Donald Bohlken

Experience

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  Grafton Fire Department

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2007

  Fire Fighter

  Station One – Ladder CompanyOn Call Firefighter: Fire Fighting, First Responder, CPR, Hazmat and Mutual Aid to Surrounding Towns.

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  Lowes Home Improvement Store

  Nov 2004 - Feb 2014

  Part time Hardware Customer Sales Associate IV

  Responsible for providing quick, friendly customer service by answering customers questions, providing purchase assistance and keeping shelves stocked, knowledge of company's mission, purpose and goals. Kitchen Design Specialist using 20/20.

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  TJX Companies, Inc

  Jan 2005 - Mar 2006

  Commercial Spatial Floor Planner

  Commercial/retail large-format, value oriented retailing concepts, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, Bob’s Stores, Home Goods, A.J. Wright, The Maxx, designed & revised construction documents for remodels, expanded accessories and new store layouts, collaborated with planning, fixtures, construction and merchandising managers to produce and finalize spatial floor plan designs, provided AutoCAD support, and contributed ideas to create an efficient work environment, reviewed and redlined construction documents for all outside drafter’s Show less

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  Dyer Brown & Associates, Inc

  Mar 2006 - Aug 2008

  Architectural Assistant Project Manager

  Professional Design Services in Architecture, Planning, Urban and Interior Design, designed & revised construction documents for new builds, interiors & refurbishment based on scope of work specifications & building codes, collaborated in conjunction with principal architect, senior project manager’s, construction, tenants and landlord’s, to finalize commercial spatial designs, managed projects with in extensive deadlines in a team oriented design department, including meeting deadlines for landlord’s and tenants, controlled and set up all project files such as fit plans and cd sets within Architectural Desktop 2008, created project set-up sheets, tracked job costs, delegated sk’s & rfi’s, trained, supported and implemented AutoCAD standards for the design team & up-dated block templates and profiles, controlled AutoCAD back up systems and provided AutoCAD & desktop support to fellow employees. Software used; AutoCAD 2006, ADT 2008, Microsoft Windows. Show less

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  Iaccarino & Son, Inc.

  Feb 2009 - Jul 2009

  Project Coordinator

  Architectural millwork concentrating on private & public spaces, created purchase orders, change orders & buyouts, produced & controlled project related RFI’s & SK’s, produced construction documents for field dimensions, material take-offs, shop rolls & fabrication, managed & recorded all field dimensions & architectural mark-ups, managed production & delivery control documents, documented all project related materials, samples & specs, initial review of project scope, shop drawings & project take offs, continued review & management of shop drawings & engineering staff. Software used; AutoCAD 2008, Microsoft Windows. Show less

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  Partners by Design

  Nov 2009 - Jul 2010

  Project Manager

  Comprehensive turnkey food service designs, fabrication, implementations, coordinating, executing all phases of design/sales related to products/services, designing construction document criteria to clients specifications, prepared cost estimating, schedules, correspondence, purchase orders, maintaining time lines, field verifications, as-built drawing’s and construction meetings, coordination with vendor & client bases, managing millwork shop employees through completion of projects, maintained ETL certifications, all related log books, controlled AutoCAD back up systems and provided AutoCAD/Revit & desktop support to fellow employees. Software used; AutoCAD Architectural 2009, 2010, Architectural Revit 2009, 2010, AutoQuotes and Microsoft Windows. Show less

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  Festival of Trees, Methuen, MA

  Nov 2010 - Dec 2010

  Volunteer

  Since 1994, volunteers have been donating there time to help pay for the expensive restoration and preservation costs associated with certain projects through out the town of Methuen. Some of these projects consisted of the; Tenney Gate House, The Great Hall of Nevins Memorial Library, the chimes of St. Mary’s Church and the Nevins Trust Fund. This year they received an astonishing 230 trees to be raffled off to raise money for such good causes.My volunteer responsibilities consisted of running the Charles Raffle table with a prize equaling $2,000.00 in cash. The presentation of this raffle/tree was called "Neon Vanity", and helping out with tree breakdown/loading and clean-up of the Festival of Trees current space. Show less

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  Atlas Distribution

  Mar 2011 - May 2013

  Delivery Driver

  Responsible for the safe delivery of Domestic, Craft and Imported beer products to restaurants and bars throughout central Massachusetts. Local 170

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  Diversified Automotive Inc

  Jun 2013 - now

  Experienced CDL Car Hauler

  Relocation engineer of new automobiles throughout the New England area. Previously, the highest in productivity within a fleet of 256 drivers.

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  Custom Timber Carving

  May 2024 - now

  Business Owner

  Creating unique hand carved wood pieces. Each carving being one of a kind. Where We Always Say It With Sawdust. customtimbercarving.etsy.com