Derrick Townes
Indianapolis, IN *****
**********@*****.***
Technical Skills
Cloud Technologies - AWS Cloud Services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM)
Infrastructure - Auto Scaling, Load Balancing, Elastic Beanstalk, CloudFormation
Networking - Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Route 53, DNS, VPNs
Security - Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Groups, AWS Shield, KMS
Database Services - DynamoDB, RDS, S3, Glacier
Monitoring Tools - CloudWatch, AWS Config, Trusted Advisor
Certifications/ Education
•Per Scholas Academy- AWS Cloud Practitioner (October 2024 - February 2025)
•Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification (February 2025)
•Life, Health, Dental Insurance (September 2024)
•CRW CDL Academy (May 2017-June 2017)
•Class A CDL License (June 2017)
•Collins High School – General Studies (August 2006 – May 2010)
•High School Diploma (May 2010)
Work Experience
Concrete Mixer Driver
Irving Materials Inc.-Whiteland, IN
May 2023 to September 2024
Responsibilities
•Concrete Mixer Driver
•Irving Materials Inc.-Whiteland, IN
•May 2023 to September 2024
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•Responsibilities
•Use of heavy equipment.
•Communicate effectively between several drivers to ensure safety and ability to finish contract.
•Plan out route for each destination.
•Pay attention to detailed information about each contract delivery.
•Ensure that each load delivered is quality.
•Take the time to get to know each regular contractor.
•Follow all policies pertaining to the employer.
CDL Instructor
160 Driving Academy-Indianapolis, IN
March 2022 to May 2023
Responsibilities
•Teach and demonstrate how to obtain CDL
•Monitor yard for safety of students and drivers/ teachers
•Communication between other instructors on students that may need extra help or time.
•Take attendance and scores from students and file them in excel.
Driver/Operator
U.S. Xpress-Chattanooga, TN
March 2019 to March 2022
Responsibilities
•Use of heavy equipment.
•Ability to stay focused while handling a singular task for extended periods of time.
•Unloading with use of multiple types of pallet jacks.
•Plan out a route each trip
•Transport loads to different locations, cities, and states
Laborer
Jerry horsley construction-Indianapolis, IN
November 2018 to February 2019
Responsibilities
•Lay out schematics for residential homes.
•Dig trenches to layout foundation of home.
•Pour concrete into trenches and smooth over.
Behavioral Health Technician
Merit Health Wesley-Hattiesburg, MS
May 2018 to August 2018
Responsibilities
•Care for patients 55 and over.
•Keep watch on special cases with mental disabilities or violent tendencies.
•Assist other floors of hospital with tasks.
•Stay organized with paperwork to file in spreadsheet.
Driver
Swift Transportation-Pheonix, AZ
September 2017 to March 2018
Responsibilities:
•Use of heavy equipment.
•Ability to stay focused for long periods of time.
•Using manual jacks.
•Plan out a route each trip
•Transport loads following safely.
Route Driver
Spectra Metal Sales, Inc-Indianapolis, IN
February 2017 to April 2017
Responsibilities:
•Handle gutter parts and coil safely.
• Handle loading and securing product.
•In charge picking orders independently
•Manually log each day.
Delivery Driver
fedex home delivery-Indianapolis, IN
September 2014 to January 2017
Responsibilities:
•Load sprinter and deliver ordered packages to addresses in a timely manner and serve customers with GB a positive attitude
•Accomplishments
•I was told I was the quickest learner the boss encountered and welcomed back to work with them
•Skills Used
•Driving safely, walking up and down flights of stairs, good customer service skills
Skills
•Quick learner
•Multitasking
•Photographic memory
•Patience
•Computer skills excellent
•Focused and efficient
•Route Driving
•Freight Experience
•Driving
•Security
•Commercial Driving
•Warehouse Experience
•Pallet Jack
•Cabling
•Fiber splicing
•Concrete forming
•Carpentry
•Mechanical knowledge