| Martial Status: | Married, with three grown children. |
| Health: | Fair |
| High School: | Galena Park High, Galena Park, Texas |
| Advanced Learning: | Computer:
Repair - Upgrades - Website Development and Consulting - Intranet Creations - Equipment Fleet Management - Computerized Equipment Maintenance/Management Program Installations Graduate Paralegal (1991) |
| Foreign Languages: | Portuguese and Spanish (not fluent in either) |
| Other Accomplishments: | Built and patented a load weighing scale for cranes while working in
Brazil (Patent # 7600690).
Designed an environmentally safe, portable, 12 volt DC parts washer for field service mechanics. (see parts washer). |
| 7/98 to 3/26/99 | Folsom Marine Construction, Inc. Operating a 90 ton Lorain mobile crane driving concrete piling, and other miscelleanous hook work. Operating other equipment, excavators, etc., as needed. |
| 10/97 to 12/98 | Saltsman Construction, Inc.
Management of a fleet of equipment which was scattered throughout several Florida counties Creation of a large Intranet database related to the equipment. Created a company Policy and Procedures manual. Supervised the maintenance and moving of equipment from project to project. |
| 6/97 to 10/97 | Retired, but later decided retirement is not for me, so I went back to work in October. |
| 12/86 to 6/97 | Erosion Technology, Owner
General administration of day to day business. Consulting, bidding, design, and construction of erosion control projects. |
| 10/83 to 11/86
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Ercon Corporation
As Project Superintendent, was responsible for construction from start to finish of erosion control projects. Worked across a 10 state area. |
| 11/80 to 10/83 | International Union of Operating Engineers
Worked as an equipment operator and supervisor. |
| 5/79 to 10/80 | Florida Equipment Company/Owner
Port Charlotte, Florida General administration of equipment repair business. |
| 1975 to 1979
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CE Lummus Construction Company
Started with Lummus as Equipment Superintendent on a local multi-million dollar Petro Chemical project. Was later transferred to São Paulo, Brazil and given the responsibility of a fleet of rental equipment. Was responsible for operations, maintenance, and transporting of the equipment which was scattered throughout Brazil. This assignment lasted for two years. Was transferred back to Houston and assigned the task of purchasing equipment parts, tools, etc. for a 2 billion dollar Petro Chemical project in Basrah, Iraq. Was later assigned to the Iraq project and promoted to Construction Superintendent. Was in charge of all crafts. After a short time in Iraq, was transferred to Venezuela and promoted to General Manager of the Lummus Rental Fleet Operation throughout Venezuela. Revenue increased and we had about 95% of the equipment out on rent. Remained in Venezuela for a little over one year. |
| 1973 to 1975
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Litwin Corporation
Houston, Texas As Master Mechanic was in complete charge of operations and maintenance of over 300 pieces of equipment on a multimillion dollar petrochemical refinery expansion project in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. |
| 1971 to 1973
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Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation
Was in charge of equipment rental and sales in my assigned territory. Tripled the revenue of my territory within the first three months. |
| Prior to 1971 | Operated hydraulic & conventional cranes (to 300 ton capacity) excavators, trenchers, dozers, loaders, et ceteras for various contractors. |