Fausto Medina
Sheet Metal Installer with over twenty years experience installing partitions, wire mesh storage lockers, decking, stationary and mobile shelving with extensive retail, residential and commercial building project experience.


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
A & D STEEL EQUIPMENT CO. INC.1989-2010

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Projects Completed:
New York City Government Agencies
oPublic schools
oWelfare Agencies
oPolice Stations
Retail Stores
oBergdorf Goodman
oSaks Fifth Avenue
oMacys Stores
Commercial Buildings
oFederated Department Stores
oTucci Construction
Museums/Residential
oMetropolitan Museum of Art
oSouth Bridge Apartments

SKILLS SUMMARY

Great ability to effectively communicate with employees and other business contacts in a courteous and professional manner.
Exercises a strong sense of priority and time management.
Ability to work from sketches and read blueprints.
Ability to understand and carry out general oral and written instructions.
Ability to estimate the time and material required to complete an assigned task.
Has hands-on management experience for numerous projects performed locally and nationally with responsibility for planning, scheduling, and interfacing with client.
Critical thinker with ability to analyze and solve problems.
EXPERIENCE
Customer and Client Service
Interfaced with client throughout project to review progress, modifications and customer satisfaction.
Upon project completion consistently received request for additional work resulting in an increase in company revenue.
Design
Balanced clients request with a cost effective design to achieve customer satisfaction and company profit margins.
Created sketch and recorded product and site dimensions to ascertain project scope and cost analysis.
Installation
Recorded the measurement, dimension marking and reference lines on installation materials in preparation for installation.
Responsible for maneuvering completed units into position in preparation for anchoring.
Ensured appropriate openings were drilled and punched for securing screws, bolts, and rivets.
Trimmed, filed, grinded and smoothed out surfaces, seams, and joints of assembled parts prior to installation.
Completed installations involving decking, mobile system shelves, quick fence, steel storage lockers, office partitions and toilet partitions.
Traveled as needed to east and west coast cities to perform high volume installations for Federated Department Stores. Installed 14,000 wires and shelves in Macys, Simi Valley, California and 8,000 mobile shelves in Macys, Boston, Massachusetts.
Management
Provided hands-on construction management responsibility to ensure project completion dates were achieved.
Transported prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Reviewed all work throughout the day to improve quality and prevent a redo.
Responsible for planning and scheduling project tasks.
Ensured adequate staffing and contracts for additional union workers as needed.
Worked on multiple projects simultaneously to improve productivity.
Monitored ongoing costs to ensure project expense control.
Ordered appropriate amount of material to prevent over ordering and reduce inventory.
Utilized all available material to reduce scrap and waste.
Communicated daily project status to the plant manager.
Problem solving
Maintained product and installation equipment, making repairs and modifications when necessary.
Training
Trained new and existing staff on installation of partitions, lockers, decking and shelving.
EDUCATION
Idea School of Guayaquil
York College Education Certificate