Jimmy Taylor
Chicago,IL
Summary
Self-motivated individual with over 20 years’ experience in carpentry, painting and property maintenance. Adept at prioritizing and completing tasks to meet customers' needs. Safety-minded and a good communicator with strong computer skills also. Dynamic leader with a solid background in overseeing maintenance operations, optimizing processes, and ensuring compliance with safety standards as a Chief Engineer.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Engineer
Related Management
Chicago, Illinois
10.2018 - Current
- Supervise a team of maintenance techs and janitors
- Calculate costs, material, labor, and time required for each project
- Approve designs and budgets
- Delegate tasks to maintenance teams
- Supervise staff training as well as equipment installation
- Perform quality control checks on all systems and products
- Quickly resolve disputes between staff and or residents
- Provide maintenance needed for interior and exterior of property
- Submit and correct time for employees.
Janitor/ Maintenance tech/ Maintenance supervisor
The Habitat Company
Chicago, Illinois
01.2014 - 10.2018
- Started as a Janitor doing basic janitorial duties including mopping, sweeping, and emptying trash
- All while taking a two-year apprenticeship to become a maintenance tech
- Halfway through school, I was promoted to a tech., Duties including plumbing, electrical, repairing of doors, floors, etc
- Upper management saw my abilities to complete tasks in a timely fashion and lead team members as well
- Therefore, in 2016 they promoted me again, this time to maintenance supervisor
- Duties including previous duties, along with supervising the maintenance staff.
Floor Tech
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
10.2008 - 12.2014
- Started out as a tech I which is a housekeeper in which my duties were to clean, disinfect, organize, make beds, wash walls in patient rooms once discharged
- As of Jan 7, 2009, I was promoted to tech II which is a floor tech
- My current duties are the stripping and waxing (re-coating) of floors, burnishing (buffing) floors, moving furniture, removal and disposal of trash on two or more floors daily.
Carpenter/Laborer
TrashOut Crew
Orland Park, Illinois
05.2008 - 10.2008
- Boarding up of foreclosed homes, install new doors, clean out debris in and outside of home
- Cut and maintain lawns for numerous properties
- Fully remodel home if and where needed.
Carpenter
Community First Development of Illinois
Chicago/Glenwood/Lynwood, Illinois
10.2004 - 05.2008
- Hang doors, drywall, plaster, lay vinyl and ceramic tile, paint, install wood flooring, cabinets, cut and place all trim work throughout the house, and put in glass block windows
- Also responsible for lying out and framing wood studs for unfinished basements.
Education
Contractor/Construction Management -
Stratford Career Institute
Chicago, Illinois01.2021
2 year apprenticeship for maintenance -
Local 1 Trade School
Chicago, Illinois01.2016
Carpentry -
Dawson Technical Institute
Chicago, Illinois01.2008
Technology and Education -
Chicago State
Chicago, Illinois01.2004
Computer Information System -
Richard J. Daley
Chicago, Illinois01.2003
Skills
- Framing
- Computers
- Drywall and Plaster
- Programming Languages: C, C, html, Java
- Tile(vinyl, ceramic, marble etc)
- Painting
- Databases tools: Oracle, MS Access
- Hardwood Flooring
- Operating Systems: Windows 9x, XP, 2000, NT
- Laminate Flooring
- Trim work
- Doors
- Windows
- Cisco Networking
- Kitchen Baths
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Facility Operations
- Codes Compliance
- Maintenance procedures
- Budget Creation
- Project Management
- Safety Management
- Troubleshooting
- Operations Management
- Maintenance Planning
- HVAC
- Facility Management
- Safety meetings
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Chief Engineer
Related Management
10.2018 - Current
Janitor/ Maintenance tech/ Maintenance supervisor
The Habitat Company
01.2014 - 10.2018
Floor Tech
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
10.2008 - 12.2014
Carpenter/Laborer
TrashOut Crew
05.2008 - 10.2008
Carpenter
Community First Development of Illinois
10.2004 - 05.2008
Contractor/Construction Management -
Stratford Career Institute
2 year apprenticeship for maintenance -
Local 1 Trade School
Carpentry -
Dawson Technical Institute
Technology and Education -
Chicago State
Computer Information System -
Richard J. Daley