Fernando Rodriguez
Channelview, TX. 77530
*************@*****.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a position as a Foreman/Sandblaster, which utilizes my knowledge and skills with the
painting trade and all it entails, at a company with growth and leadership opportunities.
HIGHTLIGHTS and QUALIFICATIONS:
Remarkable experience in operation industrial painting equipment
Ability to work in a team environment and coordinate with Supervisor
Skill in the preparation and application of paints, stains, and surface preparation materials to a
wide variety of surfaces.
Knowledge of the tools, equipment, materials, and application techniques common to the
painting trade.
Excellent knowledge of blue prints, drawings, and sketches
Knowledge and skill in hazardous materials handling, application, and disposal.
Knowledge and skilled in operating heavy lift equipment including scissors and boom lifts.
Excellent supervisory skills
Extremely productive in a high volume, high stress environment
Strong organizational skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
15+ yrs. experience with painting, tape and bed
Bilingual: English/Spanish
WORK EXPERIENCE:
01/2015-Present Techcote Industrial Coating Channelview, TX
Sandblaster/Painter
• Sandblast plate and beams with industrial equipment
• Paint after blast mix to expectations
• Paint required mills on plates and beams
• Check mills with mill gauge as required
• Paint industrial tanks
09/2012-11/2014 Hunter Manufacturer Houston, TX
Sandblaster/Painter
• Sandblasted trailer skits and platforms using spray pots
• Sanded and painted industrial tanks
• Checked mills with a mill gauge as required
• Mixed our own paint using paint thinner, zinc, epoxy and urethane paint.
• Followed OSHA rules and requirements when mixing paint.
• Worked with minimal supervision, night and day shifts
• Assisted fellow coworkers as needed.
06/2007-02/2012 Royal Painting Trophy Club, TX
Foreman/Painter
• Supervised crew of 3- 4 men to follow through assigned jobs in a safe timely matter
• Gained the ability to understand blue prints when needed.
• Applied protective and decorative coats of paint, varnish, lacquer, and other related materials to
interior and exterior surfaces of buildings, furniture, equipment, and other structures.
Operated compressors, spray equipment and other small power equipment.
• Installed, repaired, and maintained drywall, wall texturing, and ceiling acoustic texturing.
• Operated heavy lift equipment including scissors, and boom swing.
• Used various types of scaffolding and stilts to reach surfaces of work area when needed.
• Applied paint, stains, surface preparatory materials, and undercoating materials to a variety of
surfaces.
• Traveled out of town in company vehicle for most of the jobs assigned to me.
03/2005-06/2007 Ray Noteboon Inc. Burleson, TX
Painter/Tape and Bed
• Scraped, sandpapered, primed, or sealed surfaces prior to painting.
• Masked required surfaces and furniture to protect from paint.
• Removed splattered paint after a job was complete.
• Complete jobs with my personal tools.
• Used stilts and scaffolds in order to reach surfaces of work area.
02/2002-03/2005 RJS Painting Irving, TX
Painter
• Painted walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes,
rollers, and spray guns.
• Removed old paint to prepare surface prior to painting.
• Also mixed colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency.
• Safely Operated drive scissor lift and boom lift.
• Used walking stilts to paint higher surfaces.
• Power washed inside and outside of buildings and also shoot texture.
• Assisted coworkers as need.
EDUCATION:
Christian Academy School GED Completion
Arlington, TX 2002
Certification: Scissor Lift and Boom Lift Operator