Brendan Tone
AUCKLAND
Summary
Dynamic Builder/Carpenter with extensive experience at FUTAB Structures Ltd, excelling in construction management and quality inspection. Proven track record of delivering high-end residential projects on time and within budget while fostering effective team collaboration. Skilled in blueprint reading and power tool operation, ensuring safety compliance and superior craftsmanship.
Hardworking professional focused on maximizing quality, code compliance and efficiency while meeting budget and design guidelines. Demonstrated strategic thinking and confident decision-making abilities. Collaborative individual commended for massively slashing overhead costs.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Builder/Carpenter
FUTAB structures ltd
Auckland
03.2023 - Current
- Constructed frameworks and structures according to blueprints and specifications.
- Operated power tools and machinery to complete construction tasks efficiently.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure project timelines were met consistently.
- Inspected materials and workmanship for quality assurance throughout projects.
- Assisted in training new employees on safety protocols and equipment use.
- Maintained a clean and organized worksite to promote safety standards.
- Communicated effectively with subcontractors to coordinate project activities smoothly.
- Supported project leads in implementing construction plans and problem-solving issues.
- Used hand tools and power tools to complete builds.
- Followed build procedures and work instructions to construct varied-size structures.
- Installed drywall, flooring, and other building materials.
- Performed rough carpentry tasks such as cutting rafters or studs for framing houses and buildings.
- Assisted in the demolition and removal of existing structures.
- Read blueprints or technical diagrams to determine the specific materials required for each job.
- Built concrete forms for footings and walls.
- Maintained inventory by providing accurate count of products.
- Performed daily inspections and other tasks to maintain clean and safe work environment.
- Complied with quality requirements to meet or exceed production service levels.
- Inspected foundations, walls, floors, doors, windows, roofing, and tiling to ensure they meet code standards.
- Constructed quality structures to meet prescribed time schedules and budgets.
- Repaired damaged plasterboard walls prior to painting.
- Used personal knowledge and abilities to help complete building tasks.
- Hung insulation material in attics or between wall studs.
- Assembled scaffolding to provide safe access to elevated work areas.
- Participated in continuous improvement process by making suggestions to supervisors and leads.
- Built trusses from prefabricated components and set them into place on roofs or ceilings.
- Cut openings for electrical outlets in walls using power saws.
- Constructed staircases from cut stringers and risers with handrails attached securely in place.
- Reported equipment maintenance needs, injuries or mishaps to facilitate follow-up.
- Applied finishing touches, such as painting and installing fixtures.
- Repaired and renovated existing structures as needed.
- Constructed residential and commercial buildings according to project specifications.
- Provided customer service, addressing clients' questions and concerns.
- Trained new construction workers in building practices and safety standards.
- Monitored construction schedules to keep projects on track.
- Performed demanding physical work over extended periods and modeled positive attitude.
- Learned and mastered skilled trade specialties under guidance of expert mentors.
- Displayed high standards for quality workmanship and routinely double-checked work.
- Loaded materials and tools into vehicles and unloaded upon arrival at jobsites.
- Gained independent working skills and guided and mentored less experienced team members.
- Understood how to operate and maintain job site equipment safely and for maximum productivity.
- Cleaned or prepared construction sites to eliminate hazards.
- Assisted with diverse construction challenges to help team and customer.
- Dug ditches or trenches, backfilled excavations or compacted and leveled earth to grade specifications.
- Loaded or unloaded building materials to distribute machinery or tools.
- Lubricated, cleaned or repaired machinery or equipment.
- Controlled traffic passing near, in or around work zones.
Education
Qualified Builder - Carpentry/Building
BCITO
Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate
Otara , AucklandCarpentry/Building
MIT
Carpentry/Building
Unitech
Skills
- Construction management
- Blueprint reading
- Power tool operation
- Quality inspection
- Rough carpentry
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Safety compliance
- Training new employees
- Physical endurance
- Frame and component building
- Client relations
- Machine operation
- Subcontractor oversight
- Concrete forming
- Flooring installation
- Masonry techniques
- Problem-solving
- Budget oversight
- Renovation techniques
- Framing techniques
- Construction supervision
- Multitasking and organization
- Material selection
- Physical stamina
- Labor oversight
- Painting techniques
- Roofing installation
- Demolition techniques
- High-end residential homes
- Woodwork joinery
- Scaffold assembly
- Safety enforcement
- Heavy equipment operations
- Carpentry skills
- Site preparation
- Site maintenance
- Critical thinking
- Concrete pouring techniques
- Planning and scheduling
- Quality control
- Construction site safety
- Scaffolding setup
- Cement work
- Attention to detail
- Drywall installation
Certification
- BCITO Qualified Carpenter/Builder
- NCEA Lvls 1,2 and 3
Accomplishments
- Award winning homes
- Small home of the year 2026
- Schools - Kelston girls, Green Bay high school and pre schools.
- Pāpāmoa East interchange bridge
- Train track bridge building - bridges 88,89,100
- Rotorua Board walk
- Tauhara power station
- Major Renovation project
Little Insight on me
With just under a decade of experience I still think there’s a lot to learn especially in our trade but with a bit of willingness towards learning new skills, also helping others and pushing boundaries on myself, now that’s where I stand out.
I’m reliable, honest and open, I’m everything you need in this industry, in a world where a hand shake and your word is enough for me, that’s what I stand for.
Timeline
Builder/Carpenter
FUTAB structures ltd
03.2023 - Current
Qualified Builder - Carpentry/Building
BCITO
Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate
Carpentry/Building
MIT
Carpentry/Building
Unitech