Kristopher Sorensen
Vancouver,BC
Summary
Competent Apprentice Carpenter with positive demeanor and great communication skills. Experienced in power and hand tools. Team-oriented individual eager to work with experienced craftsmen and gain on-the-job experience. Desiring an Apprentice Carpenter position with a cabinetry company.
Knowledgeable in woodworking and repair work. Looking to bring further success to a company through excellent attention to detail and hard work.
Perform detail-oriented and precise carpentry work with every job. Focused on outperforming customer expectations while accomplishing budget and timeline demands. Direct work of assistants while teaching common and advanced carpentry abilities.
Knowledgeable professional offering experience and abilities in completing frameworks for structural construction jobs. Bright and detail-oriented in calculating accurate measurements. Focused on safety by keeping work areas neat, following protocols, using equipment and tools appropriately and warning teammates of potential hazards.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Carpenter Apprentice
Bay West Contracting
02.2023 - 08.2023
- Gained valuable education in residential and commercial building codes.
- Followed protocols and stayed organized to provide personal and teammate safety.
- Removed existing walls and installed engineered beams at 25 feet. Good communication and teamwork is the only way to get a job like this done, especially when were hand lifting beams using pullies and man power.
- Read and interpreted blueprints and construction documents to determine project directives.
- Operated forklifts, Zoom Booms, Bobcats Excavators and other heavy equipment.
- Inspected buildings to identify repair needs.
- Built a cantilevered deck from prefab steel beams. Dug out footings and layed concrete by hand because of remote location. Installed Vertical beams as a team because excessive weight, using pulleys and man power was the only option.
- Installed new windows, rebuild old window boxes where necessary, and installed windows in new window boxes when necessary. Instating Vapor Barrier and WAter/Moisture control was our responsibility as well, the remote location gave us all the responsibilities normally left to the sub trades.
- Installed new sheet metal roof on the new expansions of the building. Repaired the existing sheet metal roof where possible.
- I was personally in charge of the building envelope after framing. Sheathing, Home Wrap, Bug Screen, Strapping for siding install prep.
Carpenters Apprentice
Ketza Pacific Construction
02.2020 - 06.2022
- Planned and executed work with proper tools and materials to maximize efficiency.
- Shaped or cut materials to specified measurements using hand tools, machines and power saws.
- Interpreted blueprints and instructions to meet exact construction specifications.
- Building the Parkade and Mezzanine for apartment buildings and professional buildings, we would start with hardscaping, and grid layout. Once the grid was layed out we would start putting in footings and foundations. Next we would build the forms for the walls, from 3 to 30 feet. Installing all required supports (pins, structural lumber and braces) to prevent blowouts once the pouring starts.
- After the walls and columns are up we proceed with slab on grade. After the slab on grade in cured and finished we proceed with building the supports for the suspended slab.
- This requires good communication and an organized foreman to keep the crew safe at heights, and prevent people from rushing as this process presents a high level of pinch points to easily affect time loss injury.
- I ran the Zoom Boom and Bobcat almost every day, racking up a good amount of experience. AS well as the Mini Excavator.
- Other Projects with Ketza Included Building a Dam Upgrade for B.C. hydro in Sayward B.C.
- Repairing a Collapsed suspended slab on the 3rd storey of an 8 storey building.
Carpenter Apprentice and CSO
Pace Setter Contracting.
04.2018 - 01.2020
- Recorded incident reports with detailed accounts of occurrences as the CSO.
- Conducted regular patrols of site to maintain safety in areas of the site under new construction, constantly installing and moving control zones on high level decks to ensure maximum safety.
- Ran safety meetings once a week or when necessary with the foremen of all the sub trades on site. WIth up to 200 men on site at any given time, coordinating with the foremen and following through with safety orders is absolutely necessary to keep a safe site.
- Kept and organized office with all the paper work for site orientation, and to make sure that the men working at heights have fall pro, and that the men running machines have their tickets and experience.
- Whenever I was caught up in the office and the site was up to safety standards, I would join in whatever project the rest of the team had on the go.
- Analyzed and investigated incidents alongside functional management and security supervisors.
- Gathered information, identified, and implemented resolution, planned follow-up and logged and filed incident report to successfully manage close calls and safety concerns.
- Conducted training sessions for new personnel to facilitate compliance with safety protocols.
Driller
Precision Drilling
03.2010 - 05.2017
- Monitored drilling operations and machines.
- Maintained compliance requirements, work instructions and program procedures to promote safety.
- Monitored employee safety and coached workers on safety standards and procedures to prevent injuries.
- Trained and supervised all site personnel.
- Supported management of all drilling and rig move operations
- Determined accurate angles and depths before drilling or giving instructions.
- Managed and completed well modification and stimulation programs, bolstering oil and gas recovery.
- Managed rig sub-contractors to maintain safe and efficient operations of rig equipment.
- Kept close eye on gauge readouts and listened to machinery to assess current conditions and adjust settings.
- Completed field reports and boring logs on daily basis and discussed issues with site supervisor.
- Managed 9-person crew of rig team members involved in carrying out daily rig operations and special projects.
- Obtained and documented rock and soil samples from test borings to identify and address issues impeding business operations.
Education
No Degree - 1st And 2nd Line, Bore Hole Safety, Advanced BHS
Leduc Safety And Drill Training
Leduc, AB04.2014
Skills
- Material Prepping
- Hardware Installation
- Construction Drawing Interpretation
- Repair Work
- Worksite Safety
- General Carpentry
- Safety Oversight
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Commercial and Residential Jobs
- Residential and Commercial Renovations
- Project Management
- Competent with all hand and power tools
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Zoom Boom Training - Valid May 2021 - May 2024
- Fall Pro
- Confined Space Rescue
- High Angle Ropes Rescue
- Ticketed Driller, Oil and Gas Industry Alberta.
Timeline
Carpenter Apprentice
Bay West Contracting
02.2023 - 08.2023
Carpenters Apprentice
Ketza Pacific Construction
02.2020 - 06.2022
Carpenter Apprentice and CSO
Pace Setter Contracting.
04.2018 - 01.2020
Driller
Precision Drilling
03.2010 - 05.2017
No Degree - 1st And 2nd Line, Bore Hole Safety, Advanced BHS
Leduc Safety And Drill Training
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