Blessings,
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Merry CHRISTmas!
Merry Christmas! I pray you all have a safe and enjoyable Christmas! May God Bless you all immensely!
Blessings,
Blessings,
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
DH's Resume - Please Pass On
OBJECTIVE
Obtain employment for a company desiring a results oriented team player.
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
A hands-on construction professional with 18 years experience in industrial and commercial applications. Early years spent immersed in blue-collar activity, changing to involve numerous business/managerial applications. Verifiable track record on the successful management of numerous government projects involving coordinating trades, developing partnerships, and building positive rapport with architects, engineers, and government officials. Versed in contract negotiations, project estimating, impending design problems, document preparation, and QC management. Experience as the Project Manager on a multi-million dollar, IDIQ/Task-Order government contract, with many different individual projects completed under my management. Capable of estimating cost and profit by either “hard bid” or by using detailed estimating programs such as Pulsar, Timberline or other software. Very familiar with R.S. Means unit price books and database. Knowledge interpreting blueprints, building specifications and codes including OSHA, EM 385-1-1, NEC, IBC, ASTMs, etc. Capable of constructing progress schedules and “schedules of value” using Prima-Vera Suretrak, MS Project or MS Excel. Can produce basic shop drawings freehand or using a CAD program. Formal training in Corps of Engineer Quality Control and numerous different types of environmental abatement and associated dangers. Additional experience includes inventory management and general business operations.
EDUCATION
2010 Associates Degree, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, La
2002-2005: Industrial Engineering Technology, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
2000-2002: Computer Information Systems, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
1980-1984: Pickering High School, Pickering, LA
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
2009 OSHA Construction Safety and Health 30hr, MCC Construction Company
2008 Construction Quality Management, U.S. Corp of Engineers, Vicksburg District
2006 Industrial Safety, FLUOR, Baton Rouge, LA
2006 Construction Quality Assurance Course, FLUOR, Baton Rouge, LA
2005 LA Manufactured Housing Installation Course, Baton Rouge, LA
2004 Environmental Compliance Officer, U.S. Army Environmental Dept. Fort Polk, LA
2004 OSHA Construction Safety and Health Course, MIC/CCS JV
2003 Environmental Compliance Officer, U.S. Army Environmental Dept. Fort Polk, LA
2002 Construction Quality Management, U.S. Corp of Engineers, Vicksburg District
2002 Environmental Compliance Officer, U.S. Army Environmental Dept. Fort Polk, LA.
WORK HISTORY
2009-2010 PRIDE Industries, Fort Polk, La.
QA/QC , followed by a position change/promotion to Facilities Manager for PRIDE Industries FOB-I and Range Maintenance division. Managed day to day operation in support of the training mission for JRTC at Fort Polk. 30 direct employees in various trades from general maintenance workers to electricians. Kept daily contact with the Operations Group of JRTC in support of the war fighters at the FOB’s during training. Performed maintenance and construction of barracks, showers, latrines and dining facilities while training is ongoing. Managed the support of rotational unit needs while training on Fort Polk before deployment. Support of Range also included all maintenance and construction of the villages and buildings for the Live Fire Division of JRTC at Peason Ridge during training exercises.
2008-2009 MCC Construction Company, Fort Polk, La.
Superintendent and Quality control inspector for an IDIQ contract with the Corp. of Engineers at Fort Polk. Oversaw completion of multiple work orders ranging from new construction to complete demo and remodel of existing structures. Managed up to 80 journeymen from various subcontractors to complete the jobs on time and within budget.
2006-2008 RF Fabcon, Leesville, La
Labor Foreman & Quality assurance for steel fabrication work and individual projects on Fort Polk and surrounding community to include planning and estimating various new projects, overseeing work crews, scheduling/time keeping, setting goals, advising, creating a scope & sequence for project completion for time and cost effectiveness
2005-2006 Universal Project Management, Houston Tx
Work as a Manufactured Housing Inspector/Construction Manager for F.E.M.A. procuring the installation of emergency housing due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Duties included the documentation of crew schedules and keeping of employee time for assigned team, assessment of potential sites, tenant interviews and utility locations. Performed QA/QC on M/H installation on numerous grass-root sites (according to applicable codes).
2003-2005 MIC/CCS JV, Fort Polk, LA
Individual Project Manager on numerous projects within a 15 million-dollar JOC contract. Also acted as company Environmental Compliance Officer as well as Labor Foreman over various working crews.
Job Duties/Description: Estimate projects using Pulsar software, in conjunction with RS Means unit price book, on specific projects for the U.S. Government at Fort Polk, La.; initiate/oversee projects where necessary, assist QC manager in inspecting jobs, obtain dig permits, oversee/process utility checks, inspect jobsites & grounds for safety and compliance with environmental policy; participate in negotiations and work closely with Government Project Managers during negotiations of proposals and contract awards
2002-2003 Sun Belt Builders, Fort Polk, LA
Labor Foreman, Procurement Specialist, Environmental Compliance Officer
Job Duties/Description: obtained necessary materials and equipment to keep jobs running effectively and efficiently, operated heavy equipment as needed, inspected jobsites & grounds for safety and compliance with environmental policy, assisted in construction/completion of jobs as needed. Also worked as a free-lance estimator in conjunction with numerous different companies within the Ft Polk circle.
1986-2002 Savannah Ridge of Vernon, Leesville, LA
Inventory Manager
Job Duties/Description: oversaw day-to-day operations of the business and maintained the shipping and receiving department and inventory, participated and overseen construction of additions, cabinetry/storage, and of the new building after fire damage
1982-1986 Norm Electric
General Laborer/Electrician Assistant
Job Duties/Description: performed basic electrical work, ran conduit, pulled wire, wired circuits
OTHER EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Excel, & Access
AutoCad & various other drafting software
Bentley Micro-Station
PULSAR
RS Means
JOC Project Estimator
Computer & Network Troubleshooting
Metalwork/Welding
Woodworking/Construction
Concrete construction
Tile & stonework
Plumbing
Metal roof installation
Sunday School Teacher
Church Outreach Leader
REFERENCES
Available Upon Request
Blessings,
Monday, December 20, 2010
Scrooge or the Grinch that Stole Christmas?
I am trying so hard to bite my tongue! I really need gather up and utilize those "Fruits of the Spirit" right now something fierce!!! I will control myself, but I seriously want to write a letter to the editor of our local newspapers (both on & off post) to share a true "Scrooge" story of a company contracted to work for Fort Polk! Fort Polk-- a post known to go the extra mile putting families first as best as the United States Military can possibly do! I know this because I used to work as a Family Readiness Support Assistant (FRSA) on post and was most impressed by what Fort Polk had to offer for families and the lengths they went in order to reach out, support, and aide families in all facets of military life.
I just can't seem to comprehend how a company, affiliated with Fort Polk, could be so heartless as to let an employee go 10 days before Christmas over coding he overlooked because he wasn't trained to recognize such errors! I could see if it was malicious or benefited him somehow, but it did not! It was an honest mistake! People who know my husband know he wouldn't dare purposefully do something to jeopardize his job, his reputation, or his family!
I am speaking of a hardworking father of 3, a Sunday school teacher to Pre-K & K students, an outreach leader who spends two weekends each month trying to reach lost souls by knocking doors, handing out tracts, & placing flyers on cars!! .... a church going, God fearing family man who has worked on and off post for several years, grew up living on Fort Polk as an army brat, and continued his life here in the Vernon Parish community even after his father retired both as a SGM & a civil service employee! Since that time, he laid his father to rest as an honored solider serving his country! With that being said, my husband only has the utmost respect for our nations military, Fort Polk, and all those affiliated with ensuring the post's mission.
I just feel like he has truly been cheated! There were many a time he had to meet with human resources for this employee & that employee accused of misconduct on large and small scales (to include individuals not even showing up for work)!!! and only for what? a slap on the wrist or a transfer to another section/shop!! Verbal warnings, written warnings, and the like were given out, but oh... firing is a last resort!
There was no three strikes and your out for my dh! There was no written reprimand/warning, nor was there even a verbal reprimand/warning! Just bam... 10 days b4 Christmas... we're letting you go! Today! Not tomorrow! Not a week from now! Today! 10 days b4 Christmas! Turn in your cell phone & give us your CAC! & btw they were more than happy to walk out to my dh's vehicle and scrape off his post decal!
Come to think of it, how do we know what they did with his CAC ?! Could it have fallen into the wrong hands? Could someone use it to get unauthorized access to the computer that was assigned to him? What other things can be done with a CAC while out of ones possession? I believe he should have had the right to personally return his CAC to in/out processing on post w/out it being passed among hands! Anyway... I'm just thinking...
I just can't seem to comprehend how a company, affiliated with Fort Polk, could be so heartless as to let an employee go 10 days before Christmas over coding he overlooked because he wasn't trained to recognize such errors! I could see if it was malicious or benefited him somehow, but it did not! It was an honest mistake! People who know my husband know he wouldn't dare purposefully do something to jeopardize his job, his reputation, or his family!
I am speaking of a hardworking father of 3, a Sunday school teacher to Pre-K & K students, an outreach leader who spends two weekends each month trying to reach lost souls by knocking doors, handing out tracts, & placing flyers on cars!! .... a church going, God fearing family man who has worked on and off post for several years, grew up living on Fort Polk as an army brat, and continued his life here in the Vernon Parish community even after his father retired both as a SGM & a civil service employee! Since that time, he laid his father to rest as an honored solider serving his country! With that being said, my husband only has the utmost respect for our nations military, Fort Polk, and all those affiliated with ensuring the post's mission.
I just feel like he has truly been cheated! There were many a time he had to meet with human resources for this employee & that employee accused of misconduct on large and small scales (to include individuals not even showing up for work)!!! and only for what? a slap on the wrist or a transfer to another section/shop!! Verbal warnings, written warnings, and the like were given out, but oh... firing is a last resort!
There was no three strikes and your out for my dh! There was no written reprimand/warning, nor was there even a verbal reprimand/warning! Just bam... 10 days b4 Christmas... we're letting you go! Today! Not tomorrow! Not a week from now! Today! 10 days b4 Christmas! Turn in your cell phone & give us your CAC! & btw they were more than happy to walk out to my dh's vehicle and scrape off his post decal!
Come to think of it, how do we know what they did with his CAC ?! Could it have fallen into the wrong hands? Could someone use it to get unauthorized access to the computer that was assigned to him? What other things can be done with a CAC while out of ones possession? I believe he should have had the right to personally return his CAC to in/out processing on post w/out it being passed among hands! Anyway... I'm just thinking...
I'm also thinking...How heartless!!! -- a company that doesn't care if this job is the sole source of support for a family of 5 where the wife home-schools the kids and doesn't work outside the home b/c that would be next to impossible to do while homeschooling 3 kids in 3 different grades!
Umm... I also can't figure out whether this should be a Scrooge or the Grinch that Stole Christmas story? He was let go 10 days before Christmas!!! Does that sound like Merry Christmas?
And... would you call it fair to let an employee go with no warning or even counseling for a mistake when, like explained above, ... time and time again, my husband witnessed employees shuffled from one section/shop to another b/c firing was a last resort?!
Seems odd...Only one (1) person is let go after signing off on something the worker initially mis-coded and his two (2) supervisors signed off on! --- that's four (4) people who all made the same mistake!!! & again... worth mentioning... no training for anyone in the coding/recognizing coding errors, but yet my dh should have caught it!?
'n I probably should mention he's been with this company for a while! they've been doing this the same way all along! If there was a mistake, don't you think the company should have caught it a bit sooner and made sure employees were properly trained?
Um... I think they are getting trained now but idk! rumor is there are signs on how to properly code being posted around the office but again I still don't know that for sure! Doesn't really help my dh though-- does it?
Well... just me ranting! Sometimes I feel completely at peace with things, and other times I get like I am right now and think... injustice!!! ugh!
I do have the satisfaction of knowing what goes around comes around! lol! jk! but really now... what keeps me from falling apart is the Lord! I've the faith in knowing that God will take care of our family and the surety that He has some divine plans in store! I am thankful for how He has always taken care of us! oh the blessings!! I know He will never leave us nor forsake us! We've got so much to thank Him for even in the hard times!! We can never forget that!!
Even still... I would greatly appreciate it if you wouldn't mind... keep us in your prayers! Thanks tremendously! Hoping you all have a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
Blessings,
Umm... I also can't figure out whether this should be a Scrooge or the Grinch that Stole Christmas story? He was let go 10 days before Christmas!!! Does that sound like Merry Christmas?
And... would you call it fair to let an employee go with no warning or even counseling for a mistake when, like explained above, ... time and time again, my husband witnessed employees shuffled from one section/shop to another b/c firing was a last resort?!
Seems odd...Only one (1) person is let go after signing off on something the worker initially mis-coded and his two (2) supervisors signed off on! --- that's four (4) people who all made the same mistake!!! & again... worth mentioning... no training for anyone in the coding/recognizing coding errors, but yet my dh should have caught it!?
'n I probably should mention he's been with this company for a while! they've been doing this the same way all along! If there was a mistake, don't you think the company should have caught it a bit sooner and made sure employees were properly trained?
Um... I think they are getting trained now but idk! rumor is there are signs on how to properly code being posted around the office but again I still don't know that for sure! Doesn't really help my dh though-- does it?
Well... just me ranting! Sometimes I feel completely at peace with things, and other times I get like I am right now and think... injustice!!! ugh!
I do have the satisfaction of knowing what goes around comes around! lol! jk! but really now... what keeps me from falling apart is the Lord! I've the faith in knowing that God will take care of our family and the surety that He has some divine plans in store! I am thankful for how He has always taken care of us! oh the blessings!! I know He will never leave us nor forsake us! We've got so much to thank Him for even in the hard times!! We can never forget that!!
Even still... I would greatly appreciate it if you wouldn't mind... keep us in your prayers! Thanks tremendously! Hoping you all have a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
Blessings,
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Hard times!
So I was really excited to share our cruise pics with you, but now I just don't really feel like posting! Here we are just 10 days before Christmas, yesterday I basically take us to broke finishing up all my Christmas shopping, and my hubby's company lets him go! Well... at least we had a good vacation before hand! viva Mexico! but now... I am just so frustrated! um... they could have let him go yesterday or filled him in of a possibility of letting him go before I practically emptied the bank account with all the presents for family and friends! I even stayed up super late and got everything wrapped up!
I pinched pennies like crazy to be ahead for Christmas 'n now this! I did spend a little in Mexico, but it was a very little bit! I just had to get maracas for my Sunday school kids! that cost me all of $17 including the miniature wooden ship I bought for my 6 yr old! I was thrilled I kept my spending down...saving for the last of the Christmas presents! dh and the teen bought sunglasses, and my daughter bought a few little things, but I wasn't the shopper this time! :)
So here we go again! my husband needs a job! I thought it was hard homeschooling on one income 'n well... now... no income! We're just putting it all in God's hands! I am so grateful we at least have our health, each other, and a church family to pray with and for us!
Hope you all enjoy your Christmas! When I get over my case of mully grubs, I'll get the cruise pics up!
God is good... all the time! all the time! :)
Blessings,
I pinched pennies like crazy to be ahead for Christmas 'n now this! I did spend a little in Mexico, but it was a very little bit! I just had to get maracas for my Sunday school kids! that cost me all of $17 including the miniature wooden ship I bought for my 6 yr old! I was thrilled I kept my spending down...saving for the last of the Christmas presents! dh and the teen bought sunglasses, and my daughter bought a few little things, but I wasn't the shopper this time! :)
So here we go again! my husband needs a job! I thought it was hard homeschooling on one income 'n well... now... no income! We're just putting it all in God's hands! I am so grateful we at least have our health, each other, and a church family to pray with and for us!
Hope you all enjoy your Christmas! When I get over my case of mully grubs, I'll get the cruise pics up!
God is good... all the time! all the time! :)
Blessings,
Been Cruising!!
My last post was after I got back from Mexico after my cousin's surgery! I know it has been forever, but we have had so much going on! Thanksgiving, Christmas Shopping, and preparing & packing for our cruise! Good news is we are back! but first... to update you on my cousin's VSG surgery... she has been doing wonderfully! She had already lost over 30 lbs when I talked to her before the cruise! It has probably been more, b/c when I called her after getting off the boat in Mexico she was hitting the gym! Hopefully I will get more of an update today!
The cruise went fairly well. The last day shook us up a bit, but I will try to put a day by day post of what I would have put up here had I had internet! I can't afford the fun ship's internet fees and I don't dare use my cell phone for the horrid at sea charges! It amazes me how many people are chatting away, texting, twitter, and what have ya on their cells while on a cruise ship! Either they are rich or completely oblivious to the fact they will come home with a $300 phone bill because everything from talk to data is quadrupled when your at sea! even the viva Mexico plan doesn't save you much! I think it is still $1.00 a min even though you pay $5 extra to get discounts! 'n without that it's around $2 a min for talk! Sooooo.... I don't dare blog, talk, chat, or even turn that cell on once the cruise ship starts moving!!!
Well... time 4 school! look for cruise pics! I promise to try to have them up soon... we do have our big family Christmas Saturday, so I have so much to do... but I will try!
I hope you all have a blessed day! :)
Blessings,
The cruise went fairly well. The last day shook us up a bit, but I will try to put a day by day post of what I would have put up here had I had internet! I can't afford the fun ship's internet fees and I don't dare use my cell phone for the horrid at sea charges! It amazes me how many people are chatting away, texting, twitter, and what have ya on their cells while on a cruise ship! Either they are rich or completely oblivious to the fact they will come home with a $300 phone bill because everything from talk to data is quadrupled when your at sea! even the viva Mexico plan doesn't save you much! I think it is still $1.00 a min even though you pay $5 extra to get discounts! 'n without that it's around $2 a min for talk! Sooooo.... I don't dare blog, talk, chat, or even turn that cell on once the cruise ship starts moving!!!
Well... time 4 school! look for cruise pics! I promise to try to have them up soon... we do have our big family Christmas Saturday, so I have so much to do... but I will try!
I hope you all have a blessed day! :)
Blessings,
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