Mr. Douglas Graham

Education:

**** ********** ** ******* *** Small Business Administration System Houston, Texas Certificate: Small Business Management and Business Ethics.

**/**-**/** ******** Learning Center Computerized Office Administration and Business Ethics Houston, Texas Diploma: 800 Hours. GPA: 3.03 Data and Word Processing course.

1979-1986 San Jacinto Junior College Central Campus Pasadena, Texas

Due to work circumstances: Only the Automotive Repair classes were completed.

05/75-05/78 US Army Nike Hercules Missile Crewmen and Firing Panel Operator Anchorage, Alaska

Rank: E-4, Security Clearance, Security Alert and Radiological Monitoring Team Members, Unit Fund Council Member, Units Yearly Missile Shoot Exercise Team Member, Basic Fire Fighting and Explosive Handling skills.

09/71-05/75 LaPorte Senior High School LaPorte, Texas

Diploma: 4 Years Junior Army ROTC: where I achieved the Rank of Colonel and earned numerous Awards.

Professional:

05/91-04/05 American Red Cross Disaster Volunteer and Instructor Pasadena, Texas

Numerous Certifications in Disaster Work and as an Instructor

Work Experience and History:

10/05-02/09 CPC / Zachry / McJunkin / Meador Staffing Temp to hire service Pasadena, Texas

Chemical Receiver / Material Handler: Corrected Chemical Receiving problems and assisted in creating new procedures that saved the company money. Knowledge of MSDS, C of A, BOL, verify loads and escort to assigned Plant location. Report spills and damaged loads, communicate with Venders, Trucking Companies, Management, fill and file paper work. Load / unload Cylinders, Drums, Bags and Boxes on pallets to and from trucks as needed. Assisted in Shipping / Receiving, Issue Counter, Inventory Control, Stocking, Forklift / Pallet jack, Rigging of loads. Shutdown / Turnaround and shift work, Securing loads to pallets. Verify items being ship / coming in items.

08/05-09/05 KBR / Halliburton Iraq Houston, Texas

Heavy Convoy Truck and PLS Driver while under hazardous conditions. Load / unload trucks as needed, others.

03/04-07/05 WolverineBrass, Inc. South Houston District Sales Manager Territory Sells Conway,S.C. Catalog / Internet Sells of: Brass Plumbing Fixtures and parts. Business to Business, Trade Show Sales. Handling of Shipment incoming and outgoing when needed. Navigated a low profit, problem territory, into a profitable one, while, rebuilding Customer Relations through listening to their needs and wants. Find an answer quickly and close. Perform a follow up for Customers Satisfaction and thank them for their business. Reports filled and filed.

11/03-01/04 Temporary Personnel, Inc. Temporary Strike Driver in California N.C.

Deliver Grocery loads to assigned locations in a safe and timely manner. Load / unload trucks, reports filled / filed.

Douglas Graham’s Resume Continued:

2002-2005 Specialty Gifts & Moore / Mystic Bounce Moonwalk Rentals ½ Owner LaPorte, Texas

Specialty Gifts was a Catalog and Internet Sells Company. I helped coordinate the business and assisted in Web site Design and maintenance of. Established products to offer and price range. Handled some Shipping / Receiving, products displaying, researched future store location, evaluated items needed for sales. Customer Relations used, assisted in dealing with Venders, Sales Representative, Money control systems, paper worked filled and filed. Damaged controlled. Advertising of both Businesses coordinated and researched and analyzed for best results.

Mystic Bounce: Moonwalk Rental and Party Entertainment Business for kids. LaPorte, Texas

Coordinated contracts for Rental Agreement and negotiated types of packages to offer. Maintenance and up keep of Moonwalks and items we offered in our packages. Handled Customers and Rental Contract negotiations and signing of. Responsible for inspection of area, delivery and set up of and taking down of Moonwalk at designated times agreed upon in contract. Filling of and filing of Sales Reports and Taxes. Dealing with Venders, Customers complaints, traffic and weather conditions, damaged items as needed.

Meador Staffing: Temp to Hire Service Assorted Completed Temp. Jobs Deer Park, Texas

Not sure on dates here. Night shift: Shutdown / Turnaround Supply Trailer Operator and Laborer positions.

2000-2001 ½ Owner in: This & That Resale LaPorte, Texas

While still working for the City of LaPorte, I helped coordinated the opening of shop, items to sale, pricing of and displaying of stock to sell, store location researched and up keep and security, dealing with Venders, Sales Representatives, Customers Relations, items selection for sells, Shipping / Receiving, Money Control system needed and used. Damage control used. Created Advertising of Business and analyzed for best results.

03/91-10/01 City Of LaPorte LaPorte, Texas

Heavy Equipment Operator 11; Heavy equipment operation in Asphalt / Concrete road and parking lot maintenance; Drainage ditch flow control with laser level system used; Traffic control pavement markings and signs, barricading, Construction work zone flagging, Airport maintenance, Mowing of ditches, alley ways, edge of roads, fields. Strong People Skills needed, Mosquito License and Weed killing skills, CDL- A License, Emergency Call out duty, Worked in all weather conditions, Paper work filled and filed, Employee of the Quarter / Year Award.

05/88-09/90 Revak Enterprises, Inc. Temporary Truck Driver and General Helper LaPorte, Texas

While attending School I worked as a truck driver, sandblaster, pressure washer, assisted in Shipping / Receiving, cleaned shop and machines, kept up with used parts yard. Use of forklifts, cherry picker, ground controlled over head crane and rigged jobs and their parts for movement to job work area, load onto truck, off truck, storage area. Applied protective oils and wraps to jobs and parts for storage and shipment purposes, others as needed.

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