Austin Brown
St Louis,MO
Summary
Proactive laborer skilled in traffic control and construction safety. Strong customer service focus, ensuring positive interactions with the public during road closures and construction projects while maintaining high safety standards.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Laborer
N. B. West Contracting
Pacific, Missouri
08.2024 - Current
- Directed traffic flow around construction sites for safety compliance.
- Demonstrated proper signaling techniques to guide vehicles and pedestrians.
- Maintained equipment and signage in accordance with safety regulations.
- Assisted with the setup of cones, barricades, and other traffic control devices.
- Operated two-way radios to communicate with co-workers or supervisor regarding changes in traffic patterns or potential hazards.
- Collaborated with other flaggers by using hand-held radios to disseminate traffic and safety information.
- Maintained a high level of visibility by wearing reflective clothing at all times while on duty.
- Displayed excellent customer service skills when interacting with members of the public who were affected by road closures or delays due to construction projects.
- Performed manual labor tasks such as lifting barricades and setting up cones, when necessary.
Asbestos Abatement Worker
Advanced Enviro Service
St. Louis, MT
03.2024 - 08.2024
- Conducted asbestos removal in compliance with safety regulations.
- Utilized protective equipment to ensure personal safety during abatement tasks.
- Prepared work sites by sealing off areas to prevent contamination.
- Assisted in hazardous material disposal following proper protocols.
- Collaborated with team members to execute safe removal procedures.
- Maintained tools and equipment for effective operation during projects.
- Used correct containment preparations and set up air filtration systems before beginning each job.
- Performed in-depth cleaning of all areas to remove dust and debris.
- Set up portable showers or mobile decontamination unit on site.
- Removed harmful substances from walls and other surfaces using power tools, high-pressure spray equipment and hand tools.
- Collected and sealed waste according to established procedures.
- Removed asbestos debris with vacuum and cleaned surroundings.
- Operated equipment and tools to safely remove asbestos.
- Sliced and scraped asbestos to dislodge and shoveled into disposal bags.
- Inspected and placed air evacuation and filtration systems.
- Built scaffolding and sealed work area with plastic sheets and duct tape.
- Applied chemical solution spray on asbestos surfaces to soften.
Asbestos Abatement Worker
Spray Services
Washington, Missouri
12.2023 - 03.2024
- Conducted asbestos removal in compliance with safety regulations.
- Utilized protective equipment to ensure personal safety during abatement tasks.
- Prepared work sites by sealing off areas to prevent contamination.
- Assisted in hazardous material disposal following proper protocols.
- Used correct containment preparations and set up air filtration systems before beginning each job.
- Performed in-depth cleaning of all areas to remove dust and debris.
- Set up portable showers or mobile decontamination unit on site.
- Removed harmful substances from walls and other surfaces using power tools, high-pressure spray equipment and hand tools.
- Collected and sealed waste according to established procedures.
- Removed asbestos debris with vacuum and cleaned surroundings.
- Sliced and scraped asbestos to dislodge and shoveled into disposal bags.
Laborer
Premier Demolition
St Louis, Missouri
10.2023 - 11.2023
- Knowledge of the safe use of harnesses and sky lifts to work on bridges.
- Used basic tools such as shovels, lutes, wheelbarrows, and rolling carts to clean debris.
- Used sledgehammers, jackhammers, saws, and drills to perform demolition.
- Knowledge of the use of PPE.
Laborer
Obax Infrastructures LCC
St Louis, Missouri
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Loaded and unloaded hand tools to use for the day.
- Luted and shoveled asphalt, dirt, gravel, etc.
- Use measurement tools to determine the layout of the pavement.
- Clean the equipment at the end of the shift.
- Flagged traffic when needed.
Material Handler
Ben Hur Steel Worx
St Louis, Missouri
05.2021 - 05.2023
- Operated forklifts to transport materials throughout the facility.
- Knowledge of blueprint reading is needed to determine the parts required for welders.
- Use of a computer to look up part numbers.
- Knowledge of bridge cranes, jib cranes, and gantry cranes.
- Knowledge of operating an industrial shot-blaster machine to clean material.
- Knowledge of using radio for communication throughout the facility.
- Maintained routine cleaning to keep the shot-blaster machine operating efficiently.
Customer Pickup Associate
Art Van Furniture
St Louis, Missouri
08.2017 - 03.2020
- Loading and unloading trucks using a hand truck tool, while using a scanner for inventory.
- Knowledge of creating customer pick-up labels for the identification of customer merchandise.
- Loading customer merchandise into vehicles in a professional manner.
- Building and disassembling showroom displays, and properly packaging merchandise for shipping.
- Using a scanner tool and a computer to check inventory.
Education
Certificate - Fabrication Welding Technology
Ranken Technical College
St Louis, MO05-2016
Skills
- MIG welding
- TIG welding
- Stick welding
- Flux core welding
- Blueprint reading
- Drill press
- Bandsaw
- Oxy-fuel cutting
- Plasma cutting
- Fabrication
- Mathematical measurements
- Hydraulic brake press
- track torch
- Skid steer operation
- Traffic control
- Asbestos removal
- Safety compliance
- Communication skills
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Inventory management
- Tool operation
- Computer skills
- Problem-solving
- Service assistance
- Order fulfillment
- Reliable and punctual
- Flexible schedule
- Courteous and professional
- Customer engagement
- Forklift operation
- Customer service
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Laborer
N. B. West Contracting
08.2024 - Current
Asbestos Abatement Worker
Advanced Enviro Service
03.2024 - 08.2024
Asbestos Abatement Worker
Spray Services
12.2023 - 03.2024
Laborer
Premier Demolition
10.2023 - 11.2023
Laborer
Obax Infrastructures LCC
06.2023 - 09.2023
Material Handler
Ben Hur Steel Worx
05.2021 - 05.2023
Customer Pickup Associate
Art Van Furniture
08.2017 - 03.2020
Certificate - Fabrication Welding Technology
Ranken Technical College