Robert A Gojkov
Phone: 330-***-**** E=Mail: *********@*****.***
Objective To secure a permanent position using my skills and knowledge obtained with 15+ years as an electrician, project foreman; and electrical estimator.
Experience
Industrial Electrician
7/11-Present Construction Mechanics Inc.
CMI is a company which provides contractors with skilled construction labor for various trades and projects. I perform any task that needs completed such as running rigid conduit for equipment feeds, PLC controls, and various branch circuits.
Electrical Subcontractor
6/11-7/11 Self-Employed
Worked as a subcontractor running rigid conduit for equipment feeds, PLC controls, and various branch circuits.
Electrical & Instrumentation Estimator/Project Manager
8/10-6/11 Strike Construction
Worked as an I&E Estimator/Project Manager. The type of estimating work involved Oil, Gas, Natural Gas, and other related pipeline facilities. This company had several divisions including Civil, Mechanical, pipeline, and I&E. Proposals were produced working closely with these other divisions to ensure a complete scope of work. Duties and responsibilities included the following:
• Reading and understanding bid documents and specifications
• Reading and understanding prints and schematics
• Reading and understanding Piping and Instrument Diagrams for labor and material
• Produce proposed construction schedules to be submitted with bid proposal
• Supervise bidding schedule
• Project take-off and entry into Vision-Soft, EBM
• Factor overhead, profit, labor rates, quoted and non-quoted material, and job expenses
• Sending out required material for quote to supply houses
• Obtain quotes for special systems (for example: fire alarm systems, voice/data systems, security and access control systems, lightning protection, etc.)
• Set-Up and obtain Purchase Orders for material and subcontractors
• Work to make sure bid proposals are as competitive as possible
• Close out projects with my Division Manager and submit before bid deadline
Electrical & Instrumentation Estimator/Project Manager
1/10-8/10 Lott Contractors
Worked as an I&E Estimator/Project Manager. The type of estimating work involved Oil, Gas, Natural Gas, and other related pipeline facilities. This company had several divisions including Civil, Mechanical, pipeline, and I&E. Proposals were produced working closely with these other divisions to ensure a complete scope of work. Duties and responsibilities included the following:
• Reading and understanding bid documents and specifications
• Reading and understanding prints and schematics
• Reading and understanding Piping and Instrument Diagrams for labor and material
• Produce proposed construction schedules to be submitted with bid proposal
• Supervise bidding schedule
• Project take-off and entry into Vision-Soft, EBM
• Factor overhead, profit, labor rates, quoted and non-quoted material, and job expenses
• Sending out required material for quote to supply houses
• Obtain quotes for special systems (for example: fire alarm systems, voice/data systems, security and access control systems, lightning protection, etc.)
• Set-Up and obtain Purchase Orders for material and subcontractors
• Work to make sure bid proposals are as competitive as possible
• Close out projects with my Division Manager and submit before bid deadline
Electrical Estimating Manager
5/08-1/10 Ibid Estimating Services
Work as Electrical Estimating Manager for nationwide estimating firm with 10 estimators working under me. In addition to making sure an average of 7.5 million dollars in monthly bids are completed on time, responsibilities include the following:
• Training of take-off procedures with less experienced estimators
• Supervise bidding schedule; and assign tasks
• Review other estimators take-off and entry into estimating software
• Reading and understanding bid documents and specifications
• Sending out required material for quote to supply houses
• Obtain quotes for special systems (for example: fire alarm systems, voice/data systems, security and access control systems, etc.)
• Project take-off and entry into Vision-Soft, EBM
• Factor overhead, profit, labor rates, quoted and non-quoted material, and job expenses
• Obtain bidder/GC list for project
• Work to make sure bid proposals are as competitive as possible
• Write and send out project proposals and completed take-off for electrical contractors to review
• Close out projects with contractors; and then send to bidding general contractors before bid deadline
• Close out projects with other estimators so they can learn how to review final numbers with contractors
Electrician
8/04-5/08 K.C. Electric
Work unsupervised as an electrician performing duties that include:
• Reading and understanding prints and schematics
• Installing primary and secondary power systems
• Working with bucket truck to perform various tasks
• Trenching for conduit, pole bases, transformer pads
• Install and wire fuel management systems for gas-stations
• Also experienced in job-site foreman tasks for numerous projects
Electrical Subcontractor
6/03-8/04 C.L.C.
• Sent to different companies to run branch circuits, install panels, and anything needed done to complete project.
Electrical Subcontractor
1/02-6/03 Self-Employed
• Fox Electric: Wired several Family Dollar retail stores
• Primary Electric: Wired new additions in local factories
• Kostas Construction: Wired downtown offices and condos
• Electrician
7/96-1/02 Woods Electrical
• One year spent as apprentice before I was promoted to being in charge of projects
Education Cuyahoga Falls High School 1985-1989
GED 1996
References Available upon request