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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

• Over 16 years of construction experience working for:

- Engineering firms

- Design/Build firms

- Various contractors

• Areas of expertise include:

- Computer technology - Warehousing

Microstation - Shipping and Receiving

Autocad - Shop Drawings

Photoshop - Record Drawings

Powerpoint - Graphics

Word - Process Engineering

Excel - Lean Manufacturing

- Carpentry - Project Management

Framing Residential Homes - Schematic Design

- Manufacturing (Quad Graphics) - Design Development

Offset Printing Press - Construction Documents

Imaging (Color Proofing) - Estimating

- Heavy Equipment Operator - Bidding and Negotiating

CDL – Class A - Consulting

Forklift Certified

• Experienced/self-confident individual with the ability to shift gears

• Excels in multi-tasks when needed

• Well-rounded background in the building/consulting industry

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (General)

MIDWEST STAIRS AND IRON

FEBRUARY 2009 – SEPTEMBER 2009 (8 months)

Various projects involvement included: analyze and review drawings to send out

quotes for various raw materials. Compile quotes and labor for a competitive

pricing in form of scope letters.

GRAEF, ANHALT, SCHLOEMER AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

OCTOBER 1997 – NOVEMBER 2008 (11 years)

Various projects involvement included: Project management, advanced CAD operations,

marketing, field work, architectural design, structural design, process engineering

and aerial photography.

T-3 GROUP

SEPTEMBER 1996 – OCTOBER 1997 (1 year)

Various projects involvement included: Office design and layouts for design/build

firm. Create CAD drawings (Design Development and Construction Document).

Coordinate scheduling and alternatives with “in-house” construction crews.

Daren Helminski

3375 S. 76th Street Milwaukee, WI 53219 414-***-**** abk5zn@r.postjobfree.com

CONTRACTORS / CARPENTRY

JUNE 1992 – SEPTEMBER 1996 (4 years)

Various projects involvement included: Constructing new residential homes,

remodeling and additions. Create preliminary drawings for additions and new

dwellings. Assist clients with design concepts.

QUAD GRAPHICS, INC.

DECEMBER 1988 – MARCH 1991 (2.5 years)

Various involvement included:

Printing Press M-23: Advanced Jogger – Pewaukee, WI (December 1988 – September 1989)

Enterprise Division: Color Proofing Department – Sussex, WI (September 1989 – March

1991)

WAREHOUSE EXPERIENCE

MARCH 1987 – MARCH 1992 (Various dates – Full-time / Part-time / Temporary position)

- AT&T – West Allis, WI (Forklift Certified) – Temp. (1992)

- TJ Maxx – Brookfield, WI – Full-time (1988 and 1991)

- Niagara Envelope – Tampa, FL – Temp. / Part-time (1987 - during High School)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1996)

Urban Planning Certificate - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1996)

Home Inspection Certificate - Milwaukee Area Technical College (2003)

Real Estate Appraisal Certificate - Robbins and Lloyd Career Training Institute

(2004)

Essentials of REVIT (3D) – Waukesha Community Technical College (2010)

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (Projects / Detail)

MIDWEST STAIRS AND IRON

FEBRUARY 2009 – SEPTEMBER 2009

Estimating Department

Various projects involvement included: cost analysis / getting quotes for raw

materials, which included steel, aluminum, glass, powder-coating, painting,

miscellaneous metals and hardware. Design development, code research, construction

documents, specifications, construction administration were also factors in putting

together competitive bids. Bid factors included fabrication / shop labor (non-

union), union iron workers, freight orders, office labor, delivery charges, various

taxes, and mark-up for profit. Other functions included project management, field

Daren Helminski

3375 S. 76th Street Milwaukee, WI 53219 414-***-**** abk5zn@r.postjobfree.com

verification (Architectural / Structural), file organization, printing and

downloading files and plans. As a result, my involvement helped the company to

compete with the “bull market” and reduce cost by helping organize a process that

flows to maximize efficiency with their production to meet their operations and

still make a profit.

GRAEF, ANHALT, SCHLOEMER AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

OCTOBER 1997 – NOVEMBER 2008

Architectural Department

Bucyrus International - Expansion and Remodeling South Milwaukee Plants -

Project involvement included: programming, process engineering, field verification

(Architectural / Structural), design, initial set-up for CAD files, code research,

construction documents, specifications, construction administration, aerial

photography, Photoshop renderings, record drawings. As a result, my involvement

helped Bucyrus reduce cost by helping organize a process that flows to maximize

efficiency with their production to meet their operations and shipping demands.

City of Milwaukee – Department of Public Works – Building and Fleet Division –

Parking Enforcement and Tire Shop Relocation / Alteration, Milwaukee, WI –

Office and tire shop design and layout. Project involvement included: programming,

ADA compliance, fire protection, room additions and alterations, convert facility

into a public facility, space planning, parking layout, security issues. Also

assisted in selecting finishes such as furniture, office partitions, carpeting,

tile and color boards for painting options. As a result, my involvement helped DPW

reduce cost by helping organize a process that flows to maximize efficiency with

their operation.

General Mitchell International Airport – Bomb Detection Unit, Milwaukee, WI -

Secondary Project Manager of installation of bomb detection unit. Project

involvement included construction documents, coordination which GMAC staff, bomb

detection distributor, structural engineer and electrical engineer.

Quad Graphics, Inc. - West Allis, WI (Imaging Dept)– Oklahoma City, OK (New Plant)

Various Project(s) involvement included Architectural design development,

construction documents, Process Design, CAD files and uploading FTP sites,

coordination with Quad Graphics staff, AS/RS systems manufacturer, structural,

mechanical and electrical engineers.

Telecommunications Department

Sprint PCS - Nextel Communications, Inc. - SBA Communications, Inc.

Various telecommunication projects in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and

Ohio. Projects included project manager for site layout and design of

telecommunication yards, which composed of architectural shelters, civil

development, structural aspects such as connections, specifying catalog parts and

cable routing. Duties included design, field-measure water towers, rooftop and raw

land sites, preparation of construction documents coordination with landscape

architects, civil, mechanical and electrical engineers.

Computer Imaging Department

Milwaukee Social Service Building Renovation, City of Milwaukee, WI – renovation

of an existing building to its original design. Renderings included streetscape,

retail level and glazing.

Daren Helminski

3375 S. 76th Street Milwaukee, WI 53219 414-***-**** abk5zn@r.postjobfree.com

Big Bend Industrial Park, Payne & Dolan, Inc., Big Bend, WI – razing of farmer’s

land to expand into an industrial park. Renderings featured site work, landscaping

and buildings.

Structural Department

Assisted in various projects drafting and field verifications for the Milwaukee,

Chicago and Madison offices.

Daren Helminski

3375 S. 76th Street Milwaukee, WI 53219 414-***-**** abk5zn@r.postjobfree.com

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