AKEISHA EDWARDS
ORANGE, TX *7632
*************@*******.***
Career Objectives
Seeking a position where I can utilize my skills and further my knowledge so that I can be a valuable part of the
company.
Summary of Qualifications
Packaging operator, boxinglines, bagginglines, loading, forklift driver, loading and unloading trailers. Cleaning
systems, stocking material in stacks of five.
Work History
Mar 05, 2008 - May 21, 2008 TOTAL SAFETY - Houston, Texas
FIRE WATCH/ HOLE WATCH
WATCH THE HOLES FOR WORKERS, WATHCHING FOR FIRES
Sep 27, 2002 - Feb 28, 2007 United DC - Orange, Texas
Packaging Operator
Shipped plastic material, operated box lines, bagging lines, forklift truck operator and other jobs in production.
Packaging 55 pound bags on plastic, and paper bagging lines. Taking samples of materials to lab, shipping and
receiving.
Feb 03, 2000 - Sep 26, 2002 Pachar Vet. Hospital - Orange, Texas
kennel,tech.helper
Cleaning the kennel, dogs,and cats,also the business, giving meds. to the animals. Helping with operations on
animals,xrays,shots and
Feb 01, 2001 - Mar 01, 2001 Conex - Texas
Firewatcher, Freshair, Holewatch
Watched for out breaks of fire and unsafe conditions.
May 01, 1995 - Jan 01, 1997 Taco Bell - Texas
Cashier
Operated cash register and money handling.
Mar 01, 1994 - Jun 01, 1994 WOCCISD - Texas
Computer Operator
Data entered information in computer system.
Education
West Orange Stark High
Education Level: High School Diploma/GED
Graduated: Yes
Training
May 31, 1997 - Jul 31, 1997 West Orange School
Summer Training Program
working computers,filling papers,
Status: Completed
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Occupational Experience
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists ( 8 yrs 10 mos )
1. Collaborates with engineers and physicians to institute control and remedial measures
for hazardous and potentially hazardous conditions of equipment. 5 to 9 years
2. Collects samples of dust, gases, vapors, and other potentially toxic materials for
analysis. 5 to 9 years
3. Conducts evaluations of exposure to ionizing and nonionizing radiation and to noise. 5 to 9 years
4. Investigates adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment, lighting, and other conditions
which may affect employee health, comfort, or efficiency. 5 to 9 years
5. Participates in educational meetings to instruct employees in matters pertaining to
occupational health and prevention of accidents. 5 to 9 years
6. Prepares and calibrates equipment used to collect and analyze samples. 5 to 9 years
7. Prepares documents to be used in legal proceedings and gives testimony in court
proceedings. Less than 1 year
8. Prepares reports including observations, analysis of contaminants, and
recommendation for control and correction of hazards. 5 to 9 years
9. Recommends measures to ensure maximum employee protection. 5 to 9 years
10. Reviews physicians' reports and conducts worker studies to determine if diseases or
illnesses are job related. 5 to 9 years
11. Uses cost-benefit analysis to justify money spent. 5 to 9 years
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners ( 6 yrs 10 mos )
1. Applies waxes or sealers to wood or concrete floors. 5 to 9 years
2. Cleans and restores building interiors damaged by fire, smoke, or water, using
commercial cleaning equipment. 5 to 9 years
3. Cleans chimneys, flues, and connecting pipes, using power and hand tools. 5 to 9 years
4. Cleans laboratory equipment, such as glassware and metal instruments, using
solvents, brushes, rags, and power cleaning equipment. 3 to 4 years
5. Cleans or polishes walls, ceilings, windows, plant equipment and building fixtures,
using steam cleaning equipment, scrapers, brooms and variety of hand and power tools. 5 to 9 years
6. Drives vehicles, such as van, industrial truck or industrial vacuum cleaner. 5 to 9 years
7. Dusts furniture, walls, machines, and equipment. 5 to 9 years
8. Gathers and empties trash. 5 to 9 years
9. Mixes water and detergents or acids in container to prepare cleaning solutions,
according to specifications. 5 to 9 years
10. Moves items between departments, manually or using handtruck. 5 to 9 years
11. Mows and trims lawns and shrubbery, using mowers and hand and power trimmers,
and clears debris from grounds. 5 to 9 years
12. Notifies management personnel concerning need for major repairs or additions to
building operating systems. 5 to 9 years
13. Removes snow from sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas, using snowplow,
snowblower, and snow shovel, and spreads snow melting chemicals. 5 to 9 years
14. Requisitions supplies and equipment used in cleaning and maintenance duties. 5 to 9 years
15. Services and repairs cleaning and maintenance equipment and machinery and
performs minor routine painting, plumbing, electrical, and related activities. 5 to 9 years
16. Sets up, arranges, and removes decorations, tables, chairs, ladders, and scaffolding,
for events such as banquets and social functions. 5 to 9 years
17. Sprays insecticides and fumigants to prevent insect and rodent infestation. 5 to 9 years
18. Sweeps, mops, scrubs, and vacuums floors of buildings, using cleaning solutions,
tools and equipment. 5 to 9 years
19. Tends, cleans, adjusts and services furnaces, air conditioners, boilers and other
building heating and cooling systems. 5 to 9 years
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Occupational Experience - Continued
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other ( 8 yrs 0 mos )
Stock Clerks- Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard ( 5 yrs 0 mos )
Office Clerks, General ( 6 yrs 10 mos )
1. Answers telephone, responds to requests, delivers messages, and runs errands. 10 to 14 years
2. Collects, counts, and disburses money, completes banking transactions, and
processes payroll. 10 to 14 years
3. Communicates with customers, employees, and other individuals to disseminate or
explain information. 10 to 14 years
4. Compiles, copies, sorts, and files records of office activities, business transactions,
and other activities. 10 to 14 years
5. Completes and mails bills, contracts, policies, invoices, or checks. 10 to 14 years
6. Completes work schedules and arranges appointments for staff and students. 10 to 14 years
7. Computes, records, and proofreads data and other information, such as records or
reports. 10 to 14 years
8. Operates office machines, such as photocopier, telecopier, and personal computer. 10 to 14 years
9. Orders materials, supplies, and services, and completes records and reports. 10 to 14 years
10. Reviews files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to
requests. 10 to 14 years
11. Stuffs envelopes and addresses, stamps, sorts, and distributes mail, packages, and
other materials. 10 to 14 years
12. Transcribes dictation and composes and types letters and other correspondence,
using typewriter or computer. 10 to 14 years
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Occupational Experience - Continued
Construction Laborers ( 6 yrs 10 mos )
1. Applies caulking compounds by hand or with caulking gun to seal crevices. 5 to 9 years
2. Builds and positions forms for pouring concrete and dismantles forms after use, using
saws, hammers, nails, or bolts. 5 to 9 years
3. Cleans construction site to eliminate possible hazards. 5 to 9 years
4. Digs ditches and levels earth to grade specifications, using pick and shovel. 5 to 9 years
5. Erects and disassembles scaffolding, shoring, braces, and other temporary structures. 5 to 9 years
6. Grinds, scrapes, sands, or polishes surfaces, such as concrete, marble, terrazzo, or
wood flooring, using abrasive tools or machines. 5 to 9 years
7. Loads and unloads trucks and hauls and hoists materials. 5 to 9 years
8. Lubricates, cleans, and repairs machinery, equipment, and tools. 5 to 9 years
9. Measures, marks, and records openings and distances to lay out area to be graded or
to erect building structures. 5 to 9 years
10. Mixes concrete, using portable mixer. 5 to 9 years
11. Mixes ingredients to create compounds, used to cover or clean surfaces. 5 to 9 years
12. Mops, brushes, or spreads paints, cleaning solutions or other compounds over
surfaces to clean or provide protection. 5 to 9 years
13. Positions, joins, aligns, and seals structural components, such as concrete wall
sections and pipes. 5 to 9 years
14. Razes buildings and salvages useful materials. 5 to 9 years
15. Signals equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of
machinery, equipment, and materials. 5 to 9 years
16. Smooth and finishes freshly poured cement or concrete, using float, trowel, screed,
or powered cement finishing tool. 5 to 9 years
17. Sprays materials such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco through hose to
clean, coat, or seal surfaces. 5 to 9 years
18. Tends machine that pumps concrete, grout, cement, sand, plaster or stucco through
spray-gun for application to ceilings and walls. 5 to 9 years
19. Tends pumps, compressors, and generators to provide power for tools, machinery,
and equipment or to heat and move materials such as asphalt. 5 to 9 years
Helpers--Carpenters ( 3 yrs 3 mos )
1. Covers surfaces with laminated plastic covering material. 3 to 4 years
2. Cuts and installs insulating or sound-absorbing material. 3 to 4 years
3. Cuts tile or linoleum to fit. 3 to 4 years
4. Cuts timbers, lumber and/or paneling to specified dimensions. 3 to 4 years
5. Drills holes in timbers or lumber. 3 to 4 years
6. Erects scaffolding, shoring, and braces. 3 to 4 years
7. Fastens timbers and/or lumber with glue, screws, pegs, or nails. 3 to 4 years
8. Glues and clamps edges or joints of assembled parts. 3 to 4 years
9. Hews timbers. 3 to 4 years
10. Holds plumb bobs, sighting rods, and other equipment to aid in establishing reference
points and lines. 3 to 4 years
11. Positions and holds timbers, lumber, and paneling in place for fastening or cutting. 3 to 4 years
12. Selects needed tools, equipment, and materials from storage and transports items to
work site. 3 to 4 years
13. Smoothes and sands surfaces to remove ridges, tool marks, glue, or caulking. 5 to 9 years
14. Spreads adhesives on flooring to install tile or linoleum. 3 to 4 years
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Occupational Experience - Continued
Construction and Related Workers, All Other ( 4 yrs 0 mos )
Signal and Track Switch Repairers ( 5 yrs 10 mos )
1. Cleans lenses of lamps with cloths and solvent. 5 to 9 years
2. Compiles reports indicating mileage or track inspected, repairs made, and equipment
requiring replacement. 5 to 9 years
3. Inspects and tests gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment, such as interlocks
and hotbox detectors. 5 to 9 years
4. Inspects batteries to ensure that batteries are filled with battery water or to determine
need for replacement. 5 to 9 years
5. Inspects electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates to detect loose bolts, defective
electrical connections and parts. 5 to 9 years
6. Installs and inspects switch-controlling mechanism on trolley wire and switch in bed of
track bed, using hand tools and test equipment. 5 to 9 years
7. Lubricates moving parts on gate crossing mechanisms and swinging signals. 5 to 9 years
8. Maintains high tension lines, deenergizing lines for power company as repairs are
requested. 5 to 9 years
9. Replaces defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs. 5 to 9 years
10. Tests air lines and air cylinders on pneumatically operated gates. 5 to 9 years
11. Tests signal circuit connections, using standard electrical testing equipment. 5 to 9 years
12. Tightens loose bolts, using wrench, and tests circuits and connections by opening
and closing gate. 5 to 9 years
Chemical Plant and System Operators ( 0 yrs 0 mos )
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ( 3 yrs 10 mos )
1. Adds or mixes chemicals and ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other
devices. 3 to 4 years
2. Cleans and maintains machinery, equipment, materials, and products, using hand
tools. 3 to 4 years
3. Collects samples of materials or products for laboratory testing. 3 to 4 years
4. Dislodges and clears jammed materials, or other items, from machinery and
equipment, using hand tools. 3 to 4 years
5. Examines or feels materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to
established standards. 3 to 4 years
6. Loads materials into machinery and equipment, using hand tools. 3 to 4 years
7. Moves controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment that crush, grind,
polish, or blend materials. 3 to 4 years
8. Observes production monitoring equipment to ensure safety and efficient operation. 3 to 4 years
9. Operates or tends machines and equipment that crush, grind, polish, or blend
materials. 3 to 4 years
10. Reads work orders to ascertain production specifications and information. 3 to 4 years
11. Records operational and production data on specified forms. 3 to 4 years
12. Tends accessory equipment, such as pumps and conveyors, to move materials or
ingredients through production process. 3 to 4 years
13. Tests samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications,
using test equipment. 3 to 4 years
14. Transfers materials, supplies, and products between work areas, using moving
equipment and hand tools. 3 to 4 years
15. Weighs or measures materials, ingredients, and products to ensure conformance to
requirements. 3 to 4 years
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Occupational Experience - Continued
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders ( 5 yrs 0 mos )
Helpers--Production Workers ( 0 yrs 0 mos )
Hurricane Evacuee ( 0 yrs 0 mos )
Computer Skills
Typing Speed: 30 Words Per Minute
Apple or Macintosh Computers
Desktop Publishing Software (InDesign, etc)
Graphics or Drawing Software (Photoshop, etc)
Internet Browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc)
Personal Computers
Presentation Software (PowerPoint, Flash, etc)
Word Processing Software (Word, WordPerfect, etc)
Language Skills
English
Additional Skills
OFFICE MANAGEMENT WORK;FIRE WATCH WORK;CONSTRUCTION LABOR WORK;GENERAL LABOR
WORK;PROCESSING WORK;INERT GAS-SHIELD ARC WELDING;FLOOR STRIPPING MACHINE;FLOOR
POLISHING MACH
Driver's License
Class C - Standard Driver's License
References
David Williams
Manager
United DC
Anita Scott
Manager
Taco Bell
Melvin Edwards Jr.
Business Owner/ Manager
Welding Company