William Payne
Winter Garden
Summary
Detail-oriented concrete finisher with over 10 years of commercial construction experience. Known for exceptional problem-solving skills and commitment to worksite safety. Proven ability to train junior finishers and ensure projects meet stringent quality standards.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Concrete Finisher
Butch
09.2014 - 09.2025
- Executed precise concrete finishing techniques to achieve smooth, durable surfaces.
- Operated and maintained various tools and equipment for efficient concrete application.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure project timelines and quality standards were met.
- Trained junior finishers on best practices for safety and quality assurance in concrete work.
- Inspected finished surfaces for defects, ensuring adherence to specifications and client expectations.
- Set wood and other forming materials to prepare for concrete pours.
- Installed rebar and molded expansion joints and edges for concrete projects.
- Demolished and repaired old concrete surfaces.
- Mixed, spread, and patched concrete to specifications.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth transitions between different phases of the concrete placement process.
- Shoveled materials such as dirt, gravel, and asphalt.
- Created specific finishes on poured concrete.
- Assisted crew members with positioning trucks and moved discharge chute to guide concrete into forms.
- Measured precise amounts of concrete and verified levelness to improve quality of finished product.
- Operated equipment such as forklifts safely to efficiently complete site work.
- Demonstrated versatility by successfully completing various types of concrete projects, including residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
- 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.
- Maintained consistent quality in finished surfaces by meticulous attention to detail and adherence to industry standards.
- Routinely lifted and moved items weighing up to [80-100] pounds alone.
- Supported overall project success through expert knowledge of curing times, weather conditions, and other variables affecting final results in the concrete finishing process.
- Applied concrete fabrication techniques to achieve desired project specifications, quality, and code standards.
Education
No Degree -
Ridge View High School
FlSkills
- Concrete finishing
- Worksite safety
- Float finishing
- Bull floats
- Foundation work
- Driveway installation
- Hand tool operation
- Finishing techniques
- Power tool operation
- Screed usage
- Commercial construction experience
- Concrete repair
- Hand troweling
- Broom finishing
- Sidewalk construction
- Cement and pavement
- Form setting
- Stamped concrete
- Joint cutting
- Concrete curing
- Jointers and edgers
- Forklift operation
- Concrete polishing
- Power saws
- Slab construction
- Surface preparation
- Inventory management
- Leveling proficiency
- OSHA protocols
- Patio building
- Site preparation
- Truck chute operation
- Stained concrete
- Defect correction
- Pitch and depth correction
- Retaining walls
- Basic structural engineering
- Concrete sculpting
- Job proposal estimation
- Rebar installation
- Concrete pouring
- poured and tamped new asphalt
- operated loaders
- operated trackhoes
- operated dozers
- operated skit-steers
- laid water main pipe
- laid sprinkler line
- laid sod
- laid road base
- carpenter
- great with saw cutting both floor and hand saws
- great at running trenchers
- i can finish any kind of curb or flat work and everything inbetween
- proficient in ADA work
Accomplishments
I've poured and finished hundred's and thousands of feet of concrete across Florida over the past 12 years.
I have well over 500 hours of time on both a loader and a skitster each and about 250 hours on a trackhoe.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Concrete Finisher
Butch
09.2014 - 09.2025
No Degree -
Ridge View High School