Yosue Ortiz

• Formwork Construction: Measured, cut, and assembled wood structures for concrete forms.

•Formwork Installation: Installed and aligned wood forms according to blueprints, measurements, and specifications.

•Structural Reinforcement: Installed braces, supports, wedges, and reinforcements to prevent movement during concrete pours.

•Floor Anchoring: Drilled concrete floors and installed screws and anchors to secure wood forms.

•Tool Operation: Experienced with saws, drills, nail guns, hand tools, and measuring equipment.

• Formwork Removal: Removed concrete forms after pouring and prepared materials for reuse.

• Leveling and Alignment: Checked measurements, levels, angles, and dimensions to ensure accurate and quality work.

• Work Area Preparation: Organized materials, prepared tools, and maintained a clean and safe work area.

•Teamwork: Worked effectively with other crew members to complete formwork and concrete construction projects.

•Safety: Followed job-site safety procedures and properly used personal protective equipment (PPE).

• Formwork assembly: Measuring, cutting, and assembling lumber to construct concrete molds, ensuring they are secure and level.

•Installation and support: Placement of forms, shores, wedges, and wooden bracing to maintain the structure in position during concrete pouring.

• Stripping and preparation: Removal of forms after concrete setting, cleaning of materials, and preparation of the timber for reuse.

• Anchor installation: Drilling the floor and installing anchor bolts to secure and reinforce the wooden forms, ensuring stability and precision during the concrete work.

• I started out as a carpenter, cutting wood with a saw and a reciprocating saw, as well as using a grinder and cutting concrete.

• When it came to setting up forms—whether making them out of wood or using manufactured metal ones—that was the most common practice in industrial carpentry.
• What is essential is knowing how to level and Preparation and assembly of molds, measuring and cutting of wood.
• installation of reinforcements and supports, and securing of the forms to prevent them from opening or concrete from leaking out during the pour.
• I work according to blueprints, measurements, and safety regulations.