Austin Collins
Jackson,MS
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Has 3+ years Driving experience and 2+ years School Bus Driving experience along with 1+ year of School Bus Safety Training experience.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Route Sales Representative
Frito-Lay/Pepsico
Jackson, MS
11.2022 - 03.2024
- Order, deliver and work product into stores
- Build and set up displays for annual events such as the Super Bowl, Halloween, Christmas, etc
- Meet annual sales goal while also attempting to meet periodic sales goals throughout the year
- Developed and maintained relationships with current customers.
- Conducted daily pre-trip inspections of delivery vehicles.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales volume.
- Loaded, unloaded, and delivered product in a timely manner.
- Delivered product to customers in a safe and courteous manner.
- Maintained accurate records of all deliveries and pickups.
Safety Trainer
Durham School Services
Madison, MS
09.2021 - 11.2022
- Trained new employees on how to safely and properly operate a school bus
- Taught CDL Prep classes to prepare candidates for the CDL permit test
- Administered annually and 30 day evaluations on new and current School Bus operators
- Performed weekly inspections on buses to ensure cleanliness and Child Check signs are hung up and visible
- Identified areas of risk and developed solutions to reduce potential accidents.
- Maintained accurate records of all training activities including attendance logs.
- Provided feedback on performance during training sessions and offered suggestions for improvement.
School Bus Driver
Durham School Services
Madison, MS
07.2021 - 11.2022
- Pickup and deliver students to and from school to their homes in the safest way possible
- Ensured safety of students by following all traffic laws and regulations.
- Maintained bus cleanliness, inspected for mechanical problems, and reported any issues to supervisor.
- Transported students to school in a timely manner while keeping assigned route schedule.
- Performed pre-trip inspections of the bus according to established procedures.
- Followed all safety protocols when transporting students with special needs or disabilities.
- Communicated effectively with parents regarding student transportation issues.
- Developed positive relationships with students through friendly interactions.
- Reported student behavior incidents promptly to the appropriate personnel.
- Monitored student behavior on the bus and enforced rules consistently.
DeBone II
Sanderson Farms
Hazlehurst, MS
03.2020 - 03.2021
- Cut chicken parts, such as the legs, breast, thigh, wing and etc
- Package chicken in vacuum sealed bags and shipping boxes
- Stack and prepare boxes on pallets to be loaded onto the trucks and shipped out
- Developed and implemented strategies for efficient deboning operations.
Senior Guest Advisor
GameStop
Cleveland, MS
05.2017 - 03.2020
- Greet and assist customers in finding or locating the items they need or want
- Learning and retaining new or important information needed to successfully progress through the work day and/or provide customers with the necessary information regarding upcoming game titles and store sales and promotions
- Thoroughly cleaning the store throughout the work day and upon closing the store
- Opening and/or closing the store (keyholder)
- Promoting store products as well as the company membership cards, product pre-orders, and product warranties
- Working well as a team with fellow coworkers
- Shipping and receiving store products
- Taking inventory counts and assessments
- Work the registers
- Greeted guests, answered inquiries and provided excellent customer service.
- Resolved customer complaints in a professional and courteous manner.
Volunteer Help
Boys & Girls Club
Brookhaven, MS
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Help the kids with homework
- Hand out snacks to the kids
- Play with the kids during breaks
- Watch and supervise the kids
Education
Associate Degree - Music
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson, MS05-2017
High School -
Brookhaven High School
Brookhaven, MS05-2015
Skills
- Product displays
- Sales representation
- Merchandise sales
- Customer retention
- Account retention
- Cold calling
- Vehicle safety
- Sales goals
- Product promotions
- New customer solicitation
- Display building
- Product distribution
- Route growth
- Product merchandising
- Product presentation
- Safe vehicle operation
Activities
- Was an XO in JROTC in high school
- Was a member of Speech and Debate in high school where I placed 5th in Humorous Interpretation
- Was a member of the Brookhaven High School Band
- Was part of the Ole Brook Singer & Brookway Blvd. Singers
- Was in the Homecoming Production for 4 years in high school
- Was voted Most Talented in high school in my senior year
- Was a member of the Copiah Lincoln Community College Band
- Was a member of the Copiah Lincoln Community College Choir
Timeline
Route Sales Representative
Frito-Lay/Pepsico
11.2022 - 03.2024
Safety Trainer
Durham School Services
09.2021 - 11.2022
School Bus Driver
Durham School Services
07.2021 - 11.2022
DeBone II
Sanderson Farms
03.2020 - 03.2021
Senior Guest Advisor
GameStop
05.2017 - 03.2020
Volunteer Help
Boys & Girls Club
01.2010 - 01.2011
Associate Degree - Music
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
High School -
Brookhaven High School