Ben Smoots

Experience

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  Roosters A Noble Grille

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2016

  Food Server

  Food server at a fine dining establishment while responsibly managing a high school & community college workload and working other jobs.

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  Contract Business Solutions

  Mar 2014 - Oct 2015

  Maintenance Specialist

  I was responsible for moving and assembling office furniture and medical equipment. During this time I was still High School and worked at Roosters A Noble Grille and a local batting cage.

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  Chris Jones Construction

  May 2014 - Jan 2020

  Construction Project Intern

  I gained valuable years of experience in the residential construction industry, from remodeling to new construction. I estimated, planned, supervised, and built at least 10 residential renovation projects across North Carolina, and assisted on the completion of many more. I identified bottlenecks and waste by applying lean construction practices to increase our productivity and decrease cost and completion times.

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  Papa John's International

  May 2016 - Aug 2019

  Shift Manager

  I successfully managed a high volume Papa John's store during the busiest times of the week (Friday & Saturday evenings) while in school at Forsyth Tech and working for Chris Jones Construction. While I was managing, my team and I maintained above average Customer Satisfaction Scores (CSC) and consistently beat our targeted labor and food cost percentages. My responsibilities included training new employees, handling customer complaints and employee disputes, tracking and ordering inventory, and ensuring every customers order was prepared correctly and delivered on time. I gained management experience and I am skilled in communication and customer interaction. Show less

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  CLT Rent

  Aug 2019 - May 2021

  Maintenance Technician

  I was responsible for remodeling and maintaining 18 residential rental homes while responsibly managing a full time school workload UNCC and working valet on the weekends.

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  Wharton-Smith, Inc.

  May 2020 - May 2021

  Project Engineering Intern

  Assisted on the upgrade of Vest Water Treatment Plant for the City of Charlotte. Half of my time was spent working in the office and the other half I was on-site. I drafted, reviewed, and submitted a wide variety of submittals, RFI's, As-Bulits, subcontracts, purchase orders, and change orders to help advance the project towards completion. I generated accurate take-offs and estimates for various project materials and labor for purchase after project manager to approval. I also prepared, requested, and review the operation and maintenance manuals and closeout binders. When I was on-site I coordinated closely with the RPR for Black & Veatch (EOR), site contractors, and field workers from W-S & others. I laid out and and staged items in the field to ease installation and ensure they are installed as designed. Show less

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  Stimmel Associates, P.A.

  Jun 2021 - Dec 2022

  Civil Designer I

  I worked under the direction of a licensed civil engineer with over 25 years of experience. I performed preliminary and final site layout and design, hydrologic calculations, water system analysis, and research feasibility studies related to civil site land development projects. Assisted project engineers with design and construction phase activities. Prepared project civil site construction drawings with AutoCAD Civil 3D. Designed storm sewer systems with hydrology studio. Prepare basic cost and quantity take-off estimates. Show less

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  SeamonWhiteside

  Jan 2023 - now

  • Civil Designer III

    Oct 2024 - now

  • Civil Designer II

    Jan 2023 - now