Alexander Hooper
Tampa,FL
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Superintendent
Ed Taylor Construction Inc
Tampa, FL
06.2022 - Current
- Handled scheduling of subcontractors and staff to complete projects within required timeframes.
- Conducted regular site inspections to assess progress, address issues, and maintain quality control throughout the project lifecycle.
- Worked with inspectors, workers and unions, to conduct weekly status updates.
- Monitored project milestones and adjusted scheduling to meet deadlines.
- Compiled daily field report, detailing all key activities and outlining project progress for stakeholders.
- Developed detailed project scopes, schedules, budgets, and performance metrics to guide successful completion of assigned projects.
- Conducted walk-throughs with clients prior to project close, completing punchlists and answering all questions.
- Fostered strong relationships with clients through excellent customer service skills and responsiveness during all phases of the construction process.
- Developed and maintained relationships with contractors and sub-contractors to support successful project completion.
Wildout Animal and Pest Removal
01.2021 - Current
- Hired on and progressed quickly by learning the ins and outs of exclusions and trapping for wild animals and using the correct chemicals for pest removal
- Scheduling service for route customers every month, bimonthly, and quarterly
- Using lifts and ladders (in a range of 6ft to 60ft) for exclusions
- Keeping track of inventory on the truck for materials needed for different jobs
- Using correct products for pest control/animal control
- Planning each day accordingly for efficiency to make sure each customer is serviced correctly and ensuring customer satisfaction.
XPO Logistics
02.2020 - 01.2021
- I was hired at XPO to be the Warehouse Manager for the Last Mile Hub in Tampa
- My job duties were as follows: Managing the material handlers (productivity, attendance, and overall utilizing warehouse resources)
- Managing and scheduling inbound and outbound shipments
- In charge of the inventory (daily, weekly, and monthly), along with ensuring every piece that was received that day is accounted for daily
- Scanning in freight and scanning freight to the doors for daily routes
- Picking and staging
- Maintaining the daily BOL's and paperwork for the day/week
- Preparing shipments for pickups
- Maintaining a safe work environment, no questions asked
- Leading and helping teach the employees about the processes set to ensure the daily tasks were completed each day.
Southeastern Freight Lines
06.2014 - 11.2019
- I started with SEFL as a part-time freight handler at the South Charlotte service center moving freight from the city trucks to line haul units, using pallet jacks and forklifts
- After the shift, I stayed to do the hooks at night for the line haul drivers using the switcher and tractors
- In January 2015, I was offered a full-time job on the inbound shift as a lead man which consisted of doing the routes for the city units along with loading the trailers for P&D
- In January 2016, I became an Inbound Supervisor at our Rocky Mount service center
- My family relocated to Eastern NC where I was able to progress my leadership skills by learning the processes (dock efficiency, transit times, bills per exception, P&D cost, and OS&D) of the company
- June of 2017, I came back to the South Charlotte service center as a P&D supervisor where I worked in the pickup and delivery side of the business, assigning pickups, working customer service, learning the OS&D processes, and riding with P&D drivers to really see the process as a whole
- August 2018, I went back to an Inbound supervisor to help with the increase of freight, being from the area was an asset to the operation
- January 2019, I became an Outbound Supervisor as this was the only part of the company I have not completed
- Here I am over the Load average process and Exceptions process
- My time with SEFL has showed me how to be a serving leader and live the culture with the company.
IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)
09.2012 - 10.2013
- I started with the IBEW as a general electrician in August of 2012
- I worked several small jobs along with building a Data Center in late 2012
- While working with the IBEW, my duties were wire pulling, laying underground and above ground conduit, bending conduit and landing into switch gear
- I was trained using a Trimble, which is a device to take measurements from blueprints and layout the ground for the underground pipes to come up and land into the bottom of the switch gear
- I was lift certified, boom, articulating, scissor, and lull
- I pulled control wires and terminated said wires for generators, switch gear, and main/back up breakers
- I worked a short call for the DNC, Democratic National Convention, in Charlotte 2012
- We pulled all the cable wires for the major TV stations that televised the event
- We terminated these wires after the pulls.
Wal-Mart Distribution
03.2011 - 06.2012
- I started on the shipping dock and was there for over a year which I hand loaded the trailers and pallets of freight at a high paced production
- Then in January, I transferred to the Non-Con order filling department where all the non-conveyable freight was order filled by a forklift, moved from one palate to another for individual stores around the southeast, also at a high paced production.
MCC Mechanical
08.2010 - 09.2010
- I worked on the Harrah's Casino and Hotel expansion in Cherokee, NC
- While there I was considered a laborer - my duties were to move heavy equipment and other supplies around the construction site
- I also was a helper to the head welder
- I was unable to continue with this job due to transportation problems that have since been resolved.
Discount Tire
04.2010 - 08.2010
- I began here as a tire tech
- By June, I was a crew chief and changed, balanced, and installed tires
- I also helped with inventory, by unloading the truck twice a week with sometimes 500 plus tires at a time
- I left this position for an opportunity to explore welding as a career with MCC Mechanical.
Advance Auto Parts
04.2008 - 02.2010
- I started working at Advance part-time while in college
- After a year, I moved to full-time and in another 4 to 5 months, I was promoted to Assistant Manager/Parts Pro
- The Assistant manager position gave me more responsibilities - including opening and closing the stores, counting money, shipping and receiving orders to and from the warehouse, picking and packing those orders, and helping customers troubleshoot problems on their vehicles.
Education
no degree -
Gaston College
05.2008
High School Diploma -
Forestview High School
06.2007
Skills
- Forklifts (scissor, boom, articulating, and lull)
- Pallet jacks
- Stick, TIG, and MIG welding
- Basic Electrical work (reading schematics and blueprints, trouble shooting/problem solving)
- Reading Blueprints and using Trimble for landscaping
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Photoshop
- CAD software
Timeline
Project Superintendent
Ed Taylor Construction Inc
06.2022 - Current
Wildout Animal and Pest Removal
01.2021 - Current
XPO Logistics
02.2020 - 01.2021
Southeastern Freight Lines
06.2014 - 11.2019
IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)
09.2012 - 10.2013
Wal-Mart Distribution
03.2011 - 06.2012
MCC Mechanical
08.2010 - 09.2010
Discount Tire
04.2010 - 08.2010
Advance Auto Parts
04.2008 - 02.2010
no degree -
Gaston College
High School Diploma -
Forestview High School