John P. Sawyer
Gig Harbor, WA 98335-6234
Residence: 253-***-**** ********@***.*** Cellular: 253-***-****
Educational Experience:
Florida Military School – High School – Graduated
Indian River Community College – 1 year
United States Army – Honorable Discharge
Work Experience:
1994 – 2010 Mutual Materials Company, PO Box 2009, Bellevue, WA 98009, Attn: Cliff Tingley, HR
Journeyman mechanic – maintained 50 class 8 trucks and trailers/moffetts – built truck
cranes and installed and repaired hydraulic controls and components – did steel and
aluminum welding.
Washington shop foreman – 2008-2010 Responsibilities included CSA 2010
compliance. Setting up and purchasing parts – training and supervising mechanics, both
truck and forklift – responsible for ensuring compliance with and following standard
safety practices and procedures. Preventative maintenance program for trucks and
equipment. Scheduling of repairs and maintenance with outside shops, when trucks broke
down made arrangements for towing and warranty compliance.
1980 – 1994 Superior Fast Freight – Renton, WA
Overhaul/repair of Ford and International Harvester trucks – all phases.
Fabrication of yard goats. Repair of lift gates and forklifts – both American and
Japanese- (propane). Company became insolvent in 1994.
1973 – 1980 International Harvester - Los Angeles, CA
Line mechanic – Repair on Cummins, Caterpillar, Detroit and
International Harvester Engines – Overhaul and maintenance of Fuller, Allison, and IH
transmissions. Major rewiring of trucks/buses. Repair/maintenance of DOT brakes.
repaired and maintained a fleet of dual fuel (gas or CNG).
Night foreman- 1978-1980 Responsible for 15 mechanics. Company is no longer in
business.