Location Manager
Resume:
Kevin Lee Baker
Nowata, OK ****8
Phone: 512-***-****
email: *****.*******@*****.***
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
professional reference
Carmen Chaparro Bastrop Independent School District/Teacher
512-***-**** ********.******@*****.***
personal reference
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