Over 10 + years experience
Confident and teachable Carpenter Journeyman Have worked on several Hensel Phelps jobs starting off with January 2015 at the Grand Islander Project from the ground up. Performed numerous forming and stripping tasks in and on ground situation such as horizontal in ground beans, starter walls, coloum support blocks and vigorous rebar work. I had some concrete knowledge that I applied to the work site for there were no solid concrete finishers yet on site. Built the perimeter protection for the project before doing various odd tasks for Greg Kowalski but yet important as the building went up which included wall fill-ins, erecting and securing 8 12"x12"x25' galvanized post atop existing Tapa Tower, safety railings along edges and accessible roof tops that were over 6ft along with ladder access and proper ladder tie downs. I ended up being the Safety Carpenter for as each floor level went up there were open edges of the floor. So before the tables were pulled, safety cables had to be already up. It was with a timing issue. Area Superintendent Rick Best had me team up with another to tackle the Safety Cable System and odds and ends to the top. Kept a good work relationship with all my peers and tried to stay humble with everyone.
Mid 2016 went to MV 22 under Derwin Dano. Did alot of Perry form work, concrete finishing, learned to grout all gaps in pre fab walls which I got certified to use the Genie 80 and scissor lifts. Did some interior cement smooth finish with Rapid Set material. I used my plastering skills from younger days.
Mid 2017-May 2018 went to Kailua waste treatment plant and used my grouting skills on the T.I.P.S. pre fab building for Darrel Cook or AKA TOAD. Worked with the masons as extra help with hole patching and a very special application of an epoxy mix that had to be applied by a hawk and troweled smooth and sanded for high spots and smoothness for a good paint application. My tasks were mostly concrete related with a little forming done. Was mostly self directed and a steady paced worker.
November 2018 came back after surgery and recovery time, went to the Airport West Wing Terminal Site Under Brian Holm and started off slowly with some concrete patch work with the masons which included snap tie removal, grinding, patching and some finishing. Did work in the fab shop using tool such as table saws pneumatic nailers, compound mitre saw, drills all in production line form. Gang wall cleaning and prepping. Again worked well with others and ones I already knew.
Mid early 2019 moved to a Schofield Project. Forgot the name of it. From Ground up started with forming coloums for double T's , prepped floors to be poured, used bulk heads for stopping points, tied in all rebars to epoxied dowels in walls and chairs for rebar support. As precast walls came in I fastened brace poles from bottom of floor as they were drilled from above. Did some sidewalk forming and some engineered forming for precast wall support. This was one job that I also used my safety knowledge from what I learned from the company and past jobs.
Late summer 2019-July 3, 2020 moved to C2F in Fort Schafter, worked under Derwin Dano and did scopes of work from forming for floors, trenches, pony walls, blockouts, radius work and again odd jobs like erecting an inspection tent for the Securer side that were big enough to drive semi trailers through which included placing needed deadmans in determined spots for the main carrier arches to b e placed, use of a fork lift driver to lift and hold arches to be drilled and erected in place, boom lifts to attach sub frame connectors. When the framing was complete, I had to engineer how to get the whole tent on and secured, took a while under slight winds with the help of forklifts but it worked great. I was getting to be known as the GO TO GUY. Got instructed to do safety on the secured building, again it was self directed and of importance first and no accidents. Did my last remaining months working with the interior crew doing backing in studded walls and covering most interior walls with EMF. You need to spray contact glue and with your pre rolled lengths of EMF, say 10' for example, square up sides with top of wall and use a plastic taping knife to smooth out EMF on wall preventing any kinks as possible. Later we wrapped protruding pipes with EMF and EMF tape per specs for different protrudings. This was last task performed.
July 3, 2020 was laid off due to lack .of work.
August 3, 2020 to present date, started work With Waltz Engineering, I went right back at C2F for we were doing RAF. Raised Access Floor there, it was different but I soon got the hang of doing layouts, working around cable trays and other objects usually electrical, gluing pedestal placement, distribution of heads, stringers and finally distributing the 2'x2' floor tiles and having them sit properly for things can go off square very quickly. It was something that I can put under my belt as its said. Concluding with C2F we dealt with all challenges with heights on floors over trenches that were nearly 5' to our floor finish height learned to cut in corners and perimeters and how to trouble shoot problems. Another aspect of this work is that we install moveable walls, like ballroom wall dividers or class partitions. This consist of setting all thread rods in drilled holes in set I-beams. Once tracks are all installed and lined up to specific wall heights, installation of wall panels which go in a specific order, some adjustments may be needed for trolley heights may differ, once done we drop the seals to hold walls in place, then turn the expansion panel to close up gaps and theres a finish product.
All work with floors and walls are all heavy, sometimes we use aids like fork lifts, pallet jacks. A stack of floor tiles weigh at 1000lbs and most walls weigh from 200lbs-almost 500lbs. The bigger the heavier.
Over 10 + years experience
I arrive to work EARLY. I dislike the feeling of being stuck in traffic or running late.
*I'm open to night work if needed.*
I try to be prompt and ready.
Pay attention to directions and details when talked to.
Work well with others.
Treat others with respect.
Usually a quick learner.
I always remind myself to work safely and watch for others too.
I like to keep my work areas clean and organized
Get the job done safely.
I learn from others.
I'm not as fast as I used to be but Im a steady worker.
I can be an independant and self directed.
Team player.
I work to keep my job and stay long term with a company.
I need to provide for my family like everyone does.
I try to come up with solutions.
*It might take a short tome to remember my carpenter ways for I was with a different scope of carpentry.*
*I heard the Kaiser job site was more of my speed or calibre of work.*
*I'm hoping the Kaiser job site has a position for the skills I can provide.*