Maintenance Technician Highly Skilled
Resume:
Brian Russell
Owner / Foreman
Navarre, Florida, United States
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SUMMARY
Dedicated Construction Foreman and Business Owner with over 30 years of experience in residential and commercial building, remodeling, and property maintenance. Skilled in all aspects of construction, from foundations to finishing, with proven success managing large-scale projects, overseeing crews, and maintaining communities of 100+ homes. Known for reliability, craftsmanship, and hands-on leadership. Seeking a stable, long-term opportunity to apply expertise and contribute to a company's growth and success.
WORK EXPERIENCE
February 2024-September 2026
Head Maintenance Supervisor
The Camellia Assisted Living Facility
Gulf Breeze, Florida, United States
• Head Maintenance of the whole building a lot of the time alone as the only maintenance to keep the facility up and running above normal conditions. Wonderful resident relationships as well as the rest of the facility staff.
• actively remodeling and flipping resident rooms to prepare them for incoming guests and residents.
• Roofing & Structural Maintenance: Located and repaired critical roof leaks that had gone unaddressed for six years, resolving long-standing structural vulnerability issues.
• Mechanical Systems & Boiler Operations: Handled heavy and light plumbing repairs throughout the facility, maintained the boiler room, and serviced critical building mechanics including the primary generator and electrical rooms.
• Compliance & Safety Logs: Maintained detailed records and performed rigorous weekly compliance logs and checks for critical life-safety and utility systems, including fire extinguishers, Hand and eye wash stations,fire alarms, boiler equipment, electrical panels, and continuous water temperature monitoring. January 2001-January 2025
Owner / Foreman
Russell Construction & Repairs
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States
• • Built custom homes from slab up, including framing, roofing, drywall, flooring, and finishing.
• • Managed full remodels, renovations, and property maintenance for residential homes, businesses, and commercial
• • Sites.
• • Oversaw long-term maintenance contracts for 100+ home neighborhoods and multiple large trailer park communities
• • In Ft. Walton Beach.
• • Supervised crews, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure projects were completed on schedule and within budget.
• • Delivered high-quality craftsmanship while ensuring compliance with building codes and safety standards.
• • Maintained strong client relationships, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
• • Pensacola to Panama City, FL
• Drove a big box truck delivering furniture for about a year during this time and was a mechanic for over a 2 years at Lee Pontiac and did a lot of driving for that job aswell February 2006-March 2016
Forman/Supervisor
DCI Custom Construction builders
Sandestin, Florida, United States
• • Constructed multi million dollar beach houses up and down old 98 and 30A as Forman/Lead and also for my own company
• • (Brian Russell Custom Construction). Customized and remodeled residential and business structures from Pensacola to
• • Panama City for multiple companies that include DCI, S&A,Davis Dunn, also Rebuilt and Remodeled Hoggs Breath
• • Restaurant in Destin. Custom Construction on new Homes and Remodeling with my own company for 25 plus years.
• • Certified welder and extremely experienced in Auto Mechanics. Reliable and Professional. Thanks for the consideration.
• Built big beach houses with elevators and helicopter pads . Even for semi famous people. And a owner of a professional football team
January 1994-January 2006
Lead Foreman
S&A Framing and Custom built homes
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, United States
• • Directed day-to-day site operations, coordinating tasks among workers and subcontractors.
• • Ensured all work met strict quality standards and deadlines.
• • Gained expertise in managing teams and scheduling projects efficiently.
• • Northwest Florida
• Built a lot of multi million dollar homes on the beach July 1995-July 1999
Mechanic
Lee Pontiac
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States
• • Lots of restoring, maintenance and fixing cars experience
• • Lee Pontiac and then Precision tune then few other oil change shops and Flipping cars over my teen and
• • Adult life swapping motors etc
• Dealership setting learned a lot and can switch motors fix motors and change bad parts and diagnose problems with vehicles
EDUCATION
1992-1996
Trades Welding Construction
Choctawhatchee Senior High School
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States
January 1992 to graduated in 96 with high school diploma
• High school diploma
1992-1996
Welding Certification
Votecational School
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States
Real hands on welding and testing.
MiG tig stick arc and brazing
• Higher Level Certification
• Carpentry
SKILLS
Health Insurance Masonry Maintenance - HVAC Facilities Management Maintenance Services Budget Management Construction Painting (Facilities and Maintenance) Carpentry Project Planning Pallet Jack Customer Relations Electricity Maintenance - Electrical Team Lead/Manager Plumbing HVAC Building Systems Identify Issues Cost Control Computer Operations Heavy Lifting Property Maintenance Assisted Living Delivery Driving OSHA Equipment Maintenance/Repair Safety Process Property Management Blueprints Maintenance - Plumbing Safety Equipment Residential Construction Cleaning Equipment Diesel Engine Welding Problem Solving Skills Budgeting Construction Estimates Construction Inspection Van Driving Fire Safety Typing Detail Oriented Team Player Construction Management Resolve Customer Issues Communication Skills Automotive Repair and Maintenance Background Investigation Computer Skills Documentation On Site Support Microsoft Windows System Administration Mobile Devices Ohmmeter Heavy Equipment/Vehicles Mathematics Life Safety Systems Maintenance - Appliances Organizational Skills Woodworking Waste Management Energy Management Reliability Centered Maintenance Quality Control Quality Metrics Electrical Components Leadership Safety/Work Safety Hand Tools Construction Project Management Groundskeeping Customer Support/Service Construction Schedule Reporting Skills Forklift Technical Drawing Electrical Engineering Roofing Safety Standards Time Management Building Codes Maintain Compliance Remodeling Develop and Maintain Customers Residential Real Estate Schedule Development Project Schedule Restaurant Driver's License Commercial Construction Project Tracking Training/Teaching Community Support Vision Plan CERTIFICATIONS
Welding, 1997-07-01, True, Certified
Driver's License, Class E
Forklift Certification
LANGUAGES
English - null
EXTRACURRICULARS
Restoration of vehicles
Guitar
All aspects of Construction remodeling Carpentry and building WORK AUTHORIZATION
I am authorized to work in the following countries:
• United States
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