James W. Smallwood

***** ******** *****

Warrenton, Mo.

63383

636-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

To secure a position with a strong and stable company.

EDUCATION:

RANKEN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

Truck and Heavy Equipment Repair

St. Louis, MO

August, 1988 - August, 1989

Certificate of Completion

GPA: 3.85

U.S. ARMY

Heavy Wheeled and Track Vehicle Repair

Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland

May, 1984 - August 1984

Certificate of Completion

Ft. Zumwalt Sr. High

Earned G.E.D. in Jan. 1984

EXPERIENCE

Gateway Industrial Power

Wright City, Mo

Diesel Technician (Evening Foreman)

February 2007 - November 2010

Start: $18.50/hr End 21.70/hr

Supervisor: Dan DeSalme

While employed with G.I.P. inc my duties included Troubleshooting and repair of class 8 vehicles for a Volvo truck dealership; providing customer with repair estimates and parts quotes; contact of customers and warranty departments; scheduling of pick up and delivery of customer vehicles; supervision of 2nd shift technicians, service writer and parts department. Repair order maintenance and invoicing; parts sales and warranty; warranty parts shelf maintenance: shipping and receiving of parts and tools; tool inventory maintenance; general building maintenance

Reason for leaving: resigned for personal reasons

Interstate Brands Corporation/ Dolly Madison

St. Louis, Mo

Diesel/Gasoline Route Truck Technician

May 1999 - December 2006

Start: $14.50/hr End 18.25/hr

Supervisor: Forest Peterson

While employed with I.B.C. my duties included bumper to bumper repair of 61 ton and 1 ton delivery trucks; maintaining parts stock and scheduling of preventive maintenance and non PM repairs. Supervision of one other technician.

Reason for leaving: Layoff, all Dolly Madison positions eliminated

Missouri Truck Centers

Wright City, Mo

Service Writer/ Foreman

November 1997 - October 1998

Start: $30,000/yr End 33,500/yr

Supervisor: James Pennington

While employed with M.T.C. my duties included; creation and maintenance of repair orders and invoicing; customer contact; scheduling and assigning repairs to customer vehicles; payroll reporting; general building maintenance; Missouri State Safety inspections; filing of repairs with Volvo, Cummins, Caterpiller and Detroit Diesel warranty claims

Reason for leaving: Lack of daycare for new twin boys

J.T. Construction

Warrenton, Mo

Framing and Remodeling Carpenter

June 1997 - November 1997

Start: $13.00/hr End 13.75/hr

Supervisor: John Taylor

While employed with J.T. my duties included construction and remodeling of A-frame vacation homes at Innsbrook in Wright City, Mo; enclosed porch and deck construction in the St. Louis/St. Charles areas

Reason for leaving: Lack of work

Ryder Transportation Resources

St. Louis, Mo

Lead Mechanic

August 1989 - June 1997

Start: $7.75/hr End 14.10/hr

Supervisor: Joe Brown

While employed with RTR my duties included management of 4 School Bus location maintenance shops ranging from 30 to 212 route buses and spare units; part inventory control of all four locations; PM schedule maintenance; repair and purchase order maintenance; driver trainer for wheel chair lift operation; payroll reporting and supervision of 22 technicians; preparation and presentation of employee appraisals

Reason for leaving: wanted to work in construction

U.S. ARMY

E-4 Contact Maintenance Team Leader

March 1984 - March 1988 Honorable Discharge

Rank: E4 Specialist

Served in third shop wheel and track vehicle repair; contact team leader serving 1st of the 7th Calvary Division at Fort Hood, Tx; responsible for scheduling and performing repairs on military vehicles; requisitioning of parts and tools; responsible for squad vehicles including one 5 ton wrecker, an armored personnel carrier, contact vehicle and all tools, one HUMV and 6 squad members

Reason for leaving: ETS

Cave Springs Lanes

St Peters, Mo

Janitor

January 1982 - March 1984

Start: $4.75/hr End 5.50/hr

Supervisor: Terry Alexander

Responsible for keeping bowlers areas and restrooms clean; refilling of vending machines; dressing lanes and sweeping approaches before league play

Reason for leaving: Joined Army

I-70 Drive-In Theater

St. Peters, Mo

Ramp person

May 1981 - August 1981

Start: $4.75/hr End 4.75/hr

Supervisor: Steve Kearns

Responsible for keeping theater lot clean; security of lot and box offices; exiting traffic control

Reason for leaving: Drive In Theater closed

Simpson Farms

Wilderness, Mo

Hired hand

Every summer from 1976 - 1980

Pay varied depending on work performed

Supervisor: Clyde Simpson

Worked as a hired hand on a cattle and pig farm. Duties included, feeding livestock, cleanup and maintenance of barn area, loading and unloading of hay bales, fence maintenance, assisted with collection and storage of firewood and other miscellaneous jobs

Reason for leaving: Clyde past away and farm was

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