Gerardo Cortez Cell: (650) 468-1479

2235 Ralmar Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Email: cortezg43@yahoo.com

Objective
To obtain a position as a Maintenance Worker.
Highlights of Skills & Qualifications
* Bilingual (English/Spanish)
* Performed work for residential and commercial property
* Work well without supervision
* Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards
* Use tools ranging form common hand and power tools, (hammers, hoists, saws, dr
ills, and wrenches)
* Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation
, maintenance and repair of a wide
variety of electrical systems and equipment
* Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking repai
r manuals and parts catalogs
as necessary
Relevant Experience
Maintenance and Repair Worker
* Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools,
and reassemble equipment.
* Inspect, operate, and test machinery and equipment to diagnose machine malfunc
tions.
* Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.
* Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
* Dismantle devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes,
hand tools, and power tools.
* Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that condition of buildings d
oes not deteriorate.
* Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, or per
form other maintenance actions,
following checklists.
* Assemble, install or repair wiring, electrical and electronic components, pipe
systems and plumbing, machinery,
and equipment.
Electrician's Helper
* Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
* Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand
tools.
* Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power too
ls.
* Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tight
en connections, using hand tools.
* Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit suppo
rt brackets, using hand tools.
* Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, a
nd reassemble equipment, using
hand tools.
* Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires
to terminals for subsequent
soldering.
Construction Laborer
* Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.
* Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to g
rade specifications, using picks,
shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
* Position, join, align, or seal structural components, such as concrete wall se
ctions or pipes.
* Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construct
ion work will be performed.
Employment History
Maintenance/Construction Worker, Watercourse Way, Palo Alto, CA 06/2003-09/20
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Handyman, Private Employer, Half Moon Bay, CA 06/2003-09/2010
Self Employed, Private Employer, Redwood City, CA 08/2001-05/2003