Fork Lift Driver Helper
Resume:
GRANT SWANSON
Relentless.. what can I do next.. honest
Round Rock, TX 78665
aduf6o@r.postjobfree.com
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Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Owner
Self Employed - Elgin, IL
August 2011 to Present
Self employed General contractor. Industrial, commercial, and residential. Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, facility maintaining, Carpentry. landscaping, drywall, painting, small engine repair, appliance repair, auto mechanics, anything mechanical or electrical, handyman.
Electrician
The Swim Store - Naperville, IL
March 2015 to December 2015
Responsibilities
All electrical construction, following blueprints, bending, design, troubleshooting, programing, Technician, indoor and outdoor, panel to appliance. Following schematics to install and troubleshoot any electrical issue and repair or replace Electrician
Saint Charles, IL
October 2011 to January 2012
Installed electric per codes, prints, and vignette layouts, to make them suitable for being connected to other vignettes, shipping cross country, and finally turnkey installation at the store they were being shipped to. Worked with minimal supervision with all hand tools necessary to install electric lighting and switches for destination of Loews stores across the country. Also did some electric repairs in the facility we worked in such as outlet replacements. I also developed shortcut solutions for vignettes which saved time and material. Operated fork lift after certification to move vignettes and materials Driver Helper
Employment Options - Rhinelander, WI
July 2011 to August 2011
Part time driver helper, responsible for the safest and fastest method of transferring food stuffs and restaurant supplies from the refer trailer to customers chosen location, . Deliveries were located throughout the northwoods of Wi, and western Upper Mi. peninsula
Staff/ Staff Support
Mustard Seed Youth Group Home - Eagle River, WI
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2011 to August 2011
Hired as staff support which quickly became staff after about 20 hours of training in restraining techniques, log entries, staff meetings, medication dispensing, food storage, and incident reporting. Worked and lived with the 3 to 8 adolescent house members. Engaged youths in exercise, reading, creative therapy's and housekeeping. Responsible for medications, cleanliness, and food preparation and storage. Mainly worked weekends from 4pm Fri. till midnight Sun.
Contractor/Handyman
Swanson Services - Elgin, IL
February 2002 to April 2011
General contracting; Built and maintained swimming pools and spas, residential and commercial remodeling, redecorating, and complete demolition and rebuilding. I have maintained this job either full time or part time while I worked at other jobs throughout my life.
Carpentry, concrete (flat work, foundations, free form and pool floors), plumbing, electric, tile and wood flooring, window and door installations, roofing, drywall, excavation, hauling, painting, landscaping, hardscaping. Used power tools, hand tools, and operated machinery and peripheral equipment for any job necessary. Laborer/Operator
City of Elgin Public Works/Land Mgmt - Elgin, IL
August 2005 to July 2007
Hired after extensive interviewing and testing. Hired as a laborer on the construction crew for the land management division of Elgin's Public Works department. Concrete, custom bricks, pavers, block and natural stone walls, and signage, installations.
Recreating by custom cutting bricks; patterns and picture reproductions, installing custom block and stone signage and walls, installing park structures, tear down and installation of; entire parks, walks, pavers, irrigation systems., snow removal, hauling, excavation, park maintenance, zero turn mowing trimming edging, equipment maintenance. Fairly high volume of interaction with the public
Foreman/Crew Leader
Bill's Pools - Gilberts, IL
April 2003 to July 2005
Crew leader and problem solver for high volume pool and spa builder and maintenance business. Also did excavation, hauling, and had a large part of the customer contact since I was typically sent as the option that the owner could not be there.
co-Owner/ Vice President
Precision Pool and Spa Inc / Calypso Pool Supply - Crystal Lake, IL January 1990 to February 2002
Bought into Precision and Calypso. Basically did all things necessary to make these joint ventures into a corporation doing over $750K annually. Managed anywhere from 2 to 20 employees depending on the year and the time of pool season. Responsibilities included field work and more technical jobs, troubleshooting and out of the ordinary construction projects were my forte's, technical training, sales, purchasing, warehousing, inventory, scheduling, hiring and firing. Used all Meters, hand tools, power tools, testing equipment for water quality and leak detection, all tools and equipment necessary or used in the construction and maintenance of swimming pools, spas, and related structures. All electric and plumbing associated with the operation and construction of pools and spas. All electronics necessary from programming to maintenance and repair for modern swimming pool and spas and peripheral accessories and equipment. On the retail store side, Calypso Pool Supplies I was involved in all facets as in store build out, product placement, UPC and scanning, hand held inventory tool, sales, purchasing, supervisory, cash register, trade shows. Foreman
Sunrise Pools - Elgin, IL
April 1984 to December 1989
This is where I started fixing spas. There were no trained, or for that matter training available for spa service technicians, so I self trained and with my above average mechanical ability became very good at it. Since Sunrise did very little construction, I became the lead service technician and owners right hand man and confidant. Part Time Loader
Loaded Trailers for United Parcel Service - Addison, IL 1982 to 1984
as a second job for over 1 year. In the two different areas I was assigned, I loaded between 5 different trailers in one area and 3 different trailers in the other. Incredibly fast paced with manual reading of zip codes to make sure the package belonged in the particular trailer I was loading at the time Branch Warehouse Manager
L&N Custom Designs / American - Elk Grove Village, IL 1981 to 1984
Managed a 1 man warehouse. Did all the work from shipping and receiving which included both parcel and LDL to full trailer loads, and all the necessary paper work.Maintained an on going inventory, Devised my own work areas to best suit the operation, Used fork lift, pallet jacks and hand dolley to safely and efficiently load unload
Asst. Manager
Pelican Bay Resort - Daytona Beach Shores, FL
February 1980 to October 1981
Started as a bus boy and dish washer and quickly advanced to line cook and asst. chef, and after the chef /manager left I was pushed into the position of restaurant manager. Foreman/ Crew Leader
J&L Pools - Elgin, IL
April 1976 to August 1979
Where I broke into the Pool business. Started working as summer help while attending college. The second summer I became crew leader. the Third summer I became Foreman of the Service Crews Inventory Associate
August 1976 to April 1978
Counting inventory with team at numerous store throughout the St Louis metropolitan area as a after school job while I was at college in St louis
Stocker/Customer Service
Huntley, IL
May 1970 to April 1971
Stock, cash register, carry out,bagger, janitorial,
• Operated the cash drawer
• Took inventory
Associate in Aircraft maintenance engineering
Parks college of St. Louis U. - St. Louis, MO
August 1975 to April 1978
High school diploma in College prep
Huntley High School - Huntley, IL
August 1971 to May 1975
Construction Experience
Commercial Driving Experience
Auto Restoration
Horticulture
Construction Management
Drywall
Plumbing
Appliance Repair
Carpentry Mechanical Skills: Aptitude -- Expert July 2019 Measures a candidate's ability to understand and apply mechanical concepts and processes. Full results: https://share.indeedassessments.com/ share to
profile/8c43bf186a8385f948080bcf1dbf9ae2eed53dc074545cb7 Basic Maintenance and Repair -- Expert December 2019 Performing basic repairs and maintenance for apartment complexes, office buildings, and other facilities. Full results: https://share.indeedassessments.com/ share to
profile/2f33dd4017247c3bed1c7afbe8fc32ffeed53dc074545cb7 Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field. all hand tools
all construction related tool and equipment
CDL B license
electrical testing tools and meters
fork lift
CAD/CAM
computer literacy
basic spanish
supervisor/ business owner
purchasing
inventory
warehousing
shipping
cook
very strong people skills
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great listener.
Building and apartment maintenance
Lawn Care
Landscape Maintenance
Handyman
Mowing
Vehicle Maintenance
Maintenance
Electrical Experience
Boiler
Facilities Maintenance (10+ years)
Remodeling (10+ years)
Service Technician Experience (10+ years)
Snow Plowing (5 years)
Trim Carpentry (10+ years)
Welding (2 years)
Blueprint Reading (10+ years)
Brake Repair (6 years)
Hardscape (10+ years)
Low Voltage (10+ years)
Warehouse Management (4 years)
Backhoe Operation (2 years)
Handyman Experience (10+ years)
Mechanical Knowledge
Supervising Experience
Tile Laying
NSF certification which is the now CPO
Grandfathered Master pool and spa service and construction technician which I was granted by the now defunct NSPI
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