Profile
I am from Leeds, England. I have spent most my working life in the construction industry and in 2013 I gained a Level three certificate in Stonemasonry (monumental/Installation) from Holmesglen TAFE College.
I hold a construction induction card from work safe, as well and a license to preform high risk work, from work which includes my forklift license.
I hold a full clean driving license.
Career Experience & Skills
Jan 2014
Saw operator, stone mason, Dimensional Stone, Bradford, England
· Working at Dimensional stone I operated 3 saws; Wells 2.2 bridge saw, wells 1.4 bridge saw, 12 foot mono-blade. Cutting sandstone, gritstone and limestone for fireplaces and paving. Cutting stone straight from the quarry I worked with other bank masons, using power tools and traditional methods to make sure the final product was at its highest quality possible.
Oct 2014
Stone mason, Lustre, Auckland, New Zealand
· Working at Lustre I learnt a lot about stone restoration. I did a large range of different jobs from restoring bench tops to stonewalls, from paving and tiling showers and bathrooms to cleaning and sealing marble and granite. Working with all types of stone including; marble, granite, sandstone, limestone and engineered stone.
Current job
Stone mason/ saw operator, Architectural Stone Auckland New Zealand
· I am currently working at Architectural Stone Cutting, Fabricating and installing Kitchen bench tops, fire places, vanities, and bath surrounds. Working with all types of stone but mainly marble, granite and engineered stone using a range of power and air tools. Most days I operate GGM Eura bridge saw and the comandulli line polisher.
Education
December 2013
Certificate 3 in Stonemasonry (Monumental/Installation), Holmesglen TAFE college, Melbourne, Australia
References
Available on request
