Kee Begay, Jr.
Ganado,AZ
Summary
To obtain a position as a Drywall Finisher/Taper/Painter.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Drywall Finisher/Taper
ABC Construction
03.2024 - 11.2024
- Applied tape to seal joints by embedding into sealing compound.
- Served as a reliable team member, regularly collaborating with other finishers and construction professionals to achieve shared goals and meet deadlines.
- Measured and marked cutting lines on drywall for lengths, heights and penetrations.
- Removed damaged drywall and wallpaper to prepare for new installations.
- Increased job efficiency with mastery of various hand tools and power tools, such as trowels, joint knives, and sanders.
- Achieved smooth and consistent wall surfaces by applying drywall compound and sanding.
- Collaborated with construction teams to prioritize tasks, ensuring efficient workflow and meeting deadlines.
- Prepared work area, tools and equipment for job site.
- Maintained a safe working environment by adhering to safety protocols and properly disposing of debris.
Drywall Finisher/Taper
AB Construction
01.2022 - 04.2023
- Applied tape to seal joints by embedding into sealing compound.
- Served as a reliable team member, regularly collaborating with other finishers and construction professionals to achieve shared goals and meet deadlines.
- Measured and marked cutting lines on drywall for lengths, heights and penetrations.
- Removed damaged drywall and wallpaper to prepare for new installations.
- Increased job efficiency with mastery of various hand tools and power tools, such as trowels, joint knives, and sanders.
- Achieved smooth and consistent wall surfaces by applying drywall compound and sanding.
- Collaborated with construction teams to prioritize tasks, ensuring efficient workflow and meeting deadlines.
- Prepared work area, tools and equipment for job site.
- Maintained a safe working environment by adhering to safety protocols and properly disposing of debris.
- Minimized errors during installations through careful interpretation of blueprints, sketches or verbal instructions from supervisors or clients.
- Streamlined the repair process for damaged walls by expertly patching holes and cracks with minimal disruption.
- Inspected surfaces to evaluate quality and applied extra attention to fill in holes and rectify errors.
- Applied sealing compound over cracks, holes, and nail heads using trowels, broad-knives or spatulas.
- Ensured timely project completion by efficiently hanging and finishing drywalls in residential and commercial buildings.
- Assisted in the preparation of work areas prior to starting a project – clearing debris, covering floors, removing fixtures as needed.
- Carried tools and materials to job site and set up scaffolding properly.
- Used scaffolding and ladders to work on high ceilings.
- Prepared surfaces for painting by smoothing and filling cracks in drywall.
Education
High School Diploma -
Coconino High School
Flagstaff, AZ05-1987
Skills
- Excellent work ethic
- Joint taping
- Concise time-management
- Wall framing
- Hand tool expertise
- Patchwork expertise
- Corner bead installation
- Drywall repair
- Worksite preparation
- Stilts usage
- Curved surface finishing
- Texture application
- Measuring and cutting
- Construction
- Worksite safety
- Sanding techniques
- Drywall installation
- Smooth finishing
- Scaffold setup
- Bullnose finishing
- Power tool usage
Languages
Navajo
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Drywall Finisher/Taper
ABC Construction
03.2024 - 11.2024
Drywall Finisher/Taper
AB Construction
01.2022 - 04.2023
High School Diploma -
Coconino High School
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