Honor Society® member
Darren Nelson
Carpenter at Northern California
- Ohlone College
- Construction Management major; International Business minor B.S.; Mentored Undergraduate Researcher & University Honors Student
- Class of 2016
- Fremont, California
Member since July 2016
About
In 1997 I started out as a journeyman carpenter in the Local 713 Carpenters Union. I had just completed my four-year apprenticeship; the first half I did in a non-union program, and the second half I did through the Carpenters Union. Since then, I have worked in almost every sub-category of carpentry - from rough framing to finish work - until 2013.
At that point, I reached a place in my career where to advance any further I would need college. On this last project I worked on, The Russel City Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant, I realized that large-scale industrial construction was my passion.
Fortunately, I spoke with the Site Superintendent of the project, and he let me know what sort of qualifications I will need to for that job. Since hard work had been instilled in me from an early age, I had little difficulty with the rigors of studying and achieving excellent results. https://about.me/mr.darrennelson
Education
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Louisiana State University
Construction Management - M.S.
2020 – 2022
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California State University East Bay
Construction Management major; International Business Minor - B.S.
2017 – 2020
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Ohlone Community College
Business/Supervision Management - A.A.
2013 – 2016
Honors and awards
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Transformational Leadership Conference (2013)
Invited to Participate in the United Brotherhood of Carpenter's Pilot Leadership Training Program
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Share Your Dreams HOSTS Scholarship (2014)
$1,000.00 Award
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Ohlone College Foundation HOSTS Scholarship (2015)
$750.00 Award
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Associate in Arts Business Supervision/Management with Highest Honors (2016)
I was the only person to receive this Largest required unit business degree offered at Ohlone College in 2016 with Highest Honors.
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Honor's List Winter Quarter (2017)
Achieved a Grade Point Average of 3.6-3.79 While Taking 12 or More Units
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California State University East Bay University Honors Program Member (Spring 2017)
Working in an exclusive University Honors program to better focus my studies and information retention.
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Tau Sigma - Eta Epsilon Chapter National Honor Society Inductee (May, 2017)
Officially inducted into The Tau Sigma - Eta Epsilon Chapter National Honor Society.
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Golden Key International Honour Society (May, 2017)
Top 15% of my class.
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Ted Harding Jr. Engineering Scholarship (May 2017)
$1000 award
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Dean's List Spring Quarter (2017)
Achieved a Grade Point Average Higher than a 3.8 While Taking 12 or More Units
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Honor's List Summer Quarter (2017)
Achieved a Grade Point Average of 3.6-3.79 While Taking 12 or More Units
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Center for Student Researcher Scholarship (September 2017)
Mentored degree specific undergraduate research to publish in a journal
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I intend to become an project executive for construction projects; or an owner's representative. https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-nelson-2a302887/
- Graduate school interests
Louisiana State University
- Outside the classroom
reading; staying up-to-date with global events; lifting weights; long walks listening to audio books
Experience
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Carpenter
Northern California
Aug 1993 – Aug 2013
Volunteering
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Blood Donor
American Red Cross
Jul 2015 – Aug 2016
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Volunteer Carpenter
Carpenters Union Local 713
Feb 1998 – Mar 1998
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
Additional information
Organizations
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Tau Sigma National Honor Society (opens in a new tab)
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Golden Key International Honour Society (opens in a new tab)
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Center for Student Researcher Scholar - Construction Management (opens in a new tab)
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Cal-State East Bay University Honors Program - Class of 2020 Graduates with Honors & Messages From Some Of Our Graduating Students (opens in a new tab)
