Peter Huston
Address Not Published Online
Vancouver, BC V5R 4T1
Phone Not Published Online
Cell Not Published Online
huston_peter AT yahoo DOT com
Objective
- To find the right opportunity to fit my skill set and to either help manage or run a small construction company, or find a very good position to work for same.
Skills
- 20 + years of experience in forming and framing large and small custom homes. Hands on leader and a great problem solver.
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Good business person, who ran my own company all those years. Can hire, fire and run a small to medium crew, read prints, order material, with good quality control.
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Very good at instilling customer confidence with sales and service.
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Excellent with functional math and money matters.
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Supervised up to a 15 man crew.
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Can plan and execute to complete assignments
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Can delegate to accomplish goals
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Can estimate price, materials, and time.
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Skilled carpenter in forming, framing, and finishing.
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Can manage a small office, with skills in payroll, computer, and business correspondence.
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| Education |
| Windermere High School | Vancouver, BC |
| Graduated | 1975 |
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| B C Institute of Technology | Burnaby, BC |
| Completed first year of accounting. | 1976 |
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| Experience |
| HustonSports | Vancouver, BC |
| Owner and Manager | From June, 2008 to February, 2010. |
- I did everything for this online business which of course is not related to my building experience.
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| Huston Contracting. | Vancouver, BC |
| Owner, Hands on Framing Contractor | From February, 2008 to June, 2008. |
- Contracted to form and frame one home in Vancouver.
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| Huston Contracting | Tampa, Florida |
| Owner | 1998 to December, 2007 |
- Contracted to frame many projects, from small additions and renovations, to large custom homes. Some dock work. Many varied jobs.
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| Huston Contracting | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| Owner | 1992 to 1998. |
- Contracted to frame many homes in this area. Did a small strip mall, and did many different types of residential construction, such as monolithic slabs, tie beams, and all the tie downs required for Florida's hurricane bylaws.
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| Huston Sports | Vancouver, and Las Vegas |
| Owner | 1987 to 1992 |
- Gambled on sports for a living for 5 years, 3 living in Las Vegas.
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Framing Contractor
- 1980 to 1987 in Vancouver.
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Did some small shops in malls,
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Contracted and framed the first TGIF restaurant in downtown Vancouver.
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Framed a small apartment building (16 units).
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Framed some townhouses.
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Framed an architectural designed dentist office around 16th and Dunbar, and of course many homes.
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Carpenters Helper And Framer
- 1977 until 1980
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Learned my trade from two journeyman carpenters. One from England and the other, a perfectionist German.
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They taught me well.
Rough Neck On An Oil Rig In The Arctic.
- Company out of Edmonton
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Worked for only 6 months in the beginning of 1977.
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Didn't like being away, and it wasn't for me.
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Started my working career after graduation in a management training program in banking for the CIBC in Vancouver for one year in 1976.
References Available Upon Request