Cory Leeson

PO Box *** Max Meadows VA ***** 540-***-**** ac7cqw@r.postjobfree.com

Education

GED 2006 PULASKI COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, DUBLIN VA 24084

Skills & Abilities

MANAGEMENT

For 8 years I worked as Superintendent, over 2 separate cemeteries. My duties were to manage 4 or more employees at a time, to insure all the landscaping and funeral services were handles correctly. We also took care of all the family’s needs.

Skills

Good with my hands, can run any kind of equipment from backhoes to forklifts, have experience in maintenance can fix almost anything, used to working in a fast paced environment in several different situations, good with computers whether it be on equipment or just a desktop. I am a fast learner and adapt to change very well, can work closely with others or by myself, am used to working long hours and being their if ever you needed me on a day off

LEADERSHIP

Spent the last 2 years as lead dockworker at estes express lines making sure production and the flow of the dock stayed as efficient as possible and keeping trailers loaded as high and tight as possible as well as handling several different types of freight very fast and without damage

Spent 8 years managing my own crew in the funeral business

Trained employees on heavy equipment(backhoes,tractors,forklifts)

Handled interviews hiring and termination

Communication

Spent years working closely with management

trained employees to run equipment such as backhoes,tracors and forklifts

Worked first hand with customers and employees

Experience

SUPERINTENDENT/MANAGER HIGHLAND MEMORY GARDENS SEP. 2007- JAN. 2015

12.00 hourly

Overseen the operation of two cemetery’s and employees, kept up the appearance of both cemetery’s from mowing and weed eating to mulching and sowing grass, We dug all the graves as well as doing the funeral set ups and the funeral closing which consisted of working closely with grieving families, setting memorials and working in all types of whether you can think of. Ran equipment such as backhoes, farm tractors, forklifts, dump trucks and zero turn mowers. Done all the hiring and training that was needed to keep the grounds running efficiently, ran a crew of 4 or more employees at all times and handled all the schedules. We done all the maintenance on our equipment from replacing hydraulic lines to changing oil and filters and any engine or transmission work.

Left for better compensation

LAYTHE OPERATORE NORDSON, XALOY FEB. 2015 – NOV. 2016

15.00 hourly

I was a machinist, we made barrels for extruders in the plastic industry, I worked with long metal tubes turning them down to finish size which consisted of a lot of tedious steps working with mics just in thousands of an inch to finish size and had a .001 tolerance when finishing, required being good with hands and a lot of strength to keep the barrels straight after each step

Company relocated to Ohio and I was not able to go

Lead Dockworker Estes Express Lines Dec. 2016 – Current

19.25 hourly

Work on a forklift moving freight from one trailer to another, made sure the dock was set up so that we could be as efficient as possible, have several schedules that have to be on time every night and am responsible for making sure this happens as well as packed as high and tight as they can safely be, work with all kinds of different freight as well as hand freight and make sure that all freight is recouped and stacked and wrapped if needed, work in the yard moving trailers and hooking pups when needed, all aspects of the job are very fast paced and very high pressure.

My schedule changes almost every week and I need something more stable

Certificate

First “Certificate Of Attendance” Management Skills June 8-9 2011 Stewart Enterprises, INC.

Second “Certificate Of Achievement” Supervision In Action September 30, 2014- October 2, 2014

Dignity

Both were received while working for Highland Memory Gardens, I have copies I can give at interview.

Any further questions feel free to call me or Email me, Phone number and Email Address is at the top under my name. Thank you for your time,

Cory M. Leeson

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