Rick lafrance
Red Creek
Summary
Highly motivated professional with several years of entrepreneurial and management experience. Skillfully creates and maintains professional and loyal relationships with co-workers, staff and clients while managing administrative and sales employees. Comfortable working independently as manager and leader and as collaborative team member. Applies business acumen and experience and exercises decisive judgment to meet and exceed organizational goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1994
1994
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner/Independent Contractor
LaFrance Construction
Red Creek
08.2025 - Current
- Meet with customers
- Write up estimates
- Perform the duty's called for the job
Warehouse Worker
Wolcott Building Supply's
Wolcott
09.2020 - 05.2022
- Verified accuracy of incoming shipments against purchase orders.
- Inspected incoming shipments for damage or discrepancies.
- Assembled orders according to customer requests.
- Maintained a clean work area by sweeping, mopping, dusting shelves.
- Loaded and unloaded trucks with hand-trucks, pallet jacks, and forklifts.
- Organized warehouse space for efficient storage of products.
Construction Worker
King Construction
Savannah
05.2013 - 06.2020
- Repaired damaged structures with appropriate materials including wood and metal components.
- Assisted in the preparation of construction sites by clearing debris, leveling ground and erecting scaffolding.
- Measured distances accurately using tape measures or laser measuring devices.
- Utilized power tools such as saws, drills and sanders when necessary on projects.
- Built temporary supports during construction processes such as shoring up beams or columns until they are set in place permanently.
- Cleaned job sites daily removing debris, dirt and hazardous materials safely.
- Assisted electrical, plumbing and carpentry by completing basic jobs
- Completed general carpentry, electrical, mechanical, HVAC and plumbing installations and repairs.
- Completed carpentry work and installed crown molding and wood flooring to meet customer preferences.
- Loaded materials and tools into vehicles and unloaded upon arrival at jobsites.
- Displayed high standards for quality workmanship and routinely double-checked work.
- Performed demanding physical work over extended periods and modeled positive attitude.
- Learned and mastered skilled trade specialties under guidance of expert mentors.
- Measured, marked or recorded openings or distances to construction layout areas.
Education
Red Creek Central High School
Red Creek, NYSkills
- Customer relationship management
- Framing techniques
- Finish carpentry
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Roofing installation
- Basic plumbing
- Hand tools mastery
- Deck and walkway construction
- Framing construction
- Residential construction
- Painting and staining
- Window installation
- Hand and power tools
- Valid [state] driver's license
- Measuring and cutting
- Material estimation
- Power tools proficiency
- OSHA training
- Problem-solving
- Cabinetry installation
- Deck building
- Carpentry techniques
- Flooring construction
- Door installation
- Multitasking and organization
- Remodeling projects
- Flooring installation
- Basic electrical
Certification
- OSHA
- Hardie plank
- Forklift
Timeline
Owner/Independent Contractor
LaFrance Construction
08.2025 - Current
Warehouse Worker
Wolcott Building Supply's
09.2020 - 05.2022
Construction Worker
King Construction
05.2013 - 06.2020
Red Creek Central High School
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