David Thomas

Experience

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  Icon Materials

  Jun 2007 - Oct 2010

  Responsible for obtaining and completing asphalt and aggregate samples during production at 2 asphalt plants and 1 crushing plant. Duties also included general labor help at all plant locations, and job specific testing and labor, assisting operations supervisor in various projects around gravel pit and plant locations. Responsible for implementation of production samples into Labsys and Stonemount quality control software for production managers use. Duties included cleaning and general maintenance of various types of off-road and on-road equipment used throughout multiple locations, performing general labor duties with shop mechanics in the field and shop.

  • Quality Control Technician

    Jun 2008 - Oct 2010

  • Wash Bay Laborer

    Jun 2007 - Jun 2008
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  Icon Materials

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2013

  Responsible for establishing a standard procedure of Quality Control and Quality Assurance of all aggregates and hot mix asphalt for use to intercompany projects and outside customers. Roles include monitoring of stockpile averages and standard deviations to report directly to the Production Manager when product quality issues arose. Submitting mix designs and aggregate submittals in accordance with specifications pertaining to job specific requirements and state or federal specifications. Worked directly with multiple municipalities representatives to satisfy contract agreements. Position required high level of company representation, ability to be organized in multiple settings, and willing to be a self-starting individual on a daily basis. Show less Responsible for assisting Production Manager in daily operations of pits and plants. Role contributions included tracking performance of crushing and asphalt plants by measuring uptime over down time against tons per hour, daily input and review of time cards for all union employees working at pits and plants, purchasing of parts and maintaining inventory for pits and plants use. Assist Production Manager with budgeting for monthly and yearly costs at pits and plants while working with sales division to plan and project upcoming quantities for pits and plants to establish inventories. Show less

  • Quality Control Supervisor

    Jan 2011 - Dec 2013

  • Pit Supervisor in Training

    Apr 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Mud Classifying Plant Operator

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
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  Miles Resources LLC

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2016

  During this time I was assisting the asphalt plant operations team with the daily operations and scheduling of retail customers to conform with the asphalt plants daily production. Managed all of the quality control for WSDOT mix designs and other various municipalities specifications. Role and responsibilities during this time was managing all external sales of asphalt and aggregate to contracting companies in the Tacoma and South Puget Sound area. Developed a price by volume tier for retail sales based on customers volumes and scope of work. Very Proficient in use of Command Alkon JWS software. Also responsible for tracking monthly asphalt tonnages along with total sales for all of the retail asphalt and recycled products.

  • Asphalt Plant Supervisor

    Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Asphalt & Aggregate Sales

    Jan 2013 - Apr 2016
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  CalPortland

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  Aggregate Sales
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  PacWest Machinery

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  Equipment Sales
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  Franklin Ridge Sand & Gravel

  Jun 2018 - now

  Operations Manager