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Robert Dwayne West

Address: 13455 SE Oatfield Road #30, Milwaukie, Oregon, 97222

Phone: (503) 387-5620           E-mail: westr@msoe.edu

                                        

Education

 

Rainier High School                                               Milwaukee School of Engineering

P. O. Box 280                                                         1025 North Broadway

Rainier, Oregon 97048                                          Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

(503) 556-4215                                                      (414) 277-6363

Graduated 2000                                                     B. S. Construction Management 2004

4.00 Cumulative GPA (Valedictorian)                  3.29 Cumulative GPA (Honors)

 

Certifications & Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Construction Management

  • Associate Constructor, American Institute of Constructors (CQE Level 1) 98th percentile

  • OSHA 10-Hour Training Course – Construction Safety & Health

  • Valid Oregon State Class C Driver's License

Knowledge & Skills

  • Excellent Written Communication Skills

  • Manual & Computer Aided Drafting Skills

  • Able to read & perform estimates on drawings and specifications

  • Able to understand and create Critical Path Method schedules

  • Knowledge of Construction Materials, Methods & Processes

  • Basic Accounting & Finance Knowledge

  • Basic Engineering Knowledge in relation to Building Structural, Electrical & Environmental Systems

  • Proficiency setting up and operating the following Audio-Visual Equipment:

  • LCD Projectors

  • Overhead Projectors

  • Visual Presenters

  • 16mm Movie Projectors

  • 35mm Slide Projectors

  • Microphones & Sound Systems

  • Turntables, Cassette Recorders & Compact Disk Players

  • Video Cassette Recorders & DVD Players

  • Proficiency operating the following Woodworking Equipment:

  • Table Saw

  • Band Saw

  • Radial Arm Saw

  • Surface Planer

  • Jointer

  • Drill Press

  • Shaper

  • Various Hand & Power Tools

Computer Skills

 

Word Processing

  • Microsoft Word

  • Microsoft Works

  • WordPerfect

  • Adobe Acrobat

  • WordPad

  • NotePad

Spreadsheets

  • Microsoft Excel

Database

  • Microsoft Access

CAD

  • AutoCAD (Various versions)

Graphic Design

  • Microsoft Paint

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Paint Shop Pro

Desktop Publishing

  • Microsoft Publisher

E-Mail

  • Microsoft Outlook

  • Microsoft Outlook Express

Project Management

  • Microsoft Project

  • Primavera Project Planner

  • Primavera Expedition

  • Timberline

  • The Construction Project Manager

Estimating

  • WinEstimating

  • R.S. Means CostWorks

Visual Presentation

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Web Development

  • Microsoft FrontPage

Leadership Experience & Associations

  • Member – Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club (1996-2000)

  • 2nd Vice President/ Treasurer – Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club (1998-2000)

  • Member – MSOE Society of Model Engineers (2000-2004)

  • Vice President – MSOE Society of Model Engineers (2001-2002)

  • President – MSOE Society of Model Engineers (2002-2004)

  • Active Brother – Eta Alpha Chapter: Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity (2001-2004)

  • Secretary – Eta Alpha Chapter: Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity (2002-2003)

  • Member – American Society of Civil Engineering – MSOE Student Chapter (2001-2002)

  • Member – Zeta IV Chapter: Sigma Lambda Chi (Const. Honor Society) (2003-2004)

  • Member – American Institute of Constructors – MSOE Student Chapter (2003-2004)

  • Member – Willamette Valley Model Railroad Club (2005-present)

Employment/ Work History

 

Employer: Pacific Wallboard Company

Address: 722 Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon 97045

Telephone: 503-656-0513

From: March 2007

To: October 2007

Duties/Responsibilities:

Drywall Takeoff & Estimating, Preparing Bid Proposals, Tracking Project Progress, Preparing and Processing Change Orders.

 

Employer: New Hope Builders

Address: 32724 Berlin Road, Lebanon, Oregon 97355

Telephone: 541-258-3973

From: January 2006

To: February 2007

Duties/Responsibilities:

Managing coordination between Owners, Architects, Subcontractors, Suppliers and Superintendents, Preparing & Releasing Requests for Quotations, Processing Requests for Information, Preparing Scopes of Work, Preparing and Issuing Subcontracts & Purchase Orders, Preparing & Processing Change Orders, Reviewing Submittals, Preparing Operation & Maintenance Manuals & Record Drawings, Estimating/Takeoff, Tech Support as needed.

 

Employer: Curry Brandaw Contractors, LLC

Address: 2601 25th Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97302

Telephone: 503-399-1090

From: September 2005

To: December 2005

Duties/Responsibilities:
Subcontractor/Supplier Relations, Estimating/Takeoff, Preparing and Releasing Requests for Quotations, Preparing, Responding to and Logging Requests for Information, Preparing Scopes of Work, Preparing Contracts, Preparing and processing Change Orders, Logging Submittals, Logging Correspondence.

 

Employer: Rainier Hardware, Inc.

Address: 102 West A Street, Rainier, OR 97048

Telephone: 503-556-3171

From: June 2004

To: September 2005

Duties/Responsibilities:
Assisting customers, cashiering, stocking inventory, unloading & checking in freight, issuing Oregon fishing and hunting licenses & tags, mixing paint, making keys, cutting & threading pipe, cutting glass, technical support as needed, other duties as needed.

 

Employer: Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schroeder Library

Address: 500 East Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Telephone: 414-277-7180

From: September 2003

To: May 2004

Duties/Responsibilities:
Staffing circulation desk, assisting patrons, checking in and out library materials, misc. clerical work, shelf reading, cleaning library computers, staffing audiovisual center, delivering, setting up and picking up audiovisual equipment and materials, maintaining audiovisual equipment and materials, preparing magazines for binding, setting up library displays, web page development.

 

Employer: Rainier Hardware, Inc.

Address: 102 West A Street, Rainier, OR 97048

Telephone: 503-556-3171

From: June 2003

To: August 2003

Duties/Responsibilities:
Assisting customers, cashiering, stocking inventory, unloading & checking in freight, issuing Oregon fishing and hunting licenses & tags, mixing paint, making keys, cutting & threading pipe, cutting glass, technical support as needed, other duties as needed.

 

Employer: Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schroeder Library

Address: 500 East Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Telephone: 414-277-7180

From: September 2002

To: May 2003

Duties/Responsibilities:
Staffing circulation desk, assisting patrons, checking in and out library materials, misc. clerical work, shelf reading, staffing audiovisual center, delivering, setting up and picking up audiovisual equipment and materials, maintaining audiovisual equipment and materials, preparing magazines for binding.

 

Employer: Rainier Hardware, Inc.

Address: 102 West A Street, Rainier, OR 97048

Telephone: 503-556-3171

From: July 2002

To: August 2002

Duties/Responsibilities:
Moving store location, assisting customers, cashiering, stocking inventory, unloading & checking in freight, making keys, other duties as needed.

 

Employer: Vector Marketing Corporation

Address: 7642 NE Hazel Dell Avenue, Vancouver, WA, 98665

From: June 2002

To: July 2002

Duties/Responsibilities:
Selling cutlery, kitchen utensils, sporting goods and other associated merchandise through in-home appointments.

 

Employer: Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schroeder Library

Address: 500 East Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Telephone: 414-277-7180

From: September 2001

To: May 2002

Duties/Responsibilities:
Staffing circulation desk, assisting patrons, checking in and out library materials, misc. clerical work, shelf reading, staffing audiovisual center, delivering, setting up and picking up audiovisual equipment and materials, maintaining audiovisual equipment and materials, preparing magazines for binding.

 

Employer: Sinnett's Market Place

Address: 700 Ocean Beach Highway, Longview, WA, 98632

From: June 2001

To: August 2001

Duties/Responsibilities:
Bagging groceries, cashiering, stocking shelves, facing shelves, fetching carts, price verification, Dairy, Night Crew, minor janitorial work as needed.

 

Employer: Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schroeder Library

Address: 500 East Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Telephone: 414-277-7180

From: September 2000

To: May 2001

Duties/Responsibilities:
Staffing circulation desk, assisting patrons, checking in and out library materials, misc. clerical work, shelf reading, staffing audiovisual center, delivering, setting up and picking up audiovisual equipment and materials, maintaining audiovisual equipment and materials, preparing magazines for binding.

 

Employer: The Daily News

Address: 770 11th Avenue, Longview, WA 98632

From: May 1996

To: August 2000

Duties/Responsibilities:
Delivery of Neighbors/Rainier Review newspaper to homes in Rainier, Oregon.

 

References

 

David Herman or Leo Worthen

Pacific Wallboard Company

722 Main Street

Oregon City, Oregon 97045

(503) 656-0513

 

Grant Brown

New Hope Builders

32724 Berlin Road

Lebanon, Oregon 97355

(541) 258-3973

 

Dan Jursnick or Gordon Stone

Curry Brandaw Contractors, LLC

2601 25th Street SE, Suite 300

Salem, Oregon 97302

(503) 399-1090

 

Joe & Joyce Oliva

Owners

Rainier Hardware Inc.

P.O. Box 520

Rainier, Oregon 97048

(503) 556-3171

 

Gary Shimek

Library Director

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Walter Schroeder Library      

1025 North Broadway                                                                       

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202                                                

(414) 277-7180                                                                      

All website content, including graphics and pictures are © Robert D. West unless otherwise noted.  Content is not to be used out of the context of this webpage without expressed permission.  Any opinions expressed herein are mine and are not necessarily shared by the Milwaukee School of Engineering, or anyone else.

 

Questions? Comments? Critiques? Corrections? Concerns? Email me at westr@msoe.edu.