Current & Previous Experience
A-Z Furniture Restorers
(Chantel Cotton – 082-***-****)
Position held: General Manager & Carpenter
Duration: January 2013 - July 2013
Duties: General Management of the business
Liaising with clients
Management of all quotes
Training and managing of staff members
Overseeing loading and offloading of all incoming and outgoing jobs
Making off replacement parts and repairing broken parts of all furniture
De-construction, repair and re-construction of all damaged furniture
Some hand-carved repairs
Turning of parts on the lathe
Wood staining
Wood tinting
Touch-up tinting
Mixing of stains and tints
Finishing which include High Gloss, Matt, Satin and Piano.
All finishes with, or without French Polishing
Armentum Carpentry
(Boer Schoeman – 082-***-****)
Position held: Carpenter & Shop Fitter
Duration: January 2011 – December 2012
Duties: Building, repairing and installing of BIC’s and kitchens
Measuring and cutting boards for various jobs
Assisting in load and off-load of wood, parts, stock and machinery
Assisting in the spray-shop
Performing to meet deadlines
Allsure Flood & Fire
(Madelein van der Merwe – 082-***-****)
Position held: Carpenter
Duration: August 2009 – December 2010
Duties: Servicing of power tools
Stock control
Working out quotes according to job specifications
Mixing of wood tints and paints
Finishing of jobs, from Piano finish to Satin, Matt, Semi Matt, etc.
Making of all and any parts needed for jobs
Packing and securing furniture for transport
Working out cutting lists for jobs
In depth knowledge of wood types
In depth knowledge of required tools and parts
A-Z Furniture Restorations
(Chantel Cotton – 082-***-****)
Position held: Carpenter and Workshop Manager
Duration: April 2001 – August 2009
Duties: Servicing of power tools
Stock control
Working out quotes according to job specifications
Mixing of wood tints and paints
Finishing of jobs, from Piano finish to Satin, Matt, Semi Matt, etc.
Making of all and any parts needed for jobs
Packing and securing furniture for transport
Working out cutting lists for jobs
In depth knowledge of wood types
In depth knowledge of required tools and parts
Meeting with clients for quotes and job specifications
Delegating and managing in the workshop
Ensuring all deadlines are reached
Education & Qualifications
Secondary Education
Institution: Sarel Cilliers High School - Glencoe
Academic information: Grade 10
SUBJECT:
LEVEL:
FINAL RESULT:
Afrikaans (1st language)
Standard Grade
Pass
English (2nd language)
Standard Grade
Pass
Life Orientation
Standard Grade
Pass
Mathematics
Standard Grade
Pass
Technical Drawings
Standard Grade
Pass
History
Standard Grade
Pass
Documentation
Identity Document
Passport
Documents available on request
Willing to relocate