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Luis Olea Salazar

Jamul,CA

Summary

Versatile and results-driven professional with extensive experience in construction and customer service, notably with Herrera Bros Concrete. Excelled in heavy equipment operation and project management, demonstrating a strong ability to enhance efficiency and client satisfaction, Physically adept capable of a wide range of tasks. Skilled in bilingual communication, adroit at leading teams to success. Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget, ensuring high-quality standards and safety.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Concrete Construction Laborer

Herrera Bros Concrete
El Cajon
06.2023 - Current
  • Highly flexible worker, favoring early and extended shift hours.
  • Laborer assigned to physical work with hand tools and heavy machinery, conducting excavations, moving large amounts of soil, formwork, concrete pouring, and rebar installations.
  • Tools used include skid loaders, excavators, industrial rebar benders, demolition saws, grinders, circular saws, demolition jackhammers, and various hand tools.
  • Driver tasked with the use of a a heady duty truck equipped with service bed and lumber rack with 16 foot trailer.
  • Entrusted with supplies management including purchase and delivery and disposal.
  • Maintained inventory list of items used on job sites to provide reordering details.
  • Safely and efficiently remove formwork and trash with zero tolerance for work or property damage in the slightest.
  • Listened to instructions and relaying them to coworkers in the field.
  • Bilingual communication between laborers, supervisors, and customers frequently carried out.
  • Tasks often shift, and immediate response is needed as demands change.
  • Able to respond to other work sites at a moment's notice and can carry out tasks alone without supervisors present.
  • Used various chemicals and tools to repair damaged items.
  • Team worker-Flexible to meet demands for the team
  • Installed anchor bolts, steel plates and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete.
  • Mixed, poured and finished concrete using hand tools such as shovels and trowels.

Management Assistant

Fuentes Construction SVC
Jamul, CA
02.2018 - Current
  • Family business, set as head role, to help source materials, pricing, and invoices for new job sites.
  • Research and trial of new strategies to improve company efficiency.
  • Responsibilities include speaking with customers, physical labor, and research.
  • Provided customers with information about new projects to be carried out, as well as explaining basic steps for customers to understand.
  • Bilingual assistance between customers, laborers, and company owner.
  • Communicated with customers via messages and phone calls to schedule work days and custmer satisfaction
  • Treasury experience handling money, bank statements, and information for payments and taxes.
  • Labor on the field requires high flexibility of roles, as projects include all work from exterior and interiors.
  • Experience with heavy machinery for demolition and excavations
  • Company truck driver for material and tools delivery.
  • Outsourcing specialized laborers for needed tasks
  • Concrete formwork for foundations and flatwork done.
  • Managing of pump truck and concrete truck at pour day
  • Carpentry framework using pneumatic machinery and code required brackets.
  • Conducted plumbing repairs and new installations with PVC,ABS, copper and PEX
  • Sheetwork work done including spackling and sanding
  • Prepared paint work and painted a variety of surfaces with different paints
  • Precision paint cutting to join contrasting colors at corners and end paint at unpainted surfaces like doors, windows, and cabinetry.
  • Worked on electrical systems

Cashier

Albertsons Grocery Store
Spring Valley, CA
11.2021 - 11.2022
  • Greeted customers and answered any questions they had about the store's products and services.
  • Translated for Spanish speaking customers and assured their in store experience was optimal.
  • Verified that customers were of legal age to purchase alcohol or tobacco products.
  • Operated cash register efficiently and accurately, processed payments by cash, check, credit card, gift card or automatic debit.
  • Counted money in cash drawer at the beginning of shift to ensure that amounts were correct and have sufficient change.
  • Issued receipts, refunds, credits or change due to customers.
  • Stocked shelves with merchandise when needed.
  • Answered customer inquiries regarding store policies and procedures.
  • Processed returns and exchanges of merchandise in accordance with store policies.
  • Conducted price checks for special orders or discounts as requested by customers.
  • Assisted customers over the phone regarding store operations, product information and order placement.
  • Maintained cleanliness of checkout area including countertops, registers, windowsills and floors.
  • Provided excellent customer service while promoting loyalty programs to increase sales potential.
  • Organized promotional displays or arrange merchandise on counters or tables to promote sales.
  • Identified discrepancies between actual count and register balance; made corrections accordingly.
  • Kept records of purchases; maintained orderly appearance of checkout area; restocked supplies as needed.
  • Adhered to loss prevention policies such as monitoring suspicious activity in order to prevent shoplifting.
  • Performed other duties as assigned by management.
  • Operated cash register or POS system to receive payment by cash, check and credit card.
  • Delivered high level of customer service to patrons using active listening and engagement skills.
  • Trained new team members in cash register operation, stock procedures, and customer services.
  • Learned roles of other departments to provide coverage and keep store operational.
  • Directed trash removal and sanitation procedures to keep aisles and register area organized.
  • Reminded team members about their tasks and helped ensure tasks were completed on time.
  • Strengthened team collaboration by reminding them of their values.
  • Managed time to fit in responsibilities appropriately to meet deadlines.

Education

Associate of Science - Civil Engineering

Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA
07-2026

High School Diploma -

Steele Canyon Highschool
Spring Valley, CA
06-2022

Skills

  • Site preparation
  • Heavy Equipment Operation
  • Power Tool Operation
  • Hand-tool proficiency
  • Concrete mixing
  • Rebar installation
  • Scaffold building
  • Concrete formwork
  • Pre-cast concrete experience
  • Supply Management
  • Waterproofing
  • Surface repair
  • Document Translation
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Live interpretations
  • Client Services
  • Fluent in English and Spanish
  • Project Management
  • Business correspondence management
  • Customer Service

Affiliations

  • Physical Fitness
  • Tennis
  • Car enthusiast
  • Walks in nature including forests and our beaches
  • Weekend hangouts with friends at go karts, movies or any place we can all enjoy responsibly
  • Watching Baseball

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Native/ Bilingual

Accomplishments

  • Accomplished 4 AP courses
  • Customer Service award at Albertson's

Timeline

Concrete Construction Laborer

Herrera Bros Concrete
06.2023 - Current

Cashier

Albertsons Grocery Store
11.2021 - 11.2022

Management Assistant

Fuentes Construction SVC
02.2018 - Current

Associate of Science - Civil Engineering

Grossmont College

High School Diploma -

Steele Canyon Highschool

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