Profile

Professional and hard working individual with a dedicated work ethic looking to further his career. Ability to work at a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines, and producing high quality work product. Looking for a position utilizing the present skills and prior experience and an opportunity that will allow for professional and personal growth.

Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Extensive heavy equipment experience

Critical Thinker

Entrepreneurial experience in automotive industry

Supervisory/leadership skills

Team Building/Team Player

Able to perform in highly stressed environments and reach deadlines

Goal oriented

Detail oriented

Time management skills

Employment

Laborer, Specialty Construction LLC (Dumfries, VA) Nov. 2014-Feb. 2015

Accomplishments: Leadership of a 5-12 employee crew. Perform tasks involving physical labor at building, highway, and heavy construction projects, tunnel and shaft excavations, and demolition sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris, and remove asbestos, lead, and other hazardous waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

Self Employed, A&G General Contracting (Burke, VA) Sept. 2011 – Current

Accomplishments: Provided residential and commercial general contracting services. Managed and performed projects to ensure modifications were approved by clients. Provided services such as carpentry, plumbing, landscaping, demolition, general construction, kitchen & bathroom remodeling, tile work, and concrete. Performed customer-satisfaction follow up reviews to improve services.

Senior Sales, AutoZone (Fairfax, VA) July 2010 – Sept. 2011

Accomplishments: Knowledgeable and familiar with the appearance and purpose of parts, as well as the selling, ordering, and stocking of such parts. Performed minor auto services for customer. Used catalogs and price lists stored in company computer to identify parts for customers’ needs. Unpacked and stored incoming shipments. Cleaned and maintained store shelves, floors, and storeroom.

Heavy Equipment Operator, Metro Earthworks (Lorton, VA) June 2009 – May 2010

Accomplishments: Working under Shirley Contracting Construction. Proficiently operated core equipment: dozers, compactors, excavators, articulated trucks, loaders and graders. Followed site grading and operations plans, read grade stakes and operated in a medium to fine grade environment. Performed job responsibilities safely in a busy, sometimes stressful, environment; operated and worked under varied footing and weather conditions, around trucks and personnel. Operated equipment productively for 12+ hours per day.

Operator/Laborer, W.A. Klinger (Sioux City, IA) June 2006 – July 2008

Accomplishments: Performed tasks involving building highways, and heavy construction projects. Operated hand and power tools: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and survey measuring equipment and instruments. Cleaned and prepared sites, dug trenches, set braces, supported the sides of excavations, and erected scaffolding. Cleaned up rubble and debris in accordance to safety policies.

Toyota, Automotive Technician (Sioux City, IA) April 2005 - June 2006

Accomplishments: Solved automotive problems using diagnostic equipment and performed repairs and preventive maintenance on engines, transmissions, electrical systems, brakes, and tires. Conducted vehicle inspections, upheld good customer service, maintained satisfactory communications skills and computer proficiency.

Education

Woodbridge Senior High School 1994