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Thomas R. Bakken 8775 80th Street North Stillwater, Minnesota 55082 651-426-7990 Objective: To be a Building Official promoting public safety through code awareness and compliance. To effectively communicate and work with contractors, the public and other city departments in the coordination and completion of projects. To utilize my strong organization and people skills, being creative and dependable while remaining attentive to details. Experience: City of Hastings May, 2000 - Present Senior Building Inspector Perform inspections for sewer & water, plumbing, mechanical and building codes on residential and commercial buildings. Review plans for residential and commercial projects. Use PTWin computer program competently to process permits. Provide assistance to contractors and the public with all aspects of the permitting process. Work closely and effectively with the engineering, water, public works, fire marshal and planning departments. Served as Chief Inspector on the new, state-of-the-art, Hastings Senior High School from start to finish. In the past four years, have worked closely with the present Building Official on many large scale projects and have demonstrated the ability to perform Building Official duties in his absence. City of White Bear Lake Mar., 2000..., May, 2000 Worked on all aspects of building inspections Building Inspector Intern City of South St. Paul Jan., 2000 - Mar., 2000 Building Inspector Intern Inspected sewer & water, plumbing, mechanical and building codes on residential and commercial projects. Performed site counseling, structural, fire and termite damage assessments. Did code compliance inspections, i.e. garbage houses, zoning ordinances, and worked with Mental Health Services. Experienced in boiler inspections and gave final inspections of fire alarm installations (including the new Pirana system). Reviewed plans for residential and commercial projects, wrote code compliance letters, requested on-site meetings, sent warnings and issued citations. Worked with the public on permits at the city counter City of Bloomington Sept., 1999 - Dec., 1999 Building Inspector Aide Performed residential building inspections on roofs, siding, foundations, plumbing and also plan reviews. St. Paul Public Schools Spring - Fall, 1993 - 1999 Analyzed and performed structural repair of existing schools. Bricklayer Adolfson & Peterson Construction 1998 -1999 Bricklayer Knutson Construction 1987 - 1997 BricklayerlForeman Responsible for tasks involved with construction of commercial buildings from blueprints to completion Bakken Construction 1979 -1984 Co-owner/Supervisor/Mason Partner in home building construction business - masonry, carpentry, roofing, etc.