Rohnert Park, Ca *****
Phone 707-***-****
Cell phone 707-***-****
E-mail : ***********@*******.***
James Deffendall
Objective I am interested in a position in your company as a
General Foreman or Superintendent or Construction
Management/Field Operations
Summary of Journeyman carpentry interior and exterior
qualifications Layout & Survey including blueprint reading
Quality control
Supervision of sub-contractors
Job safety coordinator
Owner representative communication
Highly skilled in architectural concrete
Attentive to time schedules
Dedicated to highest quality work
Able to work well under pressure
Education [ 1975-1979 ] Willits High School Willits,
Ca
High school diploma
Employment [11/2008-8/2009] Webcor Builders, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
General Foreman
Quality control and sub supervision and safety of
the Hollywood and Vine condominiums.
$138mil. 15 story High end Condominiums, Roof top
pool and fitness center.
Employment
2008 Los Angeles Architectural Awards: Green
Building Award - Unbuilt Category
Green Building of America Award from Real Estate &
Employment Construction Review-Southwest
[9/2008-11/2008] Webcor Builders Inc.
Mountian View
Ca.
Employment Carpenter Foreman - concrete
Layout, concrete forms, and sub supervision
[8/2008-9/2008] Webcor Builders, Inc.
Employment San Jose, CA
Carpenter Foreman - concrete
Layout, concrete forms, and sub supervision
Employment
[8/2008-8/2008] Webcor Builders, Inc
San Jose, CA
Carpenter Foreman
Interior finishes for sustainable building systems
Employment - product of SG Blocks.
[5/2008-8/2008 ] Waterhout Construction
St.Louis, MO
Journeyman carpenter
Interior trim Sonoma State University Green Music
Center
Employment [8/2007-4/2008] Webcor Builders,
Inc. San Mateo, CA
General Foreman
Oversaw construction of Infinity Towers -
Employment multi-story Best Residential Award - California
Construction, Best of 2008
Finalist - Market-Rate Residential / SF - San
Francisco Business Times' Real Estate Deals of the
Year structures. Structural Category Winner of
the 2008 American Concrete Institute Awards -
Northern California Chapter
Employment
[4/2007-8-2007] Western Wood
Structures, Inc. Tualatin, OR
General Foreman
Working Foreman on the Glue lamb system for
Cathedral of Christ The Light. First time build and
design. Very difficult for we didn't know if
erection procedures would work. The job was
finished on time with out any flaws and under
Employment budget. I was a General Foreman working for Webcor
builders and loaned out to Western Wood Structures,
Inc., along with the crew of my choice, to erect
Employment the structure. By far one of the most impressive
buildings I've ever worked on.
Employment The Cathedral is located in Oakland Ca.
Employment [8/2004-4/2007] Webcor Builders,
Inc. San Mateo, CA
Employment Journeyman Carpenter
6 story assisted living building in San Francisco
Architectural concrete S.F. Federal building - 19
Employment story free standing wall and blast wall
Harbor View architectural concrete
Employment $258 mil project Letterman Digital Art Center
General Foreman Webcor builders Inc
Employment San Mateo, Ca.
$240 mil project Working Foreman on architectural
concrete for Cathedral of Christ The Light. My
Employment responsibilities consisted of, the top three feet
of the reliquary concrete walls, set the base
Employment plates for the glue lamb systems. Four passage ways
through the reliquary walls with reversed sloped
ceilings, 10.4 degree vertical sloped walls, skewed
Entertainment/
Hobbies passage ways and speaker and windows encaved in
walls. Extremely difficult form work. All passage
ways are a sight to see.
Quality Control and Safety were also my
responsibilities.
Future/Hobbies Honor Award in Architecture from the San Francisco
Entertainment chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
2007 American Concrete Institute Award-
Architectural category
Best Architectural Design - California
Construction, Best of 2008
General Foreman Webcor Builders Inc.
San Francisco Ca.
$500 mil project Architectural concrete/core/shell
California Academy of Science. My responsibilities
consisted of architectural concrete wall form work
in three sections which are the Main entrance,
Africa Hall, and the Pavilion area'. The Pavilion
area consists of conference rooms, gift shops, and
a restaurant. The new Academy has received a rare
LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green
Building Council and is now recognized as the
largest public Platinum-rated building in the world
and the world's most sustainable museum building.
- 2007 American Concrete Institute Award-
Green/Environmental category.
- AIA San Francisco 2009 Design Awards-Excellence
in Architecture - Merit Award
[5/2003-4/2004] Lowery
Construction Santa Rosa, CA
Journeyman Carpenter
Interior trim Calistoga Ranch
[4/2003] Gordon
Ball, Inc.
Journeyman Carpenter
Highway 12 overpass
[2/2003-3/2003] Lowery
Construction Santa Rosa, CA
Journeyman Carpenter
Interior trim
[12/2002] R.E. Maher,
Inc. American Canyon, CA
Journeyman Carpenter
Concrete construction
[11/2002] Arthur & Devincenzi Concrete
Co Inc. Santa Rosa, CA
Journeyman Carpenter
Concrete construction
[[7/2002-11/2002] Sonoma Engineering
Inc. Santa Rosa, CA
General Foreman
[4/2002-7/2002] Bohemian
Club San Francisco, CA
Journeyman Carpenter
Encampment remodel
[9/2001-4/2002] Valentine
Corporation San Raphael, CA
Journeyman Carpenter
Santa Rosa creek project
[8/2001]
Precision Construction Santa Rosa, CA
Journeyman Carpenter
Interior trim
[5/1999-8/2001] Webcor
Builders, Inc. San Mateo, CA
Journeyman Carpenter
I enjoy working in my garden, either my Vegetable,
Bonsai, or my wives flower garden.
Spending time with my wife Laura, children Joseph
and Bethany, also Joseph's girl friend Krystal,
and Bethany's boy friend TJ.
Sand castle day at the beach is a must; July
through September.
Rebuilding classic cars, Skiing, Fishing,
Hunting, Mountain Biking, Critical Thinking, and
taking care of our pets.
Go-cart racing.
I would like to travel through Europe, Africa,
China.
I would like to try my skills at formula1 racing.
Retire with my wife somewhere in Mendocino County.
Volunteer Christmas in April
experience Willits Rotary Needy Kids Christmas Program
Awards received John Dirnhofer Craftsmanship Award - California
Academy of
Sciences 2007
For outstanding craftsmanship - quality of
construction
- owner satisfaction
Safety - Rod Award - Cathedral of Christ The
Light
Personal References for
James Deffendall
1161 San Antonio Drive
Rohnert Park, Ca 94928
jdeffendall @comcast.net
707-***-**** cell
Mr. Daniel Payne, Senior Construction Manager
Webcor Concrete
31145 San Antonio Street
Hayward, Ca 94544
Mr. Jim Romero, Senior Project Manager
Webcor Builders
2755 Campus Drive, Suite 175
San Mateo, CA 94403-2514
Mr. Jeff Lowery, General Contractor
Lowery Construction
1148 Shadyslope Drive
Santa Rosa, Ca 95404