed maintenance (weeding and mulching).

Fabrication Installer

Baker Glass Company
Buffalo
10.1999 - 03.2001
  • Utilized a variety of hand and power tools to cut, shape, and fit materials for installation.
  • Installation and service mechanic.
  • Commercial and automatic door installation.

Garden Center Manager

Restorff's Landscape Service
Buffalo
03.1997 - 10.1999
  • Stocking the store with plants and other products to help customers with their plants and gardens at home.
  • Assisted customers with loading their purchases into their vehicles.
  • Helped maintain a clean environment.

Topsoil Delivery Driver/Machine Operator

JF Krantz Nursery
Clarence Center
03.1996 - 03.1997
  • Delivered orders to clients.
  • Kept accurate logs of all deliveries and trips.
  • Drove safely in all weather conditions including rain, snow, sleet, ice.
  • Loaded trucks and safely secured merchandise to prevent damage during transportation.
  • Drove vehicles safely, obeying traffic laws and transportation procedures to avoid accidents.
  • Handled merchandise in accordance with product handling standards.

Wholesale Manager

Land Otrees Nursery
Williamsville
04.1984 - 02.1996
  • Located vendors of materials, equipment or supplies to conduct interviews, determining product availability and terms of sales.
  • Verified purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list.
  • Maintained information database related to products and service availability, supplier capabilities and lead times.
  • Helped stock the products, and made sure things were where they were supposed to be.

Education

Certificate - Introduction To Plan Reading

Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
05-2013

Certificate -

Burgard Vocational School For Automatics
Buffalo, NY
06-1988

High School Diploma -

Lafayette High School
Buffalo, NY
06-1982

Skills

  • Material estimation
  • Fabrication design
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Installation techniques
  • Safety compliance
  • Power tool operation
  • Blueprints and specifications
  • Equipment operation
  • Machinery operation
  • Heavy lifting
  • Material handling
  • Blueprint interpretation
  • Hand tool usage
  • Interpretation of blueprints, wiring diagrams, and drawings
  • Customer service

Timeline

Fabricator

Gorenflos
06.2014 - 04.2025

Landscaper

Pfentner Landscaping
05.2014 - 06.2014

Fabrication Warehouse Installer

Lancer Door & Glass
03.2006 - 05.2014

Fabrication Installer

Window Specialists Inc
03.2005 - 03.2006

Landscape Foreman

Ken Seitz Yard Service
03.2001 - 03.2005

Fabrication Installer

Baker Glass Company
10.1999 - 03.2001

Garden Center Manager

Restorff's Landscape Service
03.1997 - 10.1999

Topsoil Delivery Driver/Machine Operator

JF Krantz Nursery
03.1996 - 03.1997

Wholesale Manager

Land Otrees Nursery
04.1984 - 02.1996

Certificate - Introduction To Plan Reading

Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY, Inc.

Certificate -

Burgard Vocational School For Automatics

High School Diploma -

Lafayette High School

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