Team Leader. Two years experience leading a small weekly class for non-profit organization. Created original teaching materials, schedules, and goals with no supervision. Helped assigned group members to participate and pursue personal growth.
Military Instructor. Followed directed course material, administered hands on testing for retention of material and enabled large groups of soldiers to progress through ongoing, required training. Large group interactions, lectures and instructions in classroom and nontraditional classroom settings. Found unique ways to present prescribed coursework to help students learn quickly and stay focused.
Assistant Safety Training. Helped lead onsite construction safety meetings for crew. Participated in encouraging ongoing learning and safety program for multi-million dollar company.
Job History
• 2/07-11/12 Northland Concrete and Masonry LLC - Burnsville, MN
Concrete Laborer. Key member of a crew responsible for millions of dollars in company profits; Provided the highest level of customer service and product creation, enabling the company to land bids against lower priced competitors; Trained to become a Labor Forman; Facilitated resource outsourcing, reducing costs through equipment and resource management.
• 9/06-1/07 Edo Fiber Science Salt Lake City, UT
Composite Materials Assembler. Assembled aircraft parts from carbon fiber and fiberglass, finishing to exact standards, while keeping track of all activities. Worked cooperatively with team members while holding each other to a high standard of work practices.
• 6/06-9/06 CSB Cigars – Utah, Colorado, Idaho
Independent Sales Agent. Broke into an established market with a new products; cold calling and closing sales often after only one meeting. Represented the company within a 3 state region and at a national trade show in Las Vegas. The position ended when the company was closed.
• 5/05-5/06 Northland Concrete and Masonry LLC - Burnsville, MN
Concrete Laborer. Using heavy equipment, maintained and implemented job-site specific safety procedures, working with a team to create company policy for environmental regulations. Developed processes do the job more affectively and increase profitability for the company.
• 9/04-5/05 R M Johnson Railcar Facility - Kimble MN
Mig Welder: Duties included consistent welding practices, meeting deadlines while doing high standards of work and following shop safety procedures.
• 8/03-3/04 U.S. Army - Deployment Italy and Turkey
Section Chief Duties included: Keeping track of the needs of the soldiers in section (there were 8), aiding them in personal growth both within the military and as individuals, helping to institute training and contingency plan for ongoing operation in a foreign country, maintaining relations with soldiers and civilians of both nations while on and off duty, maintaining post security and upholding standards of both the U.S. Army, Air Force, and the respective military and national laws we worked with.
• Concrete Laborer 9/98-8/03 Stellar Concrete and Masonry - Burnsville, MN
• 8/97-8/05 Minnesota Army National Guard - Cambridge MN
Section Chief, Rank: Sergeant E-5. Responsible for commanding a field artillery gun and it’s support ammunition vehicle. The section included between 8-10 men. Lead, trained, and commanded my unit, so that they could grow as soldiers and as men. Worked directly with senior leadership in developing training exercises, individual training, promotions, and disciplinary action when necessary. Was honorably discharged in '05 after enlistment contract was fulfilled.
9/01-12/01 State activation of the MN Army National Guard
Crew Member. This activation was before the attack in New York and was an activation of the national guard to provide services at state correction facilities during wage disputes. Worked directly with a minimum security facility with mentally disabled wards of the state that were deemed too dangerous for normal group homes. Duties included: providing secondary care for inmates, keep them safe from destructive behavior, crisis management during incidents, maintain site security, and uphold all state requirements for dealing with mentally dissabled
