Clayton R. Hopkins
Summary
* ***** ** ***** ** light vehicle recovery operations and heavy equipment/diesel repair.
Qualifications include trained and licensed on 3 heavy wreckers and 8 years on the job training
in the transportation/maintenance industry.
Key Qualifications
• Licensed on Oshkosh Amk36 wrecker
• Licensed on International MaxxPro wrecker
• Licensed on Mk48/15 LVS wrecker
• Cat C6/C12 diesel repair
• Efficient independent operator
• Highly skilled in vehicle recovery operations
Experience
• Conducted 3 years of successful vehicle recovery operations while stationed in Okinawa, Japan –
2007-2010
• Conducted daily, weekly and monthly maintenance on 2 Oshkosh Amk36 wreckers while
stationed stateside Marine Corps – 2010-2014
• Trained 2 teams of 35 personnel in Convoy/Vehicle recovery operations – 2010-2014
• Conducted daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance on 2 Oshkosh Amk36 wreckers while
deployed with 1st battalion 5th Marines Afghanistan – 2011
• Recovered and towed 11 rolled vehicles ranging from MTVR’s, MATV’s and MRAPs while
deployed with 1st battalion 5 Marines – 2011
Recovered and towed 27 vehicles from IED blasts while deployed with 1st battalion 5th Marines –
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2011
Recovered 31 mine rollers while deployed with 1st battalion 5th Marines – 2011
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• Conducted crane lifting operations lifting countless generators, AC units, 20ft ISO containers
and fuel tanks/pods without any mishaps – 2011
• Towed over 80 vehicles without mishaps to various companies within 1/5s area of operation –
2011
• Conducted daily, weekly and monthly maintenance on 2 Oshkosh Amk36 wreckers and 1
International MaxxPro wrecker while deployed with 2nd battalion 7th Marines Afghanistan –
2012-2013
• Recovered and towed 17 vehicles from IED blasts varying from MATV’s to MRAPs while
deployed with 2nd battalion 7th Marines – 2012-2013
Recovered 23 mine rollers while deployed with 2nd battalion 7th Marines – 2012-2013
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• Conducted crane lifting operations lifting countless generators, 20ft ISO containers and fuel
tanks/pods without any mishaps – 2012-2013
• Towed over 60 vehicles without mishaps to various companies within 2/7s area of operation –
2012-2013
Education/Training
• High school diploma – 2005
• Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri Motor Transport Operators school – 2006/2007
• Vehicle recovery school -2008
• MaxxPro wrecker school – 2011
• Los Alamos National laboratory IED course – 2012
• 8 years on the job training/knowledge with the United States Marine Corps 20062014