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Stephen Alberdi.

46 Howlett Street

Currajong, Townsville.

Queensland, 4812

BSA. 1106193

Mobile;0420231839

Work History 1975 to Present.In 1976 January I started work for Jack Woodwood as a first year Apprentice and stayed that way for almost

two years with out getting signed up. A cheap form of labour as I did not appreciate the reference.

I started work for Barry Great on October 1977 as a labourer it was quite satisfying to know that I was valued

as a carpenter as Barry in general conversation I had the goods and every job that was big enough I was

working as a carpenter. The only reason for not getting signed up was there wasnt enough work so Id be

working on and off. My experience was lifted ten fold as Barry and Warren never spared any knowledge they

had as they said if you dont know how to do the job at a level we expect it to be done, well you get the drift.

Barry educated me in all the fields. Setting out, strip footings, bridging beams, raft slabs, starter bars for block

work, walls and columns, suspended mezzanine floors and decks, cyclone tie down with rod, strap and steel

gussets, steel structures, lay out trusses, pitch roofs, construct hips, valleys, ridges, Dutch gables, gables,

skillions and apron water shedding valleys. All finishing such as jambs, reveals, architrave, skirting, window

and door installation. In all areas domestic, industrial and commercial.

I went to Brisbane in 1979 November started work for OBrien Glass, installing commercial, domestic and

Industrial windows and doors. They were so happy with my work they offered an Apprenticeship as a Glass

Beveller, got twelve months off the start for the period of time I worked for the company. My wife at the time

was sick and had to go back to Home Hill, so I had to go back with her to be supportive, I left July 1982.

I worked in Home Hill at the rice Mill as a maintence carpenter for all structural and building projects

concerned with the mill, there wasnt a great amount of accomplishing work to write home about, left after

getting a good job with Leighton Contractor in 1985.

I worked for Leighton Construction august 1985; I started as a concrete finisher on the Burdekin Dam project

and was quickly promoted to a leading hand for a short period. I was given a crew after a six month period as

they were sacking people left right and centre, as a lot of personnel didnt know what they were doing. While I

was a Forman my crew got the largest amount of cubic metres vibrated and placed in a eight hour period

twice. I also had the spillway cap as part of my contract over a sixteen week period. There were other

contracts that I took on, on weekends, such as setting up pump stations to keep up the water curing on the

dam wall. Stripping out the galleries with Armco linings that was a tricky task, as we had to remove all the

Armco up the stair access at either end of the wall. I finished with Leightons . July 1987. With a job offer to go

to Bougainville New Ginnie, that was when the first uprising started so I didnt get to go.

I started work for Leighton Construction in Mt. Magnet November 1987, in the camp setup crew and worked

on a number of sites which included the pill bra, port headland, Broome, hells gate, big Bell and back to Mt.

Magnet, where they offered a explosive powder monkeys, Assistant dirt boss job the money was to good to

knock back. The job in tailed set out of drill holes with a recorded mapping that had to be presented to

western mining Superintendent before each blast could go ahead, planing of excavation works, haul road

construction and maintenance, supervise the mine operations in conjunction with Stan Watchoon continuedon in that roll for six months then got a job offer from a builder to work as a roof carpenter.

I started working for Wrights Construction in October 1988 the work was so good I worked for them until I


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came back to

Queensland in 1991. pitching roofs was a whole different ball game over there as all the roofs were pitched

with mainly

Jarrah, but there was hanging beams, strutting beams, under purlins, struts, king post and so on I still believe

that was the best experience I have had to date I learnt so much and I have so much to thank them for as I

use that experience every day in my profession.

I started work for Penner Construction July 1991 on the Doomadgee water reservoir that job lasted for twelve

weeks, there was not much to talk about it was only formwork, there was nothing technical about that job.

I started work for Civil Marine Construction October 1991, rail bridges, re instatement of terrain under and

around detailed earth works. My job was formwork which included, head stocks, abutments, thrust blocks,

kerbs and bollards.

I started work for Watcon Constructions in July 1992 on the Kelso state primary school, the roof was already

on when I started on the job. I started on the awnings around the out side of the building, then steel

framing external cladding, huff doors, partition screen walls demountable and second fix work till

completion. I started work on accommodation at the John Flynn College at James Cook University

September 1992 for the same builder. Lay out trusses batterns out and extended outriggers for

gables, fascias, barges and soffits. Hanging doors and first and second fix fitted all the fixtures in therest of the units.

I started work for Civil Marine Construction march 1993 on a pump station on the Burdekin river at

home hill, set out pipe lines from the pump station up the river bank, at the particular invert level that

was called for on the day. Formed up the pump station and placed and finished the concrete, also

plastered up the joints in the pipe line. I stated work for Watcon Construction June 1993 on brick

vernier housing commission housing in ban field drive and Mango Avenue. The unites at ban field

lane were a bit of a problem as all the openings in the frame werent set on brick work so it was my

job to bring them back to brick work, the tiles were already on the roofs. fixed batterns to common

parapet walls, first fixed, second fixed and did the hit list to the clerk of works satisfaction. Then over

to Mango Avenue the two storey brick vernier units, finials, fascias, soffits, first fix widows and

doors. Second fix with the fit out.

I started work for Aboriginal Affairs February 1994 doing renovation work to all houses that came up

for tender which had mostly any thing wrong kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, joists, bearers, one

house was in some much disrepair we had two land cruisers and one tractor to rack it back so it

could be braced and let go. . The work went on till we didnt win any tenders.

I started work for Cox Plastering November 1994, doing all framing for suspended ceilings, partition

walls, soffits and second fix work.

I started work for CBQueensland June 1995 as I was stole from Cox plastering by Martine Brooks

as he was impressed with my work and needed Carpenters for a project after this villa Vincent aged

care facility. It was the first time in my life where I worked on a job for one person one day, then the

next come back to the same job the next day working for the Builder and getting into supervising the

same people I was working with the previous day. I worked for CBQueensland on Villa Vincent,Laverack Barracks rifle range, Good Shepard and Queensland Correctional facility.

1996 June started work with Civil Marine, Engineering contractors whom I worked for on other

occasions, the Clair pump station doing form work and finishing the concrete the job lasted six

months. The pump station was for an irrigation system in the Burdekin area which was good for I

had a lot of experience with radiuses and angles. With the added factor of flows and volumes, which

was a challenge to say the least, but a rewarding sense of achievement to see the final product and in

full operation.

1997 April started work at Cannington lead, silver and zinc mine, processing plant. Ball mills, set

track feed rails, bung walls, retain liquid spills, form and poured the base of the lift shaft, then latter

on form and poured the tower 65 metres up, then in February 1998 under ground set up the crusher

cathedral area 560level, power station, vertical dam, conveyer loaders, ceiling hangers (back


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hangers) for suspended conveyors.

1999 August picked up with a builder Steve Jordan doing small jobs, with a lot of weekend work and

the provisor that we work together for a long time myself doing a lot of quantity surveying, safety

planning, estimating materials and labour, drawing of all structures and carpentry/joinery.

1999 August picked up where I left off with working for house holders, doing carpentry work, also

working in with a cabinet maker installing kitchens and cabinets.1999 October started work for Coombs and Barry Queensland on a warehouse refurbishment. Which

was a challenge in its self, there was surge to be reinstated drainage to be rerouted. Security to be

removed and installed both physical and electrical. New offices and show rooms, with devote

viewing windows and a whole lot of other invasion of privacy things.

Still with CBQ. I worked on the administration at the Townsville port authority, foundations,

columns, bracing walls, pitch a trussed roof, through to the hand over. Then I was asked to run the

demolition and construction of a mentally aged care unit in eventide aged home. That was a very

rewarding job in both achievement and accomplishment. I have three awards for my carpentry and

set out of an old building, from Master Builders, for that job alone.

The Deraign police station was the next job, on the horizon it was a slab on ground steel framed construction,walls and roof with walk ways.

2000 started work with CDProjects Darrell Dunn. Documenting and quoting commercial and resort fit outs for

a period of time until I had to set up, external cladding cutting and fixing was a new application in the

refurbishment, as the architects new concept of tilt up panels and steel frame systems and a mass of design

and construct to get the right out come.

2001 September worked for Javelin Constructions Barry Gasporenie, on handrails and balustrade, with

structural repairs to the veranda beams and post due to wood rote lack of paint excavated. The main access

road in the port to lay a pipe line for drainage on the next part of the job. Then worked on a MIM water

catchment sump for all site water filtration system, before letting the excess out into the open water. Then

worked on the Perjingo Mining operation, mezzanine deck with steel joists. ply decking. office space and a

store room under. Concreted spoon drains for drainage systems and foundations for structures. Did an oil

separation and wash bays for machinery up from the under ground.

2002 march second fix work for a large number of builders and private customers.

2002 October started with BJMorro. form working doing tilt up panels on a number of sites. Set out frames

for decking on suspended decks, set out stairs for unit access.

2003 January started with Walters Construction, form working on product tunnels under the sugar shed which

was under construction. Then moved on to suspended decks in the conveyer towers, or transfer stations.

2003 September started with CBQueensland. the Mad Cow in Cairns, doing the fit out with the hanging of fire

doors and escape door lock releases.

2003 October started with Townsville Property Services Mike McGrath, building a house on the hill. timber

construction pine with a purlin roof frame in between double rafters lying on wall frames, to give the affect of

flat roof.

2003 December started with CBQueensland, as a foreman to complete the new RSPCA refuge, for theTownsville District. There was a lot of catch up work to be done as the previous foreman, missed a lot first

time round, miss comprehended instructions from the architect and just negligible in a lot of cases. but I

brought it in a few dollars over budget. Worked on the river side Tavern on the foundations, columns, bearers,

joists and decking. The out side of the deck was the boundary line for the pub block. Erected feature

balustrade to the front of the pub and other features through out.

2004 august started with Cairns Carpentry. framing and cladding, hanging doors, morticing fitting locks,

general carpentry through out the site.

2005 January worked for John Morris, the Emerald hail storm damage. With one bathroom on the side. out of

Lammie panel a quick one day face lift.

2005 June started work for Ian Hewitt (Dusty), house lifting and moving. Setting out stump holes lifting

houses over and concreting stumps in to level.

2005 November Patricia Daniels 11 Evans st. extended her house, with a deck and roof on the front and back


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of the house. The roof on the back of the house has a double broken hip and I love the photos.

2005 December Bath room for Andrea George & Glen Ricks, just a general face lift.

2006 January extended Robyn Mahers house with two bed rooms a toilet, bath room and a back

deck.

2006 May started work for Colonial restorations John Dow. doing all carpentry work. Offices atTJM. Then moved on to a renovation of a one hundred year old house, replacing the front and side

decks with nosing boards.

2006 August started work for Ashbar Constructions, form work setting up stairs and decks with

columns.

2007 January started work for Rapid Form Andrew Wood. setting up stairs mainly with a few deck

boards thrown in. columns on a few jobs but mainly stairs on all the jobs.

2008 February started work with Betaplex Arrie was the foreman, elevator shafts with stair wells

form work, stick building all the bases of the coming out of the ground work.

2008 April started work for wide form Jason Edwards. stairs and decks.

2008 June started work on Magnetic Island for Ronald Robinson doing foundations for a suspendedwalk way.

2008 august Steve Jordan working on small jobs with the public, much more rewarding. I have been

working with Steve for all these years its just he doesnt get enough work to keep going so this is

why Im getting this done, it was decided between Steve and myself that I should do this now, so I

can have a chance at getting a better work environment and nest egg for its not a great work ecology

at the moment with the weather and business.

My experience is defined as Foundations; Strip,

Raft,

Bridging,Ring.

Thrust blocks.

Transfer slabs.

Abutments and head stocks.

Set out Theodolite and measurement. Foundations, services plumbing, water,

Electrical, data, phone, septic & solar.

Decorative earth works, subgrade.

Substructures are as follows; concrete columns.

Steel posts,

Timber posts both tinned and cast.

Stone laid.

Bearers steel, composites and timber,

Joists steel, composite and timber.

Flooring tongue and grove, ply, decking boards,

Parquetry, shock absorption dance floors.

Framing steel and timber, stud. Poly urethane, plastic, composite.

Roof framing steel and timber; pitched with ridge boards, struts, king posts,

Trussed, skillion, butterfly, contained


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Ceilings and soffits; exposed grid, concealed frame and timber

Batterns.

Shop fitting, custom wood, gyprock, vj wood panelling,

Second hand iron, cabinets melamine & MDF.

Fixtures handrails through to toothbrush holders.

Qualifications- Certificate 111, Contractors licence, Asbestos removal, explosive tools, Fire

framing & Fixings, doors, walls, ceilings & smoke seals. Government accredited.

Machinery Operation, excavator, forklift, bobcat, truck ridged, tractor, bus.

Recreational Tickets, Open water Divers, Speed Boats.

Affiliations- Master Builders, Queensland Building Services Authority.

Quantity surveying, costing of materials and labour, from the subgrade through to the handover or final inspection, I know I have an eye for detail from the drawing to the site, for Im not out

on my pricing, when job is complete if I lost it by tender, my price is the one that hits the mark. I

dont apply for work Im not capable of doing or Im not qualified to do for its a complete waist of

time not to mention cost to a company. Im in the business to make money for the employer of the

day.

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