DONALD L. ELSTROM

*** ******* *****, *******, ** 60002 • 847-***-**** • acy8vb@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a full time employment in construction management in the Lake County Illinois area. Experienced with excellent skills in carpentry framing and trim, in both commercial and residential buildings. Supervised and performed quality work on banks and schools as well as homes costing up to ten million dollars. High level knowledge in plumbing, HVAC, and electrical. Managed crews and construction sites for many years, possess excellent people skills and importance of safety. General contracted projects costing more than $500,000.00 with great success and quality.

EXPERIENCE

2014/Current (full time) Altounian Construction Inc. Lake Bluff, IL

Job Superintendent

Assist the Project Manager in decision making.

Responsible for the layout work on the job sites.

Responsible for material take off and ordering.

Manage other employees of Altounian on the site.

Manage all the other subcontractors on site.

Job costs run from 25,000 to 10,000,000 dollars.

2006/2014 (full time) Don Elstrom Construction Antioch, IL

Owner, Carpenter, General Contractor

Design Build house additions

Remodel commercial office spaces

Remodel kitchens, bathrooms, basements

Build decks, trellis work,

All types of interior and exterior building repairs

09/2004-01/2006 (Full Time) Altounian Builders. Lake Bluff, IL

Lead Carpenter

Assisted the superintendent in decision making.

Responsible for the layout work on the job sites.

Managed other carpenters and laborers on the site.

On smaller jobs managed the other trades.

Job costs ran from 25,000 to 10,000,000 dollars.

04/1998-09/2004 (Full time) Crandall Pierce & Co. Libertyville, IL

Production Manager

Managed the production of investment management materials for large investment groups around the country.

Responsible for of the printing, proofing, collating, and shipping of the products all over the United States.

Efficient and thorough for many custom projects that had to be updated monthly.

1995 04/1998 (Full-time) Koopman Carpentry Deerfield, IL

Job Foreman

Accountable for all aspects of the job.

Worked one on one with the architects and designers.

Handled troubleshooting for all the other trades finding workable and acceptable solutions for client satisfaction.

1985-1995 (Full time) Don Elstrom Inc. / E&S Carpentry

Self Employed

Co-owner of E&S Carpentry for four years. Responsible for the office.

Managed the payroll for entire team.

Processed and calculated estimates while also supervised two large lobs at a time.

E&S Carpentry grossed 3 to 4,000,000 dollars a year. (1985-89) dollars.

Don Elstrom Inc. was a scaled down version of E&S Carpentry. All the work was custom additions, kitchens, and baths. All the work was on the North Shore all high end high quality workmanship and materials.

EDUCATION

1973-1976 College of Lake County Grayslake, IL

Part-time: Degree in Architectural Drafting

1972 Graduate of Lake Forest High School

SKILLS/OTHER

Good computer skills.

Knowledge of Electrical, Plumbing, and HVAC trades.

Proven design/built three homes and numerous additions.

Self starter and team motivator with quality control and an eye for detail

Possess excellent client communication and follow through with projects.

Quality estimator with knowledge and understanding of wanted profit margins

Safety leader

REFERENCES

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