Todd M Lozo

About Todd M Lozo

With over two decades of experience as a self-employed painting contractor, I bring a…

Experience

1. Owner Operator

   Tri B Painting

   Apr 1993 — Present

   Commercial Painting Project Estimator: Reading plans and providing comprehensive commercial painting and wall covering estimates. •Thorough understanding of bid package requirements, scope notes and overall plan reading. •Create a material order list and job labor and materials budget. •Write a comprehensive bid proposal, write & enter change orders. •Contract creation •Conduct job walks as necessary to create a comprehensive estimate. •Estimate tracking and customer follow-up. Lead Painter & Project Foreman: • Apply paint, stain, varnish, enamel, and other finishes to equipment, buildings, and/or other structures, using brushes, spray guns, or rollers. •Apply primers or sealers to prepare new surfaces, such as bare wood or metal, for finish coats. •Fill cracks, holes, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers, using caulking guns or putty knives. •Read work orders or receive instructions from supervisors in order to determine work requirements. •Remove fixtures such as pictures, door knobs, lamps, and electric switch covers prior to painting and replace after painting. •Remove old finishes by stripping, sanding, wire brushing, burning, or using water and/or abrasive blasting. •Smooth surfaces, using sandpaper, scrapers, brushes, steel wool, and/or sanding machines. •Wash and treat surfaces with oil, turpentine, mildew remover, or other preparations, and sand rough spots to ensure that finishes will adhere properly. •Use special finishing techniques such as sponging, ragging, layering, or faux finishing. •Excellent communication with the customers, supervisors and other coworkers. •Supervise and delegate various crews for various projects simultaneously.

Education

• Herkimer County Community College

  Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

  1991 — 1993

Skills

• Restoration
• Painting
• Interior Painting
• Exterior Painting
• Roofers
• Territory Development
• Interviews
• Home Improvement
• Industrial Painting
• Entrepreneurship
• Customer Service
• Drywall
• Gutters
• Team Building
• Negotiation
• Builders
• Customer Retention
• Construction
• Highly Motivated Self-Starter
• Construction Management
• Certified Lead Renovator
• Pre-Construction
• Mold Remediation
• Tiles
• Renovation
• Time Management
• Commercial Painting
• Flooring
• Contractors
• Networking
• Sales Presentations
• Bathrooms
• Subcontracting
• Change Orders
• Sales Management
• Territory Growth
• Carpentry
• Residential Painting
• Custom Homes
• Pressure Washing