To utilize my diverse skills in order to benefit an organization in the construction industry, while at the same time acquiring the knowledge necessary to continue developing my own career in that industry.
Thomas Andrew Kamka
Objective To utilize my diverse skills in order to benefit an organization in the construction industry, while at the same time acquiring the knowledge necessary to continue developing my own career in that industry.
Experience
2005-2009 Skyline Builders & Restoration INC. Phoenix, AZ.
Coating Estimator / Project Manager
 Takeoffs and prepare estimates for commercial and industrial projects.
 Read write specs and submit submittals.
 Order all material and schedule painters.
 Manage multiple project costs and their quality to insure they stay within the estimated budget.
 Meet with architects, owners, general contractors, interior designers, cities, state, and federal.
 Hire painters.
2003-2005 Wespac Construction Inc. Phoenix, AZ.
Assistant Estimator
 Send out bid invites and addendums to subcontractors.
 Plan distribution to subcontractors.
 Meet with architects, interior designers, owners, cities, state, and federal to insure that there are no other services we can provide for them.
 Collect estimates from subcontractors.
 Clarified estimates and scopes from subcontractor to insure they have the whole scope of work.
 Takeoff of drawings and read all scopes of work per projects.
 Put together estimates and submit to architects, interior designers, owners, cities, state, and federal.
 Give out bid results to subcontractors.
 Pre-qualify subcontractors.
2002-2003 Arizona Professional Painting Phoenix, AZ.
Coatings Estimator / Project Manager
 Takeoffs and prepare estimates.
 Read and write specs and submit submittals.
 Order all material and schedule painters.
 Manage multiple project costs and their quality to insure they stay within the estimated budget.
 Meet with architects, owners, general contractors, and interior designers.
 Hire painters.
1997-2002 Ascher Brothers Co., Inc. Chicago, IL
Painter/Foreman / Assistant Coatings Estimator
 Union painter working primarily at residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
 Organized projects through communications with owners, architects, general contractors, interior designers, cities, state, and federal.
 Supervised other union painters at job sites.
 Promoted to Assistant Estimator.
 Takeoffs and submit estimate.
 Watch project costs to insure they stay in line with estimate.
1995-1997 Peak Construction, Inc. Mesa, AZ
Painter/Foreman/Customer Service Superintendent Assistant
 Painted custom homes, commercial and track homes.
 Promoted to Foreman, and supervised painting crew for custom homes, track housing, and commercial. Also consulted with superintendents of housing projects for scheduling.
 Promoted to Customer Service Superintendent Assistant. Scheduled customer service calls, make customer service calls, respond to customer service issues. Extensive interaction with customers and home builders to resolve any problems.
1991-1995 Superior Painting Wauconda, IL
Apprentice Painter
 Seasonal to full time painter for local decorating and painting company.
Education 1997-1999 College of Lake County Grayslake, IL.
1990-1994 James Madison High School Norcross, GA
 High School Degree
Accreditations Union apprenticeship, Shea Homes of Arizona Exceptional Customer Communications, Franklin Covey Course, Microsoft Windows XP level 1, Microsoft Office Word 2003 Level 1, Microsoft Office Excel Level 1, Microsoft Office Excel Level 2, Certified in Safety Training for Hazardous Communications Program, Hazardous Waste Disposal, Company Safety Programs, Respirators and Ladder Safety, Certificate of training for self-propelled elevating work platforms, 15 hour Southwest Safety Training, and 10 hour OSHA training class,
Memberships Painters Union Local 275 Chicago IL. Painters Union Local 86 Phoenix AZ. PDCA.
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