MICHAEL CLYDE MILLER
Des Moines, Iowa ***** 515-***-**** *******.**@*****.***
●Equipment Maintenance
●Effective Communication
●Palletizing
●Machine Operation
●Blueprint Reading
●OSHA Certified
●Carpentry
●Blueprinting
●Forklift Truck
WORK EXPERIENCE
Gleeson Constructors, South Dakota October 2018- December 2018
Construction Laborers
●Loaded, unloaded, or identified building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.
●Measured, marked, or recorded openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
●Dug ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
●Cleaned or prepared construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
●Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.
●Signaled equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.
●Lubricated, cleaned, or repaired machinery, equipment, or tools.
●Tended pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.
Welmans Fansteel, Creston IA February 2009 – January 2014
Foundry Mold
●Lifted upper mold sections from lower sections, and remove molded patterns.
●Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.
●Moved and position workpieces, such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces.
●Formed and assembled slab cores around patterns, and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue.
●Sprinkled or sprayed parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
●Sifted and packed sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.
●Positioned cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.
●Positioned patterns inside mold sections, and clamp sections together.
●Cleaned and smoothed molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.
Self-Employed, Des Moines, IA January 1984 – January 2012
Carpenter
●Installed rough door and window frames, subflooring, fixtures, or temporary supports in structures undergoing construction or repair.
●Bore bolt holes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill.
●Anchored and braced forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
●Removed damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools.
●Maintained records, document actions, and presented written progress reports.
●Installed structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware, using carpenters' hand or power tools.
●Erected scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
●Inspected ceiling or floor tile, wall coverings, siding, glass, or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures.
●Verified trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
●Shaped or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
●Studied specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
●Measured and marked cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
●Followed established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
●Assembled and fastened materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue.
Haliburton, Casper, WY January 1981 – December 1985
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
●Steadied pipes during connection to or disconnection from drill or casing strings.
●Weighed clay, and mix with water and chemicals to make drilling mud, using portable mixers.
●Clamped holding fixtures on ends of hoisting cables.
●Prepared mud reports, and instruct crews about the handling of any chemical additives.
●Guided lengths of pipe into and out of elevators.
●Supervised crew members, and provide assistance in training them.
●Positioned and aligned derrick elements, using harnesses and platform climbing devices.
●Started pumps that circulate mud through drill pipes and boreholes to cool drill bits and flush out drill cuttings.
●Listened to mud pumps and check regularly for vibration and other problems to ensure that rig pumps and drilling mud systems are working properly.
●Set and bolted crown blocks to posts at tops of derricks.
●Inspected derricks for flaws, and clean and oil derricks to maintain proper working conditions.
EDUCATION
Creston, Creston Iowa
High School Diploma