MICHAEL D. SIMMONS
Orange, New Jersey 07050
Tel: 914-***-****
***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
* Exceptionally talented, cautious, and careful driver with nine years of experience transporting passengers to and from their destinations in a safe, effective and timely manner.
*Comprehensive experience operating vehicles safely with a driving record free of any moving violations, and with excellent physical strength and capability.
* Ability to drive automatic and manual transmission (10-speed shift)
* Over nine years experience operating all commercial vehicles.
* Knowledgeable of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania areas.
* Possess the keen ability to read maps and follow written and verbal geographic locations.
* Eager to assume broader, more challenging opportunities as a transportation specialist
* Proficient in Windows; MS Office. :
EDUCATION
Charles S. Gorton
High School Diploma 8/90-6/94
CERTIFICATIONS
Commercial Driver License and Endorsements
Class A, air brakes, hazardous material, tank, doubles and triples, passenger and school bus
EXPERIENCE
Miles Square Bus Company Mount Vernon, NY
Transportation Specialist 2007-Present
* Act as a liaison between the Bus Company and the Department of Education to ensure safety policies and regulations are met.
* Co-facilitate training for CDL-B license exams.
* Coordinate charter bookings and weekly driver schedules.
* Perform routine vehicle inspections along with the Department of Transportation inspector.
* Educate potential drivers how to perform maintenance and operate vehicles effectively.
TFD Bus Company Mount Vernon, NY
Bus Driver 2002-2007
* Communicated safety rules and regulations to children daily.
* Conducted daily vehicle inspection checks prior to picking up children from school.
* Exercised crisis intervention techniques when challenges were presented.
* Maintained cleanliness of bus interior and exterior.
* Responsible for the safety of forty school-aged children daily.
* Reduced fuel costs by driving alternative routes with the least amount of traffic.
* Submitted daily reports on mileage, fuel consumption, inspection, and maintenance checks.
B & B Blueprinting Elmsford, NY
Courier 1996-2002
* Delivered blueprints to clients in a timely manner.
* Performed maintenance checks for all company vehicles.
* Produced daily reports of maintenance checks to direct supervisor.
* Dispatched drivers to several client destinations within Westchester County.