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Charles Austin Resume
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Leadership skills
• RTD Leadership Academy Graduate 2014
• Graduate Multi-Agency Exchange Program 2017
• 15 years owner/manager of an electrical and general contracting company
• Recruiting and hiring team members
Management skills
• Project Management
• Responsible for payroll and material budgets as well as bid proposals
• Ability to locate problems, cut expenses, and increase profits
• Adept at record keeping and documentation of compliance to job and regulatory specifications
• Responsible for creating and updating customer contracts and corrective work orders
• Valuable experience managing employees, subcontractors, and vendors. Technical skills
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• AAS Degree in Technology Leadership
• Master Electrician License
• Certified Commercial Framing Inspector
• Certified Commercial Plumbing Inspector
• Certified Commercial Heating Inspector
• Diploma in Asset Management by the Institute of Asset Management
• Black Belt in Lean Process Improvement through the Denver Peak Academy
• Adept at Microsoft Office Suite
Employment
January 2016 to present Asset Manager
RTD Denver, Colorado
• Manage a team of business analysts, including professional development and evaluations
• Author of the RTD Strategic Asset Management Plan
• Editor of the RTD Transit Asset Management Plan in compliance with ISO 55000 standards
• Project Manager for the ISO 55000 certification initiative
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January 2013 to January 2016 Supervisor, State of Good Repair Inspection RTD Denver, Colorado
• Supervise State of Good Repair Inspectors’ performance
• Developed procedures and standards for the State of Good Repair program July 2009 to January 2013 Electrician
RTD Denver, Colorado
• Maintenance Technician, Platte Facility
• Electrician, Public Facilities
• Responsible for keeping RTD facilities and public facilities in good repair November 1994 to July 2009 Owner/Manager
KW Electrical Contracting, LLC Eaton, CO
• General contractor for 18 custom homes from 1997 to 2007
• Created annual short- and long-range business pro forma forecasts to obtain periodic bank financing
• Operating Electrical contracting company from 1994 to 2009
• Master Electrician
November 1987 to July 1994 Journeyman Electrician
McDade and Woodcock, Inc. Albuquerque, NM
• Maintenance and installation team lead at multiple water treatment facilities
• Installed high voltage distribution systems at Sandia National Laboratories
• Installed traffic signal wiring and controls throughout the state Education
Master of Business Administration
Mississippi State University
Starkville, Mississippi
August 2013
Bachelor of Business Administration
Baker College of Business and Corporate Services, Flint, MI Magna cum laude
AAS degree in Technology Leadership
Baker College of Business and Corporate Services, Flint, MI
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Cum laude
Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee
Albuquerque, NM
Vocational - 6/1991
Certificate and Journeyman’s License
Job Training
Relevant Coursework, Licensures and Certifications:
• Institute of Asset Management
Asset Management Diploma
• Denver Peak Academy
Black belt in lean process improvement
Civic
Boy Scouts of America
Scout Master 1995 – 2000 Longs Peak Council