Kristan Gillanders
Chilliwack,BC
Summary
Diligent construction team member skilled in using hand and power tools, knowledgeable about organizing supplies, operating equipment, helping skilled workers complete demanding work in industrial and residential construction.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Skilled Labour
Macro Industries
07.2021 - 02.2024
- High arch trench box, slide rail shoring equipment assembly setting up of bore equipment and assisting bore crew.
- Rigging handling 36”- 42” bore pipe, production pipe. Setting up for cuts, welds both above ground in ditch.
- Signaling equipment operators installing trench boxes moving equipment materials and fitting casing/bore pipe.
- Confined space entry working with surveyors, welders,
- Tending pumps, generators, compressors. Controlling water levels, diverting water, installing culverts, barriers, dams.
- Load, unload vehicles with supplies, equipment, construction materials, clean prepare sites, load, unload bore machine, generators, compressors, bore pipe and production pipe.
Coating Applicator
TDN Constructors
01.2018 - 06.2021
- Working in confined spaces by rope access, applying two part epoxy to inside of water mains and pen stocks.
- Ensured consistent quality of coatings by regularly inspecting, maintaining equipment with attention to detail.
Driller/Scaler
Kan-Arm Drilling & Blasting
01.2016 - 12.2017
- Mountain scaling established by rope access to remove large boulders and loose materials around power line towers.
- Operating pneumatic rock drills, loading explosives into blast holes to clear rock or tree stumps.
- Drilling and installing anchors/grouted for slope stabilization.
- Helicopter ground crew support long lining materials and equipment into remote areas, while working in extreme conditions.
- Rigging, swamping, signaling for equipment operators. Load unload vehicles with supplies, equipment, and construction materials
Skilled Labour
Big Country Energy Services
09.2013 - 12.2016
- Mainlining 12”- 36” gas lines clearing and access of right of ways, working along side heavy equipment in safe effective manner.
- Hand signalling for operators, greasing machines daily rigging pipe on off trailers, setting up for welds.
- Assisted welders in beveling, grinding, preheating pipe.
- Applying torch on coatings as well as conducting quality control of coatings and fixing any defects.
- Operating loader, skid steer in lay down yard keeping things clean organized, loading materials on and off of trailers, assisting with chaining down equipment on low bed trailers.
Education
Pipeline Construction Safety -
Ground Disturbance Level 2 -
Confined Space Entry -
Fall Protection -
S 100 Fire Training -
Diploma -
Chilliwack Senior Secondary
01.2012
Skills
- Residential/Industrial construction
- Time management
- Work site preparation
- Materials organization
- Mechanical knowledge
- Hand and power tools
- Mixing applying epoxy coatings
- Landscaping
- Carpentry framing
References
Taurean Trepanier (587)-377-1866
Sam Shelley (604)-799-5619
Simon Phizacklea (604)-798-1461
Timeline
Skilled Labour
Macro Industries
07.2021 - 02.2024
Coating Applicator
TDN Constructors
01.2018 - 06.2021
Driller/Scaler
Kan-Arm Drilling & Blasting
01.2016 - 12.2017
Skilled Labour
Big Country Energy Services
09.2013 - 12.2016
Pipeline Construction Safety -
Ground Disturbance Level 2 -
Confined Space Entry -
Fall Protection -
S 100 Fire Training -
Diploma -
Chilliwack Senior Secondary
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