Kevin Lee Baker

R.R. *, Box **

Nowata, OK ****8

Phone: 512-***-****

email: aby7i5@r.postjobfree.com

Employment History

March/2013 Present

Austin Powder Company

Tulsa, Ok. Location Manager

Responsible for all facets of a branch operation that provides “shot

service” to mines and rock quarries, that is, providing explosive

products and the expertise in their use and applications in mining

limestone. Managed a fleet of trucks and other equipment, an extensive

inventory of detonators, high explosives, and bulk blasting agents, and

supervised administrative, driving, and blasting personnel. Was the

responsible party designated by the A.T.F. to ensure compliance with all

rules and regulations that apply to the storage, use, and inventory of

explosive products.

December/2012 March/2013

Clean Harbors Environmental Services

Coffeyville, KS Equipment Operator/Truck Driver

Responsibilities are as they were when employed with Clean

Harbors previously.

May/2012 October/2012

Brenntag

Nowata, OK Driver

Delivered a wide array of industrial chemicals, some packaged in

pails, drums, and totes, occasionally transferring product from company

bulk container to that of customer.

January/2011 May/2012

Clean Harbors Environmental Services

Coffeyville, KS Equipment Operator/Truck Driver

Responsible for safe operation of tractor trailer combination in

accomplishing the recycling of various parts of electric utility

transformers. Those efforts range from using flatbed trailers to transport

a load of smaller, pole mounted transformers to industrial transformers

with K.V.A. ratings of 250,000. Pneumatic pressure/vacuum trailers are

also used frequently to extract the oil from a larger transformer unit for

the purposes of neutralizing any presence of Polychlorinated Biphenyls

(P.C.B.). Directly responsible for maintaining an extensive list of permits

which facilitates the legal transport of all manner of hazardous materials

and wastes throughout the forty eight contiguous states.

August/2009 September/2010

Buckley Powder Company

Georgetown, TX Branch Manager

Directly responsible for operating a large business which involved the

manufacture, storage, transport and use of a variety of explosive products.

This also included maintaining a fleet of trucks used in the daily operation of

transporting and dispensing ( augering ) bulk blasting agents. Operational

requirements mandated compliant assignment of drivers, blasters and crew

members where D.O.T., M.S.H. A., O.S.H.A., and A.T.F. regulations were

concerned. Proper storage and inventory of hundreds of types of detonators,

high explosives, and bulk explosives was a primary responsibility as dictated

by A.T.F. specifications. Currency of credentials (blaster license, CDL, and

all endorsements, etc.), disciplinary action/documentation as needed,

managing time off, adherence to Standard Operating Procedure and

hiring/firing were of primary importance in my area of human resource

responsibilities. I was also the preferred contact among an extensive

customer base that included all types of mining and seismic operations.

Occasionally there was required an orchestration of a multi branch effort in

accomplishing certain mining objectives which were larger than was typical.

June/2007 August/2009

Buckley Powder Company

Georgetown, TX Assistant Branch Manager

Responsibilities included assisting the branch manager in any area of

operational requirement. The assistant manager was primarily concerned

with maintaining all inventory records to ensure compliance with all

explosives regulations, primarily those of the A.T. F. Accomplished

monthly was a complete and total inventory of every explosive product

which was subject to inspection and scrutiny by the A.T.F. Assumed all

responsibilities in the event of the branch manager’s absence.

September/2006 June/2007

Buckley Powder Company

Georgetown,TX Driver/Blaster

Responsible for safe operation of tractor trailers, bulk vehicles, and tank

vehicles in transporting and using most types of blasting materials. Involved

in planning, coordinating, loading and detonating a timed and orchestrated

“shot” for the purpose of mining a variety of rock based products.

July/2005 September/2006

Austin Powder Company

Georgetown, TX Location Manager/Driver

Duties and responsibilities were similar to those at Buckley Powder.

In addition, responsibilities included billing, petty cash administration, and

all other duties associated with managing a product storage and

delivery/”shot service” location.

July/2000 July/2005

Texas Electric Cooperatives

Georgetown, TX Driver/Service Representative

Responsible for ensuring good customer service to all T.E.C.

customers statewide, including all participating electric cooperatives,

municipalities, and private companies. Called on customers to ascertain

needs pertaining to electric utility supply purchases, all phases of

transformer repair, and the disposal of environmentally sensitive materials

or substances within federal and state requirements. Operated a T.E.C.

tractor trailer in delivering/picking up repair, salvage, or disposal units as

well as new materials and supplies. When not on the road, responsibilities

primarily involved the supervision of the trailer load/unload process and the

assurance that all state required documentation was adhered to.

September/1999 July/2000

Thematic Solutions, Inc. Sales Representative

Responsible for initiating contacts between Thematic Solutions and

it’s customer base. Thematic Solutions conceived, designed, manufactured,

and sold visual learning materials and aids for special education. After

initial contact, was subsequently responsible for determining the individual

needs of the customer and the resulting customized order of visual learning

aids.

December/1998 August/1999

Stevens Transport, Inc. Tractor Trailer Driver

Responsible for long haul delivery of high value freight throughout

the continental United States and Canada. Maintained all D.O.T. required

documentation.

June/1997 October/1998

Federal Express Corporation Courier

Accomplished pick up and delivery of time sensitive letters and

packages.

July/1996 June/1997

Boyd Management Company Maintenance Technician

Responsible to company owner for the maintenance and upkeep of

numerous commercial and residential rental properties.

February/1978 June/1996

Delta Airlines, Inc.

*Flight Attendant/Inflight Service Coordinator

(Oct. 1993 June 1996)

Supervised the inflight service crew in ensuring that all safety

and comfort requirements of passengers were anticipated and

attended to. Completed all necessary paperwork and reports as

determined by all routine and non routine aspects of each flight

segment. Worked on both domestic and trans Atlantic flights

departing from the New York City crew base. Received letters of

compliment from passengers on four occasions.

*Senior Crew Scheduler (Nov. 1989 Oct. 1993)

Primary responsibilities were to ensure by assignment an

“F.A.A. legal” crew complement on each departure from Dallas/Ft.

Worth, Chicago, New Orleans, and Houston. Additional

responsibilities involved all aspects of management where inflight

service personnel in these four crew bases were concerned.

*Operations Agent (Feb. 1978 Nov. 1989)

Worked in Memphis, Oklahoma City, and Dallas/Ft. Worth

operations facilities calculating and providing weight and balance

data to cockpit crew to determine safest and most fuel efficient

distribution of cargo and fuel as it related to passenger load.

Education

University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee 3 years

Bartlett High School Bartlett, Tennessee graduated

Licensures and Certifications

Blaster Training as certified by Buckley Powder Co.

M.S.H. A. training, initial and recurrent as certified by Buckley Powder Co. in partnership

with Dyno Nobel, Inc.

Commercial Driver’s License Class A with Hazmat, Tanker, Double/Triple trailers, and

Passenger endorsements.

Some aspects of running the Buckley Powder business included routine operation of light

equipment ( Komatsu Loader, Bobcat, Kubota Backhoe, and forklift )

References

Larry Perkins Buckley Powder Co. Senior Blaster

512-***-****

professional reference

Carmen Chaparro Bastrop Independent School District/Teacher

512-***-**** aby7i5@r.postjobfree.com

personal reference

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