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Arthur Vouté

Name: arthur.voute
Skill Level: Mid Level
Job Status: Full Time
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Location: Portsmouth, R.I.

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Arthur William Vouté
515 Turnpike Avenue, Portsmouth RI 02871 • Cellular: 401-862-7451 • Email: arthur.voute@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Streamline Builders, L.L.C.
Portsmouth, RI, Nashua, NH
Oct. 2003 – Present
Owner & Builder: General contractor for residential homes specializing in energy efficient building. Prospected new business opportunities and prepared cost estimates for potential clients. Oversaw construction of new homes, additions and remodels from frame to finish; scheduled and coordinated all aspects of work to ensure jobs were completed in a timely, cost effective and professional manner. General record keeping of machinery, tools, materials, subcontractors, clientele billing and payroll for tax preparation.

RemodelWrights of Rhode Island
Bristol, RI
Feb. 2007 – Oct. 2007
Area Projects Manager: Motivated team members to be productive and maintain a high quality of workmanship; established clear and concise job descriptions, duties and responsibilities; planned, arranged and attended weekly customer meetings to discuss project management and progress; assisted in pre-development budget planning and estimating; prepared and approved schedules; implemented measures to maintain high levels of production; monitored performance of crews to ensure efficiency, quality and safety; reported all activities to office accurately and timely.

GMAC Mortgage
Fall River, MA
April 2006 – Oct. 2006
Loan Officer: Construction loan specialist. Targeted building contractors and solicited them to finance larger projects utilizing GMACM capital. Served as an advisor to their customers on the considerations and benefits of construction projects in order to realize maximum equity on properties.

Harvard Medical School, Div. of Medical Sciences
Boston, MA
May 2000 – Aug. 2002
Database Admin. Assistant: Worked with the senior database administrator to troubleshoot, back-up and maintain the integrity of four relational databases; ran reports for department heads. Worked under the Director of Academic Affairs and was accountable for tracking all things relating to the progress of Ph.D. candidates, alumnae and post doctoral faculty, following rotations, documenting research and thesis designations. (Initial placement through Spherion Workforce Architects, now d/b/a Norrell Staffing Services.)

Advanced Financial Services, Inc.
Newport, RI
Oct. 1998 – Nov. 1999
Assistant Loan Officer: Responsible for the initial qualification and underwriting of loan applicants based on credit history, income, equity position and property ownership. After initial qualifications, files were built gathering ancillary documentation such as land title records, employment history, verified liquid reserves and appraisal. Prepared all regulatory and legal documents for closing attorney ensuring state and federal compliance. Responsible for knowing in-house and correspondent mortgage programs for qualifying borrowers and ensuring sales to the secondary market.

High Mountain Masonry
Summit County, CO
April 1997 – Sept. 1998
Independent Contractor: Worked with regional architects as a mason fashioning stone veneers on new homes and chimneys. Sited and formed foundations and stairs; prepped and finished floors including skating, troweling and brush work.

Vouté, Lohrfink, Magro & Collins
White Plains, NY
Oct. 1995 – March 1997
Certified Paralegal: Legal researcher. Drafted pleadings, Complaints, Bills of Particulars and Motions for Summary Judgment; Shepardized cases for further legal exploration and gathered background information for depositions. Aided in clientele billing, tracking attorney's hours. Assisted in the development and maintenance of an office database, containing over 2,000 cases. Architect of a computer-based library, utilizing a networked 7-bay CD ROM tower that housed the new Lawdesk/Westlaw multimedia software; instructed most of the attorneys in using the new software.

On The Move Masons
Westchester, NY
1990 – 1995
Stone Mason & Landscape Designer: Owner. Started and maintained a small seasonal masonry business to help finance my education and living expenses. Constructed with brick, stone, slate, granite, cobblestone and concrete; specialized in building freestanding dry stonewalls, and patios including a granite pool patio deck.

EDUCATION
Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire
Sept. 2002 – Feb. 2004
Sobelsohn School, New York, NY
Paralegal Certificate, 1996
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
B.A. English, 1995
SKILLS
Journeyman carpenter, Journeyman mason and Draftsman
Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics and blueprints
Able to survey land for variations and recommend solutions for drainage and on-site land impacts
Experience with older home restorations and vintage architectural details
Current with the latest building innovations, alternative building materials and ‘green’ practices
Familiarity with basic plumbing, HVAC and electric installations
Effective at managing employees and sub-contractors facilitating the completion of projects within budget and on time
Novice experience with AutoDesk AutoCad and eQuest (upgrade of DOE-2) Energy Simulation Software tool
Proficient carrying out legal research using Nexus/Lexus, & Westlaw databases, as well as data mining off the Web
Expert in most office applications including Microsoft Office, Open Office, iWork, Star Office, WordPerfect & Lotus Smart Suite
Confident running end-user networking software including Novell's Groupwise, Eudora Pro networks, secure networking through Virtual Private Networks (VPN), computer faxing and electronic transfer using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and bitTorrent