Herbert Grigsby Jr.
Detroit, MI 48214
Cell: 313-***-****
*********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
I am seeking a position in the Electrical or Mechanical field where I can utilize my expertise and prior experience in equipment repair and working in inclement weather from the U.S. Coast Guard.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Adult Home Health Care Worker, State of Michigan, Detroit, MI 08/2012-Present
Health Care duties including:
Transportation to doctor’s appointments and running errands,
Make beds, do laundry, and preparing meals,
Administering medications, change bandages, check vital signs,
Maintain sanitary conditions in the home environment.
Warehouse Worker, Anchor Staffing, Livonia, MI 07/2012- 08/2012
Shipping and Receiving duties including:
Verify inventory computations by comparison to physical counts of stock,
Data input of shipping and receiving automotive parts,
Stock and inventory of received automotive parts,
Responsible for investigating discrepancies and adjusting errors.
Plastic Technician, Personnel Unlimited Squared, Inc., Warren, MI 03/2011-06/2011
Quality Control responsibilities including:
Observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications,
Detect jams and/or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary,
Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimensional defects in ensure conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments,
Set up, operate, tent metal or plastic molding, casting or core making machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
Truck Driver, Professional Building Maintenance LLC, Southfield MI 04/2010-10/2010
Truck Driver duties including:
Operation of automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings of truck body,
Inspection of truck prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating conditions,
Truck driving, following established routes through residential streets and alleys and through business or industrial areas.
CNC Machine Operator, Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI 05/1996-05/2009
Quality Control duties including:
Gear setting on CNC machines, metal cutting and grinding,
Collect and analyze production samples for evaluation of quality,
Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback
Provide interpretation to production to staff and management to stop production if serious product defects are present,
Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE cont.’:
Telephone Technician/Cable Installer, Ultracom Inc., Southfield, MI 10/1994-05/1996
Test circuits and components of telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other test equipment and other hand tools,
Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure proper functioning and specifications by use of testing equipment and observation,
Transport crew trucks to and from work locations,
Perform regularly scheduled equipment inspections.
Communications Technician, Midwest Communications, Livonia, MI 06/1990-10/1994
Travel to customers’ premises to install telephone equipment or accessories,
Inspect or test lines and cables,
Record and analyze test results to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions,
Splice cables; install junction boxes, data cables, and fiber cables.
EDUCATION:
Electrician, Electrical Theory, Electrician’s Mate School, New York, NY 1981
Team Building, Oakland Community College 2004
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
Bevel Gear Certification, Bevel Gear Theory, Novi MI 1998
Chauffeur License, State of Michigan 2011
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:
Skills and demonstrating proficiency in logistics and analyzing,
Experience in working with highly confidential documentation.
Training and experience in office administrative practices and procedures.
Knowledge and training in the proper formatting of business correspondences.
Knowledge and training of principles and methods for curriculum design, individual and group instruction methods, and curriculum based measurement.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Skills in providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction surveys.
Skills in media production, communication, and dissemination methods and techniques, including written, oral, and visual.
Knowledge and education in human behavior and performance; individual differences in abilities, personalities, and interests, including learning and motivation techniques.
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusion or various approaches in problem solving.
Ability to select and use training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new materials.
Ability to evaluate and assess personal performance, individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Ability to work effectively with co-workers, customers and others by sharing ideas in a constructive and positive manner; listening to and objectively considering ideas and suggestions from others.
Poised under high stressed conditions.
Possess strong commitment to team environment dynamics.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Massage Therapy Association
International Alliance of Healthcare Educators
Eastern Michigan University Honor Society
Belleville Chamber of Commerce
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Jackie Wilson
Eastern Michigan University
Disability Resource Center
246 Student Center, Ypsilanti, MI
Phone: 734- 487-2470
Kelley Walerski
Crystal Creek Assisted Living
Executive Director
8121 N Lilley Rd, Canton, MI 48187
Phone: 734- 453-3203
Joyce Jones
Smith Scholarship Foundation Center
Office Manager
2500 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Phone: 202-***-****