Ronaldo Contreras
Dallas
Summary
Professional in concrete construction, bringing thorough knowledge of finishing techniques and tools. Strong focus on achieving high-quality results and maintaining safety standards on every project. Valued team player who adapts to changing job requirements and consistently delivers reliable outcomes. Skilled in surface preparation, form setting, and concrete placement, with keen eye for detail and workmanship. Experienced Form Setter with 9 years of experience completing retaining walls, floating concrete in confined spaces, concrete projects. Forms, fabricates and treats surfaces of concrete to achieve desirable outcomes. Collaborates with team members to complete projects quickly and precisely. Lastly well team player that completes its given task no task is to hard, well to get along and wont generate possible problems in future.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Concrete Finisher
JPerez Concrete LLC
02.2025 - Current
- Conducted quality checks on finished products to ensure adherence to standards.
- Created specific finishes on poured concrete.
- Demonstrated versatility by successfully completing various types of concrete projects, including residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
- Wore correct clothing and protective equipment for jobs.
- Routinely lifted and moved items weighing up to Number pounds.
- Observed manufacturer's safety procedures and corporate standards for pouring and finishing.
- Set wood and other forming materials to prepare for concrete pours.
- Assisted in setting forms and frameworks for accurate concrete placement.
- Installed rebar and molded expansion joints and edges for concrete projects.
- Reduced material wastage through effective use of leveling, screeding, and concrete smoothing techniques.
Concrete Foreman
Blazzen Construction Inc
07.2024 - 10.2024
- Supervised concrete pouring and finishing activities to ensure quality standards were met.
- Coordinated daily tasks among crew members for efficient workflow and project completion.
- Trained new employees on proper equipment usage and concrete handling techniques.
- Met with engineers to plan layouts and timeframes for jobs.
- Leveled, smoothed, and finished surfaces of poured concrete for construction projects.
- Adapted concrete pouring and mixing plans to daily weather and climate.
- Set wood and other forming materials to prepare for concrete pours.
- Ordered materials and scheduled cement trucks.
- Poured piers, go over prints and make sure the elevation of pier was correct, in order to pour and get ready to start setting grade beams.
- Installed sonotubes, on chipped pier tops, that had previously been mistaken.
- Tied cages to get in piers.
Concrete Finisher
1 US Construction
10.2021 - 05.2023
- Finished concrete surfaces to ensure smoothness and durability.
- Operated and maintained tools such as trowels, floats, and screeds for precision work.
- Mixed concrete according to specifications for optimal consistency and strength.
- Followed safety protocols to maintain a secure work environment on job sites.
- Assisted in setting forms and frameworks for accurate concrete placement.
- Adapted techniques based on site conditions to enhance workflow effectiveness.
- Installed rebar and molded expansion joints and edges for concrete projects.
- Demolished and repaired old concrete surfaces.
- Mixed, spread, and patched concrete to specifications.
- Maintained clean, safe worksite for team safety and to help keep projects on-track.
- Shoveled materials such as dirt, gravel, and asphalt.
- Assisted crew members with positioning trucks and moved discharge chute to guide concrete into forms.
- Assisted in training new employees on proper techniques and best practices for concrete finishing tasks.
- Reduced material wastage through effective use of leveling, screeding, and concrete smoothing techniques.
- Adapted quickly to changing job site requirements or unforeseen challenges without compromising quality or exceeding deadlines in completing assigned tasks related to concrete finishing.
Education
High school diploma - undefined
Skyline High School
Dallas, TX06.2019
Skills
- Concrete finishing
- Concrete forming
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Screed usage
- Concrete repair
- Hand troweling
- Broom finishing
- Sidewalk construction
- Form setting
- Stamped concrete
- Power saws
- Retaining walls
- Rebar installation
- Hand tools operation
- Chipping and grinding
- Form setting and alignment
- Basic mathematics
- Anchor bolt installation
- Physical strength
- Measurements and calculations
- Power concrete buggies
- Driver signaling
- Driveway installation
- Bull floats
- Finishing techniques
Certification
- Driver's License
- January 2023 to April 2031
Languages
English - Fluent
Spanish - Fluent
Timeline
Concrete Finisher
JPerez Concrete LLC
02.2025 - Current
Concrete Foreman
Blazzen Construction Inc
07.2024 - 10.2024
Concrete Finisher
1 US Construction
10.2021 - 05.2023
High school diploma - undefined
Skyline High School