Richard L. Frey

*** ********* **. ******, ** ****9

909-***-****

admd3y@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Dedicated, disciplined and experienced heavy equipment professional seeking supervisor/operator positions for thriving development company, including: supervisor/foreman; grade checker; equipment operator, mechanic, welder, demolition, underground piping, water, sewer and storm drain work.

OVERVIEW

35+ years of operating various road trucks and heavy equipment for an array of leading companies in retail, commercial, industrial and residential development as well as military and oil refinery. Customers include: Upperview Development, Mclaughlin Engineering, DH Wright, Naton Tractor, SouthCoast Construction, Dispatch Trucking, Lumbsdaine, Fullscale Demolition, Rockforce, JMI, G&M Backhoe, Isco, Alco, American Intergrated, Novi, Quest Engineering, I.O. Environmental, Jagger Tractor, Koloa Pacific Const., Kunos Grading, Ironfinders, Clayton Engineering, Double D Pipeline, Universal Pipeline, Mark Companies, The Oxford Group, B&D Construction among others. Supervisory experience in commercial restaurant development projects. Owned and operated general engineering companies, Mr. Backhoe Breaker and Benchmark Development, for 14 years. Career projects include: golf courses, airports, industrial parks, commercial buildings and complexes, churches, multi-family units and residential development projects, Rock and Sand and Gravel Quarries throughout Southern California and southern Nevada regions.

QUALIFICATIONS / WORK EXPERIENCE

Maintains Class A driver’s license (since 1980), including low-bed and end dump experience.

Holds TWIC card and is MSHA and Hazwoper current.

Heavy equipment specialty operating and maintaining and repairing a variety of heavy equipment including:

Dozers with slope board, GPS (D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10);

Excavators with hydraulic thumb (John Deer Controls, Cat Controls – various sizes of concrete breakers, Compaction wheels

compactor); Track mounted drilling;

Skip loaders;

Scrapers (623, 631, 637);

Track loaders (Cat 977, 973, 963, 953, Dresser 250C);

Rubber-tire dozers (824, 834 )

Rubber-tire loaders (sizes up to 980, 988);

Rubber-tire backhoes with hammer, vibrating compactor or sheepsfoot. Smooth-face buckets used. Bobcats and others;

Special expertise in earthwork and underground utility;

Foreman, supervisory experience;

Trenching and backfill (up to 20' deep);

Grading and compaction; Excavation for Shoring Contractors;

Finish grading and slope work;

Installation of water, sewer, storm drain, conduit installation, gas company work.

Demolition:

Interior demolition;

Demolition of wood-frame structures;

Demolition of reinforced concrete structures, flat paving, curb and gutter, land clearing;

Hydraulic rock breaking, concrete and caliche;

Pavement sawing, core drilling and wall sawing.

Owner/Operator:

Operated heavy equipment for multiple companies

Provided finish grading, underground utilities.

Restaurant Superintendent:

Maintained critical schedules, quality control and job site safety;

Served as liaison between developers, owners, architects, city inspectors and subcontractors;

Functioned with timely and effective communication at all levels;

Facilitated drawing change process from engineer to architect for review and inspections;

Maintained the highest levels of quality control from planning through finished project.

President, Benchmark Development (1996 to 1998)

Supervised general golf course construction;

Operated various equipment including track loaders, backhoes, finish dozers, etc., for The Oxford Group;

Provided demolition and land clearing services for various companies throughout southern Nevada including Nevada Power.

President /Owner, Mr. Backhoe Breaker (1985 to 1996)

Provided general engineering services to customers throughout Southern California. Services include:

oUnderground utilities; water, sewer and storm drain, gas company with extensive off-site underground street utilities;

oDemolition and land clearing; custom home pads and various services for numerous general contractors;

Projects include: golf courses, airports, industrial parks, commercial buildings and complexes, churches, multi-family units and residential development projects throughout Southern California.

EDUCATION

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (1978)

Building Technology major with emphasis in construction management and building techniques.

Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California (1979)

Building Technology major with emphasis in construction management and building techniques.

Foothill High School, Tustin, California (1976)

Earned high school diploma.

Played varsity football and baseball on championship teams.

PERSONAL

Enjoys waterskiing, snow skiing and motorcycle riding.

Served for several years as Boy Scouts of America Scout Leader for local troop.

Active in church, service and community activities including voluntary service to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and the Cold Weather Shelter at the Santa Ana Armory.

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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