Alecsander Cooper
Vdot Maintenance
Bealeton,VA
Summary
I look forward to advancing my career at VDOT and to advance my skills and abilities to lead and teach. Yes i am young and i want to give my all to advance in life. At vdot I've met many people in management that have helped guide me and build me to who i am now. I'd love the opportunity to become that leader to inspire people to want to be at work and give it all. Hardworking and passionate about my job. To learn what im capable of to the fullest and to advance my skills and knowledge. I will work my hardest and perform the best of my ability and to always stay open to new ideas and ways to complete the jobs safely and in reasonable time.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
TOII
VDOT
04.2019 - Current
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed. EX. always address everybody with respect,
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines. EX. Planning ahead to expect the un expected.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts. EX. worked all the after hour call outs and stayed until each job was completed.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement. EX. when i got offered to run the pipe crew i have learned alot about the logistics into putting in a simple pipe and the before and after work and I look forward to advance my knowledge going forward.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish. EX. the opportunity to run the pipe crew.
- Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework. EX. While always being on the road working ive learned to organize all paper work with each pipe to complete the job in a mannerly time. and tobe able to communicate with contractors to set up and order whats needed.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic. EX. I will go back and do touch ups and go out of my way to make sure everything going back looks correct and homeowner and traveling public are happy to my best ability. Learned and adapted quickly to new challenges and adversity on jobs on the road.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service. EX. while on the road ive learned everything can change in a split second and issues will arise which leads to adapt and work around the situations.
- Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems. EX. There has yet been a pipe we havent been able to do as a team.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. EX. at the end of each week i do a work week summary and a schedule for the fallowing week. I will also order AWP and 33 Trucks to a day by day need for us.
Education
High School Diploma -
Liberty High School
Bealeton, VA 08.2012 - 06.2016
Skills
Maintenance and Repair
Additional Information
As a T0II my daily responsibilities are to complete daily task safely and to do what is asked of me daily. This includes basic labor, operation of vehicles including dump trucks and running equipment efficiently and safely. I also come in after hours for emergency response anytime needed. This ranges from debris in the road way to severe motor vehicle crashes. With the need of a wide variety of skills to perform these task safely.
With the opportunity to supervise the pipe crew I have stepped up and have been very successful in this position. This means I go above and beyond my expectations as a T0II and take on more responsibility than asked of me in my position.
My daily task are and not limited to,
-Daily planning of job for the day.
-Make critical decisions and changes to the schedule as need be.
-Communicate with headquarters we are at and the operators working on the crew. And at times supervisors and superintendents depending who's available.
-Communicate with contractors with what their duty's will be that day and where we will be working at. I also report problems and or issues to contractors boos and VDOT contract managers.
-To have and document safety meetings.
-Figure out and solve issues and problems.
-To do inventory of what we used for that day and to turn in any tickets we have that day.
-Send in AWP time sheets and any tickets to Warrenton Business for that day signed and dated by the crew lead with us that day.
-Most important task to make sure everybody is safe and get to leave how they showed up that day.
-To make sure all jobs are cleaned up and any damage to grass is seeded and straw.
My weekly task are and not limited to,
-Ordering of contractors for our need for the fallowing week.
- Communicating with Superintendents and the MOM on completion of that weeks work and scheduling of the fallowing weeks work to be done.
-Send in curtis contracting sheet to Warrenton Business for that week signed and dated by drivers.
-Go into strategic planning and highlight completed pipes for that week.
-To communicate any special needs for the fallowing week EX, extra operators, extra equipment, certain pipe or materials needed to complete a job. This may include getting rentals or charging out materials to other head quarters.
-Take inventory of pipe and stone.
-Inform operators of the schedule and what to expect the fallowing week.
-Set up and prep for any emergency pipe replacement if warned in advance.
Since taking on this roll it has been challenging and rewarding I have learned what it takes to have a successful crew. How to build trust how to build leadership skill how to build moral among the operators. I have learned how to handle conflicts/issues. I have learned how to communicate successfully. I have watched and learn how important safety is and what to look out for. I have learned how to do a incident report and strategic planning.
I have achieved-
* HMMS time successfully on my own.
* Class C fuel
* strategic planning
*IMS
*Completed time restricted task in safe and timely manner.
Timeline
TOII
VDOT
04.2019 - Current
High School Diploma -
Liberty High School
08.2012 - 06.2016