resume/about
It all began on Feb. 19 1968 at 10:29AM.
Thirty some years later I find myself in school studying welding. After spending fifteen years in the restaurant and bicycle industry I decided it was time for a change. I enrolled in the local community college’s welding program and started on my current path.
After finally finishing the welding program I took a job as a welder for a local company, the majority of my work has been converting old warehouse’s into condos and building new from the ground up, most of the building’s I worked on are on the East Side, Third Ward and Downtown areas of Milwaukee. I am currently working on various bridge projects in the Milwaukee area.
In addition to my work in the construction industry I also like to turn scrap metal into something cool or functional, see my flickr site. I prefer to work with found or “recycled” materials, I like going to the scrapyard or jumping in the steel dumpster at work to see what I could find and if I have to I use retail establishments to acquire steel.
My inspiration comes from many places, the material I find, everyday life, the material I find, places I’ve been, the material I find, the people that commission me, the material I find and most of all from my sick and twisted imagination and the material I find.
My Storied Career, It simply boggles the mind.
Paper Boy
Milwaukee Country Club – Caddy
McDonalds My first cooking job!!!
Dos Bandidos – Dishwasher/Prep Cook
Phone Sales – 1 Day
Andrews - Bus Boy, Prep Cook
Milwaukee Biscuit Company – Runner
The Cape of Good Hope – Short Order Cook
Wrens II – Line Cook
Club Marylin – Prep Cook, Bar Back
Bogies – Cook, Oyster Shucker
Thill Bros – Line Cook
The Star of Milwaukee – Bus Boy/Server
Tavern On The Mall – Cook
Luke Sports Spectacular – Line Cook
The Beer Barons – Line Cook
City Lights Cafe – Line Cook
The Pfister – Salad Shooter
Karl Ratzsch’s – Saute Chef
Thill Bros again
The Shorewood Inn – Line Cook
The Red Onion Cafe/Bodolino’s – Pizza Cook
The Bikesmiths – Sales and Service
T.T. Tulip ~ Valentine Day delivery
The Tamarack – Line Cook
Scotty’s Crab House – Sous Chef
The Bikesmiths again
Steny’s – Bartender, one day for block party
Scotty’s again
The Bikesmiths again
Scotty’s again
The Bikesmiths again
Scotty’s again
Bikers Express – Bike Messenger
The Bikesmiths again
Bikers Express again
Egans – Line Cook 2 days
Giovonni’s – Line Cook 1 day
The Oakland Cafe – Prep Cook 1 day
Scotty’s again
The Bikesmiths again
Pizza Shuttle – Driver 1 day
MOFOCO – Parts Driver
HIP Home Improvement Professionals – Carpenter
The Coffee Trader – Line Cook
Bikers Express again
Advanced Installers Inc. – Erector, My first steel job
Rollies Tavern – Bartender 1 day
The Highland House – Bartender 1 day
Treat’s Tavern – Bartender
The Bikesmiths still
TCM remodeling – Carpentry, Drywall and Tile
Suburban Construction Corp. – Erector
Treats again
??????? Installing Retail Fixtures
John Brunhardt – House Painting
Enrolled in Welding Technology at MATC
Crawdaddys – Chef My last “professional” chef gig for now
Fitzgibbons Pub – Bartender
Fourth Base Bar – Bartender 1 Day
Davians Catering – Bartender
Construct Music/Jerry Harrison – Mover
Barrel Riders Pub – Bartender
The Bikesmiths Still
G.S. Roofing – Roofing/Siding
Hayes Disc Brake – Disc Brake Technician
Charlie Gumps Fine Finishing – Fine Finisher
Shanahan’s Pub – Bartender
The Bikesmiths still
O’ Bradys – Bartender
The Bikesmiths still
Hi Hat Lounge – Doorman
The Bikesmiths still
Finished welding school – finally!
OCC Ollman Construction Corp – Welder
~Marine Terminal, Third Ward
~The Sterling, Farwell ave.
~222 E Erie.
Joined the Iron Workers Union, started apprenticeship
Ed Kraemer and Son’s
- Kilbourn Avenue Bridge Historic Preservation
- CP Rail, Moorland Rd
-I94 North-South Freeway Expansion, College Ave, Grange Ave, Airport Spur.
- CP Rail, MMSD Substation.
- CP Rail 7&1/2 mile rd
-US41/Hwy10 ramp OshKosh WI.
Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival 08/09 - Music Man, Rosie’s Field
Interstate Erectors – 1 day shutdown Falk
Choice Construction Compnies INC. – I-94 Corridor/Mitchell Interchange
Ed Kraemer and Son’s again
~Howell Ave.
~HWY 20 East Troy
~Hank Aaron Trail & 84th St.
~CP Rail Yard
~Lake Butte des Morts Drive & US 41 Oshkosh WI.
~Milwaukee River Parkway, Glendale WI.
~HWY 33 over the Milwaukee River, Saukville WI.
~Hank Aaron Trail & Hawley Rd.
The Price Erecting Company
Ed Kraemer and Sons again
~Iowa Northern Railroad,Waverly IA
~Count Line Rd Mequon WI
~CP Rail Yard
~CP Rail Swingbridge Downtown Milwaukee
~I94 and Gaston Rd Madison WI
Interstate Erecting Falk
CD Smith Wacker Neuson Plant Expansion Menomenee Falls
American Crane Technologies
~Waukesha Electric
~Catepillar/Bucyrus Erie
Ed Kraemer and Sons
~Juneau ave
