TYRONE WHITING

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Dallas, TX 75287

Phone: 901-***-**** Email: acckad@r.postjobfree.com

FOCUS An innovative professional with proven leadership and motivational skills seeking

a position with an organization offering opportunities to learn, grow, and

contribute towards organizational growth.

SPECIALIZED

TRAINING Certified Forklift Operator

•Effective communication skills and able to work in a team environment

STRENGTHS

•Functional knowledge of commonly-used concepts and practices used in a

warehouse capacity

•Extremely proficient in picking, packing, and moving duties

•Able to lift up to 75 lbs

•Flexible and able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure

•Able to thrive in a deadline driven environment

• Exceptional leadership ability and organization skills

•Energetic and enthusiastic in work

•Excellent skills in problem solving

WORK HISTORY

OCT 2013-PRESENT Employee Solutions/Active Organics – Lewisville, TX

Forklift Operator

-Prepare items for shipments to include assembling, addressing, stamping, and

shipping merchandise or material

-Receive, unpack, verify, and record incoming merchandise or material

-Consolidate product to designated areas with forklift to ensure a smooth product

flow

-General material handling, sorting, and counting of products

-Assist other team members as needed

OCT 2011-SEP 2013 KTG (Kruger)/Memphis, TN

Forklift Operator

-Operated forklift to skillfully place product on pallets to move to designated area

for warehouse storage

-Loaded and unloaded trailers with product while meeting safety regulations

-Carefully handled and organized product to minimize damage

-Efficiently consolidated or reorganized product to designated areas with forklift to

ensure a smooth product flow

-Safely followed all forklift procedures to ensure a safe working environment

-Performed pre and post inspection of forklift to ensure suitable working nature of

equipment

-Ensured pathways were clear for forklift operators

-Trained and mentored new team members in understanding product knowledge

and quality control standards

-Inspected finished product to ensure specified standards were met

-Monitored the functionality of operations and brought any abnormalities to the

shift manager’s attention

-Assisted with picking, packing, and pallet building

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DEC 2009-SEPT 2011 WINGS ON THE HILL RESTAURANT/Memphis, TN

RESTAURANT OWNER

-Fully responsible for all aspects of daily front and back-end business operations

-Served an estimated 150 customers per day, providing a broad range of services

that include party rentals, take-out orders and sit down lunches and dinners

-Planned and updated lunch and dinner menus to reflect specials or seasonal

changes

-Followed all health inspector guidelines to ensure full compliance and licensing

-Established and maintained superior customer relations with a diverse population

-Held monthly staff meetings to ensure quality control standards were met

-Monitored inventory and cost controls

-Managed a staff of 5 employees

-Promoted new business by way of local advertising and networking activities

-Maintained all company bookkeeping functions

-Responsible for filing appropriate documentation to taxing authorities

MAY 1995-APR 2010 BAD BOYZ MOTORCYCLE REPAIR/Memphis, TN

MOTORCYCLE SHOP OWNER

-Repaired or replaced engines, frames, electrical systems, wheels, brake systems,

transmissions, and other simple or complex motorcycles work

-Performed preventive maintenance repair and modification work on all

motorcycles types

-Analyzed defects in motorcycles to determine feasibility of repairing or replacing

worn or defective parts

-Performed custom chrome work on motorcycles

-Maintained all company bookkeeping functions

-Responsible for filing appropriate documentation to taxing authorities

EDUCATION Hillcrest High School/Memphis, TN

High School Diploma

Graduated, May 1988

Southwest Vocational School/Memphis, TN

Major: Auto Mechanics

1986 - 1988

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