David Bontke
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Objective
I very much look forward to joining an information technology firm and incorporating my existing skills as well as those learned in order to better serve that firm. I hope to assist by increasing their marketability, operational efficiency, and internal cost savings.
Work Experience
Surveying technician (05/03/1993 – 08/31/1998)
Other - Use of surveying instruments (manual and electronic) for setting locations and elevation controls. Use of data collection devices, use of computer software to modify, build, and create facility groundwork (parking, drainage structures, and building locations)
Last Employer: Bontke Brothers Construction Co.
Contact Person: Barbara Kotrlik, 325.670.2301
Responsibilities: Set elevations (manual labor), build and modify locations of necessary property points at physical locations (software). Troubleshoot devices for optimal operation, also use quality control on software data files to correct grade busts and verify exactness
Accomplishments: set points and grade control for Merkel High School (1993), set points and elevations for entire facility at Funeral Directors Life Insurance Co. (Abilene TX, 1992), also many other various projects
Assistant Estimator (03/03/1997 – Present)
Use software (Terramodel-Paydirt (version 3.0 to 5.0+)) to gather quantities for unit pricing for estimating. Gather field data as well as gather data through blueprint interpretation for optimal project pricing
Last Employer: Bontke Brothers Construction Co.
Contact Person: Eugene Bontke, Kenneth Bontke, 325.320.0404
Responsibilities: Gather field data as well as gather data through blueprint interpretation for project pricing. Add undercuts and modify areas for optimal unit pricing detail
Accomplishments: Various jobs such as subdivisions, commercial building facilities,
Payroll Manager (09/07/1994 – Present)
Payroll Manager, worked with payrolls over many different programs, familiar with (IRS) Circular E, I can work with multiple payroll systems.
Last Employer: Bontke Brothers Construction Co.
Contact Person: Kenneth Bontke, 325.320.0404
Responsibilities: Input all payroll data for employees, as well as job and equipment time posting (comprehensive cost data), make changes to rates as required, input all deductions as necessary for employee, input yearly tax changes, certified payroll
Accomplishments: Able to utilize complete manual payroll in case of system failures with Circular E, handle multiple certified payroll reports for state and federal agencies, keep up and balance employee deductions, import data for use in different programs-systems
Education
Establishment: Hardin Simmons University
Degree: n/a
Education Period: 05/04/1992 - 07/23/1993
Speciality: Spanish Studies
Average Grade: 3.20
Details: Traditional Spanish courses (1 and 2 per degree requirements for BS)
Establishment: Kaplan University
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education Period: 01/02/2008 - 12/17/2010
Speciality: Business Administration-Management
Average Grade: 3.85
Details: Information Technology
Establishment: Cisco Junior College
Degree: AAS
Education Period: 01/09/1989 - 06/28/1991
Speciality: Basic Electronics
Average Grade: 3.25
Details: Information Technology, BASIC programming
Skills
Excellent communication skills, A+ computer skills, networking capability, some database skills, Windows, Ubuntu Linux, iOS, some OSX, MS Office, Paydirt, some Adobe Acrobat skills
Computer Skills: A+ computer skills, I understand multiple operating systems, as well as many many programs. I have skills in manipulating files, moving files through different file systems, I can build a computer from scratch, install operating systems, configure user accounts, set up email accounts, back-up for data recovery, etc
Foreign Language Skills: some Spanish, a little German
Additional Information
In my educational experience, I especially appreciated studying marketing, operational efficiency, and utilization of information technology to create better visibility, cost efficiencies, and simple but straightforward practicality.
Honors: Golden Key National Honor Society, Kaplan University - President's List (4 times), Dean's List (3 times)
Conferences or Courses: A+ computer course, job estimating (Las Vegas world of asphalt seminar), Windows 2000 Professional-Server course
Interests
I enjoy travelling, fishing, outdoor activities, sports (football, soccer, basketball), and all computer related hobbies (building, developing, networking, mobil applications)