Forklift Operator Safety

ANDRE L. NERO 904-***-****

**** ******** ***** #****, *******, FL 32808

*********@*****.***

CAREER SUMMARY:

Highly skilled, hard-working, Lead Rigger with over twenty-years of solid experience in most aspects of construction and repairs; seeking employment within an environment that will allow personal growth, career advancement and utilize my area of expertise.

• Excellent track record in adhering to

various codes and industry standards

pertaining to hand rigging procedures and

ensuring safety of equipment and staff.

• Communicates effectively with military

and civilian personnel to include: senior

management, engineers, subcontractors

and crews.

• Ability to perform in fast paced, labor

intensive environment.

• Detailed oriented: careful in reading

instructions, drawings and blueprints and

able to quickly acquire and maintain new

technical information.

• Resourceful problem- solver with

excellent organizational and leadership

skills: managing employees and supplier

relations, logistics and planning, and

submitting reports/memos while meeting

all deadline.

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Integrity Staffing Services – Insulator (March 2017 – November 2020) Newport News Shipyard

Apply insulation to piping systems, machinery systems, bulkheads and overheads. Responsibilities:

• Install, remove and repair molded insulation, which include - calcium silicate, tempmat and finishing cement.

• Ensure insulation is anchors properly with spotwelded pins, tie wires, metals band, screws and/or fasteners.

• Able to determine what type of insulation is to be used.

• Must be able to use measuring tools.

Integrity Staffing Services – Lead Rigger (October 2019 – Present) Newport News Shipyard

Perform hands-on rigging, as well as, oversee day-to-day operations of the rigging team to ensure overall safety and quality standards are met.

Responsibilities:

• Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move and support the ships, heavy equipment and other materials.

• Supervise subcontractors and manage supply order and parts.

• Identify and resolve possible rigging related obstacles. 2 of 3

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• Operate heavy construction equipment, such as, trucks, dozers, backhoes, gantry cranes and some rail cranes.

Aerotek – Lead Rigger (March 2017- August 2019)

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, and Naval Station Norfolk Perform hands-on rigging, as well as, oversee day-to-day operations of the rigging team onboard the USS TRUMAN (CVN 75), USNS PULLER (T-ESB 3), and USS OAK HILL (LSD- 51) to ensure overall safety and quality standards are met.

Responsibilities:

• Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move and support the ships, heavy equipment and other materials.

• Supervise subcontractors and manage supply order and parts.

• Identify and resolve possible rigging related obstacles.

• Operate heavy construction equipment, such as, trucks, dozers, backhoes, gantry cranes and some rail cranes.

Hitrak Staffing– Lead Rigger (April 2016 – February 2017) Inspect and evaluate workplace environments, equipment and practices, in order to ensure compliance with safety standards for rigging team to provide support onboard USS GARY (FFG-51). Responsibilities:

• Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings and confined spaces, using chain falls, gin poles, gallows frames and other equipment.

• Fabricate, set up, and repair rigging, supporting structures, hoists and pulling gear using hand and power tools.

• Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety. Welco Craftsmen Inc. – Lead Rigger (December 2012- March 2016) Norfolk, Virginia

Certified Forklift Operator, Qualified Rigger and Signal Person. Assist with decommissioning of the USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

Responsibilities:

• Calculate equipment weight, and the arrangement and dismantling of cranes and rigging gear.

• Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.

• Removal and installation of sea valves.

• Plan and prearrange mast removal on the USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

• Rig deck plugs for nuclear reactors removal at Huntington Ingalls- Newport News Shipyard.

• Assist with DSRA of the USS Porter (DDG- 78).

• Maintain dry docking (shafting, fire pumps, propellers and antennas/domes) of USS Eisenhower (CVN 67) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

BAE Systems – Technician /Rigger (January 1996 -December 2012) Jacksonville, Florida

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Temporary Rigging Leader, specializing in sonar dome removal and installation. In charge of providing numerous military and commercial vendors with over twelve years of experience in removal /installation of Navy shafts, hubs, blades, OD Boxes, fin stabilizers and sea valves on DDG, CG, FFG and Carriers. Responsibilities:

• Prioritize/ implement work schedules and assign duties through verbal and blue print written instructions to maintain adequate employees for effective performance.

• Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.

• Inspect and test cranes, chains, davits, and other rigging gear.

• Gained working experience in multiple crane and heavy lifts w/cranes weighing up to 500 tons.

• Track hours required for each job by tracking time and work progress while ensuring all work is completed in accordance with the company, Lloyds, ABS and OSHA safety regulations.

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SPECIALIZED TRAINING/ EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATION

• Crane Tech LLC – Jacksonville, Florida

• Qualified Rigging Level 1- Community College Jacksonville, Florida

• Qualified Rigging Level 2- Community College Jacksonville, Florida

• Certified Forklift Operator- Norfolk, Virginia

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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