Joshua
Brinker Joshua Daniel Brinker
Paducah, KY 42001
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Education Massac County High School Graduate - May 1995 Lincoln Trail College - May 1997
● Associate of Science in Telecommunications
Forklift Certification - October 1st, 2021
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Experience Frontier Communications / Service Technician MAY 1997 - JULY 2007, METROPOLIS, IL
Providing warm and welcoming customer service both in and outside of the home, assisting in the preparation, organization, and installation of special circuits, routers, and modems in both commercial and residential settings, climbing of telephone poles, operating and working aloft in a bucket truck, splicing of copper cables and components, staying on-call during inclement weather, and ability to adapt and troubleshoot quickly. Frontier Communications/ Central Office Technician JULY 2007 - MARCH 2020, METROPOLIS, IL
Promoted to Central Office Technician in 2007, setting up, maintaining, and repairing cables, switch systems, networks, telephone routing, and other IT equipment from the central office in an independent work setting, 24/7 on-call, isolation and repair of copper cables and components that provide customers with telephone service.
Lowes / Appliance Sales Specialist
JUNE 2020 - JULY 2021, PADUCAH, KY
Began as a tool sales associate, assisting customers with questions, complaints, or concerns, handling, stocking, and displaying product, ordering new product as needed. After 3 months in the department, received a promotion to appliances, highest grossing salesmen for 5 months, lifting heavy product, usage of some power equipment, assisting customers in sales decisions, pricing used appliances, attaining sales goals, and cleaning/restocking of the department
Rural King / Head Receiver
SEPTEMBER 2021-JUNE 2022, PADUCAH, KY
Began as a Head Loader, managing and facilitating other loaders, assessing customer needs, forklift operation both in the warehouse and storefront, lifting heavy items, managing inventory. Promoted to Head Receiver in November, serving as a hard-working, friendly, and punctual employee, unloading semi trailers of product, breaking down pallets of product, stocking and downstocking products in racking with forklift, maintaining, cleaning, and managing the warehouse, loading product back onto semi trailers to return to the distribution center, and stocking product onto the store floor.
United Rentals/Equipment Associate
June 2022 - Present Paducah KY
Responsible for loading and unloading pieces of construction equipment to private individuals, over the road haulers, and semi drivers. Responsible for checking in equipment and performing routine maintenance and entering information in a computer making returned equipment available for rent. Proficient and Certified to operate all types of equipment such as Boom Lifts, Scissor lifts, Skid Steers, Excavators, Dozers, Forklifts and Telehandlers. Responsibilities also include helping customers by taking photos of rental equipment and having customers sign contracts and making sure they get the right piece of equipment for the job they are trying to do. I was selected to participate in the United Rentals EA2Tech program where I am being trained to become a mechanic. Work mostly on small engine equipment and also help other techs work on bigger equipment. Have some welding experience as well.