Transport Operator Production Assistant

Name: Weston James Smith

Email: ***************@*****.***

Phone Number: 630-***-****

Address: **** ** ****** ***, *******, OR 97756

SKILLS

● Tractor trailer and large vehicle operations and safety

● Heavy equipment to light equipment operations and safety

● Basic vehicle maintenance

● Proficient in verbal and written communication skills and customer service

● Excellent time management skills, including individual contributor roles

● Experienced leader and people management

● Adept at complex problem solving and analytical thinking EXPERIENCE

Hierophant Meadery - Mead Production Assistant and Tasting Room Salesman April 2021 - Current Full Time

Supervisor: Michelle Scandalis: 509-***-**** (May be contacted)

● Produce wide assortment of sustainable meads from fermentation to bottling

● Maintain equipment and hygienic standards for production process

● Conduct product quality control at every milestone leading up to consumer consumption

● Sell and serve mead in the tasting room while providing customer service

● Landscaping and grounds maintenance

● Delivery driver for alcoholic beverages and equipment Need It Now Delivers - Delivery Driver

August 2018 - August 2019 Full Time

● Deliver Amazon packages door to door for both personal and business accounts

● Delivered within a 50 mile radius of the DXH6 Amazon Fulfillment Center

● Loaded cargo vans with daily packages and identified mismarked or damaged packages

● Inspected cargo vans before and after daily operations

● Averaged around 350 daily stops

● Helped train new employees on basic operations

The Growing Place, Aurora, IL - Greenhouse Assistant Manager and Driver April 2017 - August 2018 Full Time

Supervisor: Dale Shimanek: 847-***-**** (May be contacted)

● Driver for delivery and equipment maintenance

● Heavy and basic equipment operations (skid-steer loader and front loader) and maintenace

● Managed three greenhouses focusing on organic annual fruit, vegetable, and herb production

● Propagated plants by seed, cuttings, and divisions in propagation house

● Crop care including pest management, fertilization, pruning, and watering

● Landscaping, irrigation installation and management, lawn care, product inventory, customer installations

● Sales and customer service representative

Fresh Thyme, Glen Ellyn, IL - Supplement and Body Care Sales Associate April 2016 - March 2017 Full Time

● Primary sales and customer service representative

● Conducted product inventory and established product placements, including product display in departme

● Attended product trainings for multiple supplement vendors and maintained vendor relationships Marianos, Wheaton, IL - Produce and Prepared Foods Associate August 2015 - April 2016 Full Time

● Sales and customer service representative

● Stocked shelves, and prepared hot and cold foods bar

● Prepared foods according to company and OSHA sanitary guidelines

● Inventory tracking and determined product placements, including product display Botanica, Wichita, KS - Seasonal Gardener

May 2015 - August 2015 Full Time

● Maintained garden beds including cultivating, planting, weeding, pruning, pest management, fertilization, and irrigation

● Plant care included native and non-native perennial flowers, shrubs, trees, cacti, succulents, and aquatics

● Kept walks and other hard-surfaces swept and hosed clean for top-notch customer presentation

● Maintained turf grass areas including irrigation, planting, mowing, edging, and fertilization

● Special exhibit management for limited-time holiday and butterfly gardens

● Operated light and heavy equipment (Gator utility vehicle, skid-steer loader, and front end loader) Alliance Oilfield Logistics, Williston, ND - Short-Haul Driver August 2014 - May 2015 Full Time

Supervisor: James Smith: 630-***-**** (May be contacted)

● CDL A Driver

● Operated and maintained multiple tractor trailers and heavy equipment (M916A1 MET w/ 5th wheel 5 axle winch flatbed trailers, skid-steer loader, front end loader, and excavator)

● Hauled equipment for oil rigs OTR and off-road

● Equipment hauled included drill pipe, shipping containers, rig construction equipment, etc.

● Operations were typically under frigid and difficult environmental conditions and terrains United States Marine Corps, Camp Pendleton, CA - Motor Transport Operator March 2010 - March 2014 Active Duty

● Completed Marine Corps Basic Training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA

● Completed Marine Corps Combat Training at Camp Pendleton, CA

● Completed Motor Transport Operator School at Fort Leonardwood, MO

● Deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan from 05/09/2011 - 11/02/2011

● Licensed to operate, maintain, and inspect HMMWV, MTVR, MRAP, MATV, and LVSR

● Operated, maintained, and inspected multiple weapons systems (M16/M4, M249, M240B, Mk19, M2 .50 C

● Operated, maintained, and inspected equipment relating to:

Weapons, vehicle, field operations, communications, and personnel

● Organized and oversaw a small team of junior Marines, as a Corporal, for daily operations including, but n limited to:

Munitions operations, maintenance, training, and safety (Vehicles, weapons systems, heavy equipment, trailers, equipment, and medical gear)

● Conducted a multitude of garrison and combat missions ranging from:

Medevac driver, maritime training, floating bridge builds, land and maritime weapons, land and maritime demolition ranges, convoy and ground security, and transport for troops, equipment, vehicles, weapons, ammunition, explosives, and supply

● Honorable Discharge as a Corporal (E-4)

EDUCATION

Bastyr University - Bachelor of Science in Herbal Sciences Fall 2019 - Spring 2021

● Studies focused on plant metabolites and their medicinal functions, botany, horticulture, biochemistry, organic chemistry, anatomy and physiology, sustainability, herbal business, wildcrafting, and herbal preparations

● Maintained multiple medicinal herb and veggie gardens throughout the course curriculum

● Volunteered to work in Bastyr Gardens throughout the course curriculum College of Dupage - 93 Course Credits

Summer 2015 - Spring 2019

● Prerequisites were met for admission into Bachelor of Science degree at Bastyr University

● Elective credits focused on horticulture, ethnobotany, ecology, and anthropology AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

● 2010: National Defense Service Ribbon

● 2010: Global War On Terrorism Service Ribbon

● 2011: Afghanistan Campaign Ribbon

● 2011: Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

● 2014: Marine Corps Good Conduct Ribbon

● 2010-2014: 4 Times Expert Rifle Qualification

● Earned Marine Corps Motor Transport Operator Hazardous Materials Endorsement

● Completed Marine Corps Water Survival Advanced training

● Completed Marine Corps Combat Lifesaver Course

● 2017: Illinois Hunter Safety Course

● 2019: Honors Scholarship at Bastyr University

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