Allen Isom
Onalaska,Wa
Summary
15+ years experience in welding, custom metal fabrication, and installation with specialties in TIG aluminum and stainless steel.
Professional with high standards and strong background in highway maintenance. Proven ability to handle road repairs, operate heavy machinery, and ensure safety protocols. Known for effective teamwork and adaptability to changing conditions, consistently delivering quality results. Skilled in asphalt paving, concrete work, and traffic management, with focus on maintaining infrastructure integrity.
Highway maintenance professional with strong background in road upkeep and infrastructure repair. Known for collaborative efforts and consistent delivery of high-quality results in dynamic environments. Proficient in operating maintenance equipment and committed to ensuring safe and functional roadways.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Certification
Work History
Highway Maintenance Worker 2
WSDOT
Morton, WA
12.2020 - Current
- Conducted routine inspections of highway infrastructure to identify maintenance needs.
- Operated heavy machinery for road repairs, ensuring safe and efficient workflow.
- Collaborated with team members to execute snow and ice removal operations effectively.
- Implemented safety protocols during maintenance activities, reducing hazards on work sites.
- Trained new workers on equipment operation and safety procedures, enhancing team capability.
- Operated all heavy equipment properly according to employer safety specifications.
- Safely controlled traffic in high-volume areas during roadwork projects and repairs.
- Removed snow, ice and debris from roadways after storms to clear major transportation routes.
- Repaired signs and fences quickly to avoid accidents and mishaps.
- Repaired potholes and cracks in pavement, contributing to smoother and safer driving conditions.
Welder/Fabricator
Gary's Garden Gate
Olympia, Wa
03.2003 - 08.2009
- Designed, fabricated, and installed custom iron and metal products.
Education
Certificate - Central Service
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, Wa01-2011
Skills
- Equipment maintenance
- Extensive experience with various welding machines, power and hand tools, and their upkeep
- Overseeing inventory in excess of $250,00000 with zero loss in support of Bosnian military mission
- Over 300 vehicle and equipment repair orders satisfactorily filled in a 6 month period
- Safe machinery operation
- Safe equipment handling
- Work zone safety
- Heavy equipment operation
- Safety procedures
- Roadway maintenance
- Sign installation
- Snow and ice removal
- Traffic control
- Safety procedures
- Roadway maintenance
- Sign installation
- Snow and ice removal
Accomplishments
- Customer Service
- Ensured quality control through customer interaction, compliance of blueprints, and Six Sigma principles.
Affiliations
Clover Park Vice President's List for academic achievement
Certification
Certified through the American Heart Association in BLS for Healthcare Providers (CPR and AED)
Certified through Wa State Traffic Control for Flagger
Timeline
Highway Maintenance Worker 2
WSDOT
12.2020 - Current
Welder/Fabricator
Gary's Garden Gate
03.2003 - 08.2009
Certificate - Central Service
Clover Park Technical College