Cleared American Worker, Carpenter

 Journeyman Carpenter Certificate 4 year course – Pacific Vocational Institute (PVI) British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) University of British Columbia (UBC) Burnaby BC
 High School Diploma Delta Senior Secondary Ladner BC
 Department of State trained Construction Surveillance Technician May 2015
 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-hour Construction Safety and Health course, May 2013.
 Army Corps of Engineers 36 hour Concrete Fundamentals training course completed MAY 2013.
 Contracting Coursework for Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Qualification, March-June 2011
o Overview of Acquisition Ethics Section, Contracting Overview, Contracting for the Rest of Us, Market Research, and Contract Terminations
 Combat Engineer – 80 hours, Army National Guard Engineer Company, May 2003
 Heavy Equipment Operator, 80 hours, Army National Guard Engineer Company, Jun-JUL 1992

Construction Control Representative March 2019 to present,
United States Army Corp of Engineers Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea
 Serving as a Construction Control and Quality Assurance Representative for two secure and one other individual and simultaneous construction, rehabilitation and/or renovation projects on USAG Humphreys, working with a Resident/Area Office and government awarded American and local Korean contractors to oversee project completion according to contract, blueprints, specifications and construction security and surveillance plan as outlined by the ICD 705.
 Maintain surveillance of routine and complex contract operations on civil works construction projects, and interagency as well as international construction, including but not limited to:
 Knowledgeable in construction management Oversaw the work of government contractors on a day-to-day basis, the full range of field engineering activities associated with assigned construction projects.
 Utilize a practical knowledge of engineering methods and techniques, construction practices, methods, techniques, materials, costs and equipment.
 Serve as a subject matter expert, answering questions and interpreting of intent of plans and specifications and/or whether methods employed meet requirements of contract specifications as needed.
 Prepare daily report of activities which included instruction to contractor representative, quantities of pay items placed, weather conditions, progress of construction, reasons for delay and any unusual problems encountered.
 Provide expertise and guidance concerning safety, inspection and quality assurance to all sections and personnel, address any and all safety violations to ensure USACE and worksite standards are met and continually followed.

Finish/Trim Carpenter June 2017 to May 25 2018
American International Contractors Inc. –Special Projects (AICI-SP) Taipei, Taiwan
• Finish carpenter; duties included: installing suspended ceilings, installing doors and hardware packages according to the construction security and surveillance plan, wood wall and ceiling panel systems, installing cabinets, sound attenuation enclosures in compliance with Intelligence Community Directive 705 (ICD 705), metal stud framing, insulation and sheetrock installation per the plans and specifications as defined by ICD 705 and the construction security and surveillance plan.

Finish/Trim Carpenter May 2016 to June 2017
American International Contractors Inc. –Special Projects (AICI-SP) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Finish carpenter; duties included: installing suspended ceilings, installing doors and hardware packages according to the construction security and surveillance plan, wood wall and ceiling panel systems, all in accordance with the construction security and surveillance plan as prescribed by the ICD 705, installing cabinets, sound attenuation enclosures in compliance with Intelligence Community Directive 705 (ICD 705), metal stud framing, insulation and sheetrock installation per the plans and specifications as defined by ICD 705 and the construction security and surveillance plan.

Construction Control Representative April 2013 to April 2016
United States Army Corp of Engineers Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea
 Worked on construction projects as a Construction Surveillance Technician. Implemented construction security plan on secured projects. Managed Construction Surveillance Technicians. Ensured that the Construction Security Plan was adhered to at all times. Reviewed and made recommendations for changes to multiple Construction Security Plans. Prepared and provided construction surveillance training. Supervised Construction Surveillance Technicians on secure projects. Conducted security assessments and provided feedback to leadership making recommendations for improvements. Supervised access control on projects ensuring proper security controls and managing the security team. Ensured classified materials were handled and stored in accordance with appropriate regulations. Prepared and provided security briefings for all personnel entering secured sites. Coordinated with USFK, USACE and other agencies ensuring compliance on specific project requirements.
 Served as a Construction Control and Quality Assurance Representative for 5 individual and simultaneous construction, rehabilitation and/or renovation projects on USAG Humphreys, working with a Resident/Area Office and government awarded local Korean contractors to oversee project completion according to contract, blueprints, specifications and construction security and surveillance plan as outlined by the ICD 705.
 Maintained surveillance of routine and complex contract operations on civil works construction projects, and interagency as well as international construction, including but not limited to: airfield parking, runway repair, slurry diaphragm wall construction and subsequent excavation. administrative use structures, general utility systems.
 Knowledgeable in construction management Oversaw the work of government contractors on a day-to-day basis, the full range of field engineering activities associated with assigned construction projects.
 Utilized a practical knowledge of engineering methods and techniques, construction practices, methods, techniques, materials, costs and equipment.
 Served as a subject matter expert, answering questions and interpreting of intent of plans and specifications and/or whether methods employed meet requirements of contract specifications as needed.
 Prepared daily report of activities which included instruction to contractor representative, quantities of pay items placed, weather conditions, progress of construction, reasons for delay and any unusual problems encountered.
 Provided expertise and guidance concerning safety, inspection and quality assurance to all sections and personnel, addressed any and all safety violations to ensure USACE and worksite standards were met and continually followed.

High End Finish Carpenter December 2005 to April 2013 (except as noted below)
Various Contracting Companies Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
 Work includes; Installation of doors, windows, crown molding, baseboard and custom site built cabinetry, all in common and several exotic hardwood species.

Construction Representative July 2010 – February 2012
United States Army Corp of Engineers Basrah, Iraq
 Served as the Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) of sixteen person resident office,
 Managed quality assurance duties for the project engineer for the Basrah Explosive Ordinance Demolition Facility; a three story concrete masonry building and pre-engineered maintenance bay in excess of $1.9 million. Successfully completed to standards and specifications on time and on budget
 Arranged and conducted the pre-construction and security meetings; site survey/reconnaissance of 100 km $60 million dollar FMS Border Roads Project along the Iraq/Iran Border.
 Selected as Project Engineer and Quality Assurance Representative based on subject material knowledge and experience during construction of FMS Border Roads projects until all combat troops departed Iraq.
 Performed Quality Assurance duties on $30 million Al Abbass and $35 million Al Kibla storm and sewer projects.
 Assumed responsibility for two troubled contracts with seven facilities valued in excess of $7 million at Umm Qasr Naval Station and brought them to a successful conclusion completed and turned them over to the customer by the final completion date.
 Headed a close out team and provided direction in support of closing out 16 incomplete close out packets saving the Government over 40 hours per week for 16 weeks that otherwise would have required a DOD employee to resolve.

Additional Extensive Experience
 Form carpenter: Retaining wall forms, poured in place wall forms and poured on site Tilt up wall forms
 Residential Construction – Design/Build Single Family Homes
 Superintendent of Commercial Steel stud framing and Residential Properties

• Over 35 years experience in virtually all aspects of commercial and residential construction carpentry.

cabinetry, doors and hardware, Finish millworking, paneling, trimwork, wood flooring

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