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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Ryan Thompson

Woodville North,S.A.

Summary

I am a qualified and capable Carpenter all-rounder looking for work that utilizes my skills in a rewarding and career focused manner. I am hardworking and am focused on delivering quality, code compliant work efficiently and in accordance with budget and design guidelines. I use my vast knowledge in the construction industry to demonstrate strategic thinking and confident decision-making in relation to a given task. And i have an adaptable approach towards new procedures or challenges i have yet to experience in Carpentry or similar trades.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Carriage Builder

Railfirst
Adelaide, SA
01.2023 - Current
  • Assisted in the demolition and removal of existing structures;.
  • Hung doors, installed skirtings, architraves, architectural fillets, and cover battens.
  • Secured pipes with hangers and brackets according to specifications.
  • Framed interior walls using timber, steel tubing, cladded with plywood, soundproofing, and other construction materials.
  • Applied weatherproofing and waterproof treatments to exterior and interior surfaces as needed.
  • Erected metal stud frames for interior partitions.
  • Operated equipment with a strong focus on safety and ground communication.
  • Diversified roles, such as sandblasting, welding - fabrication, and painting.
  • Installed kitchen cabinets, countertops, bathroom fixtures, appliances and minor plumbing.

Subcontract Plantation Shutter Installer

Sixth Avenue Shutters
Adelaide, SA
06.2011 - Current
  • Installing Indoor and outdoor Basswood PVC and Aluminium Plantation shutters
  • Set out work areas, work in a clean respectful manner adhering to customers needs.
  • Test installed shutters for proper functioning.
  • Repaired broken or damaged parts of existing shutters, such as louvers and frames.
  • Provided assistance in selecting the right type of shutter for a customer's needs.

General Carpentry

RTC Carpentry Services
Adelaide, S.A.
02.2000 - Current
  • Built decks softwood; hardwood; modwood; pergolas, extensions, renovations; blueboard, skyon, rendered walls, laid thicksheet, structaflor, claddings etc.
  • Insurance work; Termite repairs; water damage repairs; repairing roofing /guttering / flashing, propping roofs and replacing structural beams lintels or ceiling and roofing components.
  • Built outdoor furniture chairs and table, indoor tables; booth seating with storage etc.
  • Installing bathroom fittings; towel rails, toilet accessories, and door stops etc.
  • Flushed walls and joints in plasterboard small fix ups to whole rooms.
  • Measuring, quoting and ordering materials accurately.

Blind Installer

Carpet Court Gepps Cross /Aust. Outdoor Living.
Adelaide, SA
07.2020 - 06.2022
  • Measuring windows and doors for all types of window furnishings.
  • Installed weatherproof outdoor blinds.
  • Installed Plantation shutters, curtains, roller, venetian and vertical type blinds.
  • Assisted customers in understanding how their newly installed blinds & shutters work.
  • Adjusted blinds to ensure proper fit within the window frame.
  • Identified and resolved any issues with existing or new installations.
  • Assisted customers in selecting appropriate styles of blinds based on their needs and preferences.

1st Fix Carpenter

Self Employed Contractor
Adelaide, SA
01.2000 - 12.2010
  • 1st Fix Labouring
  • Ran 1st fix gang, Subcontracting to large building companies. Leading hand role: employing and training apprentices and trade qualified carpenters.
  • Measured, cut, and shaped wood materials, building single and multi-Storey house wall frames and roof.
  • Experience in both conventional pitched roofing and truss roofing techniques.
  • Familiar with most tie down and bracing methods.
  • Installed prefabricated steel framing, single and multi Storey dwellings. various systems.
  • Fabricated staircases, doors, window frames and other wooden components for buildings.
  • Hung doors and fitted door locksets, deadbolts and other hardware on doors according to manufacturer's instructions.
  • Installed drywall sheets onto walls or ceilings using nails or screws.
  • Quoting on labour and material costs to customers.
  • Maintained a clean job site.

Education

Carpentry Apprenticeship/ certificate III Carpentry -

Housing Industry Association

Year 12 -

Christian Brothers College

Skills

  • Work Site Preparation
  • Tool Expertise
  • Experience with most power tools
  • Experience with workshop tools and Machines
  • MIG welding experience
  • Carpentry Skills: 1st/2nd fix, eave lining, cladding
  • Soft furnishings experience

Qualifications And Skills

Lic/Reg: BLD274688, Building Work, 1st fix : Over 10 years experience in 1 and 2 storey first fix stick and prefabricated framing., 2nd fix: anything in-house involving timber i have either Fixed it installed it, repaired it, or had a crack at it., Small renovations: i am self taught in flushing/ gyprocking / painting, cladding and demolition. i know the right and wrong ways to do most things as i have made the mistakes and learned from them. Deck construction: i have had extensive experience in soft wood, hard wood and composite decking. i am not an expert in all timbers but i always talk to the people that are. I have had experience with precast concreting & Structural steel, both planning measuring for manufacture and erection. All Carpentry Maintenance, Indoor PVC/ timber, and outdoor aluminum plantation shutter installing. I have had experience operating scissor lifts in and outdoors, and operating around expensive machinery and piping.

References

  • Mather Roberts : Railfirst Leading hand Cabinet Maker Carriage shop. 0431516124
  • Matt Wallis, Futura Metal craft, Laboured for Matt, during times of less carpentry work. Worked mainly on commercial/industrial sites., 0438697573
  • Simon Vance, Customer, small renovations and carpentry works, 0408190540

Affiliations

I enjoy further carpentry activities by building furniture and tables in my spare time for friends and family, i have taught myself to mig weld and am quite competent in joining metals. i really enjoy researching and discovering new and old carpentry techniques and learning new trade related things.

I have a young Family and coach my daughters soccer team at her school. i really enjoy it , although 10 yo boys can be a handful in a coed soccer setting. lol.

Certification

  • Building Works Contractors Licence : Carpenter BLD274688

Timeline

Carriage Builder

Railfirst
01.2023 - Current

Blind Installer

Carpet Court Gepps Cross /Aust. Outdoor Living.
07.2020 - 06.2022

Subcontract Plantation Shutter Installer

Sixth Avenue Shutters
06.2011 - Current

General Carpentry

RTC Carpentry Services
02.2000 - Current

1st Fix Carpenter

Self Employed Contractor
01.2000 - 12.2010

Carpentry Apprenticeship/ certificate III Carpentry -

Housing Industry Association

Year 12 -

Christian Brothers College

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