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Certification
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Zachary Hawkins

Zachary Hawkins

Kerava

Summary

Experienced professional with 16 years of experience interfacing between Finnish and English in the construction environment. Currently manage a team or professionals who perform lifting operations in all manner of challenging environments in a safe and compliant manner. Driven to deliver the services offered in a safe and timely manner. Proactively seek out solutions to situations that arise and actively enjoy coordinating with onsite personnel to ensure that not only is the team compliant, but ahead of compliant whenever possible. Experience in the Finnish building environment uniquely qualifies me to coordinate in a multi national workforce and ensure customer satisfaction to the highest level.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Supervisor: Site Hut Installations

Cramo Finland OY
Vantaa
06.2025 - Current
  • Manage site hut installation team for data center projects.
  • Ensure team compliance with all safety and documentation requirements on site.
  • Authoring Cramo documentation, including RAMS, Lift Plans and Safe Plan of Action.
  • Supervision and management of lifting operations.
  • Management of schedule and tasks to ensure delivery of finished project in a timely manner.
  • Supply chain and personnel management.
  • Interface with client to stay ahead of changing requirements and proactively ensure compliance.

Foreman

Rakennus Aruta Oy
Tuusula
06.2019 - 05.2025
  • Ensure onsite safety compliance in demanding environments such as power plants, government offices, and prisons.
  • Management of small scale renovation and building projects including home renovation, multi story water damage in apartment complexes, modification of factory and industrial buildings with minimal impact to their continued operation and retrofitting elevators into existing buildings.
  • Ensured high standard of customer satisfaction through quality control and best working practices.
  • Management of interpersonal relationships on a multi national team of people.
  • Management of project schedule and scale of works to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Led the team as the customer service point of contact.

Construction Operative

LP-Vahinkosaneeraus Oy
Helsinki
02.2017 - 02.2019
  • Assessed and reported on the extent of damages for insurance claims.
  • Isolation and containment of workplace hazards to ensure they did not escape into the surrounding environment.
  • Demolition of affected areas and remediation of water, mold and other existing hazards.
  • Ensure customer satisfaction in often challenging and difficult situations through customer interactions and best working practices.
  • Restoring affected areas to customer satisfaction.
  • Independently managed scheduling of works and deliveries to ensure timely completion of the project.

Construction/Maintenance Operative

Raimo Karppinen
Finland
05.2010 - 12.2016
  • Renovation and maintenance of properties owned by Mr. Karppinen.
  • Working independently without supervision to complete projects to customer satisfaction.
  • Proactively seeking solutions to situations to present to problems that have arisen onsite.
  • Ensuring regular contact and updates to ensure satisfaction with progress and the project as a whole.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Sustainable Building and Engineering

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Helsinki, Finland
08.2011 - 03.2016

GED - General Studies

Life Is Learning Acadamey
Champaign Illinois, United States

Skills

  • Supervision of High Risk Activities
  • Safety Monitoring and Compliance
  • Proactive Customer Compliance
  • Schedule and Time Management
  • Customer Service

Languages

English
Native
Finnish
Elementary (A2)

Certification

  • Rigging Safety Card - 14.03.2029
  • IPAF Card - 30.09.2030
  • Hot Works Safety Card - 05/2030
  • Occupational Safety Card 08/2030

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Supervisor: Site Hut Installations

Cramo Finland OY
06.2025 - Current

Foreman

Rakennus Aruta Oy
06.2019 - 05.2025

Construction Operative

LP-Vahinkosaneeraus Oy
02.2017 - 02.2019

Bachelor of Science - Sustainable Building and Engineering

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
08.2011 - 03.2016

Construction/Maintenance Operative

Raimo Karppinen
05.2010 - 12.2016

GED - General Studies

Life Is Learning Acadamey
Zachary Hawkins