Arthur Ransom, Journeyman Carpenter

Arthur Ransom

Journeyman Carpenter

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Higher diploma, Journeyman Carpentry
Experience
21 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 8 Months

Journeyman Carpenter at United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
  • United States
  • My current job since September 2002

INTERIOR SYSTEMS, HIGHWAY, AND OUT OF STATE WORK
• Earlier in my career I worked interior system jobs. Where I did
commercial and residential framing, installed sheetrock, doors,
windows, cabinets, trim work, acoustical ceiling systems, and hardware.
• I have worked on highway and bridge projects, both new construction
and refurbishing. Requiring understanding hazards of construction in
heavy traffic, marine, infrastructure, and railway environments.
• I have operated heavy construction equipment: mobile cranes, boom
trucks, excavators, backhoes, skid steers, bulldozers, and trucks.
• I have worked in chemical plants, industrial refineries, and paper mills.
• Directed site excavations and drainage systems.

Foreman at Madison Concrete Company
  • United States
  • My current job since January 2010

I am currently employed by Madison Concrete Company. Originally
hired as as a all-purpose foreman/supervisor. Since October I have been
responsible for the column building crew. We use several concrete form
systems including: Peri Trio, Doka Framax, and site built wood forms.
My responsibilities include: daily task assignments, safety talks, time
keeping, scheduling and coordination with other trades, rigging and
crane signaling, ordering concrete delivery and placement, blue print
reading for column locations, dimensions, heights, and section details.
On other projects with Madison, I have also been responsible for
decking, beams, scaffolding, grade beams, columns, slab on grade, walls,
elevator pits, and other site specific task.

Foreman / Lead Carpenter at B. Pietrini and Sons
  • United States
  • My current job since January 2006

I have previously been employed by B. Pietrini And Sons. Most recently
on the 1 Water Street apartment tower project. On this site I was a lead
builder/assistant foreman, working in both the deck building crew and
the filigree wideslab placement crew. As second in command I was
responsible for: ensuring that daily building quotas were met safely and
efficiently, filling in when the main foreman was absent, following layout
and interpreting scaffold drawings. Directing the rigging and setting of
filigree deck slabs according to shop drawings. Prior to that, I worked on
the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center. Where we completed
the foundations of the new tallest building outside of New York City.
Including a 4000 cubic yard continuous concrete pour for the elevator
core foundation. Used single face and common wall forms. I was a
integral member of the core building crew, using Peri ACS(P) wall and
work platform system.

Education

Higher diploma, Journeyman Carpentry
  • at THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OFCARPENTERS OF AMERICA
  • January 2007

Certified Journeyman Carpenter Certified Competent Person in Safety 4 year working apprenticeship completed 2007

High school or equivalent, Applied Engineering Psycology
  • at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • January 2001

Incomplete Degree

High school or equivalent, College Preparatory and Math
  • at Philadelphia School District Parkway High School
  • June 2000

Advanced math courses Business management Leadership (JROTC, Civil Air Partol Search and Rescue, Boy Scouts of America, Explorers)

Specialties & Skills

Layout Tools
Carpentry
Rigging
Supervising
Windows
BLUEPRINT READING
CARPENTRY
COMPUTER HARDWARE
CPR CERTIFIED
Rigging Certified
Osha 10
PSM Process Safety Managment
Osha 30

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner
Spanish
Beginner

Memberships

UBC Local 8
  • Member
  • June 2003

Training and Certifications

OSHA Scaffolding Training (Training)
Training Institute:
UBC International Training Committee
Date Attended:
January 2006
Duration:
65 hours
OSHA 10 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2007
Valid Until:
January 9999
PSM Process Safety Management (Training)
Training Institute:
UBC International Training Committee
Date Attended:
January 2009
Duration:
30 hours
Total Station EDM (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2013
Valid Until:
January 9999
OSHA 30 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2016
Valid Until:
January 9999
Amtrak Railway Worker Protection (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2012
Valid Until:
January 9999
Rigging and Crane Signaling (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2014
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Charity
    Various community support efforts at local masjids
  • CCTV and Security Systems
    Part Time CCTV and Alarm installer/technician since 2006
  • Automotive
    Engine building and restorations
  • Aviation
    500+ Flight hours Single engine Student pilots license 2000