operating engineer/ NCCO certified hydraulic crane operator

JOEL A. ACKERMAN

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Keota, IA 52248

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Objective

To obtain a full time position as an mid- level Crane/Heavy Equipment Operator/millwright, maintenance employee.

Qualification Highlights

Successfully completed Heavy Equipment Operations training on loaders & backhoes and Mobile Crane Operations training on Mobile Hydraulic Cranes. Written and practical (hands-on) Operator Certification Assessment Test (OPCAT) taken for the loader. Written and practical NCCCO certification exams taken for the large Telescopic Mobile Crane. Written exams taken for Lattice Boom and Small Hydraulic Crane.

Class A CDL w/tanker, doubles, triples endorsements. A+ Certification – Steel Erector and A+ Certification – Millwright. Certified structural welder. :NCCCO certified mobile crane operator Certificate of Completion, Fundamentals of Rigging, January 2010 Crosby Rigging Group

Experience

heavy lift crane operator, 11/2010- current

CCC Group inc. heavy industrial contractor –

Licensed crane operator NCCCO certified, Pennsylvania state certified

performed industrial crane operation services meeting productivity and safety requirements as per osha 1926.1400 standards

Equipment Operator/Millwright, 02/2009 to 11/2009

Iowa Department of Natural Resources – Brighton, IA

Performed general state park duties and conservation techniques; assisted law enforcement officers; logged trees; operated dozers, skidders and loaders; repaired machinery and vehicles; fabrication projects

Ironworker/Supervisor/Millwright, 10/2006 to 02/2009

Midwest Construction – Bettendorf, IA

Worked on multiple erection sites; built rest area buildings; built water towers; multiple pre-engineered structures and other buildings; supervised crews; performed industrial maintenance at hydro/electric generation stations; operated a mobile fixed-cab crane, ; served as Superintendent for a $20 million dollar project.

Owner/Fabricator, 05/1996 to Present

Current J’s Customs – Keota, IA

Custom work, build and/or modify motorcycles; repair custom projects; work with lathes, fabrication and welding equipment.

Sewer Installation Specialist, 07/2006 to 11/2006

Midland Construction – Harper, IA

Worked performing general underground sewer installation; excavation; directional drilling and sewer system assembly; pressure, vacuum, flow and leak testing; performed final testing for certification; operated a bulldozer, excavator, trackhoe, backhoe and wheel loader

Millwright/Ironworker, 10/2005 to 05/2006

Alert construction, Inc. – Cedar Rapids, IA

General industrial plant maintenance; mechanical, structural, plumbing fabrication and repairs; fossil fuel generation plant maintenance; new construction; concrete work; duties of a welder; operated cranes, dozers, backhoes and skid steer; operated a rough terrain fork truck

Iron Worker/Millwright, 05/2003 to 11/2003

C.R. Conveying, Inc. – Cedar Rapids, IA

Erection and repair; maintenance of grain and material handling systems; some general construction duties; performed custom fabrication; worked at heights exceeding 200 feet; worked as a welder; operated a crane; fossil fuel power generation maintenance; jobsite location: Archer Daniel Midland Company

Machinist, 09/1998 to 12/2002

Crane Company/Crane Valve Co – Washington, IA

Foundry work; casting production; clean-up and iron pouring; metallurgical testing; electrical inductive furnace maintenance; assembly; painting; testing; welding; manufacturing industrial valves; machine production work to produce parts for assemblies and sub-assemblies; forklift operation

JOEL A. ACKERMAN

Education

Certificate of Graduation, Heavy Equipment Operations Level 1 & Mobile Crane Operations, January 2010

Oklahoma College of Construction, Oklahoma City, OK Certificate of Completion, Fundamentals of Rigging, January 2010 Crosby Rigging Group Welding Technology/Industrial Maintenance, 1998 Indian Hills Community College – Ottumwa, IA Precision Systems Maintenance & Repair Technology, 1998 Indian Hills Community College – Ottumwa, IA H.S. Diploma, 1996 Bonner Springs High School, Bonner Springs, KS

Skills

• Basic knowledge of soils and relative compaction requirements

• Grade reading/setting including transfer from hubs, slope stakes, cut/fill calculations, hand level, engineer’s level and laser level

• Site layout and differential leveling

• Print Reading including grading plan, site plans and plan/profile sheet

• Utility hazards and advanced workplace safety

• Load charts and calculations

• Proper setup and basic maintenance of cranes

• Estimating and calculating load weights

• Knowledge of ANSI and OSHA standards

• Punch Press

• TIG, MIG and Stick Welding

• Set up and Maintenance of heavy equipment

• Safety oriented employee

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