Hi, I’m
Keith Cates
Carpenter/ Commercial & Residential
Berea,KY
Summary
I have done construction most of my adult life. Along the way, worked at some factory's also. I am looking for a full-time job that has good benefits. A job I can retire from! I have a lifetime of experience in a lot of different areas. Some I'm very good at, some , I'm good enough to get by on. I'm a hard worker! Always have been. I'm reliable! Don't take me long to learn anything! I've ran presses. CNC machines.lathes. worked at CNC machining and engineering in Nicholasville KY. Ran production.built struts and shocks. Done everything from building cars to building houses & School's for a living. I'm not an electrician, but I've pulled ALOT of wire & ran conduit also. I've supervised &. Ran crews of men for 25 years.
Overview
36
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Winterwood Property Management
Maintenance Technician
Current
Job overview
EnerSysRichmond, KY
Material handler
04.2025 - 11.2025
Job overview
- I drive a reach truck keeping everybody in parts and stacking parts
VuteqGeorgetown, KY
Quality
05.2024 - 11.2024
Job overview
- Check every single part in the factory before it was sent to the Toyota plant in Georgetown Ky. I Checked and verified all parts twice before sending them to Toyota. Never had a callback. Also had to use WORD EXEL. Microsoft & windows to document everything I had done that day on the job.
- I always tried to use GMP SERVICES at all my jobs. I set up an inspection at every phase of the job I'm doing to check my part or my machines to make sure I'm always Running GOOD PARTS!
KC . Remodeling & FlooringRichmond, KY
Flooring Specialist
05.2010 - 06.2023
Job overview
- I done complete Remodels & Flooring installation.
D.W. Wilburn IncLexington, KY
Construction Worker
03.2008 - 07.2009
Job overview
- Built school's. Plumbed metal doors up so the block layers could lay block around it. Cut & tied rebar. Formed concrete with Symons forms.wall ties. Shot grades. Etc....
KI (USA)Berea, KY
Factory Worker
02.2007 - 05.2008
Job overview
- Ran a press..some automatic and some manual
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, IncBerea, KY
Factory Worker
04.2005 - 05.2006
Job overview
- Quality Control.
- Ran a hot form machine that actually formed the part. Then I changed jobs and went to Quality Control and checked every part that the factory made for the Toyota.
- Also , used word exel & Microsoft to document all my parts of my job
Rays constructionRichmond, KY
Construction Worker/Carpenter
03.1990 - 05.2005
Job overview
- I built houses.done turnkey jobs. layed tile.hardwood floors,vynile, carpet.installed doors, windows,trim,paint, drywall, finishing drywall.pulled wire. formed concrete, finished concrete. Installed metal roofing.
Education
NCRC. NATIONAL CAREER READINESS SCORED PLATINUM
High school diploma or GED from Upper secondary education
05.1990
University Overview
Skills
- Drywall
- Concrete work
- Construction project planning
- Sheet metal
- Fabrication
- Roofing
- Customer support
- Concrete forming & some finishing
- Vendor contract management
- Construction resource coordination
- Writing skills
- Manufacturing
- Door hanging
- Construction workplace safety regulations
- Problem-solving
- Plumbing
- Handyman experience
- Contracts
- Roof bolters
- Construction estimating
- Safety regulations
- Food industry
- Ladder use
- Residential construction
- Team leadership
- Construction
- Blueprint reading
- Machining
- Forklift
- Construction quality control
- Management
- Janitorial experience
- Moving
- Concrete pumps
- Operating heavy equipment
- Windows
- Window installation
- Working on electrical projects
- Leadership
- Project scheduling
- Construction schedule coordination
- Fall protection protocols
- Customer service
- Residential building projects
- Root cause analysis
- Commercial construction project management
- Blueprint specification interpretation
- Construction project budgeting
- Paving
- Mobile devices
- Production planning
- Press brake machine
- Manufacturing management
- Forklift safety protocols
- LOTO
- Shotcrete construction
- Productivity software
- Warehouse supervisor experience
- Loader operation
- Heavy equipment operation
- Hydraulics
- Phone communication
- Performance evaluation
- Supervising experience
- Microsoft Word
- Plastics injection molding
- Workplace safety
- Confined space entry safety procedures
- Kanban
- Stamping press
- Time management
- Coordinate measuring machine
- Over the road (OTR) driving routes
- Driving
- Deal closing
- Communication skills
- Heavy lifting
- Production records
- Microsoft Excel
- Lean
- Labor contracts
- Contract negotiation
- Assembly drawings
- Safety management experience within construction industry
- Basic math
- CNC
- Laboratory experience
- Mechanic experience
- Inventory management
- Electrical systems
- Site surveys
- Vendor relationship management
- Electrical experience
- Project timeline management
- Emergency response planning
- Technical Proficiency
- Water damage restoration
- Project coordination
- Industrial mechanic experience
- Cabinet installation
- Workplace health and safety regulatory compliance
- Working on construction projects
- Construction industry experience
- Staff scheduling
- Process improvement standards implementation
- Computer skills
- Sawing
- Metal building erection
- Telecommunications cable splicing
- Roofing installer experience
- Metal stud framing
- Renovation project management
- Training & development
- Crew management
- Hazard communication
- Local building codes
- Load & unload
- Google Workspace
- Managing teams in warehouse setting
- Manufacturing company experience
- Tape measure proficiency
- Industrial maintenance
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- E-commerce
Certification
- Driver's License
- OSHA 10
- Forklift Certification
- OSHA 30
- OSHA 10-Hour Construction
- EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Certification
- NAHB Certified Graduate Remodeler
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction
- ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I
- ICC Residential Building Inspector
Languages
English
Personal Information
Personal Information
- Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
- Availability: Willing to relocate to: Richmond, KY
- Visa Status: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Material handler
EnerSys
04.2025 - 11.2025
Quality
Vuteq
05.2024 - 11.2024
Flooring Specialist
KC . Remodeling & Flooring
05.2010 - 06.2023
Construction Worker
D.W. Wilburn Inc
03.2008 - 07.2009
Factory Worker
KI (USA)
02.2007 - 05.2008
Factory Worker
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc
04.2005 - 05.2006
Construction Worker/Carpenter
Rays construction
03.1990 - 05.2005
Maintenance Technician
Winterwood Property Management
Current
NCRC. NATIONAL CAREER READINESS SCORED PLATINUM
High school diploma or GED from Upper secondary education