It looks like I am closing in on 6 months in Hawaii . I can't believe it ! So much has happened in such a short time . Looking at my previous post I am pleased to see that my trepidations were unfounded . I joined Martin & Macarthur in June as a furniture maker . 6 weeks and a couple projects later I was shifted to the the position of Shop Lead . My areas of oversight and administration include facility , production , staff , and supply . Oh yeah , I also make furniture . My Coarsegold shop was 300 sq. ft. Gallery S in Oakhurst was 484 sq. ft. My Kahai St. shop in Honolulu is 27,000 sq. ft. Running such a sizable shop is a huge task , and not a little intimidating , but ultimately a woodshop is a woodshop . It's just a different scale and more moving parts .
Experiences and Accomplishments
- Promoted to Shop Lead
- Reorganized shop and began reorganizing warehouse
- Constructed fixtures for M & M retail stores at Ala Moana , Shereton Waikiki , and King's @ Kona
- Responsible for delivery and installation of fixtures for Ala Moana and Shereton stores
- Operate and monitor lumber drying kiln
- Attended Waikiki OSHA seminar and implemented OSHA compliant shop safety documentation and training procedures
- Updating shop tooling , technique , and supplies
- Work trip to Kona (Big Island) store
- Shop production scheduling of high-volume gift item pieces
- Produced several pieces of Koa furniture
- Communicate with and supply third-party vendors (Koa watches from Canada , Koa IPhone cases from Austria , etc.)
