James Choate Jr
Apprentice electrician/warehouse associate/skilled labor/equipment operator/painter/ general maintenance/customer services and care
Marshfield, MO 65706
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Construction professional bringing valuable experience from large corporate construction sites, as well as residential home repair projects. Hardworking, self motivated, have knowledge and skills in commercial and residential construction. Looking forward to learning new things and wanting to work with a company that takes pride in what they do; with the opportunity to advance within the company the highest level I am qualified. I am outgoing, energetic and eager to learn; looking for a company that I can build a future with and takes pride in their business.
Willing to relocate to: Rogersville, MO - Strafford, MO - Springfield, MO Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Warehouse associate/equipment operator
Warson brands-Strafford, MO
October 2023 to Present
Keep accurate count of inventory. Operator of reach truck forklifts and man up forklifts. Machine Operator. Journeyman Plaster
Lael Stucco Supply Inc-Battlefield, MO
September 2015 to Present
Completed tear-down of existing structures and prepared for new construction. Applied caulk, sealants and other agents to installed surfaces. Accurately estimated time and materials costs for projects. Prepared and cleaned construction sites by removing debris. Operated equipment such as lifts and geni boom.
Blended paints and correctly matched colors.
Applied adhesive on foam board to stick on sealed prepared walls. Sanded and put control joints on foam walls. Applied basecoat on walls using a hawk and trowel. Applied finish coat on walls using a hawk and trowel. Created proper texture designs in finish coat using a float. Painter and Forman
R&C Painting.LLC-Clinton, MO
February 2015 to September 2021
Assisted in painting interior and exterior of Sam's wholesale clubs and Wal-Mart supercenters. Hung drywall and finished drywall for preparation to paint. Was responsible for meeting deadlines and completion of jobs in a timely fashion. Cleaned and caulked any walls that called for caulking. Self Employed
JChoate Construction-Niangua, MO
January 2012 to January 2015
Subcontractor of construction jobs in Missouri and three other States. I performed duties of hanging sheetrock, finishing, painting, framing, roofing, running skid steer, backhoe, insulating and any other duties I was qualified to perform.
Equipment Operator/Laborer
Webster county road department-Marshfield, MO
May 2011 to December 2011
Performed duties of running skid steer, Trac hoe, backhoe and dump truck. Patching holes in roads, tieing steel in bridge building and pouring concrete. Was a 6-month seasonal job, Osha certified, and held certifications on Trachoe, backhoe, skid steer and dump truck. Tear down and rebuild foreman
Rt.66 Lebanon-Lebanon, MO
December 2009 to March 2011
Was responsible for tearing wreck cars down, changing and fitting any parts needed, send car to designated area for completing repairs and paint. Build vehicles bk, clean vehicles and deliver to customers and making sure all work was done in scheduled time, and making sure customers were happy with all work performed
Education
High School Diploma
Strafford High school - Strafford, MO
1991
Skills
• Construction (10+ years)
• Carpentry (10+ years)
• Trim Carpentry (4 years)
• Backhoe Operation (1 year)
• Plastering (8 years)
• Drywall (10+ years)
• Stucco (6 years)
• Caulking (10+ years)
• Electrician (2 years)
• Electrical Experience (2 years)
• Facilities Maintenance
• Landscape Maintenance
• Construction Management (10+ years)
• Mowing
• Mechanical Knowledge
• Remodeling
• Landscape maintenance
• Groundskeeping
• Irrigation
• Lawn Care
Awards
Employee of construction trades
May 1994
I have completed approximately 6 full turn key and move in jobs, worked as a carpenter, electrician, painter, and about anything that I can learn to make a better life for my family. I have most tools for electrician and carpenter work, drywall Finish Tools and hanging tools, I have a grip right compressor and enough tools and power tools to do about any trades. Besides roofing and concrete. My favorite job is a complete remodeling turn key job. Painting, framing and electrical is my next choice in trade work and I have been doing construction since 1993 and have done and I have learned all the trades but favorite is being an electrician for the past couple of years. Certifications and Licenses
Driver's License
November 1992 to Present
• I have done several things in the construction industry because I enjoy it and I like doing pretty much all of the construction trades. For the past 2, and a half years I have been a good electrician. And will continue to learn. I have done several jobs in the surrounding areas. worked until I had to go to truck, well Groups
Teamsters union
March 1998 to November 2005
I had a class a cdl and drove for companies like Ozarks Coca-Cola, Springfield grocer Co and wildcat materials.
Additional Information
Skills
Power and hand tools
Commercial construction
Project foreman
Dependable and a Journey man plaster, framing, carpenter. Finish carpenter. Equipment operator I also have been electrician for 2an half years. I'm a very hard worker and was in Willington N.D back in 2012. I stayed up there for 7months.I have experienced in residential and commercial work. Things that I'm good about is I'm a hard worker, I have been a foreman on several construction jobs. I have my own tools also. I've also have traveled all over the United States working in commercial and residential construction trades for about 18 years total and been to,n.dakato, Texas, sentinel Oklahoma and Tulsa Oklahoma, Louisiana and Wisconsin for long periods of time and I have been a Forman in a year or less because I understand how jobs need to work to get the job done and how to keep everyone involved and busy. And to put out the best jobs in the ability of the construction trades and my abilities. Which I have been very successful in the construction trades. And I really enjoyed traveling jobs as long as we stay in decent shape places and with perdium.