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Eric Neal

Walpole

Summary

I have been working for various trail building companies in Australia for nearly 6 years. Currently working as the construction supervisor of a large trails network in Walpole, WA, Australia. I have travelled all around the country to be apart of building mtb trails / jump lines / skills parks / pump tracks & walk trails. Leading the construction of 10+ pump track builds, from start to finish and working on 6 different mtb trail networks (gravity, cross country & adventure trail)

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Construction Supervisor

Common Ground Trails
05.2024 - Current
  • Construction supervisor of a crew of 5 operators, a chainsaw crew & groomers
  • Trained up new staff on how to build mtb trails / operate equipment in all types of environments / terrain
  • Maintained all excavators, skid steers and power tools
  • Responsible for daily toolboxes, and all site specific health and safety procedures
  • Collaborated with client on achieving the best possible result for the trail network

Lead Trail Builder

Next Level MTB
06.2023 - 05.2024
  • Operated 5T excavator on black and blue jump lines
  • Test rode & tuned jumps
  • Created features to suit the mountain / environment
  • Balancing the environmental impact vs. meeting the intent & overall brief of jump line, by having a large emphasis on drainage / water-flow
  • Maintain excavator & attachments
  • Operate chainsaw

Lead Trail Builder

Common Ground Trails
09.2022 - 06.2023
  • Lead operator & builder of mountain bike trails
  • Responsible for alignment changes, training of new operators & labourers, and maintaining machines
  • Working in high-risk environments, and coming up with unique solutions to each scenario
  • Communicating track progress with project manager & client
  • Balancing the environmental impact vs. meeting the intent & overall brief of trail

Construction Supervisor

Common Ground Trails
06.2020 - 09.2022
  • Responsible for construction of pump track & crew from start to finish (quotes, design, survey, drainage, machines, equipment, base shapes, asphalt, & landscaping)
  • High knowledge of site set-out w/ surveying equipment
  • Lead teams of up to 30 on-site members (asphalt, concrete, operators, labourers)
  • Lead operator & builder
  • Direct communication with client & contractors

Trail Builder

Common Ground Trails
05.2019 - 06.2020
  • Hand built rock & wooden features (using hand & power tools)
  • Raking behind digger operator, leaving behind a finished ride surface
  • Machine operator on pump tracks & trails (skid steer, excavator, loader, dump truck)
  • Labourer tasks include: Install drainage system, hand shaping, compaction, concreting, asphalting, & landscaping

Senior Graphic Designer

KMS Tools & Equipment
02.2018 - 05.2019
  • Design advertisements, signage, packaging & monthly brochure
  • Develop creative visuals for social media, and marketing campaigns
  • Collecting, taking and organizing product & event photography

Industrial Designer

Knight Signs
07.2014 - 01.2018
  • Responsible for designing & managing wayfinding signage projects from concept to production & installation
  • Evaluate architectural plans, elevations & technical drawings
  • Extensive knowledge of manufacturing, architectural design, materials & functionality

Graphic Designer

Top Wraps
04.2012 - 07.2014
  • Work closely with clients to create brand identity & vision (colour schemes, fonts, logo, and target market)
  • Review & quote customer requests for vehicle advertising projects
  • Manage print production from concept to installation of vehicle wrap

Education

Associate of Arts - Graphic Design

Art Institute of Vancouver
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Skills

  • 5 years of full-time digger operator experience (from 17T to 22T)
  • Excavator ticket
  • Dump Truck ticket
  • Roller ticket
  • Skid-steer ticket
  • Chainsaw ticket
  • First Aid ticket
  • Construction ticket

Timeline

Construction Supervisor

Common Ground Trails
05.2024 - Current

Lead Trail Builder

Next Level MTB
06.2023 - 05.2024

Lead Trail Builder

Common Ground Trails
09.2022 - 06.2023

Construction Supervisor

Common Ground Trails
06.2020 - 09.2022

Trail Builder

Common Ground Trails
05.2019 - 06.2020

Senior Graphic Designer

KMS Tools & Equipment
02.2018 - 05.2019

Industrial Designer

Knight Signs
07.2014 - 01.2018

Graphic Designer

Top Wraps
04.2012 - 07.2014

Associate of Arts - Graphic Design

Art Institute of Vancouver

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