Carpenter

Sean Matthew Konings ***** **a Ave Surrey, BC. v*v 1l1

***********@*****.***

Carpenter(of) General Construction

Personal Profile

Diverse experience and training in carpentry in construction, with some experience in renovation too.

Trade experiences and also a construction estimating certificate resulting in excellent knowledge of building structures and and how to make sense of details, proper procedures and building code. Mindful, being punctual, safe to work around in workplace environments are some of the skills I’ve developed too and would like to bring to the site with me. Problem solver with accurate attention to detail and with a strong work ethic and good communication skills. Well organized individual who is effective at meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

-Certificate in Basic Construction Estimating;

-Solid construction background; skilled in carpentry and framing for residential and commercial.

-Experienced in new framing, renovations and restoration level carpentry.

-Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, creating positive relationships with on site coordinators, planners,engineers architects, colleagues and clients and general public

-Proven leadership skills with ability to work on a team as well as individually.

-Skilled in performing appropriate repair work; renovating as per specifications for projects.

-Doing layout and framing/forming on most kinds of residential projects using blueprints.

-Owns and uses carpenters hand and power tools.

employment history

Glenform Ltd. Vancouver, BC April – May 2024

Worked in Kelowna on a large framing deficiency project finishing engineering specs and building walls, fixing and backframing. Also worked in Vancouver doing finishes on a heritage home downtown.

Nubay Const. Richmond, BC March 2024

Worked framing walls and leveling walls, and sheeting walls beginning to hang rafter joists for new show home in the mall at Lansdowne in Richmond. Only Worked three days.

Nu-Tech Roofing Ltd. Burnaby, BC Feb 2024

Building cladding installation and roofing on a salvation army in Vancouver and on a tower at Seaspan installing roof cladding.

Solterra Development Surrey BC Jan

Worked building curb walls on a highrise in Whiterock BC. Formworking and form stripping.

Form-All Construction Surrey BC Oct – Dec 2023

Working on a Truck parking lot build road forms and finishing concrete, pouring and placing. Building panel sections and installing rear on forms and building infills.

Wharry Framing South Surrey BC Sept 17-Oct 5 2023.

Did backframing on a townhouse site in South Surrey finishing landings and stairs.

Aslo finished sloping and sheeting decks.

Tradesmen International North Vancouver BC May 1st- June 15/Aug 1st - Aug 15 2023

Finishing drywall and framing on a townhouse site in North Vancouver for VPAC Construction.

Installing door flashing and finish caulking at Circle Wellness on Granville Island.

Centura Building Systems New Westminster BC. June 26- July 10 2023

Worked as a exterior cladding carpenter in an indoor prefab facility on Annacis Island. Peel and stick for windows and cladding system and flashing. Also staging materials and work in yard etc.

Employment Specialists Vancouver BC Jan 2023-May2023

Various construction work in Vancouver as a carpenter and a general labour/skilled labour

F 3 Projects Ltd Surrey, BC Jan 2023-Feb 2023

Working as a roofing carpenter doing sloping for decks and parapet walls for a house in Burnaby.

Pacific West Forms Port Coquitlam, BC Jan 2023

Worked as a form carpenter building forms for driveways and parking lot ie curbs and islands around hydro boxes

Labour Unlimited Surrey, BC Dec 2022

Spent the holidays working as a swamper with Emterra collecting bins in Surrey and Vancouver

Employment Specialists Vancouver, BC Nov 22- Dec 20 2022

I was hired as a carpenter working on Gilmore Place, the towers above Gilmore SkyTrain station, working full-time building temporary walls, poly sealing amenities floor for heating, installing metal doors and framing. I also had two weeks working on an apartment building in East Vancouver doing backframing and drywall and installing doors.

F3 Projects Ltd. Surrey, BC Sept 3 - Nov 20 2022

Architectural formwork for cantilevered steps, walkways and pads. Also framing and backframing structural upgrades on a heritage house. Stripping forms and cleaning up sites.

Salanni Developments Ltd North Delta, BC July 1st - August 27th 2022

Fire demo's and restoration work doing framing primarily. Did a apartment tear down, two structural repairs(shear walls and joists)and framed a duplex garage upper floor and roof in Port Coquitlam.

True North Labour North Vancouver, BC August - Sept 2022

1 week of roofing with their crew in Squamish and then I quit due to a carpenter having a nail gun accident infront of me when I was still very new. They said I could work with them again.

Stocco Construction Ltd Port Coquitlam, BC Feb 8 - 23, 2022

-General labour

For restoration construction doing demolition and cleanup, attics and material delivery for the environmental/Hazmat and the reconstruction division(s).

Labour Unlimited, Surrey, BC November 2020 - August 2021

-General labour/Material handling

Temporary construction and warehouse work as a temp for several employers in Surrey

Surrey Form Rental, Surrey, BC July- September 2021

-Carpenter/Framer

Renovation work on some decks and backyards projects in Surrey, Vinyl and Hardy Board, Cedar siding and Stairs

Moving and switching a window with a gas fireplace in Coquitlam.

Residential framing and formwork projects in Surrey, Langley and Coquitlam.

Summerfield Contracting, Surrey, BC March 2021

-Carpenter/Restoration

Doing mold and rot repair/removal and the installation of vinyl siding, windows, flashing and membranes and some deck and roof details on some townhomes in Richmond

Did investigative removal of floor rim-joists around outside walls to assess and replace rot damage on Steveston Hwy Richmond area Strata complex.

Coastal City Concrete, Whiterock, BC September - October 2020

-Concrete finisher/ general skilled labour

Chipping Concrete, Grinding and general clean-up in West Vancouver high-rise 23 and 40 story.

Patching and finishing of concrete joints exterior and stairwells, bridges and elevated slabs.

Driving lift to finish grinding and concrete patch work on walls and slabs Working from heights wearing a harness and fall protection.

Recieved fall protection training and ticket.

Westerly Restorations, Surrey, BC July - August 2020

-Carpenter/Restoration

Waterproofing prep and torch on prep via grinding and nailing flashing. Removing Fascia boards, finishing deck repairs and some wall details.

Worked in Burnaby installing windows, sheeting walls, worked installing membranes and beam/post remediations on a community pool house.

DCM Construction, Abbotsford, BC June - July 2020

-Carpenter/Framer

Framing stairs and landings by myself, back framing units for 5 story multi family units in Port Coquitlam.

CTL Construction, Chiliwack, BC February - May 2020

-Carpenter/Framer

Was working at CTL Construction a busy pre-fab and deck framing company building apartment buildings 5 and 6 stories. I started just before they built roof of 1st building staying all the way to the roof of 2nd building. Worked with crane and had to wear harness often. Building floors and stairs and working with crane to land/pick up and move and install walls.

Windlip Construction, Langley, BC 2018 (2 months), 2019 - 2020 (8 months)

-Carpenter/Framer

Framing Floors, installing joisting for floors and decks and landings and stairs and sheeting floors. Did some back framing on roofs and exterior walls for 4-plex townhomes in Coquitlam.

- Worked in North Van doing backframing and deck work also installing windows 2019.

Started 1st and second floor joists building floors and finishing decks in Langley 5-6 storey apartments 2019-2020.

2019 for 7 months. and one year previous summer for 2 months also worked framing floors and sheeting for Windlip on Single family townhomes in Surrey 2018.

Stanbull Construction, Vancouver, BC January - July 2019

-Carpenter/Framer

Standing prefabricated wall panels and framing walls, for condos in N. Van.

Framed two buildings for custom condos in Vancouver, including back framing and roofs etc.

Arding Construction, Delta, BC September - December 2018

-Carpenter

Framing decks and floors on apartments.. Backframing stairs for all stair walls, ceilings and corners. Did work on roofs for large apartment buildings in North Van.

Building parapet walls and sheeting decks. Backframing on decks.

Built Canopy shelters over door entryways cutting joists and beams and installing hangers.

Omnia Development Group, Surrey, BC May 2017 - April 2018

-Carpenter/Framer

Framing walls floors and roofs for several custom homes in Coquitlam, Burnaby and Richmond.

Framing as crew leader for new townhome project in Burnaby.

McHenry Construction, Mission BC March - April 2017

-Carpenter/Framer

Framing and backframing for Multi-family apartments in N. Van and in South Surrey,

assembling of walls, floors and roof. Did work framing decks and doing hallway blocks. Building some walls and backframing completed units.

Black Sea Construction, Burnaby, BC June 2016 - February 2017

-Carpenter/Framer

Framing custom homes, framing walls, floors and roofs and back framing including installing hangers wall blocks, roof backing, stair backing, building floors and doing blocks, lintels and decks, basically framing from foundations up.

Forming for foundations, retaining walls stairs etc.

Duties beyond framing also included back framing and concrete work.

A-Line Construction Langley, BC March - April 2016

-Carpenter

Installing maple soffits and doing potlights for custom home in Langley. Crew also did installing of the hardy board siding. Installed aluminum soffit underside of 1st story deck. precut hardy for between windows above and around deck. installed hardy.

Worked on new apartments in Langley building decks and installing column details. Did precutting and building of walls for column wraps/dressings. Installed joists and hangers and blocking for many decks.

GS Framing Surrey, BC January - March 2016

-Carpenter/FramerHouse framing for custom homes in Surrey and Coquitlam; Framing walls, floors, roofs, garages, stairs etc.

Legend Home Builders, Surrey BC November - December 2015

-Carpenter/Framer Worked on back framing of roofs and stairs in South Surrey.

Installing blocks, handrails. Making backing and finishing blocking for garages. Installing hangers and plywood.

Weed Man, Surrey, BC

Worked doing yard fertilizing and safe herbicide treatment of lawns for a couple weeks in Surrey

Structural Shotcrete, Surrey BC 2015

-Skilled Labour/Carpenter

First construction job since 2012. Worked for 1 week in Vancouver and Edmonton building form and helping clean concrete and other labourer duties.

Pacific Preferred Development, Langley, BC 2019-2011

-Carpenter/Framer

Started with PPD in N. Van working in Deep Cove on a smoke and fire restoration of some townhomes. Framing, painting cedar siding and installing siding. Back framing Drywalling installing fireplaces and sunlights and fixing floors and doing fire stopping and replacing fascia. 1st job with PPD, I worked with them for almost one year before a workplace accident occured in Surrey in 2011.

Tyam Construction Ltd, Langley, BC 2009-2010

-Skilled Labourer

Deficiencies, removal of concrete sidewalks curbs with jackhammers and with backhoe assistance.

Laying Sod doing site cleaning and yard duties for North Delta Area

Installed water sump and casement

Helped sidewalk forming crew finish concrete

JBS Construction, Langley BC 2009

-Carpenter Helper/ Framer

Learning how to do back framing and standing walls building floors and roofs and building footings and installing windows.

Park Ridge Homes Surrey, BC 2009

-Carpenter - Carpenter Helper

Helping on building houses in Surrey cleaning and vacuuming and spotting excavator digging next door for a few days.

Built Entry Way Stair forms for aggregated concrete stairs.

Foundation finishing with grinder, snapping ties

Vector Construction Surrey, BC 2009

-Carpenter helper/Framer

First actual framing job since starting carpentry about a year earlier.

Worked building condos over a 2 storey parkade with commercial business front in Strawberry Hills in Surrey. Did work building walls decks floors and roofs.

BS Richards Construction (BC housing) Coquitlam, BC 2008

Exterior building paper, bug screen lath and steel stud framing for stucco and hardy board.

Finishing soffits.

KOA Construction Ltd. Vancouver BC 2008

-Carpenter Helper

Fixing driveway forms and drilling for rebar in stairs and garage slabs

Rebar installing on planters in Richmond

Doing forms for driveways in South Surrey

Started working with concrete slab and column building crew at UBC Beatty Museum Building

Building free forms snaptie panel forms and bracing and subfloor construction for elevator shaft on historic water street E. Van

Doing structural upgrades on re-aqquisitioned for low-income housing on an old rundown hotel on Hastings street E. Van (exploratory basement slab removal; just me)

Building second floor decks on commercial/condo building on Main and 2nd ave in Vancouver

Tyam Construction Ltd. Langley, BC 2008

-Skilled Laborer/Machine Operator

Surveyed construction land for site preparation using the GPS Trimble System Operated bulldozer and

roller to prepare ground for construction

Site Prep and Ground Excavation

Laid pipe, removed concrete, old utilities and diverted streams etc to prepare for construction of

commercial buildings and utilities

Deficiencies, removal of concrete sidewalks curbs with jackhammers and with backhoe assistance.

Homan Contractors Ltd Langley, BC 2008

-Flat roofer/labourer

Installed membrane roofing/drains paving stones and gravel on a few roofs in Queensborough Surrey, Langley, South Surrey and Delta BC

Metafore Lmt Partnership Richmond, BC 2007

-IT Repair/swamper/recieving in warehouse

Cleaning and repairing bingo machines for BCLC(BC Lottery) in Richmond and doing placement and installing/plug-ins of monitors and hardware solutions in offices and even one bank.

Tyam Construction Ltd, Langley BC 2007

-Skilled Labourer/Concrete helper

Cleaning and site set up and concrete mixer for the companies dedicated job of manhole repair

Took training for rigging and shoring and site safety for Canada Line Construction at the remote head office South Vancouver and worked on Cambie Street Water Main the day after their expensive test ball exploded, my first day.

Doing manhole/catch basin and similar utility service and repairs and installation in Vancouver and UBC and Langley and in Burnaby

Worked on the Starlight casino parking lot doing site prep for sidewalks

education and training

Basic Estimating Certificate of Achievement 2013

S.A.I.T. (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) Calgary, AB

First Year University (General Studies) ( completed 1 year) 2006-2007

Kwantlen University College, Surrey BC

Alberta High School Diploma 2004

John G Diefenbaker High School, Calgary, AB

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