Shaun O'Leary
Carine,Australia
Summary
Highly skilled professional with extensive expertise in joinery, frame construction, and finish carpentry techniques. Demonstrates proficiency in hand tools and pragmatic project planning, ensuring efficient and high-quality outcomes. Certified in First Aid and WHS training, showcasing a commitment to safety standards. Adept at client communication and flexible task handling, with notable achievements in roofing assembly, kitchen cabinet building, and scaffolding erection competence. Career goals include advancing project management skills to lead larger-scale construction projects.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Carpenter & Construction Carpenter
Ellett Contracting
Fremantle (DIDO), Western Australia
02.2023 - Current
- Leading hand.
- Procure and quantify materials, organise accommodation, labour direction and allocation.
- Worksite mobilisation and demobilisation.
- Client management.
- Site documents and records management.
- Operate forklift, telehandler, 5.5t excavator, Hiab, skid steer, basic rigging.
- Carpentry - Office fit outs, cabinet installs, bench tops, suspended ceilings with finishings such as gyprock hanging and flushing, doors, skirting, painting.
- All types roofing, wall cladding, flashing etc.
- Non-carpenter scope - Welding steel patio tube, handrails, vinyl flooring and tiling installs, complex formwork and steel fixing.
- Concrete work - Pour all types of concrete, minimal screeding experience, bulk finishing experience, rock pitching.
- Trades assistant work - plumbing water tanks, sinks, taps, toilets, storm water.
Site Supervisor/Carpenter
AT Brine and Sons
WA
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Hands on role whilst managing all aspects of each site
- Direct staff and training of apprentices
- Constant client/architect/management communication
Project Supervisor
Linkforce Engineering
, WA
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: WA
- Autonomous role reporting directly to Project Manager
- Complete site management of government building sites valued to $2M
- Machine operation experience, skid steer, excavator and tele handler
- Management of OHS policies, allocation of staff, sub contractors
- WA
Owner
Custom Building Group
, WA
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Company Overview: WA
- Owned and operated small carpentry contracting business that employed up to 8 people
- Controlled all administration of business whilst remaining hands on
- Vast range of projects including residential new builds to $13M
- Timber frame and cladding specialists
- WA
Project Supervisor
Pinnacle Commercial Interiors
, WA
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: WA
- Mix of hands on and management works
- Responsible for all daily site activities
- Liaison with clients and relevant authorities to meet relevant standards
- WA
Leading Hand Carpenter
Vertical Build
, WA
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Company Overview: WA
- Hands on role carrying out highly detailed carpentry works
- Completed all carpentry on numerous high end homes throughout Perth
- Allocation and direction of staff
- WA
Owner
DSO Building & Construction
, VIC
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Company Overview: VIC
- Built a successful business from the ground up
- Strong focus on client direct projects ensuring best possible outcomes
- Project range including residential homes, shop and office fit outs and schools
- VIC
Apprentice Carpenter
Star Ceilings & Partitions
, VIC
01.2000 - 01.2005
- Company Overview: VIC
- Taught all aspects of commercial, industrial and residential carpentry
- Gradual progression into Leading Hand role
- Mentored numerous apprentices whilst managing sites
- VIC
Education
Certificate 2 & 3 Building and Construction - Carpentry Trade
Star Ceilings and Partitions / TAFE
Completed Year 10 - undefined
Thomas Carr College
Skills
- First Aid Certified
- Joinery expertise
- Frame construction
- Hand tools proficiency
- Pragmatic project planning
- Skilled client communication
- Finish carpentry techniques
- Flexibility in task handling
- Roofing assembly
- Kitchen cabinet building
- Scaffolding erection competence
- Project Management
- WHS training
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Carpenter & Construction Carpenter
Ellett Contracting
02.2023 - Current
Site Supervisor/Carpenter
AT Brine and Sons
01.2021 - 01.2023
Project Supervisor
Linkforce Engineering
01.2017 - 01.2021
Owner
Custom Building Group
01.2013 - 01.2017
Project Supervisor
Pinnacle Commercial Interiors
01.2012 - 01.2013
Leading Hand Carpenter
Vertical Build
01.2011 - 01.2012
Owner
DSO Building & Construction
01.2006 - 01.2011
Apprentice Carpenter
Star Ceilings & Partitions
01.2000 - 01.2005
Completed Year 10 - undefined
Thomas Carr College
Certificate 2 & 3 Building and Construction - Carpentry Trade
Star Ceilings and Partitions / TAFE
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