Morten Lakoseljac
Dingley Village,VIC
Summary
Talented Drafter with solid computer-aided design skills and familiarity with multiple industries. Generated accurate representations of buildings, systems and components to meet client parameters. High-level technical skills and attention to detail enabled impressive results. Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Architectural Draftsperson / Project Management
ARK Interiors PTY LTD
01.2021 - 09.2024
- Going over won jobs with Estimator and what has been allowed for in quote reviewing document and drawings by E-mail
- Set up Job folders, Entering clients project information into Job file and job number
- Reading and interpret the architectural plans, drawings and finishes schedule, Materials and equipment schedule
- Preparing preliminary drawings on Auto Cad and specifications with Joinery numbers
- Writing a list of questions for Architect or builder to answers
- Sending drawings to Architect or builder for approvals and feedback
- Preparing sample to Architect or builder for approvals
- Able to do Variations on Excel and word software
- Doing a site measure with builder or Project manager
- And site meetings
- Creating shop drawing on Auto Cad and Cab Master Cutting lists
- With CNC Easy nest software for manufacturing
- Ordering materials, drawing for metal work and special fittings
- Help with production scheduling and coordinating work
- Help the shop floor the guys on site
- Projects worked on: I MED Radiology, Alfred Hospital, Austin Hospital, New life IVF, Amicus 94 feet, William Cooper Justice Centre, Architectural Custom made joiner for builders Constructing spaces, Hannemann group, arete Australia, Renascent
Estimating
Pro Solid –Solid Surface Fabricators
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Receiving document and drawings by E-mail
- Set up Job folders, Entering clients project information into database -ACT
- Prepare and submit a detailed estimation on Excel and a written competitive quote
- Answering customer queries
- Ensuring quotation goes to all tenders on each project
- Following up quotations to obtain customer feedback
- Reporting back regularly to Directors on customer feedback
- Getting the best price from suppliers
- Cost saving ideas
- Building working relationships with Builders, shopfitters, Cabinetmakers, and Joiners
- Excellent understanding of joinery construction methods
- Cost controlling
- Able to read and interpret plans and specifications
- Issues for clarification to Builders
- Help the Shop floor the guys on site
- Projects worked on: Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Science Labs, Crunch Gym Nunawading, St George’s Hospital Aged care facility
- Tommy Hilfiger Shopfront, Melbourne Emporium, The Ballarat Sports & Events Centre, Hoyts complex, Peninsula Private Hospital's Emergency Department
Estimating / Project management
Sabrina Shopfitting
01.2014 - 01.2019
- Reviewing tender/quote request documentation by E-mail
- Set up Job folders, Pricing quote on Excel spread sheet
- Listing and Break down clearly (including exclusions) Also materials and labour and Joinery, Prepare tender packages with detailed cost estimations for clients
- Send out plans and documents to Contractors and suppliers
- Negotiate competitive pricing with Contractors, Plasters, electrician, Plumbers, Flooring, painters, Tilers, building permits, Engineers and suppliers and building up relationships
- Liaise with clients
- Contact list of supplier and client databases
- Able to conduct site visits and site measures with Contractors and clients
- Importing from CHINA competitive pricing
- Tenders on matrix of national rollouts
- Prepare and submit a detailed estimation on Excel and a written competitive quote
- Cost saving ideas
- Building working relationships with current designers and potential clients
- Meeting and signing off contracts with client
- Hand over meeting with Project manager and production manager and Setout
- Excellent understanding of joinery construction and methods
- Cost controlling
- Able to read and interpret plans and specifications
- Issues for clarification to architects
- Help the shop floor the guys on site
- Projects worked on: Terry white chemmart, Medibank, MYER, David jones, Office works, Kmart, Target, Woolworths, Petbarn
- Architectural Custom made joiner tenders for builders Devco, johns Lyng group, Ireland brown major projects, Tandem building group.
Estimating
Elite Shopfitting Australia
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Reviewing tender/quote request documentation by E-mail
- Set up Job folders, Pricing quote on Excel spread sheet
- Listing and Break down really clearly (including exclusions) Also materials and labour and Joinery, Prepare tender packages with detailed cost estimations for clients
- Send out plans and documents to Contractors and suppliers
- Negotiate competitive pricing with Contractors, Plasters, electrician, Plumbers, Flooring, painters, Tilers, building permits, Engineers and suppliers and building up relationships
- Liaise with clients
- Contact list of supplier and client databases
- Able to conduct site visits and site measures with Contractors and clients
- Prepare and submit a detailed estimation on Excel and a written competitive quote
- Meeting and signing off contracts with client
- Hand over meeting with Project manager and production manager and Setout
- Projects worked on: Bonds, Diesel, Sunglass Hut, Trade link, Lululemon, Ripe, Volcom, and Laurent.
Estimating
AVM Cabinets & Joinery
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Tendering & Estimating
- Answering phone calls and inquires from clients
- Arranging a time to see them
- Speaking with the clients to find out their need in the design
- Coming up with a concept
- And drawing the on Auto Cad 2D + 3D.or Cab master (Quisine)
- Presentation for client’s approval and feedback
- I will do a detailed estimation on Excel and a written Quote
- Meeting and signing off of approved drawings and contract by client, Setting out
- Confirm set out on site
- Interpret and modify Sketches & drawings
- Final Measure -ups redrawing them on Auto Cad or Cab master (Quisine) to became shop drawing for manufacturing
- Ordering materials
- Cutting lists
- CNC Programmer on Enroute
- Issues for clarification to builders and architects
- Help running the shop floor
- And Project managing the guys on site
- JSA safe work method statement
- Occupational Health and Safety issues
- Cost controlling
Setting out
MUGGLETON & ROPER PTY LTD
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Setting out
- Interpret and modify Sketches & drawings from in house designers
- Issues for clarification to builders and architects
- Final Measure –ups, redrawing them on Auto Cad to became shop drawing for manufacturing
- Prototypes for client’s approval
- Ordering materials
- Cutting lists on Ardis Optimizer
- Load Lists
- CNC Programmer on Aspan
- Site measures
- Fast track systems
- Organize trades involved in the project
- On site installing
- Liaise with Production Manager with organization of the shop floor
- Projects worked on: ANZ Banks, CBA Banks, McDonald’s, kitchen, wall unit, budgeting, including dealing with subcontractors
- Run project from start to finish
Production Manager/Estimating/Setting out
BLUE CHIP SHOP FITTERS PTY LTD
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Tendering & Estimating
- Running the shop floor
- Project Managing the staff on site, Setting out on Auto Cad drawings ordering materials prepare cutting list's
- Building works on Microsoft Projects
- Schedules, J.S.A safe work method statement
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Organise all trades involved in the project issues for clarification to builders and architects
- Site measures, on site installing, issues for clarification to builders and architects, cost controlling and budgeting
- Obtaining permits and negotiation with authorities and Centre Management
- Arrange inspections
- Co-ordination and confirm set out on site
- Tendering, estimating and quoting
- Run project from start to finish
- Projects worked on: Telechoice, Laurent, Global Rags, Strapper Surf and Koko Black.
Shop fitting (on site) Leading Hand
Hotham Group Services
01.1998 - 01.2003
- Setting out, On site installing, Site foreman, demolition, carpentry lock up & fix steel stud and timber framing, roofs, suspended ceiling, shop fitting, shop fronts, plastering, concrete, brickwork, doors, roller doors, windows, plumbing, tiling, painting, form work, structural steel
- Dealing with builders, subcontractors, plumbers, electrical
- Knowledge with data & security & electrical, mechanical, sprinkler, structural engineering, glazing, plumbing, sprinkler, partitions
- Projects worked on: Bank of Melbourne, ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, RACV, TAB, Australia Post, Medicare, Victorian Archives, St George Banks, and Melbourne Sports Store.
SELF-EMPLOYED
BUILT-IN CABINETS FITTERS AND MAKERS
01.1991 - 01.1998
- Constructed Cabinets for builders and private households and Architectural Designers
- Sales marketing liaise with clients to find out specifically what they wanted in the project
- Renovations, building works, drafting, estimating
- Setting out shop and office fit outs kitchens, vanities, wardrobes, wall units
- Employed four full-time employees 5 trades’ people and an apprentice.
Apprentice cabinetmaker to qualified
Windmuhle Pty Ltd
01.1984 - 01.1991
- Machining, Assemble cabinets, On site installing
- Shop and office fit outs
- Contracting to Windmuhle
- Projects worked on: Working from architectural drawings and designer cabinet work, wood machining, assembly, leading teaching of apprentices.
Education
Short course Revit – level 2 -
Homesglen
Diploma of Architectural Drafting -
Frankston College of Technical And Further Education
12.2001
For H.I.A Builders - undefined
12.1990
Apprenticeship-Certificate of Proficiency in the Trade of Cabinet Making - undefined
Frankston College of Technical and Further Education
12.1988
Year 11 -
Aspendale Technical School
12.1983
Skills
- Experienced in all aspects of Architectural Custom made joiner, Building works, Shop fitting, Interior fit outs, Refurbishment & Tendering & estimating, project management, and Interior Designing
- Proficient in Autocad since 2000; 2D & 3D
- Computer skills using Cab Master, Easy nest, Analyzer, to became shop drawing for manufacturing Microsoft Excel, Word Microsoft Projects
- 3-month experience with Cabinet vision
- Computer skills ability to use Outlook, Excel, Word, software
- Experience is both office based and commercial installation and I can work within a team environment or without supervision whether in the office or on site
Tradequalifications
- Short course Revit – level 2 (Completed) 2010
- Cabinetmaker apprenticeship (Completed 1988)
- Construction Induction (Red) Card
- Diploma of Architectural Drafting
- Course: For H.I.A Builders (Completed 1990)
- Current Victorian Drivers Licence
References
- Richard Hordejuk, Project Manager, 0419 165 001, Sabrina shopfitting
- Jake Hannemann, 0401970797, Builders
- Billy Hannemann, 0408179160, Builders
- Nathan Launech, Project Manager, 03 9399 9807, DEVCO
- Denis Marinovic, Estimator, 03 9399 9807, DEVCO
- Michael Bezzina, Estimator, 03 9399 9807, DEVCO
- Diarmuid O'Mahony, Estimator, 0401 197113, arete Australia (a division of Kane Constructions)
- Alan Thomson, 0431 705 562, Blue chip Shop Fitters
- Juan Dierickx, 0407 819 721, Blue Chip Shop Fitters
Hobbies and Interests
- Fly fishing
- Camping
- Roller skating
Timeline
Architectural Draftsperson / Project Management
ARK Interiors PTY LTD
01.2021 - 09.2024
Estimating
Pro Solid –Solid Surface Fabricators
01.2019 - 01.2021
Estimating / Project management
Sabrina Shopfitting
01.2014 - 01.2019
Estimating
Elite Shopfitting Australia
01.2012 - 01.2014
Estimating
AVM Cabinets & Joinery
01.2008 - 01.2012
Setting out
MUGGLETON & ROPER PTY LTD
01.2006 - 01.2008
Production Manager/Estimating/Setting out
BLUE CHIP SHOP FITTERS PTY LTD
01.2003 - 01.2006
Shop fitting (on site) Leading Hand
Hotham Group Services
01.1998 - 01.2003
SELF-EMPLOYED
BUILT-IN CABINETS FITTERS AND MAKERS
01.1991 - 01.1998
Apprentice cabinetmaker to qualified
Windmuhle Pty Ltd
01.1984 - 01.1991
For H.I.A Builders - undefined
Apprenticeship-Certificate of Proficiency in the Trade of Cabinet Making - undefined
Frankston College of Technical and Further Education
Short course Revit – level 2 -
Homesglen
Diploma of Architectural Drafting -
Frankston College of Technical And Further Education
Year 11 -
Aspendale Technical School
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