Resume

RAFAEL MARIN

Age: 35 (30/03/1989)

Civil State: Single

Cell Phone Number: +1 437 551 6466

E-mail: Rafael_m89@hotmail.com

Key Qualifications:

I am an honest hard worker, will put the same effort from the first to my last day.
Not only a Formworker but also pretty good finishing concrete and tying rebar .
Reliable ,hard worker and safety oriented.
More than 18 years of professional experience, all work round.

Australian Qualifications:

Certificate 4 in Building and Construction (Kingscliff Tafe)
Certificate 3 in Carpentry (Holmesglen Tafe)
B80 Bridgeworks Concreting Training
White Card
Working at heights

Confined space
EWP
Telehandler

Carpenter Working Experience:

Re-build a Big Foot Camper (Alberta): 09/2024 – 03/2023

While i was working for Fortress they let me work on their workshop building a Camper for my future travels. The winter was quiet so i was working mostly in finishing my project.

Fortress Construction (ALBERTA): 06/2024 – 03/2025:

I arrived to Canada Last May, short after got hired and got on a plane to northern Manitoba where i worked building a water treatment plant in Split lake. After that project was finished we moved on to oil fields work in Fort Mc Murray and around the SK border with Alberta. You can find pictures of my work in the portfolio Canada Folder.

Working at home proyects: (Argentina) 06.2023 - 05.2024:

Since i spent so long working in Australia. I went back to Argentina last year before my trip to canada so i can help my father. Landscaping, river dam construccion, welding a garage, various decks. You can see the pictures in my portfolio, under the working at home section.

Hully (SA): 02/2022 – 05/2023

BRIDGE work, leading Hand. building a doble lane main bridge in Port Augusta. I joined at the first stages of the project. I had my own team and worked as a leading hand thanks to my previous bridge experience. Headstocks, link slabs, decks, stitch of the parapets. After that I was leading the expansion joint, a total of 8 in the whole bridge. The bridge is over 20 spans and goes over the water. After we finished the first bridge, they opened traffic and we started working reparing the old bridge. You can see pictures of the whole job in my portfolio.

Reference: Paddy (concrete supervisor) : +61416955016

Laing O'Rourke (WA):10/2021 – 02/2022

Formworker at a new mine site. Koodaderi, a new RIO TINTO Iron Ore mine. Ive arrived at the end of the project, so far I have been working building pedestals and structural slabs for water treatment plant, drainages, transfers stations, grouting steel structures, etc. Bits and pieces of concrete around the whole site, we are also doing all the concreting side and steel fixing. Working with high standards of safety.

Reference: George Malaka (supervisor): 0457401560

CENTRALS (WA): 05/2021 – 10/2021

Formworker: MINE extension construction. Working at SOLOMON (FMG) with centrals as a formworker. Its a new extension of the mine. We built a new LV workshop, HV workshop. Washout bays, welding bay, Tire bay, Admin offices, storm drainages, ect. Ive been involved in the formwork, steelfixing and fitout of the offices. The scope of work is been very wide since there is a lot of components. The project is now coming to an end.

Reference: CONCRETE SUPERVISOR. Peter kingsbury : +61467296580

DARACON (NSW): 24/06/2019 – 22/11/2020

Carpenter / Formworker

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION. Worked as a Formworker at a new bridge in Gunnedah. The bridge consists of 7 spans that are 2 lanes for traffic and a foot walk. Since the bridge is place over the river we were working on suspended steel platforms. The bridge is pretty complex because of it steep angle but also crown and gradient. Only the Super T and Parapets were Precast, all the rest of the super Structures (including 2 big 10 Mts high Bladewalls) where all form by us the Formworkers.

1Ref: Steve Barwick Concrete Supervisor = +61437331900

2Ref: Jacob Ray Project Engineer = +61457792116

BMD (NSW): 29/01/2018 – 09/03/2019

Carpenter / Formworker

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION. Worked as a Formworker for the Pacific Complete upgrade (Section 6). I was working in Shark creek, a 800 mts long bridge, consisting of 25 headstocks and 2 abudments. Shark creek is the 3rd biggest bridge of the whole project, but the one with less precast concrete. Therefore, we made all the headstock and columns. Cross guertas, expansion joints, decks, link slabs, etc.

1Ref: Gary Gordon Foreman BMD = 0427123110 2Ref: MOUI Sub-Foreman BMD = 0419738120

JBuilds (NSW): 07/2017 – 12/2017

Carpenter / Leading Hand

Residential Carpentry. Mainly renovations and new extensions in the Byron Area. Respected Builder, with a good eye for details. During the time working together I’ve been the leading hand in the projects assign, having up to 3 laborers and an apprentice in charge. 3 renovations between around the 100k type. Mainly external renovation of houses, timber features, decks, external cladding, new windows and AirBNB annex.

Web: www.jbuilds.com.au

Ref: Benny Builder = +61408 577 147

Myke couney (NSW): 05/2017 – 07/2017

Carpenter / Self contractor

Residential Buildings. Did two small renovations (30-40k) for a local builder that had too much work on his hands. Fixing rental properties and garage conversions. In charge of ordering materials and coordinating the trades. Communication with the Clients and good results.

Ref : Myke Couney builder = +61452385955

JVJ Constructions pty ltd (Tweed Heads): 02/2017 – 05/2017

Carpenter

Commercial site. Construction of two new classrooms for Pacific Ocean Catholic school in Tweed Heads. 250 sq mts of new building with a 100 sq mts deck. Big scope of work, from concreting up to fix out.

Hennessy Building Projects (Byron Bay): 01/2017 – 02/2017

Carpenter

Residential Carpentry. Part of the carpenters crew in a multi million dollar renovation property. I was present for the last 2 months of the project, witch was nominated for the Master Builder Awards.

Mancon Projects PTY Ltd (Melbourne): 05/2015 – 11/2016

Carpenter

Commercial and residential builder. More than a year and a half working as a full time carpenter for this massive builder. During that time I was working on a number of projects: 32 Bay Rd Sandrinham - 4 unit above shop front, CFA Frankston Refurbishment, Heatherbrae Sports Pavilion Officer, 1307 Toorak Rd Camberwell 4 townhouse build on basement. Work included but was not limited to the following:

Setting out of concrete slab formwork
Setting out of timber wall framing
Erection/dismantle formwork and prep substrate for footings, slabs, pavement ramps
Installing, straightening and modifying timber wall frames
Erecting ceiling frames and installing access panels
Installing truss roofs of varying type
Carrying out excavations and use of laser level
Installing windows doors and wall linings
Installing wet area sanitary fixtures
Construction scaffolding and working safe at heights

Reference:

Patrick Neylan: 0409399804

DSW Timber PtyLtd (Melbourne):01/2015 – 04/2015

Carpenter/Stair case builder

Building Stair Cases. First going to site, taking measurements then building it at the Factory according to client specifications. Installing Onsite and doing all type of balustrades. According to the Building codes of Constructions, always passed council inspections. Straight Stairs, Straight Stair with central landing, Spiral Stairs and Curved Staircase.

Hånsfors Bruk AB (Sweden):06/2014 – 11/2014

Carpenter

Working as a carpenter, restoring old Swedish houses. Most of the houses where build in the 18th hundreds, all timber work and keeping the traditional style. External Cladding, restoring frames, concreting new footing, etc.

Charlie Andersen (Denmark):02/2014 –04/2014

Carpenter

Working in the construction of a new residential building. Timber Framing, concrete piers, tin roof, build according to danish specifications.

Optimisten (Denmark):08/2013 –01/2014

Carpenter/Cabinet Maker

Working in a wood workshop as a cabinet maker. Making customize doors and windows to match the old style houses.

Internal stair cases and costume designed cabinets.

Easy Short Stays (Melbourne):02/2009 – 10/2012

Carpenter/ Handy Man

Handy men job for a property rental agency in St Kilda. Renovating Kitchens, fixing and installing doors. Renovating bathrooms, reparing external cladding, fascia boards, gutters, landscaping, etc.

Consinarq (Argentina): 06/2006 – 11/2008

Carpenter/Apprenticeship

Did my apprenticeship with them. Carpentry is different back home than in Australia. Double brick houses, so I was doing a lot of timber roofing. Framing Internal walls and wet areas. Internal and external cladding. Staircases, balustrades, pergolas, decks, fences. To make money back home we try to do as many trades as you can. So we where also tiling and painting a lot of the renovations we where doing.