Vanessa M. Baker **********@*****.***
Jonesboro GA 30236 Home: 770-***-****
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OBJECTIVE: Position as a Substitute School Teacher
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
December 1999- April 2011, Waffle House Manager
• Managed twenty to thirty associates. Responsible for recruiting hiring and training a quality staff.
• Maintained health department score of 98-100 percent.
• Ordered all inventory for a fast pace restaurant.
• Increased sales by five percent based on accurately budgeting payroll, operating and food cost.
• Decreased customer complaints by 50 percent. Was productive as a “Master-Grill Operator.” Servsafe qualified.
March 1998 – November 1999, Substitute Middle School Teacher at Clayton County Georgia
• Supervised 30 Middle school Students. Prepared and instructed courses ranging from humanities, art appreciation and physical fitness.
• Ensured that student always performed in safe learning environment, and ensured daily curriculum was followed.
• Implemented and followed Teachers guidelines as set forth by the Georgia Board of Education. Relocated to various locations with little or no notice.
• October 1992 - September 1997, Family Child Care Provider at U.S. Army Fort Ritchie, MD
• Supervised six children ten to twenty- four hours while parents worked.
• Coordinated, and implemented all phases of educational activities, safety and daily activities.
• Estimated time, supplies and planned dietary programs while maintaining standards as prescribed by the state of Maryland.
July 1988 - September 1992, Station Technical Controller at U.S. Army, Italy
• Installed coaxial cable from a switchboard to satellite vans.
• Terminated 50 pair color-coded copper wire to distribution frames and civilian junction boxes. Installed secure and non-secured circuits.
• Identified, spliced and terminated multipair color-coded cable on distribution frames and punch blocks from main frames to switchboard.
• Troubleshot circuits and utilized equipment to locate, recondition, and repair faults. Tested circuits, cable and telephones using many types of test equipment to include multimeters, peridine and TDR’s.
• Maintained maintenance logs and historical records. Supervised and helped train personnel in the above Areas; supervised and worked with civilian and multinational work force.
• Assisted in the Installation of wire circuits and fiber optical cable within a Satellite terminal area.
1987 - 1991, Automatic Telecommunications Data Operator at U.S. Army Site R, Ft. Ritchie, MD
• Performed operations testing on a wide range of communications equipment. Ensured high quality and maximum efficiency usage of signal generators, meters, distortion analyzers and oscilloscopes.
• Determined overall circuit quality through isolated systems level malfunctions testing.
• Constantly utilized peridine equipment to troubleshoot circuits.
• Formulated daily reports, implemented training programs and maintained maintenance logs on circuits and equipment. This included helping with electrical installation, learning basic electrical theory and application.
EDUCATION:
• BA Liberal Arts, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois, 1998, GPA 3.5
• Diploma in Automatic Data Operator Course, Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1997, GPA: 3.5
HONORS and AWARDS:
• Army Achievement Medal
• Overseas Ribbon
• Good Conduct Medal
COMMUNINTY INVOLVEMENT, ASSOCIATIONS and PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
• Certificate, First Aid and CPR, National Safety Council, Washington County, MD 1996
• Certificate, Basic Electronics, Fort Gordon, GA, 1987
• Certificate in General Studies, Clayton County Pubic School Substitute Teacher, 1998
License in Child development,
• Certificate, Family Child Care Provider, Fort Ritchie, 1997
LANGUAGES and ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
• Four years’ experience in telecommunication installation.
• Successfully completed the U.S. Army's vocational course in Automatic Data Telecommunications.
• Certified in reconditioning, installing, and maintaining multiple pair color-coded copper wire and coaxial cable. Four years’ experience in circuit’s installation.
• Certified and experienced in the installation of various civilian and military circuit distribution systems; Line Termination Units, DGM Multi- plexers, and many other systems.
• Possess basic knowledge of Windows 2007.
• Able to read schematics and blue prints. Experienced in installing and maintaining military and civilian circuits and telephones lines.
• Possessed Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Worked communication security equipment interfacing.
• Experienced in driving 1/4 through 5-ton work trucks.
REFERENCES: Upon Request