Dennis James Stocks
Mesa, AZ 85201
***********@*****.***
Objective: Permanent entry level position in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
Experience:
January 2007 to Present
Employee Store Cashier/Stocker/Supply Trucker, Oscar Mayer Foods, Madison, Wisconsin.
Ran all shifts in the store, covering all other employees during absences. Times varied from store setting up in the
morning, organizing beginning cash, and crew leader during the day to working night shift alone from 6:00pm to
11:30pm. Duties include picking up and delivering supplies for all people in the store and cafeteria, stocking, ordering
supplies, inventory, and running the cash register. Also in charge of closing the store, cleanup and depositing the
money in the safe. Learned the importance of working with people, working on my own, self motivation, money
management, customer relations, inventory control by rotating code dates and ordering merchandise.
April 1994 to December 1999
Innkeeper, Prairie Garden Bed and Breakfast, Lodi, Wisconsin.
Worked all aspects of running a bed and breakfast. Everything from making reservations to cleaning rooms. Duties
include record keeping (financial and reservation), food shopping, making reservations, fielding inquiries, advertising,
and web page design and maintenance. Learned basic skills of running your own business. Learned marketing, sales,
web design, advertising utilization and how to maintain your composure when you need it most.
August 1992 to January 2007
Laborer- Microwave Bacon, Oscar Mayer Foods, Madison, Wisconsin. Worked a variety of different jobs, including
boxing, slicing and relief, where I was in charge of quality control and the running of the line.
January 1990 to August 1992
Laborer, Walnut Hollow Farms, Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Worked as a general laborer in a factory specializing in wood
products. Learned to use a variety of wood working equipment, including air-powered nailing guns, drills and saws. I
also did assembly work.
June 1988 to December 1989
Home Care Attendant, Shirley Stocks, Avoca, Wisconsin. Assisted with the general care of a person recovering from
an illness. Duties ranged from housework to paperwork including organizing funding for expenses and home repair.
This was a voluntary position.
June 1987 to December 1987
Management Information Technician for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in the Bureau of Waste
Water Management at Madison, Wisconsin. My duties were to assist with data entry and record keeping for the
Wastewater Discharge Permit program by updating Standard Industrial Code information for industrial facilities. My
internship supervisor was Stanton Kleinert.
Education:
May 1988
Bachelor of Reclamation, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, Wisconsin. Major in Reclamation-
biological emphasis. Minor in biological science. Course work included EIS Analysis, Reclaiming mine soils,
environmental law, hydrology, botany, field zoology, plant taxonomy, survey, cartography, aquatic reclamation and
conservation. Computer knowledge includes Fortran, Basic, engineering-computer emphasis, CADkey, Pascal, and
PL/1 on the IBM- PC, Apple II, VAX 2600, Commodore, and CADkey computers.
December 1984 June 1982
Associate of Computer Science, University of Wisconsin Center-Richland, Richland Center, Wisconsin. Major in
Computer Sciences. Course work includes basic, Fortran, and Pascal.
Graduated 16 (of 85) from Riverdale High School, Muscoda, Wisconsin
References Upon Request.