Gilbert Ellsworth Jordan

P.O. Box 1023

Riverside Ca. 92502

office (951) 823-037

Email: restoration@jdbrestore.com (Best Contact)

Objective:

Create a firm where our experience and expertise will be fully utilized. Where we can grow and aid in the growth of the family, company, community, and organizations with whom we do business. Create a future where the fruits of our labor grow, and that leaves a lasting impression on all whom we serve and do business with. 

Qualifications:

Four years of a trade school. Four years apprenticeship. Advance training in historic buildings restoration, construction project management, estimating customer relations, marketing, Knowledgeable in Planning, Building, and safety, full working knowledge of Windows operating system, National Estimator and related software, AutoCAD, landscape design. 30+ years in the field of carpentry, building maintenance and construction management, specialty restoration.

 Education:

Catonsville Sr. High 1983-86 Course General Studies

Western School of Technology 1984-87 Course Carpentry/Building Maintenance 

Catonsville Com. Col. 1990-92 Course Public Relations

Riverside City Col. 1999-2000 Course Auto-Cad

Riverside City Col. 2018-present Course Bus. Admin.

Relevant Experience:

Spectrum Home Remodeling (Apprentice) 1986-90

Duties: Learn all aspects of the carpentry trade i.e. Proper use of all hand and power tools, learn the layout, blueprint reading, material types, and uses. 

Supervisor: Spencer A.(Owner)

Maryland

Delarose Construction (Journeyman Carpenter) 1990-92

Duties: Working on construction crews. Maintain a time schedule. 

Supervisor: Nick D. (Owner)

California

RE Lee Design and Construction. 
Duties: Carpenter /Specialist Retrofitting: Basic carpentry duties.  Due to my training in old houses in Maryland preparing buildings for repair after the north ridge earthquake “install stabilizer jacks to the collapse apartment complexes” work on team jack buildings in place reinforce and retrofit. 1992-94

Supervisor:  Ron L.

California

W.M Reese Construction(Foreman) 1994-96

Duties: Run all phases of construction projects. Supervise multiple 8 to 10 men crews. Do the site layout. Make material orders. Produce weekly payroll reports. Produce weekly material budget reports. Produce end of project profit/loss reports. Maintain and produce daily project schedules.

Supervisor: Willie R. (Owner)

California

Try County Framing(Lead Carpenter) 1996-04

Duties: supervise a 5 to 8 man crew. Do layout for wall placement. Check the progress of crew report project time control to foreman. 

Supervisor: Joe J. (Foreman)

California

P.R.C. Industries (Director of Sale and Project Management) 2005-06

Duties: supervise all sales of home improvement and commercial projects. Produce sales reports, project timelines. Profit/loss report. Meet with engineers and city planners. Manage all subcontractors. Produce payroll and maintain payroll reports. Produce QuickBooks reports for all phases of accounting. 

Supervisor: Nick F. (Owner)

California

The Home Depot at Home Services (Sale Consultant) 2006-07

Duties: Direct customer sales, to maintain sales reports. General customer relation (interface with client and PM for all roofing projects.

Supervisor: Ken H.

California/Pennsylvania 

MGC Home & Garden Services (Head of Construction Division) 2007-10

Duties: Oversee all construction projects. Supervise 30 to 50-workers. Multiple crews on multiple projects (10 to 15 projects at a time). Oversee all material ordering and vendor relationships. Interface with sub-contractors, sales reps… Maintain project and accounting reports for daily project progress reports. Create and maintain all project time schedules.

Supervisor: Rod H. (Owner)

Illinois.

Founder/CEO

Jordan’s Custom Woodwork

2019- Present 

California 

Jordan’s Design and Building/JDB Restore L.L.C. 

2009 – Present

Illinois / Maryland / California 

Founder 

International Guild of Artisans & Masters Inc. (IGAM)

2021- present 

International 

My Inspiration

Gilbert E Jordan Sr.

My father was born on Madison Ave. Baltimore Md.  1940 -2000

Marine, Mason, Contractor, Painter, and Rose Breeder

Doreatha Jordan

My mother was born on Madison Ave. Baltimore Md. 1942

Florist, Business Owner, and Head Horticulturist Baltimore City Schools.