Steven Vick
************@*****.*** 346-***-**** Houston, TX
WORK EXPERIENCE
A&R Engineering September 2016 – Present
Senior Lab & Field Geo Technician/Manager Houston, TX
A&R Engineering and Testing, Inc. is a multi-disciplined consulting engineering firm with a qualified staff of registered professional engineers, geologists, field and laboratory technicians and administrative personnel working as a combined team to offer our clients the finest service possible. o Experienced Geo Technician with diverse industry experience in communicating excavations, drilling, project development, material testing, plan reading and reclamation. o Professional expertise focusing on all phases of field and administrative work in project exploration, development, and management. Over 5 years’ experience living, training, and working in remote field environments and communicating with multiple individuals to come up with best solutions for a project.
Project Experience
o I project managed the Katy Ranch Crossing retail center, Houston Audubon Society reconstruction, NASA space center’s “Rocket Launch” statuary, and Union Pacific railyard in Orange, TX. I performed field tests, recordings, administrative reports, and planned readings. o Results: Achieved with no unscheduled downtime, within budgets, clear communications, and following both safety and specification protocols.
Core Responsibilities
o Acquired concrete samples according to ACI standards. Including use of all ACI concrete testing equipment.
o Performed miscellaneous field test such as proof rolling, gradation, and collection of soil core samples. o Completed unconfined compression, Atterberg limit determinations and moisture content tests. o Measured core, calculated percentages, and conversions. o Assisted in identifying and capturing relevant geoscience and engineering data. o Tested soil to determine the adequacy and strength of concrete, asphalt and steel foundations. o Advised the project manager regarding construction materials costs and quantity calculations. o Computed load and grade requirements and material stress factors to determine design specifications. o Collaborated with contractors and clients as the on-site engineer for several large public reports. o Wrote daily detailed reports logging work progress for quality assurance purposes. o Oversee technical engineering staff to guarantee successful completion of the project. o Plan and direct execution of technical, economical, and administrative functions for various projects. o Determined hardness, burn capacities, tensile strength, shrinkage, elongations, and compression according to ASTM specifications.
o Maintained excellent customer and client relations and developed customer rapport. o Diplomatically resolved time compliancy, client complaints, and worked dispatch for field technicians on as-needed basis.
o Delegated responsibilities to employees to meet company’s expectations. o Effectively developed telephone communication skills and consistently met quotas. o Achieved positive results in a timely manner by utilizing the tools and people provided. o Developed the ability to train and coach employees by company policy and standards. o Managed inventory controls with an expectation to maintain a solid foundation. o Led work team meetings to communicate new goals, standards, and expectations. o Managed communications to team and developed a “Celebrating Success” culture within the team and business.
o Helped train new managers to effectively run the business to company standards. o Analyze reports to be able to see where and why goals weren’t met and coach on how to meet goals. Lansas Products July 2015 – Sep. 2016
Warehouse Manager Houston, TX
Onboarded, trained, and supervised staff with strong record of meeting schedule and performance goals.
Handled day-to-day shipping and receiving overseeing more than 2,000 packages per day.
Supervise consistently, mentoring and guided my team. Resolved issues and maintained annual reviews.
Coordinate the process of all outbound shipping and inbound receivables using Epicor software.
Oversee inventory of incoming and outgoing materials based on a physical count and bar-code system.
Worked assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules.
Planning and problem-solving in daily management meetings for production, shipping and receiving department.
Monitoring the production floor to ensure the product is manufactured to GMP standards.
Verify data accuracy-part numbers, locations, inventory levels, in our ERP system.
Trained, developed and performance monitoring activities for subordinates. Profax Apr. 2014 – Jul. 2015
Welding Supply Warehouse Assistant Manager Houston, TX
Selected merchandise for shipments and stacked on pallets for handling by using a pallet jack or forklift
Correctly labeled products for shipping and sorting.
Use a headset or pick sheet to find out individual items inside warehouse.
Recognize each pallet by route number and batch number.
Arrange and place assembled case pick pallets and shift assembled pallets from picking areas to a dock. Morris Exports Sep. 2013 – Jan. 2014
Shipping & Receiving Staff Houston, TX
Routed incoming shipments to the proper department or warehouse section.
Responsible for dealing with shippers when merchandise was found to be damaged or lost.
Maintained records on destination charges and weight on all outgoing freight.
Verified rate charges.
Trained in the use of automated equipment.
Intertek Commodities Aug. 2011 – Aug. 2013
Inspector and Lab Tester Houston, TX
Verified compliance to customer drawings, specs, and additional requirements.
Compiled all technical data of non-conformance to launch SAP-based quality discrepancy sheets for professional assessment in accordance with the manufacturing engineering documentation
Carried out and documented first piece, in-process, and final inspections; determined and reported and non- conformances
EDUCATION
University of Houston-Downtown December 2014
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Associate of Arts
SKILLS
Management Skills: Project Scheduling, Cross Functional Supervision, Team Building/Mentoring, Client Relations/Presentations, Communications and Record Keeping
Technical Skills: Office 365, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Vision, Volusion, Word Perfect and Multiple Private In- House Networks
Reference Available Upon Request