Lewis W. Tolbert
Columbus OH ****2
JOB OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position that utilizes my organizational, mechanical, and equipment skills.
EQUIPMENT OPERATION SKILLS
• Operated various types of hand and power tools to assemble and create outdoor
fence displays at retail hardware stores throughout Ohio
• Landscaped residential yards
• Performed light maintenance work such as carpentry, painting, and installation of
carpet
• Operated a refuse collection vehicle
• Cleared work sites by cutting brush and limbs with a machete
• Laid out survey stakes for construction of new buildings, bridges, roads, and airport
runways
• Set up tripod instruments over pre-established survey points
• Located land property corners by digging with a shovel and spud bar
• Used surveying telescope to turn angles and measure distances with electronic
equipment
PHYSICAL LABOR
• Lifted fencing material off of trucks and carried various types of heavy mechanical
equipment to and from various work sites
• Performed outside job duties in adverse weather conditions, while also tolerating
various environmental conditions such as engine noise, vehicle emissions, dust,
pollen, and insects
• Walked long distances across fields which were often uneven and muddy
• Climbed steep ravines, bended and stooped in order to obtain precise surveying
measurements
• Cleaned up work sites at end of day and placed equipment in overnight storage
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
• Barrette Outdoor Living (Jan – March 2010 seasonal)
Middleburg Heights OH
• Stantec Engineering (1998-2008)
Columbus OH
• Compton-Tolbert Surveying (1973-1998)
Columbus OH
EDUCATION
• High School Diploma 1971
• Good math and communication skills
REFERENCES
Nathan Edwards
Barrette Outdoor Living
Bob Sands
Stantec Engineering
Mike Middendorf
Stantec Engineering
Jan Elzey
Retired engineer