ROLANDO G. LEDESMA
NORWALK, CA 90650
Cell: 562-***-****
Email: ***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
I am a hardworking, self-motivated and dependable person seeking
full-time employment in the field of construction industry. I
successfully graduated as a Bachelor Degree from Cebu Institute of
Technology, Cebu, Philippines major in Architectural, Structural and
Miscellaneous steel construction and detailing.
I am hoping to increase my 19 years of experience in the field of
construction business and furthering my knowledge of the said industry.
I am honest, well organized and a team player hoping to work with
your company.
I do appreciate if an interview will materialize at your convenient
time and place.
Thank You.
SUMMARY OF SKILLS:
. 2D master in AutoCAD
. Knowledgeable in Tekla Structures 3D
. Structural & Miscellaneous Steel Detailer/ Drafter & Checker
. Estimator (Take-off and Pricing)
. Project Manager
. Quality Control Inspector (Type 1 Fabricator - L.A. City)
. Production Shop Coordinator
. Surveying job using Total Station (prism & laser) for all Structural &
Miscellaneous steel jobs like anchor bolts layout, rail posts pocket
layout plans, elevations and it's contour, overhead structural steel
and such...
. Wide array of knowhow in handrails, guardrails, staircases that comply
with ADAAG, CBC, DSA, Title 24, CALTRANS and all applicable codes.
. Jobsite Coordinator to Construction PE & PM
. RFI's Producer
. Microsoft Excel
. Microsoft Word
. Speak Filipino Language (Native Language)
. English Language (2nd Language)
. A little knowledge of Spanish Language
. Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Architecture (1988, Philippines)
. Total of 19 years experience in construction (structural and
miscellaneous)
. Can manage and handle projects from start to finish in a sizable
amount, 2 to 4 million dollars per year. Maximum handled job 6 million
dollars in two years time.
. Familiar with most of the applicable codes of AISC, ADAAG and Caltrans
job.
. Can manage and handle most of Caltrans bridge miscellaneous jobs like
Deck drain, Water & Sewage enclosure deck pipes & EXP joints,
Catwalks, Bridge expansion joints such as strip seal & compression
seal, Bridge piles and such
. Familiar with Ferrous & Non-ferrous metals but not limited to steel,
stainless steel, aluminum and fiber glass construction as well.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Paramount Metals & Supply Co., Paramount, CA 91723
From: November, 1996 to August, 2006
. Responsible for the drafting and detailing of various projects
. Produces detailed drawings for steel fabricators and steel erectors
. Work closely with architects, engineers, general contractors and steel
fabricators
. Occasionally travel to construction site to assist project managers
with design specifications and proper installations
. Do materials take-off for bid purpose
. Fabrication shop coordination with shop foreman
. Produce RFI's to clarify shop fabrication
. Experience in checking drawings
. Prepares shop drawing submittals, transmittal for proper documentation
and procedure for city's or private projects approval
. Prepares welding symbols for shop drawings and shop fabrication
. Check and verify weld preparation for proper fit-up for inspectors
final checking
. Verified all building codes and standards for each projects in
compliance with the building safety.
. Do field survey of all (new and existing) points needed for layout
using Total Station
. Projects completion under my management from start to finish includes
but not limited to; L.A. City, CA-Metro Train Stations (Gold Lines),
Hyperion Water Treatment Plants, Long Beach, CA-Lighthouse tower,
Bolsa Chica, CA- Bridge Pipeline and Catwalk, Camarillo, CA-Water
Treatment Plant, to name a few.
Carlyle Glasgow Welding Services, Inc., CA 91762
From: August, 2006 to February, 2008
. Overall in charge of office and shop operation including field
erection
. Do biddings, shop drawings, shop & field coordinator, project manager
& checker
. Projects completion under my management from start to finish includes
but not limited to; L.A. City, CA-Unified School District
(miscellaneous steel), UC, Santa Barbara, CA-Parking Structure (wall
panel and guardrails), JPL, CA-miscellaneous steel, Cahuenga, CA-
building retrofit, Anaheim, CA-parking structure steel trellises, Fort
Irwin, Barstow, NV-Cooling tower, to name a few.
Stinger Welding Inc., Coolidge, AZ 85228
From: March, 2008 to August, 2008
. Responsible for the drafting, detailing and checking of various
projects which includes but not limited to Bridge steel expansion
joints such as Strip Seal, Compression Seal and Modular Joints. Also
includes Bridge and its structural steel, Pedestrian Bridge and its
miscellaneous steel like handrails, guardrails (ST-10's), cover plates
and steel barriers.
Ahlborn Structural Steel Inc., Santa Rosa, CA 95403
From: August, 2008 to March, 2014
. Responsible for the drafting, detailing and checking of various
projects which includes but not limited to Structural and
Miscellaneous Steel.
. Doing surveying jobs to all new and existing structures which includes
Guardrail, Handrail, Ramp rails, Anchor bolts layout, Post pockets,
Embed plates and such.
. Assist PM's in take-off for bidding of more complex projects.
. Provide knowledge to most newly hired PM's and assist them with
solutions or options for engineer or architect's approval either in-
house or on-site.
American Ironworks Manufacturing Inc., Pacoima, CA 91331
From: April, 2014 to Present
. Estimator: Responsible for the entire take-offs and pricing for bid
proposal of mostly Multi-Unit Apartments and Parking Structures
Structural and Miscellaneous Steel like Staircases, Balcony Rails,
Canopies, Bollards, Gratings, Ladders, Pit Ladders, Hoist Beams,
Elevator guide rails, Fences and Gates, Moment Frames, Grilles,
Trellises, Roof Decks, Ledger Angles, Diagonal Braces and such.
. Detailer: Responsible for all Structural Steel detailing with emphasis
on moment frames, beams and columns of a multi-unit apartments.
Detailing only if estimating is not busy.
. Field Measure: Do some field measurements when ask by project
manager's help and layout thru autocad to make sure the field layout
are accurate for final beams and columns fabrication.