Andres Garcia
San Diego
Summary
Seeking a long-term stable position in the San Diego area, where my background and experience can help me succeed.
Results-driven Painting Foreman known for unparalleled productivity and efficiency in managing projects from inception to completion. Possess strong leadership, project management, and color mixing skills which contribute to delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines. Excel in team collaboration, communication, and problem-solving, ensuring smooth operations and client satisfaction on every project.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Painting Foreman
Brad Stoner Painting
05.2017 - Current
- As a working foreman, I ran jobs from start to finish under a budgeted amount of hours and materials.
- Developed and maintained working relationships with customers or contractors. This required excellent communication.
- Drove a company van and maintained sundries stocked in the vehicle at all times.
- Carried ladders, sprayers, and many hand and power tools in the van.
- Performed many painting duties at an expert or journeyman level. Among these are scraping, sanding, patching, and making minor repairs to wood and drywall substrates.
- Would teach new employees how to perform work as needed.
- Applied different kinds of paints in a water, oil, or urethane form.
- Also worked with enamels, epoxy, polyurethanes, spar varnish, and stains.
- All of these coatings would be applied on wood, stucco, cement, etc. using brush, roll, conventional and airless spray techniques.
Jobsite Supervisor
CertaPro Painters
San Diego
04.2016 - 05.2016
- In charge of a small group of employees.
- Some of the duties were customer service, delegate tasks, order materials, keep track of hours worked, and perform job within the budgeted total hours.
Maintenance Oiler
Solar Turbines
San Diego
04.2010 - 08.2015
- Perform coolant changes, help during preventative maintenance by cleaning machine of metal shavings, cleaning the machine, changing oils and coolant.
- Maintain coolant levels and oil levels throughout plant.
- Micro manage oil and coolant drums in our yard.
Jobsite Supervisor
CertaPro Painters
San Diego
12.2007 - 01.2008
- In charge of a small group of employees.
- Some of the duties were customer service, delegate tasks, order materials, keep track of hours worked, and perform job within the budgeted total hours.
Painter
Solar Turbines
San Diego
11.2005 - 08.2007
- Perform hand and spray painting of new and old building structures, plant equipment, tools, furniture, parts, subassemblies, assemblies, and finished products.
- Operate line striping machines, chipping hammers, portable sand blast equipment, power sanders, spraying, and drying booths or related equipment.
- Change filters, nozzles, hoses, as required.
- Surface preparation includes cleaning, sanding, chipping, sand /water blasting and patching.
Education
High school diploma -
Mar Vista High School
Imperial Beach, CA03.1992
Skills
- Stucco
- Painting
- Drywall
- Maintenance
- Power Tools
- Construction
- Supervising experience
- Management
- Airless paint spraying
- Customer service
- Hand tools
- Budgeting
- Commercial painting
- Residential painting
- Industrial painting
- Forklift
- Construction management
- Commercial construction
- Manufacturing
- Production planning
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Facilities Maintenance
Certification
Driver's License, 05/01/23, 06/01/28
Languages
- English, Expert
- Spanish, Expert
Timeline
Painting Foreman
Brad Stoner Painting
05.2017 - Current
Jobsite Supervisor
CertaPro Painters
04.2016 - 05.2016
Maintenance Oiler
Solar Turbines
04.2010 - 08.2015
Jobsite Supervisor
CertaPro Painters
12.2007 - 01.2008
Painter
Solar Turbines
11.2005 - 08.2007
High school diploma -
Mar Vista High School