DAVID L. WAGONER
P.O. Box ******, Cape Coral, FL 33915
239-***-**** – cell
E-mail: *********@*******.***
EDUCATION
Southwest Florida Public Service Academy, 4312 Michigan Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, Phone: 239-***-**** 7/07-12/07 -- Basic Recruit Courses
1/08 – 5/15 -- Ongoing Advanced Courses
MAJOR COURSES:
Basic Recruit Cert. of compliance LEO (770hr) Florida General Instructor Techniques (64hr) Narcotics & Dangerous Drug Investigation (40hr) Advanced Report Writing & Review (40hr) CMS Vehicle Operations Instructor Course (40hr) Interview & Interrogations Course (40hr) Organized Crime Course (40hr) Criminal Law Course (40hrs) ADDITIONAL TRAINING COURSES:
Radar and Laser Speed Measurement (40hr) Patrol Rifle (36hr) DUI Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (24hr+8hr refresher) Combat Shooting Methods Course (16hrs) Pro-Active Criminal Patrol Techniques (32hr) Crisis Intervention Training ((40hr) Street Crimes Seminar (21hr) Active Shooter Response (7hrs) Allegany College of Maryland, 12401 Willowbrook Road SE, Cumberland, Maryland, 21502, Phone: 301-***-**** 6/1986 -- 12/1988 -- Associate in Arts Degree, Forest Technology, Magna Cum Laude. MAJOR COURSES:
Forest Products Surveying Urban Forestry
Advanced Measurements Harvest/Prim Manufacturing Forest Fire Control EQUIPMENT OPERATION:
Crawler Tractor with fire plow and blade, skidder, knuckle boom loader, fork truck, chain saw. EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED:
Forest fire mop up, herbicide application, logging and forest inventory. ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Proud member of 4-H club for several years (Mineral County) Proud member of the FFA for several years (Christmas tree plantation) 1988 Outstanding Academic Student Award in Forest Technology Recipient of First Place Award in Society of America Foresters Quiz Bowl Team Competition 1987 Recipient of Plant Science Honors
Listed in Who’s Who Among American College Students. Mineral County Vocational Technical Center, 600 Harley O. Staggers Dr, Keyser, WV 26726 Phone: 304-***-****
9/84 – 5/86 -- Certificate of Graduation in Forest Technology Outstanding Second-Year Student Award
Keyser High School, 1 East Piedmont Street, WV 26726, Phone: 304-***-**** 9/82 -- 5/86 -- Diploma, May 1986
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WORK HISTORY
01/16 to present -- Cornerstone Builders of Southwest Florida 3890 Veronica Shoemaker Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33916 Position: Designer/Salesman
Duties:
Responsible for working with clients/customers through project design, material selections, scope of work, contract, remodel revisions, and problem resolutions all while ensuring customer’s satisfaction and fostering continued relations for potential future work.
Meet & greet potential customers at various company showroom locations on a bimonthly basis, field questions regarding desired remodel project, offer guidance with various selections, and set appointments to begin design process
Meet clients at properties to continue discussion of projects, take photographs, measurements, and begin design; prepare design renderings with KCD software and Scope of Work to include customer’s cost and internal financial spreadsheets
Prepare customer contracts and drafts, present to customers, and close sale; prepare required permit paperwork for submission
Work with outside vendors & subcontractors to attain project scope and cost and complete work
Attend monthly sales meetings/training as well as company-organized specialized training
Attend training led by outside vendors to grow product knowledge and vendor relations
Check remodel sites during remodeling process and address any customer concerns
Prepare and submit contract revisions with revised remodel and cabinet/countertop breakdowns
Handle or facilitate project issue resolutions; work in cooperation with and assist project lead and crews to accomplish project scope, quality control, payment collection, and client credit adjustments
Prepare and submit adjusted final breakdowns.
Attend self-initiated SWFL Business Networking meetings to gain relational leads and a better understanding of the regional business community to gain additional resources for my client base.
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Equipment/Software: Microsoft Office – Word, Outlook, Excel (pre-formatted spreadsheets); KCD Cabinet Design software; office equipment such as photocopier, scanner, printer, laptop, fax machine & Google Gemini.
07/07 to 10/15 -- Cape Coral Police Department
1100 Cultural Park Blvd S, Cape Coral, FL 33990
Position: Police Officer First Class
Duties:
Proactive patrol for the detection of criminal activities.
Enforcement of Florida State laws includes felony, misdemeanor, traffic and city ordinances within the jurisdiction of Cape Coral.
Respond to calls for service, to investigate reported crimes (to include interviews, neighborhood canvas, evidence collection and submission) establishing probable cause with the duty and power to arrest followed by the completion of booking reports and transport to jail.
Completion of felony reports for submission to SAO.
Respond to traffic crashes to establish a safe protected scene, render emergency aid, investigation and clearing of roadway ASAP and the completion of traffic crash reports.
Aggressive driving and DUI suppression by selective traffic enforcement and wolf-pack participation.
Testify in BDI hearings, traffic and criminal court.
Baker Act completion includes transport of citizens who meet the criteria.
Completion of reports for non-criminal calls of service.
Citizen contacts for education, field interviews, warrant checks, burglary suppression. Equipment Operation: Glock model 22, 40 caliber semi-auto pistol, M16 .223 caliber semi-auto rifle, M26 Tazer, expandable baton, OC spray, hand cuffs, hobble, portable radio, radar equipment in car and handheld, Stinger tire deflation spike strips.
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09/13 to 5/15 -- Southwest Florida Public Service Academy 4312 Michigan Ave, Fort Myers FL 33905
Position: Part-time Instructor
Duties:
Scenario training
Test monitoring
Classroom instruction
Traffic Stops and other potential police-involved encounters. 04/06 to 07/07 -- Paradise Landscaping Services
11934 Royal Tee Circle, Cape Coral, FL 33991
Position: Project Manager
Duties:
Direct, advise and work in cooperation with labor crews in daily operations of landscape, sod, irrigation, lighting installation and renovation.
Sales – attend networking meetings, collaborating with clients in landscaping design to include plant selection, drawings, estimates, negotiations, and contracts through the completion of job and handling complaints for resolution.
Worked with nursery and material suppliers to ensure quality materials to meet client expectations and company goals.
3/97 to 04/06 -- United Timber Corporation
Division of Pomeroy Lumber Inc.
P.O. Box 61 Nineveh, NY 13813
Position: Timber Buyer
Duties:
Direct, advise, and work in cooperation with the purchasing staff in all aspects of timber procurement
Responsible for locating and contacting potential clients
Provide client consultation to set up goals
Supervise staff to complete timber cruise
Set up timber values
Conduct client negotiations
Draft and close all purchase and right-of –way contracts and any required permits
Supervise and oversee timber harvest
Followed up on client satisfaction
Track and evaluate job results
8/92 to 3/97 -- Kessel Lumber & Supply, Inc.
New Creek Drive, Keyser, WV 26726
Position: Yard Supervisor/Log Buyer
Duties:
Log purchase and sales at Keyser mill log yard
Scale all logs delivered to yard (company owned timber jobs and independent logger logs)
Supervised log yard to keep orderly and efficient operation for service to mill and loggers
Run heavy equipment and perform other tasks around the mill as needed
Purchased and sorted veneer logs and provided oversight for sale of these logs. Equipment Operation: Logscale (hand-held microcomputer), chainsaw, front-end loaders with log grab and bark bucket PAGE 3
3/92 to 6/92 -- U. S Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Bedford Road, Cumberland, MD 21502
Position: Program Assistant
Duties:
Sketch participating Allegany County properties onto aerial photo prints
Verification of boundary and acreage
Computation of disaster program benefits
12/91 to 2/92 -- Campbell Company
450 South Mineral Street, Keyser, WV 26726
Position: Land Locator
Duties:
Develop a timberland location program
Search land records at county tax offices
Canvas other real estate agencies listings
Cold call prospective property owners
Search classified ads, and other sources.
8/90 to 12/91-- State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest, Park and Wildlife - Baltimore Project Work Center 9405 Old Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21234
Position: Acting Forest Ranger (Assigned to Baltimore\Carroll County Projects’ vacancy due to State hiring freeze. Fulfilled these added duties while functioning as Urban Specialist – see below) Duties:
Supervision of roadside tree crews
Evaluated request for tree removal application on public right-of-way trees
Forest fire protection
Assisting project foresters in woodland exams, timber stand improvement practices, planting site exams, demonstration forest maintenance
12/90 to 12/91 -- State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest, Park and Wildlife
2 South Bond Street, Bel Air, MD 21014
Position: Urban Specialist
Duties:
Urban Forestry -- assistant to Urban Forester in promoting Tree City U.S.A.
Community event activities; organizing planting & education
Regional activities; fire protection and education 7/90 -- assigned to Public Land A forestation (Reforestation Law) Equipment Operation: Fire suppression and communication equipment PAGE 4
1/89 to 12/89 -- State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest, Park and Wildlife
Buckingham Forest Tree Nursery, Harmans, MD 21077
Position: Natural Resource Technician II
Duties:
General nursery operations
Crew supervision
Growth potential studies on seedling stock
Survival studies on seedling stock
Nursery equipment operation.
Equipment Operation: Farm tractor and attachment (specialized nursery attachments for seedling harvesting and seed bed preparation), fork truck, dump truck, crawler tractor (clamshell bucket and blade). 6/88 to 12/88 -- Bartlett Tree Experts
8000 Park Heights Boulevard, Reisterstown, MD 21208 Position: Technician
Duties:
Ground Man -- ground clean-up, ground equipment operation, tree equipment preparation, ground pruning, lowering techniques, pressurized fertilization, pressurized pesticide application.
Climber – climbing techniques and skills, tree equipment operation, pruning, cabling, controlled tree takedown techniques.
Equipment Operation: Chipper, chainsaw, power shears, spray rigs and hand tools. Accomplishments:
Advanced a cabinet product line offering to our customers over the past seven years. Derived from the desire for customer satisfaction, problem solving, design and project budgets. The endeavor has resulted in years of satisfied customers and beneficial revenue stream for the company.
2011 Recipient of the Medal of Honor and Purple Heart with Valor Device Presented by Cape Coral Police Department Chief B.A. Murphy.
Recipient of THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (The FLAG was flown over THE UNITED STAES CAPITOL at the request of HONORABLE CONNIE MACK, MEMBER OF CONGRESS in HONOR OF MYSELF. IN THANKS FOR MY BRAVERY AND COURAGE IN THE LINE OF DUTY).
2012 Recipient of the Lee County Bar Association Officer of the Year Award Presented by State Attorney for the 20th Circuit Stephen B. Russell.
2011 Recipient of the Officer of the Year by Southwest Florida Police Chiefs Association Presented by Chief Albert A. Arenal, President.
Recognized in 1999 as top purchaser of negotiated timber sales Pomeroy Lumber’s 23-year history and continued to hold that honor (which encouraged formation of UTC Land Management Group Inc.); created and implemented Wood Lot Evaluation Process; created and established innovative advertising techniques.
After seven months’ service with State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources Nursery, I was given responsibility to supervise and direct seasonal labor crews and full-time staff under nursery manager’s direction. PAGE 5