Dec **** Resume of Application

Craig L Geske

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Mpls MN 55412

To whom concerns:

My name is Craig, I have been in a custom fabrication positions for

last 20 years, plus. and machine shop sheet metal as well as mills,

lathes, cnc operations, and My own custom auto creations. I have

Welding mig and stick, sorry no tig, but willing to learn. Never

needed TIG in production extruded alum or steel pipe work. Trained

in custom wood cabinetry but expanded my trades with Acrylic,

stainless steel, aluminum, extrution, steel sheet and extruded. Have

had UL training and certification to electric install including NEON,

and L.E.D. lighting, and flourescent ballast work. Also had Fork lift

training, pipe, sheet pallets, custom pallets/crates. Load and unload

of Semi trailers, and flatbeds.

Have been foreman and lead in shops to production sign business.

My college pertained to business administration, with and hands on

shop went to later as lead and trainer as well as foreman.

Education:

High school was at Minnehaha Academy, college prep style school,

private education push into college. Was the Industrial Arts student

award of the year 1981, for wood machine shop. Graduation may

1981.

College:

MPLS, community college, Hennipen ave

Business administration course. graduation 1983.

Tech:

MPLS Technical college, business management certificate.

Training in owner ship, survival of business and studies on how own

operate, and prosper in todays economy. Business venture studie on

placement, zones, finance, employees, foremans, etc how to run

your business. Finished spring 1985

Jobs history:

Capital signs: Brooklyn Center MN, shingle creek, since sold off to

new operations owners and personel. 2008 April - Aug 2008.

Welding custom fabrication, electrical install, crate ship and truck

load.

Quality Sign, Whitebear lake mn,

Aug of 2007 - Mar 2008, laid off, shop slow, personel cuts.

Large Extruded alum sign mfg, custom machine cut, weld, electric

install. layout from Blue prints. Never same job twice, always custom.

Nordquist Sign mfg, Lake st, Minneapolis MN

Sept 97- oct 06

Bankrupt, company assets sold off to investment holders. Owner

stole from company setting assets in Bank control, and was seized,

under FBI, due to finance over state lines fraud, case.

Jobs, Lead on floor, had shop seniority, except shop foreman. Alum

production extrution and sheet stock. Shop machine run sheers,

press, benders, rollers, iron workers, drills, and grinding.

Electric installation, UL cert. Neon Led, and Ballast 120 and 240.

Fork lift operation training, load and unload semi, trailers, flat beds,

crates, flat pallets. pipe extrution bundles, steel pipe, etc. Crate and

build boxing for finished products to ship.

Sign Solutions; Robinsdale MN, out of business folded poor

management finance went under. 3.5 years

Serigraphic Signs: Edina, now in Golden Valley MN. 3.5 years of

service, shop build fabrication, laminates, extrutions, acrylic,

braille, electric install transformers. Field installs.

One acrylic custom shop and one stainless steel shop 3 years.

I Have worked for RL Tool INC, Edina MN, cnc operator, lathe

operator, manual mill operations, manual lathe turning custom.

screw machine.

Work on custom autos, restore, muscle cars, body, paint and interior

restore. This is a hobbie.

Also have my own wood shop in my home, lathe, table saw, band

saw, shaper, routers, drill press, etc. build custom furniture to my

own blue prints, for self pleasure. Father was Tool&Die instructor 45

years, st paul, mn, learned lot from him early 10 years up.

Contacts: 612-***-**** cl, or email at actnx4@r.postjobfree.com

thanks for your time. craig

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