AARON HIGHTOWER
ac7per@r.postjobfree.com
My career objective is to obtain a position in a professional setting that would allow me to both utilize attributes and knowledge attained from prior employment and academic studies to learn new skills and gain experience from new opportunities.
EXPERIENCE
MAY 2018 – PRESENT
TEAM MEMBER, target DISTRIBUTION, inbound Department
Unloaded product from inbound trailers, prepared for storage in the warehouse and entered product information into the warehouse management system.
Provided feedback on processes and methods that increased efficiency and drove improvement. Active participant in a culture that took calculated risks to test and learned to make operational advancements.
Always used safe lifting and processing techniques and appropriate safety and personal protective equipment.
Executed on quality and inventory management initiatives that improved the store and guest experience.
SEPTEMBER 2017 – DECEMBER 2017
ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER, tHOMPSON CONSULTING SERVICES (Environmental consultation and disaster recovery service)
Assisted the project manager with day to day tasks and overall operations.
Assisted in management and coordination of over fifty individuals.
Planned and monitored staffing schedules
Analyzed data and provided recommendations that were cost effective.
Strategized to solve and develop solutions to logistical issues that arose.
Assessed trees and debris with specific criteria for removal eligibility.
Obtained signed (ROEs) Right of Entry forms to access residential properties and remove trees that fit criteria.
SEPTEMBER 2016 – MAY 2017
DEBRIS MONITOR, FIELD SUPERVISOR, thompson consulting services (Environmental Consultation and disaster recovery service)
Ensured only vegetative debris were removed while monitoring removal crew.
Collected of locational, photographic and numerical data with Thompson consulting software and hardware.
Assisted the project manager with day to day tasks and overall operations.
Assisted in management and coordination of over fifty individuals.
Strategized to solve logistical issues that arose.
Assessed trees and debris with specific criteria for removal eligibility.
AUGUST 2012 –SEPTEMBER 2016
STUDENT LAWNSMAN, Armstrong state university
Mow lawns, line trim walkways, hedge trim bushes, and prune trees.
Appliance of pesticides and herbicides
Occasional light maintenance which included dry wall patchwork and replacement of light structures and air filters.
EDUCATION
DECEMBER 2017
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY, aRMSTRONG STATE UNIVERSIty
Well-rounded curriculum
Excelled in cell and molecular biology, epigenetics, and ecology.
Excelled in organic chemistry practical laboratory setting.
Practice and knowledge of GLP and laboratory analysis methods such as PCR, SDS-PAGE, polymerization, soil samples, gel electrophoresis, cell cultures, NMR and infrared spectrometry.
SPRING 2015 AND FALL 2016
STUDENT RESEARCH, armstrong state university
Under supervision of assistant professor Aaron Schrey- Genetics
Research of allelopathy, a defense mechanism used by plants to protect themselves from herbivores, and the negative and or positive effects that the target may experience.
Allelochemicals’ influence on the successfulness of an invasive species.
ATTRIBUTES
Excellent project management skills
Interpersonal skills
Attention to detail and procedure
Well-developed communication skills
Leadership qualities
Dynamic
Adjustability
Accountability
Self-motivated
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE & EXTRACURRICULAR
Candler Hospital 2004-2007 Savannah, GA (Candy Stripper)
Youth Council- Savannah, GA
Hurricane Irma volunteer storm debris clean-up (2016)
Member of Chemistry Club at Armstrong State University (SAACS)
Avid painter and audio engineer