Manager Construction

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

September **** - November **09

Prairie States Enterprises, 3rd Party Administrator for Health Care Claims

(Facilities Services Manager)

July 1997 - September 2002

INSpire Insurance Solutions, computer software firm, Property & Casualty

Ins. (Facilities Services Manager)

November 1992 - July 1997

Strategic Data Systems, computer software firm, Property & Casualty Ins.

(Facilities Services Manager)

November 1980 - November 1992

Karstaedt's Garage, Lake to Lake Dairy, Badger Freightways (Diesel

Mechanic)

November 1977 to November 1980

Miller Consulting Engineers, a civil engineering firm (Drilling foreman,

soils tech)

June 1973 to November 1977

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, a state agency (Park Ranger)

April 1972 to June 1973 (Temporary)

JW Peters Construction Company, Wink Soap Corporation, UW Parkside

February 1969 to April 1972

United States Navy, one tour in Viet Nam, honorably discharged

Machines

. Operated semi-trailer tractor rigs, backhoes, drill rigs, travel lifts

(50 ton)

mobile cranes (10 ton), high ranger lift

. Rebuilt and maintained ThermoKing transport refrigeration units, diesel

and electric.

. Operated lathes, shapers, surface and tool grinders, stage drill presses,

various pneumatic power tools.

. Operated radial arm drill presses, turret lathes, milling machines,

planers, boring mills and balancing machines.

. Operated stick/wire welders, fabricating in steel, aluminum and

stainless.

. Maintained and repaired tractors, mowers, power tools, Navy diesel & jet

propulsion systems, and class 8 diesel vehicles.

. Operated and trained in Freon recovery systems.

Management

. Facilities Services Manager of 34,500SF office building, maintenance

areas of HVAC, custodial, warehouse, landscape, fleet, purchasing and

record keeping. Establishing weekly work schedules for a crew of 4,

prepared job estimates and bids for outside contractors.

. Supervised fleet shop for Land O'Lakes Dairy, 25 Mack trucks, 100+

refrigerated trailers, 2 other mechanics

. Supervised work crews in several areas of soil testing and construction

inspection.

. Instructed Navy personnel in the use of carpentry, machine tool, welding,

sheetmetal, foundry and pattern shop equipment.

. Managed general business dealings with contractors, performed purchasing

records and inventory at Harrington Beach State Park.

. Supervised crew of four limited-term employees in all phases of

maintenance at Harrington Beach State Park.

. Developed picnic and service areas, hiking, nature and snowmobile trails,

and other areas within Harrington Beach State Park.

Building Maintenance

. Managed and maintained all areas of office building operation including:

. HVAC, electrical, plumbing, custodial, fleet operation, structural &

aesthetic repairs, interior furnishing upkeep (carpentry, painting),

landscapes interior & exterior, lease negotiations, budgeting,

purchasing and inventory control to support and sustain office building,

the land and municipal infrastructure.

. Designed and maintained security systems with closed circuit video

surveilance, detection for smoke, fire, water and heat in critical areas

of building which supported a computer software business.

. Documented building modifications on CAD programs using AutoDeskView

software.

Soils

. Foreman on six ton drill rig investigating soils for engineering

purposes.

. Conducted subsurface field drilling programs, including organizing crew

and executing various boring and sampling methods

. Construction Inspection - compaction, scrapers, sheep-foot rollers,

various paving machines

. Compiled and classified soil samples in preparation for lab test and

final suitability analysis for proposed projects.

. Assisted in geophysical mapping and technical report preparation for

client projects.

. Evaluated field information prior to presentation to company architects.

. Managed parking lot drainage project for private firm requiring knowledge

and planning of engineered fill and water table issues.

. Analyzed various laboratory tests on soils and construction materials in

accordance with the American Society of Testing Materials.

. Certified soil tester (Percolation Testing) State of Wisconsin.

. Designed on-site wastewater disposal systems.

Military:

US Navy Mediterranean & Vietnam Tour as Machinery Repairman

1/69 to 4/72

Education

. COLLEGE:

. Stout State University Menomonie, WI Industrial technology

(8/67 to 1/69)

. Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA. Marine Biology

(1/71-6/71)

. UW Parkside Kenosha, WI

Environmental Studies (1/73 to 6/73)

. In service training

. Thermoking School, St Paul, MN, 2 wks 1985

. Mack Truck in service training 1985-1992

. UW Extension Landscape short course, February's for last eight years

Accomplishments

. CDL, (WI. commercial drivers license) on all but double trailers & HAZMAT

tankers since 1980

. Military advisor in Viet Nam

. Certified police officer for State of Wisconsin 1973-77

. GIS consultant for Map & Globe Exchange - Sheboygan

. Proficient in various Microsoft Word & Excel, and Visio 5.0, AutoDesk

View CAD redlining tool

Personal Data

. Determined, versatile, dependable, innovative and personable

. Effective at recognizing the most efficient method of getting the job

done... and doing it.

. Known by others as the one that "Makes it Happen"

. Fair weather golfer, successful gardener, amateur photographer and do-it-

yourself carpenter

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