ANANDRAJ EBENEZAR (Raj)
Kitchener, Ontario 647-***-****
*********@*****.***
Drywaller and Taper
Improve production to impact profitability
Expert in drywall and taping work. Decrease cost via waste reduction and optimal usage of materials available, collaborating with cross-functional trades to expedite quality solutions.
Personally worked in over 600 modular structures.
Motivate assigned team and foster positive environment by implementing initiatives that bring down production cost whilst not compromising on quality. Assess needs, diffuse issues, and resolve issues through negotiation skills.
Expertise includes
●Drywall installation
●Taping and mudding
●Siding work
●Framing
●Flooring
●Demolition
●Carpentry
●Caulking
●Staff training
●Quality assurance
●Department inventory management
●Modular production team management
Professional Experience
Proper Drywall, ON Current job
Drywaller and Framer
●Hang drywall.
●Corner bead work.
●T-Bar ceiling work.
●Metal framing work.
Z-Modular, Kitchener, ON April 2019 to Aug 2024
Drywaller and Taping Lead
●Daily workflow management for the mud and tape team.
●Assigning work for the team for interdepartmental coordination.
●Training new tapers and drywallers in mudbox and tech tools.
ANC Modular, Brantford, ON Oct 2024 to Jan 2025
General Carpenter
●Modular forming work.
●Modular shipment assistance.
●Assigned shop floor work.
Arctec Construction, Thamesford, ON October 2018 - March 2019
Construction worker
●Installation of equipment hauled in.
●Work as a team of 10-12 staff.
AB Drywall, Stouffville, ON June 2016 - September 2018
Drywaller and Taper
●Installation of drywall.
●Work as a team mudding and taping units.
New Insites Interior, Aurora, ON May 2015 - June 2016
Drywaller
●Installation of drywall.
●Work as a team mudding and taping units.
CBay/Spheris Systems, Coimbatore, India Sep 2005 - June 2012
Medical Proofer & Quality Analyst
●Proofread medical files with 99% accuracy.
●Train medical transcriptionists to transcribe 97% accuracy as base level.
●Maintain a turn around time of less than 4 hours.
SRMC, Chennai, India June 1996 - Feb 2002
Transplant Tech
●Coordinate Urology surgeries/procedures.
●Operation theater floor assistance.
●Surgeon assistance in minor procedures.
●Bridging communication for cadaver harvest and organ transport.
●Post operative assistance to the surgeon in charge.
Accomplishments
●Helped start up and run the overall Z-Modular Kitchener facility and later drywall department right from the establishment of Kitchener facility.
●Remote site maintenance jobs in St. Clair College buildings, Windsor, Ontario.
●Trained a team of tapers and trained a team of drywallers respectively.
●Self started my career as a construction professional in Canada as a junior drywaller to where I am as a team lead.
●Uprooted my immediate family of four from a third world country (India) to a first world country (Canada) and gave them an ethically good life.
Strengths
●My motto is “get comfortable getting uncomfortable” which has brought me this far.
●Venturing into the unknown is part of my character.
●I work with the mindset of “go the extra mile.”
●I do not get offended easily and my threshold is pretty high.
●I do not react spontaneously to criticism or negative opinions.
●I am good at working alone or as part of a team.
Education
●Master of Arts, Chennai, India
●Bachelor of Arts, Chennai, India
●Dialysis technology training, Chennai, India
Professional Development
●Elevated work platform training – Z-Modular, Kitchener, Ontario.
●WHMIS, fall arrest and scissor lift training – Kitchener, Ontario.
●First Aid/CPR training – Newmarket, Ontario.
●Security Officer License Training – October 2012. Enforce Security, Toronto, Canada.
●Very sound knowledge of Microsoft Office and Internet.