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WILLIAM OLASCOAGA

Construction laborer, Facilities Management
Chicago,USA

Summary

A seasoned laborer offering 30 years of comprehensive experience in general labor, encompassing a wide range of tasks including grounds maintenance,snow removal. Further enhanced by a year of focused experience as a construction laborer, involving demolition, assisting trades,concrete pouring and sidewalk repair. Possesses a strong understanding of safety regulations, a proven ability to work independently and as part of a team, and a commitment to completing tasks efficiently and to a high standard.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Construction Laborer

City of Chicago
Chicago, USA
08.2024 - Current
  • Followed verbal and written instructions from supervisors.
  • Assisted skilled tradesmen with their tasks on-site.
  • Maintained cleanliness of work site by removing debris and trash.
  • Maintained site cleanliness by organizing equipment and disposing of hazardous or excessive materials.
  • Efficiently performed demolition of structures using hand tools and pneumatic tools.
  • Worked collaboratively with teams of other construction workers and tradesmen.
  • Completed demolition, excavation, and site preparation.
  • Proficiently operated construction equipment such as jackhammers, drills, and saws.
  • Thoroughly complied with safety protocols and procedures related to construction work.
  • Loaded and unloaded building materials from trucks with forklifts or cranes.
  • Placed concrete forms and poured concrete into them to create foundations for buildings.
  • Erected scaffolding and ladders to assemble structures above ground level.
  • Demonstrated skill in excavating trenches for foundations and utility lines.
  • Laid bricks and blocks according to instructions provided by masons.
  • Erected scaffolding to provide workers access to difficult areas.
  • Operated forklifts or bulldozers to move materials on construction sites.
  • Assisted heavy equipment operators in securing special attachments to equipment.

Aviation Laborer

City of Chicago
Chicago, USA
08.1994 - 07.2024
  • Cleaned or prepared construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
  • Adhered to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
  • Assisted in the placement, moving and dismantling of signs, barricades, cones and other traffic control devices.
  • Operated jackhammers and drills to break up concrete and pavement.
  • Provided assistance to craft workers, such as carpenters, plasterers and masons.
  • Collects refuse and bulk garbage from the exterior of all terminals and security posts, and from exterior and interior of support facilities (i.e. airport maintenance complex (AMC), H&R plant and warehouse); lifts and removes trash bags from large (55 gallon) refuse containers and loads onto refuse trucks.
  • Uses hand tools (i.e. rakes, heavy-duty long handled dustpans and brooms) and powered equipment (i.e. sweepers/green machines and riding vacuums) to clean and pick up debris from exterior areas including sidewalks, grass areas, fence lines and parking lots.
  • Walks designated areas/roadways to pick up debris using picks; empties ash tray containers and cleans/polishes tops of stainless steel refuse containers around terminal areas.
  • Removes snow and ice from sidewalks, curbs and exterior of terminals and facilities and spreads salt using salt spreaders, snow blowers, compact utility riding tractors with attached snow plows and hand shovels.
  • Cuts grass and trims weeds on all grass areas in non-secured and secured (i.e. service roads, taxiways, runways) airport areas using compact utility riding tractor mowers, powered weed trimmers and grass mowers; applies pesticides for weed control.
  • Trims and cuts down trees and shrubs; works from a bucker on a lift truck to reach and remove selected limbs using powers saws or pruners.
  • Responds to clean up requests from vehicle accidents, setting up barricades, putting down oil and picking up debris; deliver and set up barricades to designated sites.
  • Perform minor cold patch repair on taxiways and runways as needed Inside Terminal areas.
  • Loads and unloads supply trucks with office supplies, janitorial supplies, salt bags, trades materials and other equipment and supplies and delivers to various facilities and storerooms throughout the airport.
  • Cleans up, removes debris and disposes of bulk items from terminal areas, basements and tunnels; cleans pedestrian stairwells in parking garages and checks for light outages.
  • Maintained all safety protocols while working on job sites, including wearing personal protective gear.

Education

Associate in Arts (A.A.) -

Harold Washington community college
Chicago

Skills

  • Strong work ethic
  • Attention to detail
  • Worksite safety
  • Problem-solving
  • Team-oriented and dependable
  • Multitasking and organization
  • Lawn and grounds maintenance
  • Snow removal
  • Heavy equipment operation

References

Angel Garcia, Laborer Foreman, (773) 762-9484, Angel.Garcia@cityofchicago.org

Timeline

Construction Laborer

City of Chicago
08.2024 - Current

Aviation Laborer

City of Chicago
08.1994 - 07.2024

Associate in Arts (A.A.) -

Harold Washington community college

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