Darren Slater
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Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Work Experience
Construction Traffic Controller & Lane Tech
Triumph Traffic
January 2020 to Present
(1/2)
In my time with Triumph Traffic as Lane Tech I refined the safety minded approach that I employ in all my professional duties. Including training new staff, assessing risk factors on site and on the road, as well as writing and manifesting traffic management plans.
Long & Short Haul Driver
Ellis Moving & Storage
January 2017 to December 2019
With Ellis Moving & Storage I got driving experience with 1-, 2-, 5-, and 8-ton trucks… some with airbrake systems. I developed both strength and endurance working in a team or alone with such intense physical demands. Construction Traffic Controller & Lane Tech
DL Safety Consulting
January 2014 to December 2017
(1/2)
At DL Safety consulting I received and practiced high quality traffic control training. DLSC trained me a as Lane Closure Technician (1/2) and eventually I was given the duties of an acting assistant manager, designing the traffic management plans that we deployed within the cities of Surrey, Langley, and Burnaby. Traffic Control Person
BC RoadSafe
January 2010 to December 2014
I learned a lot about traffic calming & road safety management in my time with BC Road Safe. I advanced and in under 5 months, I was also working with local RMCP in an auxiliary capacity to protect crash sites. Soon I began .training new employees who frequently excelled with the company, winning me the titles of MOTE in 2010 & Consumer & Commercial Sales
RONA - Gardening
September 2005 to January 2008
• In my role as a commercial & consumer salesperson at RONA I worked on and off in 3 neighboring cities. I graduated from consumer to commercial sales and learned what big contract-holders value most. Commercial sales sharply increased in all 3 stores and I was honored to earn bonuses, raises in pay and EOTM once in 2007 & again in 2008.
Whistler Adaptive Sports Program
January 2003 to December 2007
My time with WASP was the best and only experience I’ve had in the non-profit sector. It was very rewarding witnessing individuals with disabilities such as blindness or loos of limb(s) motor functions of ages as young 6 or as old as 96 uncover ability, and find enjoyment and friendship in sports. I specifically led ski instruction and mini-golf expeditions.
Team Lead Gardening & Paint Tech
Home Hardware
January 2003 to December 2005
In record time I was promoted to Team Lead of the gardening department at HH. In that role I trained all employees with basic to advanced working knowledge of horticulture related to sales and mutual vs parasitic planting. As a senior Paint Tech I worked with Colour Designer by Xrite and handled a spectrophotometer. Education
Secondary School
Skills
• Lawn Care
• Gardening
• Construction
• Mowing
• Writing Skills
• Horticulture
• Tree Trimming
• Carpentry