Roderick Poston
******************@*****.***
**** *. ***** ******, *******, IL 60619 773-***-****
Summary: Detail-oriented, highly motivated, professional seeking a challenging position with a leading company where my existing skills and new training can be effectively utilized and enhanced.
Certifications and Qualifications:
● 40hr HAZWOPER Certification
● 32hr Asbestos Abatement Worker
● 24hr Lead Abatement Worker
● 16hr Mold Remediation
● 10hr OSHA Construction Safety Standards
● 4hr Lockout/Tag Out
● 4hr Confined Space
● First Aid/CPR
● Residential Weatherization Technician
● 20 hour Unarmed Security Officer Training Course
● ServSafe Managers Certification
Education:
Kaplan College (formerly Sawyer College) Hammond, IN Computer Business Specialist
Associate of Applied Science
Accomplishments and Awards:
Carson Pirie Scott Credit Center – Excellence in Customer Service, Dec. 2001 Kaplan College (formerly Sawyer College) – Honor Roll, fall 2006 Work Experience:
11/03 - present P.O.M.P. INC. Chicago, IL
Self Employed
● Operated and supervised maintenance business
● Responsible for maintenance duties such as painting, light carpentry and tile work for various residences
● Supervised and trained new employee
● Maintained building’s interior and exterior landscape v
2/07 – 03/08 GreenCorps Chicago Chicago, IL
Crew Leader/ Landscape Technician
● Process and file payroll records for 2 crews
● Attended weekly safety and management meetings
● Install Assisted Disability Accessible (ADA) planters, trellises and arbors in community gardens and rain gardens in various city sites
● De-manufacture, test and refurbish computers at the Goose Island Recycling Center for the Computer for Schools Program
● Make compost bins, rain barrels and home energy efficiency packages for the City of Chicago Department of Environment
06/02 - 10/03 Pitney Bowes Management Services Chicago, IL Customer Service Associate (Contract Position)
● Assisted supervisors and clients to analyze and resolve filing and tracking processes
● Maintain active and inactive files
● Processed, sorted and distributed all incoming and outgoing mail for each department(300 to 500 pieces of mail daily)
● Coordinated equipment set up for various meetings in company’s conference rooms
12/00 - 06/02 Carson Pirie Scott Credit Center Chicago, IL Inventory Control Clerk
● Scanned all incoming inventory
● Prepared mass mailings for public distribution for all of Illinois and surrounding suburbs (lifting in access of 35 to 55 lbs. on a consistent basis)
● Oversaw the shipping and receiving departments (daily receiving parcel over 10,000 pieces) / (daily outgoing parcel 2,500 to 3,500 pieces)
● Prepared, organized and processed billing reports on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis
02/99 - 10/00 AT&T Voice & Data Group Chicago, IL
Customer Service Representative
● Labeled and maintained files in the records department
● Updated and processed record for new accounts
● Received, scanned, and sorted incoming/outgoing Fed Ex and UPS packages
Related Skills
● MS Excel, Word, Access, Power Point, Adobe Photoshop
● Union Apprenticeship Training
● Experience with various tools and equipment such as forklift, hydraulic pallet jack, air samplers, moisture meters, miter saw, circular saw, beam cutter, etc.
● Extensive plant identification and landscape design skills Professional Attributes
● Possess exceptional customer service skills
● Highly motivated to expand knowledge and skills
● Detail-oriented, perceptive, able to identify and resolve challenges
● Consistently present a high profile, professional demeanor, complimented by a positive v
attitude
REFERENCES: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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