To supplement income, retain skills and to teach younger tradesmen
Robert Colomy
Objective
To obtain part-time/full-time employment
Abilities
• Employ the Geometry of Framing/Cabinetry; any Scale/Design.
• Design/Layout/Install Bathroom/Kitchen; any Scale/Design.
• Design/ Layout/Install Foundation/ Footing Systems.
• Design/ Layout/Build any Concrete Form System.
• Design/ Layout/Install Cut Wood Floor & Wall Systems.
• Design/ Layout/Install Cut Wood Stair & Roof Systems.
• Extensive Knowledge/Use of Hand and Power Tools.
• Design/Install Architectural Façades/ Affectations.
• Design/Build Decks, Patios, Breezeways, Carports, Sunrooms.
• Historic Building Preservation/Conservation.
• 15+ Years Experience Union President/Representative.
• Design/Layout/Installation of Plumbing/Wiring Systems.
Experience
1986 – April, 2009
Woodcrafter – National Park Service, Philadelphia, PA
• Independence National Historic Park
• Maintain and preserve 51 historic and non-historic buildings using carpentry and woodworking skills; repair wooden articles such as furniture, doors, windows, floors, moldings and artifacts using the proper selection and matching of woods, fillers and plastic resins, etc.
• Worked on various projects, including the Magna Carta exhibit, carving wooden letters used for printing, worked on cupola columns at Merchant’s Exchange Building, worked on display for reproduction of the Constitution for celebration of document’s 206th birthday, worked on restoration of Independence Hall Tower.
• Spent 6 weeks in Gulf Island National Park, Mississippi restoring buildings after Hurricane Katrina
• President of Local AFGE 2058 for 17 years; served on two negotiating teams, 1 as chief negotiator; negotiated contracts for bargaining unit; attended monthly labor/management meetings; mediated employee/management disputes.
1980-1986
Marine Carpenter – Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA
• Removal and installation of fiberglass, foam and cork insulation; built wooden shelters and covers for weather protection, etc.; removal of deck tile; prepare and level surface and install new tiles; lay out, erect and remove scaffolds and staging to lay out, cut and install wooden blocks for docking of ships, vessels, etc.; operated machinery such as high lifts, forklifts, busses, trucks, etc.; full use and maintenance of woodworking machinery, portable power and hand tools.
1978 - 1980
Carpenter – General Services Administration, Philadelphia, PA
• Renovation work of new and older federal buildings; building interior wall (wood and metal studs); installation of doors, windows, drywall and moldings; installation of drop ceilings, floor coverings, painting and patch plaster work.
1977 – 1978
Rigger 2nd Class – Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Chester, PA
• Rigging of motors, pumps, valves, pipes aboard new ship construction; worked with millwrights setting machinery, worked with welders, machinists, pipefitters, installed valves and piping.
1977 – 1978
Carpenter – Val-Lee Construction Co., Somerton, PA
1976 – 1977
Carpenter – Frank R. Rosen Kitchens, Philadelphia, PA
1973 – 1976
Carpenter Apprentice; Carpenter Construction – Altemose Construction Co., Center Square, PA
1971 – 1973
Joiner (Carpenter) Apprentice – Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA
Education
1971 Jules E. Mastbaum Vocational Technical School, Philadelphia, PA
Wood Shop/Carpentry Curriculum
Mechanical Drawing
1971-1975
Journeyman in Carpenter Construction Issued by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Miscellaneous Courses
National Park Service:
Lead Abatement, Asbestos Removal, CPR, First Aid, Defibrillator, First Responder, Historical Preservation/Renovation, Defensive Driver’s Course, Historical Plaster Preservation/Renovation, Cultural Diversity, EO training, Sexual Harassment, Historical Masonry training (use of historical brick and mortar mixes), Cedar shake and shingle training (The Cedar Bureau), Repair/Replacement of historical windows and doors (custom cutter heads to reproduce molding and contours
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