Apprentice Carpenter / Estimator for Exteriors
Resume:
ANDRE SYLVESTRE
EDMONTON, AB T5A 4L6
ANDRE .SYLVESTRE @YAHOO . CA
Objective: To obtain a full time position within your establishment, with a chance for
growth within your company.
Experience:
Jayson Global Roofing – Edmonton, AB Mar'14-Sept'14
Residential Renovations Exterior Estimator
Estimated and sold exterior projects (sloped roofing systems, vinyl/metal
siding, eaves trough, soffit & fascia, windows & doors) to home owners and
insurance companies. Communicated with home owners and insurance claims
adjusters to book estimates and inspections. Create and submit estimate for
customers using drawings, pictometry, blueprint, photographs and Windows
Office. Dealt with customer authorization documents to commence projects
once sold. Create work orders for all exterior projects for the production team.
Worked with all production divisions to ensure that work orders where
understood and that projects are being completed to scheduled dates.
Provided follow ups to customers to ensure satisfaction on all work that was
completed.
Skyline Building Envelope Solutions (CGY) - Calgary, AB May’13-Nov‘13
Sloped Roof Estimator & Manager
Estimated and sold roof projects to home owners, builders, and condo board
members. New / Re-Roof estimates. Did project take-offs from roof plans.
Worked with project co-ordinator to make sure jobs were getting completed on
time and to specification. Read blue print plans. Generated and submitted bids
on multifamily projects to ARCA Standards. Answered customer’s questions
and concerns. Used pictometry programs. Worked along side with roof
consultants. Closed completed work files. Used Word, Excel Spreadsheets,
Mastro, Outlook, Windows Office programs.
A. Sylvestre Roofing Ltd. - Calgary, AB Mar’11- Apr’13
Owner & Operator
Took on sub contacts from various companies in the sloped shingling divisions.
Supervised three 4-5 men crews daily. Picked up and arranged for materials
and bins to be dropped or removed. Hired and fired all employees / subs.
Typed, proofread, and sent out all invoicing and correspondence. Arranged for
workers to be up to date on safety (Fall Arrest & First Aid, WHIMIS ect).
Scheduled daily work schedule. Recommend personnel actions such as hiring
and promotions. Ensure safe working conditions. Manage company operations.
Estimate and price all roofing jobs. Responsible for making sure the safety
manual was up to date and follows OH&S Standards. Set up and review each
job site each morning to make sure everything goes to plan. Responsible for all
banking including payroll. WCB reports. GST Reports.
Andre Sylvestre - Calgary, AB Jul’09-Mar’11
Self-Proprietor
Took on sub contacts from various companies in the sloped shingling divisions.
Supervised three 4-5 men crews daily, picked up and arranged for materials
and bins to be dropped or removed, hired and fired all employees / subs,
typed, proofread, and sent out all invoicing and correspondence, arranged for
workers to be up to date on safety (Fall Arrest & First Aid ect), scheduled daily
work schedule. Requisition materials and supplies. Recommend personnel
actions such as hiring and promotions. Ensure safe working conditions. Manage
company operations. Estimate and price all roofing jobs.
RTM Reno's - Edmonton, AB Jun'08-Feb'09
Roofing installer/Framer/Electrical/Plumbing
Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using ruler, pencil, chalk, and
marking gauge. Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a
safe and clean environment. Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and
level. Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools,
machines, or power saw. Read blueprints, sketches or building plans to prepare
project. Assemble and fasten materials to make framework or props. Build or
repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, and other wooden fixtures used in
buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter's hand tools, and power
tools. Erect scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground
level. Remove damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair
or replace, using hand tools. Install structures and fixtures, such as windows,
frames, floorings, and trim, or hardware, using carpenter's hand and power
tools. Finish surfaces of woodwork or wallboard in houses and buildings, using
paint, hand tools, and paneling. Inspect ceiling or floor tile, wall coverings,
siding, glass, or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures. Fill cracks
and other defects in plaster or plasterboard and sand patch, using patching
plaster, trowel, and sanding tool.
CDM Renovations - Edmonton, AB Feb'08-Jun'08
Lead Hand Roofing Installer/Framer/Demolition
Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment
of machinery, equipment, or materials. Measure, mark, or record openings or
distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed. Clean or
prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards. Control traffic passing
near, in, or around work zones. Load, unload, or identify building materials,
machinery, or tools, directing the labourer to distribute them to the
appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications. Erect or
dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other
temporary structures. Position, join, align, or seal structural components, such
as concrete wall sections or pipes. Operate jackhammers or drills to break up
concrete or pavement. Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine
work activities. Mix, pour, or spread concrete, using portable cement mixers.
Smooth or finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels,
screeds, or powered cement finishing tools. Mop, brush, or spread paints,
cleaning solutions or other compounds over surfaces to clean them or to
provide protection. Apply caulking compounds by hand or caulking guns to
protect against entry of water or air. Grind, scrape, sand, or polish surfaces
such as concrete, marble, terrazzo, or wood flooring, using abrasive tools or
machines. Spray materials such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco
through hoses to clean, coat, or seal surfaces. Raze buildings or salvage useful
materials.
Alberta Express Roofing - Edmonton, AB Sept'06-Feb'08
Roofing Installer
Stripped and Installed asphalt and cedar shingles. Fit, caulked, installed, and
fastened skylights into roof openings. Measured, cut and fastened felt & Ice
and water material around roof that would require eaves troughs. Measured,
cut and installed various flashing materials where required such as valley,
counter, step, drip edge, and skylight flashings. Silicone and fastened attic
ventilation stacks. Shingling under and over the metal base. Measured and cut
shingles when required. Installed and fastened shingles to roof sheathing.
Overlapping and maintaining level. Plumb assembly. Maintained and repaired
power nailers and compressors, and ensured work areas were maintained at a
clean and safe level.
Grand Enterprise Construction - Belle River, ON Jun'01-Jul'06
Carpenter/Framer
Installed electrical wiring, site clean ups, installed vinyl siding, general labour,
determined specifications and calculated requirements, measured, cut,
shaped, assembled and joined mouldings, worked with wood, drywall and
plastic materials,built foundations, fit and installed windows, doors, stairs,
mouldings and hardware, built floor beams and sub-flooring, built walls and
installed partitions, installed suspended ceilings, built and installed framing for
dropped ceilings, erected prefabricated roof trusses, bracing and sheathing,
framed built-in-place pitched roof systems, installed roof flashing & roof
systems, installed drywall, installed insulation, read and interpret blueprints,
drawings and specifications, and operated various power tools.
Education: Western Secondary School Obtained O.S.S.D. (Gr.12 Diploma)
2001-2005
Certificates *CSTS *OSSA Confined Spaces
& * WHMIS *H2S Alive
Licenses *OSSA Fall Protection
* First-Aid with CPR & AED
* Class 5 Driver's License
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