Llewellynn Wheeler
Pasco,WA
Summary
Versatile and dynamic, with a rich background as a Carpentry Instructor at Walla Walla Community College, I excel in fostering safety and productivity in educational and practical settings. My expertise spans from leading teams to teaching first aid, underpinned by strong Achievements include innovating teaching methods and enhancing student engagement and safety compliance.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Carpentry/ CTAP Instructor
Walla Walla Community College
Coyote Ridge Corrects Center
11.2022 - Current
- Supported school administrators in adhering to budget plans for the carpentry program.
- Conducted quarterly inventory of DOC tools to ensure everything was properly accounted for.
- Guided individuals on apprenticeships, advanced education and job prospects.
- Integrated advanced job site safety practices to align with evolving industry standards.
- Delivered OSHA 10 and First Aid/CPR courses multiple times annually to HVAC, carpentry, and CTAP incarcerated students.
- Encouraged students to step out of their comfort zones and surpass their perceived limits.
- Participated in several professional workshops focused on carpentry education to stay updated with industry trends and best practices.
- Utilized student evaluations to enhance future lesson plans, focusing on instructional quality.
- Promoted teamwork that required collaboration and problem-solving skills.
- Evaluated student progress through regular assessments, adjusting lesson plans accordingly to address individual needs.
- Cultivated connections with local industry professionals, resulting in interactive guest lectures.
- Improved carpentry skill development by creating hands-on projects and demonstrations for students.
- Directed delivery trucks to shipping doors or designated areas and helped unload and load goods.
- Built working relationships with clients to foster loyalty and encourage repeat business.
- Managed comprehensive inventory of shop orders including nails, plywood, toilet paper and hand soap.
Apprenticeship Instructor
NWCI
Kent Wa, WA
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Used variety of demonstrations to teach students to handle new products safely and efficiently
- Tested students to assess progress and adapted learning plans in alignment with performance.
- Tested pre-entry students in a shop course called "Trade Orientation"
- Created Rubric for EIS program that is currently implemented
- Worked with small class sizes of one or two to thirty students
- Promoted classroom safety, collaboration and best practices.
- Increased student participation via engaging lectures and assignments.
- Implemented a stretch and flex program into drywall class.
- Teaching construction topics, my goal was always to bring safety into any topic, and to collaborate with my students getting them as involved in lessons as possible.
- Efficient in using all technology to enhance organization and learning outcomes
Lead Carpenter
DL Hendrickson
Tacoma, WA
11.2019 - 06.2021
- Responsible for tools and materials
- Lining out team for day and preparing for their future projects increasing productivity by setting clear and reachable goals
- Problem solving with general superintendent, general foreman and other sub foreman
- Listening to teams concerns and addressing them at forman meetings
- Took safety of team very seriously, always working to find fastest and safest solution for every task
- Making project timeline and being productive team member in weekly foreman meetings.
- Making sure my team always had every opportunity to be productive
- Set bar as high as I possibly could
- I was often placed to build challenging projects for example front of school. It was my job to keep team running, while trying to race them, myself.
- Worked to build schools, safely on projects such as, Exterior by-pass metal stud framing, Interior framing, soffits, doors, drywall high (above 8') and low( below 8') exterior dense board..Drywall repair
Carpenter
GK Knutson
King County, WA
03.2016 - 11.2019
- Worked to build schools as part of a team.
- Exterior and interior metal stud framing
- Exterior parapets,
- Exterior dense board
- Interior framing
- Interior drywall high and low.
- Was often person to work with apprentices as well as new journeyman.
- Was often last framer to check all details of area before our company passed it on
- reliable "odd man out" replacing any person on any task at any time.
- Responsible for tools and materials working with forman to keep job flowing smoothly
- Responsible for stretch and flex and safety meetings
- Adapted to a very diverse working environment of mostly spanish speaking workers
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Laurel School District
Laurel , MT
10.2013 - 06.2014
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Taught diverse subjects for grades K-12 successfully delivering seamless teaching in absence of regular teacher.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Took notes and prepared reports on school day activities to provide to primary teacher.
- Completed documentation of attendance, grades and other required details.
Scaffold Carpenter
Weldtech And JH Kelly
Laurel, MT
10.2012 - 09.2013
- Accepted dispatch to Montana, with union card
- Completed required scaffolding classes and worked in CHS refinery for year.
- Safely assemble and disassemble all three scaffold systems.
- Pre-planning and working with my team
- Work with other trades to plan safe modifications so they could safely complete their work.
- Worked many long hours
- Worked in extreme weather upwards of 100 degrees and below zero
- Worked at extreme heights
- Worked around dangerous fumes and chemicals
- Was often worker who was given the struggling journeyman or the apprentice for partner
Carpenter Apprentice to Journeyman
Pacific Construction Systems
Belvue, WA
05.2004 - 05.2009
- Worked on interior framing in various sky scrapers hospitals and Tenant Improvement jobs in Bellevue and Seattle.
- Soffits
- Pick up work
- Shaftwalls
- Hard lids
- Material stocking
- Panel shop
- I was often given wood carpenters as my partner. It was my job to turn them into team members, while teaching them the difference between wood and metal framing.
Paraeducator
Clover Park School District
Lakewood, WA
02.2001 - 03.2002
- Supported school administrators in adhering to budget plans for the carpentry program.
- Conducted quarterly inventory of DOC tools to ensure everything was properly accounted for.
- Guided individuals on apprenticeships, advanced education and job prospects.
- Integrated advanced job site safety practices to align with evolving industry standards.
- Delivered OSHA 10 and First Aid/CPR courses multiple times annually to HVAC, carpentry, and CTAP incarcerated students.
- Encouraged students to step out of their comfort zones and surpass their perceived limits.
- Participated in several professional workshops focused on carpentry education to stay updated with industry trends and best practices.
- Utilized student evaluations to enhance future lesson plans, focusing on instructional quality.
- Promoted teamwork that required collaboration and problem-solving skills.
- Evaluated student progress through regular assessments, adjusting lesson plans accordingly to address individual needs.
- Cultivated connections with local industry professionals, resulting in interactive guest lectures.
- Improved carpentry skill development by creating hands-on projects and demonstrations for students.
- Directed delivery trucks to shipping doors or designated areas and helped unload and load goods.
- Built working relationships with clients to foster loyalty and encourage repeat business.
- Managed comprehensive inventory of shop orders including nails, plywood, toilet paper and hand soap.
Education
Scaffold User TTT
NWCI
08.2021
Powered Industrial Truck Operator
NWCI
08.2021
Mobile Elevated Work Platforms
NWCI
08.2021
Scaffold Builder And User
NWCI
07.2021
First Aid TTT
NWCI
07.2021
First Aid
NWCI
06.2021
Construction Fall Protection
NWCI
04.2021
Aerial Lift Operator
NWCI
10.2017
Bachelor of Arts - English Education
Montana State University - Billings
Billings, MT06.2015
LADS
Renton Technical College
Renton, WA02.2008
Osha 7600
NWCI
Renton Wa04.2006
Osha 30
NWCI
Renton Wa03.2006
Osha 10
NWCI
Renton Wa12.2005
ANEW
Renton Technical College
Renton, WA02.2004
Associate of Arts - Education
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA03.2002
Skills
- Well rounded interior systems Journeyman Carpenter
- Detail and safety oriented
- Engaging instructor who can easily switch direction to accommodate various the needs of learning
- Teach safety as a journeyman, as a lead then Forman Teach OSHA 10 and first aid to incarcerated trade studies
- Strong motivated leader
- Years of experience problem solving safer way to get job done while still meeting production
- Ability to lead demonstrate to and motivate a group people
Timeline
Carpentry/ CTAP Instructor
Walla Walla Community College
11.2022 - Current
Apprenticeship Instructor
NWCI
06.2021 - 06.2022
Lead Carpenter
DL Hendrickson
11.2019 - 06.2021
Carpenter
GK Knutson
03.2016 - 11.2019
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Laurel School District
10.2013 - 06.2014
Scaffold Carpenter
Weldtech And JH Kelly
10.2012 - 09.2013
Carpenter Apprentice to Journeyman
Pacific Construction Systems
05.2004 - 05.2009
Paraeducator
Clover Park School District
02.2001 - 03.2002
Scaffold User TTT
NWCI
Powered Industrial Truck Operator
NWCI
Mobile Elevated Work Platforms
NWCI
Scaffold Builder And User
NWCI
First Aid TTT
NWCI
First Aid
NWCI
Construction Fall Protection
NWCI
Aerial Lift Operator
NWCI
Bachelor of Arts - English Education
Montana State University - Billings
LADS
Renton Technical College
Osha 7600
NWCI
Osha 30
NWCI
Osha 10
NWCI
ANEW
Renton Technical College
Associate of Arts - Education
Clover Park Technical College