Pollard, AR

870-***-****

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ROBERT BROWN

Heavy equipment operator and HDD operator with a Class-A CDL seeking a position as an operator within a successful company where I can continue to make strides towards my career goals. Not only do I possess a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and a detail orientated approach with all presented tasks, but I also pride myself on my extensive dependability, and loyalty. I have an extensive background as a retired military veteran with years of experience in personnel management, business management, and project management. Over 20 years of higher education at several colleges equivalent to bachelor’s degree and actively involved with Veterans and community. SKILLS

• Heavy Equipment Operator

• Heavy Equipment Safety

• Backhoe Operator

• Skid Steer Operator

• Loader Operator

• Rough Terrain Forklift Operator

• Off-Road Dump Trucks

• Roller/Compactor Operator

• Site Layouts

• Grade Reading

• Preventative Maintenance

• Excavator Operator

• Bulldozer Operator

• Scraper Operator

• Motor Grader Operator

• Directional Drill Operator

• Directional Drill Safety

• HDD Operations

• Drilling Preparation & Planning

• Drill Preventative Maintenance

• Drilling Fluids & Mixing

• Downhole Tooling

• Utility Locating & Identification

• Vacuum Excavation

• Hardworking

• Dedicated

• Detailed Orientated

• Leadership

• Strong Work Ethic

• Written & Oral Communication

• Multi-Skilled Individual

• Dependable

• First Aid & CPR

• Management

• Time Management

• Computer Literacy

• Customer Relations

• Organized

• Coaching & Mentoring

• Military Background

• Business Owner

• Sub-Contractor

• Construction Knowledge

• Community Volunteer

• Military Outreach Program

• Business Management

• Project Management

• Logistics Management

CREDENTIALS/CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified by Farmer Veteran Coalition

EXPERIENCE

Homegrown by Heroes – Dallas, TX

Farmers Veterans Coalition

Funder/Volunteer

2020 – 2023

• Agricultural therapy for Veterans.

• Guide veterans so that they may earn for themselves a meaningful, financially sustainable place in the agricultural community.

• Initiative in pursuit of one’s goals can create personal success. We believe in the fundamental dignity of physical work.

• Agricultural crops, practices, scale, and markets available to our veterans. We honor, guide, and support the practical farming path chosen by each veteran.

• Committed to leveraging our work through a network of partnerships. This allows more effective help for our veterans.

• Support all valid national, regional, or crop-specific efforts to connect veterans with agriculture and encourage collaboration instead of competition with other groups providing services to our nation’s veterans.

• Sponsor and encourage both employment and self-employment in agriculture, and equally value the contributions made by all members of the agricultural industry who feed America.

• We recognize the range of opportunities for employment throughout the agricultural economy. Browns Sub-Contractor and Construction – Pollard, AR Owner

05/2022 - Present

• Meeting with clients and general contractors to discuss upcoming projects.

• Completing specific tasks to contribute to a larger construction project.

• Estimating costs for materials and labor to share with clients.

• Working independently with little or no supervision.

• Keeping track of timelines and budgets to ensure a project remains on track.

• Overseeing teams of other subcontractors.

Veteran Stewardship brigade – Jackson, FL

Operations Manager

2018 – 2020

• Help Veterans with housing assistance.

• Ensure all operations are carried out in an appropriate, cost-effective way.

• Improve operational management systems, processes, and best practices.

• Purchase materials, plan inventory and oversee warehouse efficiency.

• Help the organization’s processes remain legally compliant.

• Formulate strategic and operational objectives.

• Examine financial data and use it to improve profitability.

• Manage budgets and forecasts.

• Perform quality controls and monitor production.

• Recruit, train and supervise staff.

• Find ways to increase the quality of customer service. Work Source – Colville, WA

Consolidated Veterans Services Rep

06/2017 – 10/2017

• I partnered with programs and external veteran advocates to promote veterans as job seekers who can offer highly marketable skills and experience. The CVSR also assists job ready veterans and employers to establish connections that result, whenever possible, in good paying employment with benefits and career pathways.

• The CVSR position provides intensive case management services to veterans and eligible spouses with barriers that prevent them entering and retaining employment. These barriers may include disabilities, lack of educational achievement and/or vocational credentialing, and homelessness. In conjunction with other service providers, this position establishes career plans and strategies to overcome barriers for veterans, especially veterans with special employment and training needs. To achieve this, CVSRs partner with the Veteran Administration 0/A) Vocational Rehabilitation Program, Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Employment Transition Coaches, and Veteran Service Organizations. They are responsible for outreach to veterans in addition to serving veterans who come into Work Source offices and collaborate and advocate with community and internal partners to leverage referral services and resources to assist veterans in overcoming barriers to employment.

• Provide veterans orientation or veterans workshops appropriate to caseload for new veterans. Perform desk-side or classroom orientation of veteran's services and assess veteran's barriers, required services/referrals, and motivation level.

• Administer skill/occupational, interest, and aptitude tests, and interpret results. Assist veterans in developing training plans that address barriers to employment.

• Perform detailed assessment of veteran's intensive barriers to employment, refer and complete long and short-term goals leading to barrier resolution and employment.

• Detail individualized participant plan (IPP) in Work Source Integrated Technology (WIT), noting specific goals and partnering activity with referral agencies and partners. Evaluate to determine specific training needs and facilitate training achievement.

• Attend community meetings and events related to veteran employment; represent Work Source services to veterans; communicate and work closely with internal and external partners; be responsive to requests to participate and be initiative-taking in bringing the benefits of hiring veterans and veteran employment needs to light.

• Advocate for Priority of Service for veterans within Work Source; communicate and collaborate with WIOA, Trade Adjustment Assistance, and other internal program staff to identify opportunities to ensure veterans can receive the priority required by federal law and local policies. Present training to staff partners on the Priority of Service.

• Contact potential employers, especially federal contractors, to identify business needs and determine desirable job opportunities for veterans in caseload; conduct needs assessment of businesses; selectively conduct job development to promote the hiring of program participants, develop and monitor on-the-job training, or apprenticeship. Healing families Ministries – Marion, IN

Funder/Volunteer

2006 - 2013

• Started non-profit organization for helping homeless veterans.

• Influencing the local community with the aspects of the project.

• Responsible for event planning, management, volunteer recruitment process, and other community relations activities.

• Planning events, financing, and community support.

• Running projects to ensure the NGO/NPO meets its goals.

• Supervising the entire national or local operation.

• Overseeing the governance of the organization.

• Relations with sponsors and other non-profits.

United States Military – Camp Lejeune, Jackson, NC Ranked E5: Religious Programs Specialist

1988 - 2004

• I served three military branches earning many awards and commendations (Medals) including Navy and Marine Corps Accommodation Medal in Combat.

• Please see Military Transcript for full details. EDUCATION

Associated Training Services – Sun Prairie, WI

• Heavy Equipment Operations Level-I

• Heavy Equipment Operations Level-II

• Health and Safety Institute First Aid & CPR

• Horizontal Directional Drilling Operations

• Class-A Commercial Driver Training

2023

Regent University – Virgina Beach, VA

• Bachelor of Science in Business and General Management Courses 2017

Coastal Carolina University – Conway, SC

Colorado Christian University – Lakewood, CO

Vincennes University – Vincennes, IN

• General Studies

1989

ACTIVITIES

I am a member of the free and Accepted Masons of Washington state Lodge #130 Kettle Falls, Scottish Rite Spokane, York Rite Spokane, Past Post Commander VFW Colville, American Legion at large, Eagles Lodge at large. I volunteer with the men's and women's homeless shelters in Colville through Rural Resources networking for housing and other vital assistance. I volunteer with the Grange at Barstow to raise funds during fair days. As an independent case manager, I assist veterans with navigating the VA programs and assistance.

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