Transportation Specialist Safety Officer

JASON S. WEDDING

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Personal Statement

Conscientious employee with leadership capabilities and attention-to-detail. Previous military and civilian careers fostered the importance of effective communication and teamwork, allowing for organized prioritization in problem-solving.

Professional Experience

Pinnacle Career Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, Program Director Jun 2021- Present

Participation in short- and long-range planning and evaluation for facilities design related to programming, equipment, instructional, and staffing needs.

Coordinate, manage, collaborate, and solve problems to attain educational goals.

Oversee and attend all scheduled boot camps.

Serve as a liaison for students with Administration.

Serve on the Program Review Committee and coordinate the program review process for the program.

Provide instructional leadership for the program.

Facilitates community relations, as appropriate.

Facilitate two-way communication between program faculty, Director of Education, and other personnel as appropriate.

Collaborates with appropriate faculty to prepare the class schedule within the specified timelines.

Evaluates the viability of new program/course requests and modifications of existing courses/programs as requested by the program faculty.

Consults with the administration and program faculty on curriculum, course, textbook selection and other program matters.

Coordinates the articulation of program disciplines with secondary schools and institutions of higher education.

Supports the development of objectives and outline for all course material including the content for new and revised courses/programs by program faculty.

Maintains a file of current master syllabi for all instructors in all classes.

Performs the evaluation of program faculty following established policy.

Fosters faculty and staff development and professional growth.

Assumes a responsibility for keeping faculty informed about institutional matters.

Reports personnel absences to the appropriate Director of Education.

Participates in the informal resolution of conflicts between students and faculty

Assumes responsibility for keeping faculty and staff informed.

Assists the Director of Education during the first week of instruction in the coordination of normal first week activities; room changes, last minute instructor no-shows, aiding students, for all courses delivered under the program purview.

Facilitates teacher courses as assigned.

Provide curriculum development support for new programs and courses.

Independent Contractor, Haslet, Texas, Transportation Specialist Nov 2020- Jun 2021

Scheduling transportation services, allocating, and planning routes.

Negotiating contracts and processing payments.

Keeping transportation operations within budget without compromising efficiency.

Developing, implementing, and improving transportation policies and procedures.

Recruiting, training, and supervising and transportation.

Liaising between client, driver, and customers.

Collaborating with internal departments to optimise transportation services.

Evaluating driver performance, handling customer queries, and resolving complaints in a timely manner.

Complying to transportation regulations and company policies.

Infiniux, Coppell, Texas, Instructor Aug 2017- Nov 2020

Develop the skills of existing workforce, newly hired workers, and contractor attendees through the facilitation of all learning activities both in-classroom and through hands-on demonstrations.

Train in the deployment of all necessary on-site safety equipment and procedures.

Prepare and update training materials and documentation in accordance with regulations.

Resolve any issues arising and address safety or quality concerns throughout training cycles.

Actively participate and discuss new standards, requirements, and processes with support staff.

Distribute to all appropriate project staff and designated site personnel the necessary policies, instructions, templates, checklists, and logs for the effective implementation of the Safety Plan.

Train site personnel in the deployment of all necessary on-site safety equipment.

Put in place the standard processes and procedures for obtaining prompt, professional medical assistance in the event of accidents.

Ensure safety incidents and/or accidents are properly investigated and recorded.

Initiate and participate in project Safety Control audits and report the results of such audits to Management.

Resolve any Safety issues arising from the above audits and address Safety concerns reported by any other source.

Ensure that project Safety documentation completed and uploaded into the appropriate databases.

Safeguard guidelines are followed, and standards set forth by the clients and tower owners are kept.

Impart best practices, develop, outline, and implement procedures. Train and educate employees and contractors.

Detect coaching needs and act in accordance with these needs to ensure compliance with quality standards.

Document quality assurance activities such as internal and external audits. Interpret and comply with multiple customers quality standards.

AT&T, Hurst, Texas, Premise Technician Jan 2015 – Aug 2017

Installation and repair of all DTV, U-verse and other systems, wiring and equipment.

Responsible for in field safety, company vehicle and equipment.

Performed troubleshooting on wiring, in home networking and computer systems. Reading and deciphering noise margin graphs to isolate line issues.

Responsible for customer education of services.

Improved quality of customer experience by ensuring crew quality assurances, safety inspection, and providing comprehensive training of new employees in proper procedures.

Elected as union steward by peers and appointed logistical officer by supervisor. Served as assistant manager as needed.

SiteMaster, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Foreman May 2014 – Jan 2015

Lead and manage a group of 2-3 crew members and mentor junior team members.

Follow proper safety procedures when using electrical test and communications equipment.

Evaluate the job sites and communications equipment and secures and protects as required.

Knowledge of antennas and polarization patterns and factors affecting bandwidth and gain/loss of antennas and spectrums.

Fully test an antenna/line system as required via PIM or Sweep.

Follow detailed method of procedures (MOP) and practices to perform maintenance on equipment.

Interpret the alarm conditions on the network and implement repairs and restoration plans to ensure minimal service disruption and impact to the customer.

Perform antenna sweeps, frequency spectrum sweeps and maintains site configuration data using computer software and digital photography.

Read and understand CD’S and RFDS so you can make sure radios and antennas are set according to build plans.

Climb tower during the build/upgrade as needed to ensure quality.

Education

Construction Safety and Health

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Atlanta, Georgia December 2018

Associate of Arts

WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Goldsboro, North Carolina June 2006

Associate of Arts

EASTERN WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL Goldsboro, North Carolina May 2003

Training and Skills

Certified CPR/First Aid Instructor through HSI

Certified Radio Frequency Safety Officer

OSHA 502

9+ years of direct, hands-on experience of the construction, installation, and commissioning of cell sites on rooftops and towers, where safety standards were actively applied and monitored.

Skills of addressing and teaching small and large groups of people.

Computer skills and ability to work with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MPEG, JPEG and PDF.

Experience working in systems to track documents and present training material.

Understanding of the OSHA, TIA regulations and ANSI standards.

5+ years progressive experience as a Safety Trainer and hands-on experience of the construction, installation, and commissioning of cell sites on rooftops and towers where both safety and quality standards were actively applied and monitored.

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