John Ford
Cartersville, GA *****
*********@*****.***
Work Experience
Independent Contractor
Landstar Ranger - Jacksonville, FL
October 2010 to May 2020
Load and unload freight in 53ft trailer. Pickup and deliver freight in a safe and timely manner. Secure freight and check it against Bill of Laden for accuracy. Use pallet jack to load and unload trailer. Work with freight brokers to setup logistics and contracts for pickup and delivery of freight.Main customer was Kubota Tractor in Jefferson,Ga.
Truck Driver Class A OTR
Crete Carrier Corporation - York, NE
December 2008 to September 2010
Deliver freight in a safe and timely manner. Secure and count freight. Class A CDL Driver
USA Truck - Van Buren, AR
June 2009 to December 2009
Deliver freight in a safe and timely manner secure and count freight Machine Operator
East Coast Drilling And Blasting - Wake Forest, NC 2007 to 2009
Operate heavy equipment, back hoes,excavator rock crushing machine. Remove crush and grade material work with blasting crew setting up site, recover unexploded materials.Maintain machinery daily inspection, grease etc..
Ambulette Driver
LifeStar Response - Holbrook, NY
2001 to 2009
Tranport patients to and from hospitals and nursing homes for medical appointments. Patients were were wheelchair bound and or ambulatory. Suroervise 13 drivers and assign and develop routes School Bus Driver
WE Transport, Inc. Huntington Coach - Smithtown, NY 1989 to 2001
Pickup students from home and bring them to various private schools in a safe and timely manner.This is where I began my career in transportation and truck driving. Head Chef
American Cafe - Sayville, NY
1986 to 1989
Responsible for all aspects of kitchen operations hiring staff scheduling ordering food stuffs. Menu and daily specials all soups and sauces. Supervise line cooks prepare deserts Cheese Cakes. Profitable etc. Sous Chef
Villa Lombardi's - Holbrook, NY
1986 to 1987
Responsible for all soups and sauces in Italian Restaurant with company established recipes. This is a very busy and well known Italian Restaurant in NY
Line Cook
Barons 3 Restaurant - Holbrook, NY
December 1981 to December 1986
Broil all steaks and seafood dishes under head chefs supervision assist chef with food prep soups,sauces deserts. I learned a lot from this man.Tranfered over to a new restaurant this group opened Batons 4 at lands end a seafood Restaurant work as a line cook. COLD Prep Salad STATION
Ande's lake hose - Sayville, NY
January 1977 to December 1981
Responsible for all salads and cold appetizers asist chef with cutting, chopping vegetables and meats. Prorated to line cook after one year. Contental/French menu Salad cod food preo
Andres Lake House - Sayville, NY
January 1976 to December 1980
All salads and. Cold appetizers assist chefs with prep,cutting,chopping meats and vegetables. Promoted to line cook after one year.
Education
Technical school in CDL
University of Arkansas - Newport, AR
April 2008 to July 2008
High school diploma
Sayville High School - Sayville, NY
September 1973 to June 1977
Skills
• Backhoe Operation
• Heavy Equipment Operation
• Load & Unload
• Tractor-Trailer
• Commercial Driving
• Loader Operation
• Delivery Driver Experience
• Mechanic Experience
• Computer skills
• School Bus Driving
• Shuttle Driving
• Bus Driving
• Culinary Experience
• Materials handling
• Heavy lifting
• Pallet jack
• Truck driving
• Kitchen management
• Management
• Time management
• Freight Experience
• Mechanical Knowledge
• Machining
• Machining