Rick Warner Email and Phone Number

• Respond to any fire related emergencies at a various oil and gas industry sites. • Conduct daily safety meetings to outline specific job hazards and response procedures. • Supervise the transfer and use of hazardous materials to ensure safe work practices are being followed. • Supervise equipment refueling operations to minimize health hazards and equipment damage in the event of a fire. • Deliver specialized safety equipment to various work sites. • Ensure equipment is functional and train workers in its operation. • Perform routine maintenance on heavy and light duty company vehicles. • Liaise with site superintendent to determine and correct any billing, staffing, or scheduling issues.

• Respond to and treat worker injuries. Arrange for transportation to medical aid or authorize a return to work. • Supervise approximately 25-30 workers in the absence of the shop foreman. • Act as Lead Hand on a wide range of projects. • Streamline production methods in order to meet tight deadlines. • Train new employees on a variety of specialized hand and power tools. • Operate overhead cranes to move large building materials. • Operate forklifts and other motorized equipment in a safe and responsible manner. • Read and interpret shop drawings to build complex roof truss systems. • Maintain inventory of all first aid and safety equipment. • Attend monthly safety committee meetings. Remedy known safety issues to help prevent worker injuries. • Conduct weekly safety meetings to discuss near misses and discuss any new potential safety hazards. • Report to the Workers Compensation Board in the event of a major accident. • Developed the “New and Young Worker Safety Plan” to train new/young employees and ensure familiarity with, and safe operation of power tools and motorized equipment.

- Estimating commercial construction projects including mechanical upgrades, overhaul/renovations, and new builds.- Analyzing architectural and structural drawings to develop labour and materials requirements to estimate costs for projects as accurately as possible.- Preparing RFPs for subcontractors to bid on – compiling project requirements and accepting bids from a variety of contracting companies, then subsequently selecting subcontractors.- Coordinating projects from start-to-finish with company owners (gathering information concerning clients’ requirements), designers (to ensure vision is clearly understood), and subcontractors (to ensure project specifications are clear and deadlines can be met).- Preparing, analyzing and maintaining budgets for projects; amending budgets and project plans as needed.- Creating and maintaining construction schedules based-on clients’ needs.- Tracking monthly expenses and preparing subcontractor invoices and purchase orders for payments.- Visiting construction sites daily – ensuring work is going according to plan, budget and schedule, answering any questions contractors have, resolving any problems, and participating in weekly client meetings in concert with project designer.- Leading weekly safety meetings on-site at construction projects – ensuring contractors are wearing their Personal Protective Equipment and are aware of the site’s First Aid plan/contact in case of an emergency.- Coordinating the work of contractors on-site (framers, electricians, plumbers, fire protection contractors, painters, finishers, carpet and millwork trades people).- Generating new business by creating business development pieces and submitting proposals to clients.

- Estimator for a custom home builder - prepared, analyzed, and maintained budget packages ranging in value from $70,000 to $23,000,000 (managed multiple projects simultaneously).- Managed and coordinated the estimating team throughout the competitive bidding process.- Attended weekly meetings with owners and architects to review budget packages, schedules, and building plans.- Analyzed architectural and structural drawings to develop quantitative takeoffs for materials and labour (strong understanding of building construction including conceptual knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems).- Selected subcontractors and was the main point of contact with subcontractors during the competitive bidding process, and through the duration of the project.- Created and maintained construction schedules based on the customers’ needs and work to be done.

- Started with Bienek Roofing in a Customer Service role and was consistently given greater and greater responsibility; quickly progressed to overall roofing project supervision.- Organized and scheduled work crews of up to 50 employees on projects ranging in size from single family homes to 300+ unit condominium complexes.- Managed multiple simultaneous projects across the Los Angeles and Orange County areas, sometimes traveling as much as 200 miles daily.- In charge of obtaining appropriate building permits and scheduling all necessary inspections.- Performed job site inspections with the city building officials and the Project Manager.- Responsible for the weekly ordering and scheduling of the necessary building materials.- Attended regular meetings with homeowners associations to address questions regarding the project, and used my strong interpersonal skills to address any homeowner concerns that were brought-up.