John Hess

Took down, hauled, and set up sound gear for multiple outdoor events

• Repainted old historic buildings on U of U campus

• Supervised temps and new hires. Most of the projects we did were two-manned by me and my employer with occasional help from temps and new hires
• Demoed concrete floors and steel frame walls for remodeling
• Operated skid steers to move and level gravel and dirt
• Operated mini excavators to move and level gravel and dirt
• Leveled and compacted gravel and dirt with jumping jack compactor
• Helped install drain hardware
• Rod busting for a large scale floor
• Built and poured concrete forms for floors, pads for heavy devices
• Cut steel beams with oxy-acetylene torches
• Operated scissor lifts
• Operated forklifts to unload and distribute shipments
• Installed 30ft cooling panels for refrigerated room
• Laid out and built a 40ft steel framed insulated wall
• Built and worked on scaffolding
• Painted steel walls and equipment
• Commuted 6 hours every week. The main project was in Cedar City, a 3 hour drive from Bountiful. I would stay there for 4-5 days every week and then commute home every weekend.

• Operated concrete saws to wet cut lines for controlled cracking on tilt up slabs, pavements
• Performed motor maintenance and oil changes on equipment

Set up, operated, and took down sound gear for multiple indoor music events.

• Worked on 2 tilt up buildings from start to finish
• Worked in a crew of 10-15 workers.
• Formed and poured the footings, tilt panels, and surrounding curb and gutter. During most pours, I would be vibrating the concrete. On the days we lifted the tilts, I would carry the pull braces.
• Tied rebar often
• I was involved in building foundations, curb and gutter, and tilts for 7 other projects subbed out to Rock River.
• Commuted 30-90 minutes between most projects