**/**** - **/**** *********** & Munitions Materiel Officer, First-Line Supervisors of

Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

US Army, Fort Campbell, KY

Managed teams from 10 to 30 people conducting maintenance and local area logistics support

Ensured maintenance and logistics requests to customers were completed on time and accurately

Tracked status of employees and equipment to make an accurate forecast of capabilities and give my supervisor current reports on capabilities for planning meetings

10/2018 - 05/2020 Work Study, Social and Community Service Managers USO El Paso, Fort Bliss, TX

- Assistant to volunteer coordinator

- Prepared volunteer calendars, contacted volunteers, and helped volunteers as needed

- Kept inventory of food and drinks, picked up and delivered orders, stocked inventory of food and drink items, cleaned food and drink equipment like ice makers, coffee and soda machines, and canteen truck.

- Assisted in USO special events for servicemembers and their families 09/2018 - 05/2020 Cadet, U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, Command and Control Center Officers

US Army Reserve, El Paso, TX

• In class and field training in leadership • Led a platoon of ROTC cadets for 3 months • Mentored lower year cadets

02/2018 - 05/2020 09R ROTC Officer Candidate, Command and Control Center Officers Texas Army National Guard, El Paso, TX

S3 Operations clerk and unit chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) warfare unit assistant.

05/2016 - 09/2018 Rideshare driver, Independent contractor, Transportation Workers, All Other Self-employed, El Paso, TX

• Provide safe, reliable, clean and affordable rides to people through Uber and Lyft rideshare applications. • Provide customer service to make sure people feel NICHOLAS CERTEZA

6608 Star of India Ln, El Paso, TX 79924

Phone: 970-***-****

Email: adwods@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

A position in the information technology field to gain necessary skills to build experience with the goal of learning cloud computing to help improve project workflow, engagement and efficiency. Ability Summary

Independently motivated, technically focused and creative problem solver. Diverse background in several types of industries alongside teams of culturally and socially diverse coworkers. Welcome positions and experiences outside my comfort-zone which develop customer service, communication, teamwork, empathy and leadership, which in turn has helped me be more tactful, resilient, and open to take initiative when the opportunity arises.

Employment History

comfortable and informed. • Keep track of business expenses and make sure car is always clean and maintained.

03/2012 - 02/2018 Tracked Vehicle Repairer (91H), Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

U.S. Army, Fort Bliss, TX

• Maintained and repaired dozens of different types of military vehicles and equipment from small generators to combat engineering vehicles ensuring any mission critical vehicles that are broken are repaired within 24 hours. • Use of electronic diagnosis equipment and computers to troubleshoot electrical faults, search for solutions, and look up and order parts as needed. • Organized, consolidated, labeled and reassigned 157 weapons and optics after receiving them in bulk and put them in order serially from lowest to highest to ensure more efficient issuance and inventory. • Ensured all vehicles enrolled in the Army Oil Analysis Program had engine, transmission and hydraulic samples turned in for analysis every quarter in order to identify which vehicles need oil changes saving the Army money on unnecessary fluid changes. • Prepared tax returns for service members, retirees, military contractors and American civilians for free overseas in South Korea under the IRS' Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. 10/2011 - 03/2012 Laborer, Tile and Stone Setters

Lambert Tile & Stone, Inc, Eagle, CO

• Helped out tile and stone installers prepare or demolish jobs for installation of new tile or stone. • Picked up, delivered and ensured all materials were supplied to tile installers at various job sites. • Cleaned work areas and company vehicles out each day.

05/2011 - 09/2011 Self-Employed, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Landscaper and Gardener, Denver, CO

• Advertised work, communicated with homeowners, negotiated price of labor and materials, gave estimates, scheduled dates and times and advised homeowners. • Improved appearance of residential household yard and gardens. 04/2011 - 08/2011 Apprentice, Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Frog Belly Farm, Longmont, CO

• Worked with a diverse group of people from different backgrounds in the food industry from seed to plate. • Helped produce food to supply chefs in the area wanting fresh, local and natural food. • Helped take care of a cow and goat dairy herd whose raw milk was sold to customers by ensuring a clean environment for the herd and a sterile environment for the milk. • Helped cultivate new vegetable beds and fruit orchard, build new hoop-houses, start plants in greenhouse and transplant when necessary, ran irrigation line, and planted-out new fields to support community- supported agriculture that included the building of a cold storage room to store food for customers. • Helped volunteers on workdays when we had them. • Learned about Biodynamic natural farming methods.

02/2011 - 04/2011 Intern, Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Shumei Santa Cruz Farm, Santa Cruz, CA

• Worked to cultivate fruits and vegetables for their Community-supported agriculture members. • Started hot weather plants in hoop houses and transplanted them as needed. • Learned Japanese Shumei natural farming on a small-farm with minimal inputs. • Helped volunteers on workdays when we had them. 01/2010 - 03/2010 Intern, Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Mauna Kea Tea Garden, Honokaa, HI

• Learned how to grow American tea with natural production methods in a Hawaiian rainforest. • Clearing and preparing land for planting and caring tea cuttings. • Learned Japanese-style green tea processing into different grades of tea and packaging them accordingly. • Helped care for sheep that were used to control grass and build new pens for them.

11/2009 - 12/2009 Intern, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Dakini Gardens and Retreat, Pahoa, HI

• Maintained grounds and cared for egg-laying hens. • Learned Qi-gong and Tai-chi. 05/2009 - 10/2009 Intern, Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Heartwood Farms, Bayfield, CO

• Learned about season extension by the construction of in-ground greenhouses, planted a new orchard, and constructed a root cellar. • Learned how to create a market garden from an over-grazed horse pasture. • Harvested vegetables to support the Co-op's housing community of two dozen homes at a store small store and sold to local Farmer's markets.

09/2007 - 04/2009 Barista, Baristas

Jitters' Java, Durango, CO

• Provided quality made espresso drinks to customers friendly and efficiently. • Kept up and restocked inventory of food, beverages and supplies. • Ensured cleanliness of all areas and correct storage and serving temperatures of dairy, beverages and food.

08/2007 - 04/2009 Local Food team member, Social and Human Service Assistants Fort Lewis College Environmental Center, Durango, CO

• Learned about gardening from local community gardeners and professional market gardeners. Cared for the on-campus garden for three growing seasons and for the newly planted on-campus fruit orchard during the summer. • Organized local gardening materials specific to our climate. Facilitated volunteer days at local gardens and collaborated with a special needs house to set up their green house to teach developmentally disabled children and adults on how to grow plants year round. • Met with local farmers in the region on how to increase acquisition of local foods and getting them in to the campus cafeteria. Helped organize local food conferences to bring together farmers, ranchers, processors and distributors from around the region to figure out how to increase local food security and increase awareness about benefits of eating locally and disadvantages of not eating locally. 05/2007 - 08/2007 Landscaper, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Dig It! Landscaping, Gypsum, CO

• Worked all aspects of landscaping including surveying, excavating, grading, filling, installing automatic irrigation systems, amending, planting, laying sod, fertilizing, edging, mulching, paving, trimming, pruning, edging, mowing, raking, and cleaning. • Operated various types of small-engine landscaping tools as well as operate small machinery like skid steers and ditch witches.

08/2006 - 04/2007 Campus resident support, Computer User Support Specialists Fort Lewis College Information Technology, Durango, CO Helped residents resolve computer and internet connection issues in on-campus housing.

Education History

01/2022 Defense Travel Administrator

Vocational School Certificate

Defense Travel Management Office, Fort Campbell, KY Assists with Defense Travel System (DTS) and Government Travel Credit Card

(GTCC) programs for Soldiers in the Division Sustainment Brigade. The DTS Travel Administrator provides advice, guidance and support to the commands, certifying officials, approving officials, and travelers, while ensuring compliance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) and applicable policies and procedures. The travel administrator assists with pre-travel arrangements, travel order approval, identifying discrepancies is in travel program and funding reports and answers traveler questions.

05/2021 Ordnance Basic Officer Leadership Course (BOLC) Vocational School Certificate

Army Logistics University, Fort Lee, VA

Apply effective production and operations strategies to an organization; utilize quality management practices in organizations; apply inventory control to manage inventories in various settings; understand the impact of contemporary operations, manufacturing organizational approaches, and supply chain management activities; plan and schedule an effective maintenance program; evaluate data to make efficient decisions for maintenance optimization; apply safety and quality assurance concepts to the program; demonstrate professional and ethical communications; apply effective communication and interpersonal skills in organizations; develop effective written and verbal presentations; deliver professional presentations utilizing multimedia to varied audiences; employ planning and decision-making; develop and manage effective work teams; demonstrate basic management functions; enable decision-making and teamwork skills; motivate and develop team members; create awareness of operating plans, policies, procedures, and rules; develop leadership and interpersonal skills; apply motivation approaches to team members; develop cooperative and effective team members; identify cultural and diversity issues as related to associates and stakeholders; and train and develop followers. 05/2020 Sociology

Bachelor's Degree

University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

06/2016 Unit Armorer Course

Vocational School Certificate

US Army, Fort Bliss, TX

Procedures used to store, issue and maintain or establish accountability of individual and organizational small arms, sensitive items and personally owned firearms including maintaining security and administration of a unit arms room, unit maintenance of small arms and physical security for small arms and sensitive items of equipment.

01/2015 Sociology

Associate's Degree

University of Maryland University College, TX

09/2012 Tracked Vehicle Recovery School

Vocational School Certificate

US Army Ordnance School, Fort Lee, VA

Use automotive recovery vehicles (common lay term-wreckers) to recover stranded vehicles; understand safety concepts and policies related to rigging, hoisting and load transport; and safely contain areas contaminated with automotive lubricants, coolants, and fuels.

08/2012 Tracked Vehicle Repairer

Vocational School Certificate

US Army Ordnance School, Fort Lee, VA

Course to learn the skills necessary to perform routine and scheduled maintenance on diesel engine powered, tracked vehicles.

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