Experience

Rhino Utilities & Plumbing

• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  -Estimator- Plumbing & Wet Utilities -Manage and lead all efforts in the daily activities of all plumbing and utility projects. -Lead and supervise crews to safely and efficiently execute the work assigned. -Work in a safe manner, follow OSHA guidelines, and keep the work areas clean. -Review daily production reports, material usage, and hours worked to stay with in a project’s budget. -Excavation, Installation, and Repair of Wet Utilities (Sewer, Water, Storm Drain) -Read prints and interpret grade instruments. -Shoot elevations, calculate, and set grades. Show less



The Garick Group Inc.

• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plumbing foreman

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2022

  As a plumbing foreman with Garick Group I assisted and over looked many different tasks, shut downs, and turn key projects. Many of these jobs were very challenging with very small time frames. My most notable projects was the full remodel of the Blue Flame Building, which is a 19 story high rise located in the center of downtown. This work consisted of 120 multi family units for the Housing Authority of El Paso and some commercial office spaces on the upper floors. Another project completed under my supervision, was Phases 1-4 for Coronado High School located in the west side of El Paso. This work consisted of all the underground utilities, field house from the ground up, 3 story Building A from the ground up, chillers, boilers, and a full blown mechanical room. Lastly a full tenant improvement of the 3rd floor for The Hospitals of Providence. This work included many shut downs at all hours for 34 new patient rooms, NICU, LDR , Well Baby, and C-Section operating rooms to name a few. Large construction in a fully active hospital was very challenging. Planning and coordination had to be on point with many precautions. While working on this project, I was able to travel to Austin, test, and obtain my Master Medical Gas License in August 2021. Show less



Cobb Mechanical Contractors

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plumbing Foreman

  • Jul 2016 - Mar 2018

  I was in charge of completing all the remaining underground plumbing inside of William Beaumont Army Medical Center Hospital, East Clinic, and West Clinic. From there I jumped to the installation of all the underground hydronic piping , steam piping, and domestic water piping from the Central Utility Plant to the clinics and administrative building. Lastly I overlooked a 30-40 man crew in completing all the in-wall plumbing, overhead plumbing and hydronic piping of the hospital on levels 2 & 7. I worked closely with Clark/McCarthy who was the GC and daily inspections with the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Show less



JCJ Plumbing & Mechanical Contractors LLC

• Business Owner

  • Nov 2005 - Jun 2016

  At the age of 22, I started a small commercial plumbing business with the help of my parents Jose Chavez Sr and Hortencia Chavez, who owned JC General Contractors Inc at the time and would sub contract their projects to me. My knowledge and interest in the plumbing trade started, when they also owned JC Plumbing & Irrigation Suppliers. There I did counter sales from 2002-2005, but to me learning the codes and the proper installation of all the materials I once sold was the bigger challenge. From there I proceeded to get my journeyman license in early 2006 and my Master license a year later in 2007. In these years I did a lot of restaurants, shopping centers, multi family apartment complexes, medical buildings, small school additions, convenience stores, utilities in Ft Bliss, and utilities for El Paso Water. I did all my own estimating and grew to 18 plumbers from 2009-2011. Show less



JC Plumbing & Irrigation Suppliers

• Salesperson

  • May 2002 - Oct 2005

  Fresh out of high school in 2001 from Ysleta High School, I did counter sales for plumbing and irrigation supply’s. Fresh out of high school in 2001 from Ysleta High School, I did counter sales for plumbing and irrigation supply’s.