James Laughlin
Skilled Trades Technician
Gainesville, FL 32609
*************@*****.***
Professional Summary
Exceptionally resourceful and experienced, Trade Skills Technician. (5) Five years Industrial Carpentry, and Wood working. Six (6) years commercial & residential construction, remodeling, refurbishing and repair. Various roofing experience and skills. Drywall, Interior/Exterior Residential & Commercial Painting
(3 yrs.), Vinyl Siding, Window/ Door installation, rain gutter installation, trim carpentry, flooring. Building maintenance. Six (6) years experience in supervising crew of six persons as position of Foreman.
(Transportation of equipment and materials to assigned work areas by utility truck with attached trailer. Maintaining company vehicle through operator maintenance checks. Plan and arrange work schedule and time management of tasks in a timely manner). Seven (7) years in performance of duties related to warehouse and stock yard. (Shipping, receiving, stocking, inventory, labeling, wrapping/packaging merchandise and computerized machinary, Six (6) years of equipment operator (Forklift, Front end Loader, Lumber/sawmill, lumber grader, landscape and lawncare tractors and mowers). (5) Five years assembly and manufacturing skills and experience ( Roof/ Floor Trusses, Pre- Framing, Wood Door & Window Frames/ Construction. Twelve years landscape/lawn care design and maintenance, including tree service.
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Skilled Tradesman.
Lawflynn's Property Preservation-Live Oak, FL
October 2017 to Present
Maintain both residential and commercial properties exterior and interior asthetics through use of construction skills and experiences towards performance of regular maintenance, repairs or remodeling of buildings, standing structures and properties. Use knowledge and experience of lawn maintenance and property preservation techniques to manicure and maintain curb appeal of property landscapes. Stacker Operator
Imc
July 2021 to August 2021
Operate stacking table and load pallets with materials bagged for distribution to merchants. Carpenter/Roofer
Crosier and Son Roofing-Gainesville, FL
May 2020 to August 2020
Replace damaged decking of roof tops, tear off old shingles and weathering to replace with new materials. Install metal and shingle roofing.
Industrial Carpenter
Ridgeway Truss-Gainesville, FL
January 2020 to April 2020
Manufacture various style wood truss assemblies to be installed into commercial and residential buildings. Apply knowledge, skill, and experience of various pneumatic and hand tools used in carpentry. Builder/Carpenter
Howlands Truss Plant-Live Oak, FL
January 2018 to August 2018
Construct and build roof/floor trusses. Use carpentry hand tools,(Hammer, tape measure, framing square, neumatic tools, and various types of saws).
Installation Technician
Lowes Home Improvement Stores-Lake City, FL
December 2016 to October 2017
Work close with clients and customers to replace, repair, and install energy efficient windows and doors. Build and install property fencing, porches, decks and other standing structures with materials purchased from Lowe's, while applying carpentry skill and experience. Use heavy equipment such as mini excavators, lulls, lift platforms, and various gas powered machinery. Customer service & Client Relations Destack/Planner Machine Operator/Mill Operator/Saw Operations/Safey Operation & Inspections s
Klausner Lumber One-Live Oak, FL
February 2015 to December 2015
Operate and maintain calibration of both lumber planning machine and lumber de stacking equipment. Foreman/Laborer
Poor Boyz Lawncare/ Handyman Services-White Springs, FL 2013 to 2015
Operate various machinery, hand tools, and materials toward completing customer requests for property and building maintenance.
Skilled Tradesman/Foreman
Tranter Industries Inc-Franklin, IN
2010 to 2013
Manufacture, assemble and construct wood materials for various uses from shipping pallets, skids, crates and roof/ floor trusses. Operate saws, forklifts, various pneumatic and hand tools. Foreman/ Supervisor
Mean Green Environmental Services-Gainesville, FL
2000 to 2006
Maintenance commercial and residential properties through knowledge used both in the skills of construction and landscape/ lawn care fields. Use janitorial equipment (i.e. Floor buffer, mops, brooms, chemicals, etc.) to sanitize, disinfect and clean areas. Supervisor/ Manager
Busy " B" Home and Garden-Gainesville, FL
1994 to 1999
Manage and supervise adherence to customer concerns toward services rendered within home remodeling and property maintenance.
Education
Associates in Business
Santa Fe Community College - Gainesville, FL
1994 to 1996
Skills
• Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Note, (10+ years)
• Equipment Operator (5 years)
• Customer Relations (10+ years)
• Carpentry (5 years)
• Assembly (5 years)
• Machine Operator (10+ years)
• Environmental Services (4 years)
• Supervisor (5 years)
• Management (5 years)
• Warehouse (3 years)
• Power Tools (10+ years)
• Hand Tools (10+ years)
• Sheet Metal Roofing (3 years)
• Skilled Trades (10+ years)
• Production (10+ years)
• Customer Servicem (5 years)
• Construction (10+ years)
• Inventory Control (5 years)
• Trim Carpentry (4 years)
• Building/ Property Maintenance (6 years)
• Quality Assurance (5 years)
• Quality Control (3 years)
• irrigation installation (2 years)
• Restoration
• Forklift
• Inventory
• Maintenance
• Microsoft Excel
• Shipping And Receiving
• Time Management
• Door Hanging
• Drywall
• Loader Operation
• Glass Installation
• Lawn Care
• Handyman
• Mechanical Knowledge
• Mowing
• Load & Unload
• Remodeling
• Tree Care
• Tree Trimming
• Buffing
• Landscape Maintenance
• Blueprint Reading
• Construction Management
• CNC
• Low Voltage
• Electrical Experience
• Facilities Maintenance
• Fire Restoration
• Backhoe Operation
• Equipment Repair
• Water Damage Restoration
• Heavy Equipment Operation
• Manufacturing
• Plumbing
• Root cause analysis
• OSHA (6 years)
• Computer literacy
• Custodial experience
• Customer service
• Automotive Repair
• Leadership
• Continuous improvement
• Excavator
• Sales
• Cleaning
• Painting
• Construction estimating
• Spanish
Languages
• Spanish/English - Fluent
Additional Information
Ability to use computer. Ability to catalog product information, man hours, material purchasing, and work performances.