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Andrew Smith


Phone:

(000) 000-0000

Address:

287 Custer Street, Hopewell, PA 00000

Professional Summary

Proactive, friendly customer service specialist dedicated to meeting and exceeding expectations at every interaction.  Timely and professional with extraordinary communication skills and ability to build and cultivate relationships to drive business retention.  Actively seeking a customer service director role where I can utilize my education and experience to add immediate value to an organization. Served in the armed forces. 

Employment history

Nov. 2013 – Dec. 2013
Hermannberg, Kansas
finish carpenter, Kautzer LLC

  • Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
  • Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
  • Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
  • Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
  • Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware, using carpenters’ hand or power tools.
  • Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
  • Select and order lumber or other required materials.
  • Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue.
  • Remove damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools.
  • Erect scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.

Dec. 2012 – Jul. 2013
Lake Jesse, North Dakota
carpenter/laborer, Langworth Group

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
  • Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.
  • Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.
  • Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
  • Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
  • Operate or maintain air monitoring or other sampling devices in confined or hazardous environments.
  • Mix ingredients to create compounds for covering or cleaning surfaces.
  • Learn and follow safety regulations.
  • Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
  • Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.
  • Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes.
  • Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.

Mar. 2012 – Apr. 2012
Blockburgh, New Jersey
tow truck operator, Hegmann-Bernier

  • Operate tow truck
  • Pick up distressed and abandoned cars
  • Dollied and towed cars
  • Customer service

Education

Apr. 1981
High School Diploma

  • Kemmer University – New Marybeth, Rhode Island

Skills

operating equipment
Experienced

customer service
Experienced

handtools
Expert

shipping and receiving
Experienced

transport and distribution
Expert

maintain a safe environment
Experienced

finish carpenter

  • Attach parts or sub assemblies
  • Examine structural timbers and supports to detect decay, and replace timbers as required, using hand tools, nuts, and bolts. together to form completed units, using glue, dowels, nails, screws, or clamps.

finish carpenter/installer

  • building cabinets from scratch
  • assembly of pre made cabinets
  • staining/painting
  • full installations of kitchens, bathrooms, entertainment centers, Ect.
  • minor electrical
  • minor plumbing 
  • fine detail moulding/trim work

finish carpenter

  • Setting up electric power tools properly and following manufacturer recommendations
  • Knowing how to properly and safely operate both electric and battery powered power tools on a daily basis
  • Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, such as power saws.
  • Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, trim, and hardware, using carpenters’ hand or power tools.

finish carpenter

  • Installed trim, crown and base moulding
  • Built and installed custom cabinetry, bunk beds, and beams on site
  • Performed any finish carpentry required on site
  • Took direction from lead carpenter for the scope of work
  • Focused on attention to detail
  • Operated power tools (i.e. table saw, miter saw, drills, etc.)