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Unit 7, 4-6 Ranier Cres, Varsity Lakes 4227  0415 100 012  christopherbthomas@live.com
Christopher Thomas
Accomplishments
Advance to Penultimate Year of Bachelor of Engineering - Civils
 Consistently improving GPA, currently > 5.3
 Selected for Student Leadership Program.
 Achieved Distinctions in Math 1A, 1B, and Project Management Principles.
 Professionally worked with in teams to produce exceptional marks in group assignments.
Eight Years Experience within the Construction Industry
 Developed a strong understanding of concrete construction principles.
 Developed a wide range of skills through industry experience and training (see licenses pg 3).
 Worked productively within teams to bring projects in on time and under budget.
 Worked in a variety of roles in multiple disciplines.
 Demonstrated value and commitment by maintaining employment with a single employer for three
years; both working full time and studying full time at TAFE and working part-time and studying
full time at university.
 Performed in a variety of roles on several large scale infrastructure and high-rise projects on the Gold
Coast and nationally, including :
 Gold Coast Light Rail, and Trackstar Rail
 FIFO resource extraction projects in the Pilbara (Pluto LNG), and ex. Laverton (Lynas
Rare Earths Facility)
 Peppers (Formally Oracle) and Hilton.
Owner Operator of Successful Medium Term Share House
 8 years actively managing a successful and profitable share-townhouse through careful tenant
selection and delegation of duties.
 Active Body Corporate Committee member – currently supervising site works >$50, 000.
 Consistently managed accounts, finances and record keeping.
 Applied conflict resolution techniques to solve issues between tenants.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Civ) Present - 2016 Griffith University, Gold Coast,
QLD
Advanced Diploma of
Engineering Design
2013 Institute of TAFE, Gold Coast, QLD
Diploma of Engineering
Drafting
2012 Institute of TAFE, Gold Coast, QLD

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Work History
South East
Services
Sites including:
 Gold Coast Light Rail
 Smith Street/ Olsen Avenue upgrade
 Trackstar
 Balina Bypass
 Brisbane Federal Police Building
Duties
Site deliveries:
 Coordinating crane, truck and dogman.
 Sign off deliveries.
 Taking inventory of delivery and marking against steel
schedules.
 Lifting and landing loads by hand/eye and radio
communication.
 Organizing lay down area by determining order of need and
stacking/ placing materials accordingly.
Steel Fixing:
 Interpreting plans.
 Marking out slabs, footings, columns from surveying pins and
drawings.
 Coordinating with other disciplines and directing workers.
Plant Operation:
 Operating work platform passengered by a linesman to shot-
crete concrete batters.
 Driving site vehicles.
Jan ’12 -
Present
Cimeco Lynas Rare Earths FIFO ex. Laverton, WA
Duties
Civils:
 Reading steel reinforcement plans
 Set up and fix plinths, step downs and columns from survey
marks.
Mechanical:
 Polyethylene butt fusion welding from EWP in processing
train.
 Using rigging equipment to place structural steel components.
Crane:
 Operate 20t Franna crane for pick-and-carry.
 Dual-lift modules from lay-down to site.
Apr ’10 –
Feb ‘11
Various
Companies
Sites including:
 Pluto LNG, FIFO ex. Karratha - Steel Fixer
 Tugun Bypass, Gold Coast – Labourer
 Hilton, Gold Coast – Labourer
 Swan Hill Power Station – Swan Hill, Plastic Fabricator
 Oracle, Gold Coast – Steel Fixer
 Parramatta River Revitalization, Sydney – Plastic Fabricator
Oct ‘04 –
Apr ‘10

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 MS Word
 Excel
 Book keeping
 Computer literate
 Typing
 AutoCAD
 Currently learning Revit
 Adobe
 Filing
 Search engines
Memberships
Licences
References
Dr. Jeung-Hwan Doh Griffith University Senior Lecturer (07) 5552 9141
Brett Poppleton South East Services Area Manager 0457 076 683
Clint Buckley Steel Fixing Foreman 0448 761 923
Office Skills
 Engineers Australia Student Member  Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)
 60t Slewing Crane (C6)  Elevated Work Platform (WP)
 Rigging (RB)  Confined Space (CS)
 Dogman (DG)  Polyethylene Butt Fusion Welding