Alan Bryant
Bakersfield,CA
Summary
Dynamic and dedicated professional with extensive experience at Kern High School District in grounds maintenance and custodial services. Proven ability in facility maintenance and repair, complemented by strong teamwork and collaboration skills. Successfully implemented water conservation strategies and managed laborers to enhance landscape aesthetics and functionality.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Groundskeeper/Custodial Maintenance Worker
Kern High School District
09.2020 - Current
- Used trimmers and chainsaws for grounds maintenance, brush clearing, and tree removal and thinning.
- Designed programs for landscape maintenance, pest management, composting, and other related topics.
- Developed and implemented strategies for water conservation.
- Maintained gardening tools by replacing blades and fluids.
- Inspected gardens for pests, weeds and diseases.
- Applied fertilizers and pesticides to outdoor areas according to safety standards.
- Cut trees and shrubs to shape and maintain landscape.
- Removed tree stumps, roots and debris for cohesive landscape appearance.
- Utilized power tools and landscaping machines to maintain outdoor areas.
- Assisted with irrigation system maintenance and repair.
- Identified repair needs and major maintenance concerns, and escalated issues to management.
- Operated buffers and burnishers to clean and polish floors.
- Maintained floor cleaning and waxing equipment.
- Helped outside crew complete grounds maintenance tasks such as mowing grass, trimming bushes and removing debris.
- Used hand trucks or manually lifted supplies, equipment and heavy furniture.
- Assisted with special facility events by preparing rooms, installing decorations, and transporting supplies.
- Used vacuum and shampooers to clean carpeted areas in offices, lobbies and corridors.
- Used organic-based chemicals to disinfect floors, counters and furniture.
- Supervised supplies in inventory and submitted reorder requests.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Trimmed greenery, shrubs, and hedges to maintain uniform appearance.
Train Conductor
BNSF Railroad
04.2004 - 08.2019
- Maintained strict schedules for cargo.
- Communicated with train dispatchers to obtain and adjust directions.
- Made public announcements on routes and delays.
- Performed daily inspections on switches.
- Cut, switched and supervised loading and unloading of railcars.
- Prepared forms, required reports, switch lists and train orders daily.
- Communicated through various methods to conduct train movement.
- Performed air brake and electrical connection coupling.
- Negotiated and directed train and rail cars movement.
- Signaled crew members, utilizing hand or flag signals, radio communications and lantern.
- Inspected train in motion and stationary to determine proper functionality.
- Updated maintenance and repair records and reported on notable incidents and accidents during daily routes.
- Received information regarding train or rail problems from dispatchers or from electronic monitoring devices.
- Conferred with engineers regarding train routes, timetables and cargoes and discussed alternative routes in response to rail defects or obstructions.
- Collaborated with engineers to determine maintenance schedules and repairs, plan out-of-service times and coordinate returns to service.
- Signaled to engineers regarding train stopping, starting, directional switches or emergencies.
- Kept records of contents and destination of each train car and made arrangements to add or remove cars at proper points on routes.
Education
GED -
Foothill High School
Bakersfield, CA04-1989
Skills
- New plantings
- Trimming and edging flower beds
- Facility maintenance and repair
- Inspecting completed work
- Managing work crews
- Managing laborers
- Landscaping and gardening
- Equipment maintenance
- Dedicated work ethic
- Flexible schedule
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Work Planning and Prioritization
Timeline
Groundskeeper/Custodial Maintenance Worker
Kern High School District
09.2020 - Current
Train Conductor
BNSF Railroad
04.2004 - 08.2019
GED -
Foothill High School