GEORGE B BIRCHETT JR

PO Box **** Cairo, GA ***** · 229-***-****

adx7n3@r.postjobfree.com

Summary: Senior Operations Manager with 30+ years’ experience in building and truss design, production and installation. Seeking a remote design position to aid engineering and field crews. Willing to travel to job sites as needed.

EXPERIENCE

9-17-22 – 01-29-23

REMOTE TRUSS DESIGNER, HARDPINE INC. FALL RIVER, MA ESTIMATING AND DESIGN OF WOOD TRUSSES – Utilizing contract documents, specification and local building codes.

10-2005 – 07-2022

OPERATIONS MANAGER, UNITED STRUCTURES - CAIRO, GA

LIGHT GAUGE TRUSS FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION - Began on the ground floor, overseeing the construction of the office and manufacturing facilities for light gauge steel truss fabrication. Contributed to the hiring of shop personnel, as well as wearing many other hats as the company started up.

• Production – maintained a 2% waste factor

• Design – maintained high quality with minimal to no mistakes in design production of material

• Design – contributed to the design and build of shop equipment and software used to create truss parts and barcoded tags for identification

• Design – created early drawings for fabrication

• Operations – responsible for onsite work crews, making sure all crew members maintained a safe work environment while working around other work crews to complete their task on time.

• Operations – when conditions are favorable (acts of God or site contractors withstanding), job completion rate is 75% for on time or better. 1996 – 2005

PLANT/PRODUCTION/DESIGN MANAGER, CUSTOM COMPONENTS – RACINE, WI WOOD TRUSS AND WALL PANEL FABRICATION - Started as a designer and worked my way to Manager. Introduced them to light gauge trusses. After acquiring a new building, setup production lines for production of both wood metal trusses and panels.

• Production on steel trusses maintained a 2% waste factor

• Production on wood trusses maintained a 3 to 4% waste factor

• Averaged 28 to 30% profit margin on projects

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1987 – 1996

PRODUCTION, R&K BUILDING SUPPLY – GILBERT, AZ

INSTALLATION SERVICES – Began as a truss builder and worked my way up to crew supervisor.

• Designed wood trusses with Mitek software

• Ran a production shop of 100 people building, repairing and shipping wood trusses GEORGE B BIRCHETT JR PAGE 2

COMPUTER SKILLS

WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING: MICROSOFT OFFICE (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, OUTLOOK), AUTOCAD, ALPINE (WOOD AND TRUSSTEEL), TRUSS D&E, VERTEX, MITEK, KEYMARK CERTIFICATIONS

CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS:

• USACE 24 Hour Fall Protection – EM385 Competent Person Training

• USACE 24 Hour Rigging and Signal Person Awareness Training

• Hilti Powder Actuated Tool

• Reach Fork Lift Operator

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