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Bennie Halwood

Continental Properties
Queen Creek,AZ
1
Language
1
Certification
37
years of professional experience

Maintenance Technician apartment-turn and maintenance, emergency fixes, and tenant-ready finishes for rental properties. Handles floor repair, drywall patching/texture, subfloor replacement, window installation, repairing window screens, full paint, installing window blinds, light fixtures, ceiling fans, changing out light/outlets, faucets, shower head, plumbing, drains, toilets etc. Grounds, pool/spa, property trash, dog stations, dog park and compactor etc. While working independently with personal tools and power equipment. Steps into urgent assignments when two jobs need to move at once and keeps occupied units ready for the next lease.

Work History

Maintenance Technician

2 Years 4 Months
Continental Properties | 04.2024 - Current

Continental properties. Started 04/22/23 I got hired for a multi complex with 135 homes. Property was 1/4 completed and 3/4 still under construction. I stayed with the property until construction was completed, pool/spa, clubhouse and shop was completed. I've helped with punch walks and 2nd final walk, work with subcontractors. After final walk i went into each home, clean, vacuum, moped and ran all appliances. Any issues i contact contractor and they contact subcontractors to return and repair. Property was under warranty for another year, continued to work with subcontractors. We were having residents moving in, 1 year work alone with frequent help for leasing office. Sometimes application was emailed to me i printed and had new resident sign. Now, daily I walked Property did grounds, check for irrigation and water leaks since it was new construction. Flush toilets to prevent staining, refill p traps, and made sure A/C running. Started chemical readings, backwash, bled sand filter tanks, vacuumed and emptied baskets on pool/spa, fixed furnitures, emptied/ relined trash cans. Clean the grills and wiped tables. Cleaned, leveled trash in dumpster and compact trash. Installed dog stations, clean dog park and wash stations cleaned and remove pet hair. Daily doing work orders, turns, full paint, maintenance, patio, garage and parking pressure washed. Clean clubhouse, gym and bathroom once a week. Within a year and a few months we were fully staffed office manager and myself, then I start floating between 2 properties. I started the Elevate program to move up into a supervisor position, and something happened and was told im been transferred to another property. I was transferred to apartment complex and I'm still there as of now. 1 supervisor and 2 technicians. Here we are doing 3 turns a week, full paint and maintenance. We do grounds assigned to us, pool/spa, work orders, property trash dumpster, clean clubhouse, office, gym and bathrooms. We occasionally help with work orders if were not busy with turns. Rekey, cut keys, on call schedule. I troubleshoot HVAC not certified, CPO certified, plumbing issues, electrical problems, filters, fixtures etc. I have my own tools, vacuum cleaner, paint brushes etc.

Maintenance Technician

2 Years
Greystar | 04.2021 - 04.2023

Greystar started at The Stewart 20 story high rise. Greystar bought me out from JW Staffing. Maintenance was the same but this property had parking garage, trash shoot from 20th floor into compactor with dumpster attached. Sprinkler system with backup water pump to pressurize up to 20th floor. Backup electric generator, elevators, chiller system on the roof and water softener. 1 supervisor and 2 technicians. I was assigned to work orders, turns maintenance, full paint, trash out, reorganization of all storage, on call scheduled, switching out dumpster, walking parking garage and outside for grounds. Painting over garfitti, pressure washing the benches and sidewalks. Pool/spa, landscaping and HVAC was vendor out.

03/14/23 transferred to Verano Townhomes. Here 1 supervisor and 4 technicians. Supervisor found out I lived there and was working for Greystar. He asked if I could transfer and I did. Daily we were assigned work orders, I was assigned to a pool/spa, assigned area for grounds and dumpster area. Washer, dryer, water heater, microwave, dishwasher and refrigerator we swapped out. Did electrical fixtures, appliances, fixtures, window screen, rekey, cut keys, on call schedule, patching, plaster, texture and paint. etc. Many other job duties.

Supervisor, Joel Martin

3 Years 11 Months
Martin’s Furniture and Construction | 07.2015 - 06.2019
  • Martin’s, this job was part time. I delivered Amish Furniture to customers that made special orders. When it arrives by freight they would schedule a delivery. Part of my job was removing furniture from the truck, blanket wrapping, loading up in a cargo trailer, and delivering. At the customers home we lay down blankets not to scratch hardwood floors, then we assemble the furniture. Some deliveries I would collect payments, any damages or concerns by customers. I would report it to the supervisor. Construction was building pole barns, fence work, renovation of homes, pole framing and grounds keeping.
  • (615) 849-6425

Supervisor, Richard Dillon

1 Month
Properties Unlimited of Tennessee | 05.2019 - 06.2019
  • PUT is a rental property company tenants rent for 12 months or more. We get daily repair request of various problems, such as toilet not draining, electrical issues, and grounds keeping, etc. My job was repairing damage floors, removing toilets for floor repair, walls, replacing floor joist, dry wall, tape and plaster, patching, subfloor for new vinyl flooring, building decks, removing and installing new windows. When a tenants lease expires and they move out, we go in and repair what needs attention. I worked independently, I used my own tools, air compressor, air stapler, power tools and cordless. My supervisor assigns me sometimes 2 jobs due to its urgency.
  • (615) 859-6523

Shop Organizer/Grounds Keeper

4 Months
Candy’s Camper | 01.2017 - 05.2017
  • Organize the shop with three bays for travel trailer service.
  • Organize chemical, paints, electrical, plumbing, tools, power tools, small gas engines.
  • Cleaned the shop, vacuumed, dispose of boxes and trash
  • Trash pick-up as grounds keeper, weed trimming, washed traveling trailers, fix fences, and build shelves
  • Technician work; assist with disassembling trailers, replace trailer floors, install new refrigerators, water heaters, and fix damaged walls.
  • Supervisor, Lonnie Cook
  • (239) 284-8101

Maintenance/Grounds Keeper

5 Months
Celebration Grounds | 07.2016 - 12.2016
  • Worked in maintenance, prepared for outdoor/indoor shows and big events such as: horse shows, motor cross races, rodeos, and other large events for large crowds.
  • Picked up trash, washed stands/bleachers, mowed the lawn, trimmed shrubs, water plants, clean animal stalls for rodeos (1,000+ stalls), used zero turn mower, weed trimmer, chainsaw, leaf blower, water pump, pressure washer, generator, cleaned bathrooms, fix plumbing, washed trash cans, used floor scrubber to wash concrete stadium floors.
  • Supervisor, Tyler Thomas
  • (931) 703-2235

Labor Carpenter

Rhoton’s Construction | 07.2015 - 07.2015
  • Worked on small projects with supervisor, such as, decks, stairs, leveling floors, metal siding, metal roofing, installing French doors, installed windows, cut brick walls to install doors, barbed wire fence, used ager for fence post, cut trees, clean out water wells, and painting.
  • Also built a 3 story house, a metal barn and house remodeling.
  • Supervisor, Bill Rhoton
  • (931) 808-7652

Furniture Delivery

Martin’s Furniture and Construction | 07.2015 - 07.2015
  • Load, blanket wrap, deliver, and assemble Amish furniture for customers.
  • Organize store, change store sign for advertisement, assist with daily store set up
  • Wash semi-truck and trailer, minor maintenance work, fold wrapping blankets, build walls for the store.
  • Worked on home skirting, metal siding, metal roofing, deck, rails, and steps
  • Supervisor, Joel Martin
  • (615) 849-6425

Grounds Keeper/Maintenance

4 Months
Rock Point Community School | 03.2015 - 07.2015
  • Solo grounds keeper, cleaned entire campus of trash and weeds. Cleaned curb/gutters, sidewalks, fire station, fixed fences, gates, removed sand build up, baseball/softball fields.
  • Housing area: fixed signs, planted trees, watered and planted other shrubs.
  • Operated John Deere tractor with a front loader, weed whacker, weed trimmer, riding mower, leaf blower, hedge trimmer, shovel, hoe and rake.
  • Assisted maintenance with snow removal, painting, and setting up for events.
  • Fixed washed out bus routes, filled in pot holes in housing area, minor maintenance and stuck bus rescue.
  • Supervisor, Mr. Yonnie
  • (928) 659-4221

Program and Project Specialist II

12 Years 10 Months
ALTCS | 08.2000 - 06.2013
  • Medical Pas Assesor for ALTCS, schedule appointments for the elderly, physically disabled, and developmentally disabled. Overseen southern part of the Navajo Nation, face to face interviews, sent for medical records, did assessments at nursing homes, hospitals, private homes, special ED schools, and DDD group homes.
  • All patient information as put into CATS, state computer system.
  • Determined eligibility for ALTCS, anyone who can’t afford any type of medical insurance.
  • If eligible, the state paid for hospital stays, Safe Ride, nursing homes, medical supplies, care provider services, and meals on wheels.
  • I used a laptop computer in the field, responsible for updating mileage reports for the office, I was also the chair person for teambuilding in the office.
  • Various training was done while I was employed with ALTCS.
  • Supervisor, Shelly McIntosh

Water and Waste Water System Operator

1 Year 5 Months
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | 03.1999 - 08.2000
  • NTUA system operator, responsible for overseeing western are, Pinon, Cottonwood, Tselani, Blue Gap, Burnt Corn, Whipporwill, Smoke Signal, Low Mountain, and Kitselli.
  • Responsible for doing daily system checks at each well, water tanks. Booster pumps, lagoons, etc.
  • Maintain and keep records of meter counters, hour meters, water meter productions, and housekeeping to ensure HIS/OEH and OSHA compliance.
  • Mixed chemicals, fluoride, all clear, bleach and gas chlorine, chemicals to disinfect raw water from the ground.
  • Kept records of all logs, maintenance, overhauling, chemical feeders and supplies checked out.
  • Performed water sampling each month for each site. Responsible for all water tanks, painting, fixing fences, cables, pulleys, targets and yearly tank cleaning.
  • Patrolled all distribution lines, service lines, installed water meters, ran bacti samples, kept steady residuals reading of fluoride and chlorine gas.
  • Assisted in water breaks, 2", 4", 6", 8", 10", and 12" PVC pipes, steel pipes for road crossing.
  • NTUA electric meter reader, installed electric meters, meter reading, disconnect/reconnect meters, use amp meter to test voltage. Some experience crimping service lines, street lights assembly and installing OCR, transformers, electric outage, patrolling lines, using 2-way radio for communication with co-workers, local office and head quarters.
  • Stand-by, on-call employee for weekends, any outages, water breaks, reconnect/disconnect, etc.
  • Trainings: First Aid/CPR, CPR (child and infant), Respiratory protection, Chemical transporting, Chlorine Gas/Floride Chemical Feeders, LMI Pump overhaul, Chlorine Gas Feeder S-10k, Jacuzzi pump overhaul, Gas Chlorinator safety, MTT-W/WW Sampling, Y2K-Inservice, CDL Driving Training (01/26/2000), Two-Way Inservice, W/Hazmat, In-Line Pumps, Cla-Val Training, SCBA Training, Basic wastewater/lagoon and SCADA Water Operations.
  • Supervisor, Wilfred Brown

Construction Foreman

Labor/Helper Construction, Curb/Gutter | 01.2000 - 01.2000
  • As a laborer/helper, I helped with driving the truck, loading forms for curb/gutter, load up ply-wood, metal forms, stakes, joints, direct traffic and clean up after daily work. Did some finishing work, concrete work, compacting using whacker, pouring slabs, and directing cement trucks.
  • Supervisor, Bill Rhoton

Residential and Day Program Coordinator, ARISE Inc.

2 Years
ARISE Inc. | 01.1993 - 01.1995
  • Responsibilities include direct care with individuals with developmental disabled adults in programs, such as, group homes, day programs, and residential programs.
  • Financial matter such as consumer bank accounts and funds, petty cash, checking accounts, service billings and program budgets.
  • Personnel work, such as, hiring/firing employees, ensuring all employee training is done, scheduling staff, overseeing payroll, maintaining individuals forms books, medical issues, ISPP’s, daily/monthly activity schedules, health and safety issues (fire drills, vehicle and residential maintenance), assuring programs are within the DEES/DDD licensing standards
  • Maintain relationships/contact with individual case managers, family’s medical doctors, schools/employers, and others when necessary. Meet individuals’ needs and overseeing of programs.
  • Supervisor, Ed Little Jr.

Group Home Attendant, Work Adjustment Instructor, Community Integration Instructor

2 Years
01.1991 - 01.1993
  • Responsibilities include positively interacting with consumers and maintaining confidentiality. Assisting individuals in learning Daily Living Skills, such as cooking, cleaning, dressing, personal hygiene, academics, etc.
  • Assisting consumers in the employment seeking process by filling out applications, interviewing, and once obtained employment, assisting individuals in the community outings, such as grocery shopping, paying bills, banking and budgeting money, being a good role model by dressing and speaking appropriately.
  • Wood working, gardening, landscaping, and chopping wood as daily task for the individuals to learn from.
  • Supervisor, Robert Keyannie

Day Program Vocational Instructor, Special Olympics Head Coach

1 Year
Chinle Valley School | 01.1990 - 01.1991
  • Responsibilities include teaching basic training skills and personal identification.
  • Assisting individualism community integration by going on outings, assemblies, acting as Special Olympic head coach.
  • Assisting individuals in Physical therapy exercises, teaching positive/good sportsmanship and teaching sports.
  • Developing lesson plans, working closely with group home staff, residential and nursing, attended ISPP/IEP, planning and making arrangements for trips/school activities.
  • Supervisor, Joan Garrison

Education

Dine College | Tsaile, Arizona | 01-1992
Dine College 33 credit hours earned, did not Graduate.

Holbrook Indian School | Holbrook, Arizona | 01-1985
Graduated Holbrook Indian School, Diploma May 23, 1985

Chinle High School | Chinle, Arizona | 01-1983

Chinle Jr High School | Chinle, Arizona | 01-1981

Chinle Elementary School | Chinle, Arizona | 01-1977

Skills

General carpentry
Drywall repair
Floor repair
Window installation
Deck construction
Subfloor repair
Door installation
Trim carpentry
Concrete finishing
Grounds maintenance
Equipment operation
Fence repair
Plumbing repair
Preventive maintenance
Lawn care
Irrigation system maintenance
Snow removal
Work order management
Safety inspections

Interests

Wood working
carpentry
gardening
landscaping
plumbing
minor electric work
fixing small electric appliances
wood hauling
laying brick side walks
patios
making signs
glass etching
making table
horseback riding
cattle work
farming
planting
tractor work
trapping
hunting big/small game
camping
hiking
exploring
fishing
basketball
softball
volleyball
traveling
helping others
remodeling
hardwood floors. Most importantly
reading my bible and going to church.

Certification

CPO certified.

Languages

Navajo
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Maintenance Technician

Continental Properties
04.2024 - CurrentRead More

Maintenance Technician

Greystar
04.2021 - 04.2023Read More

Supervisor, Richard Dillon

Properties Unlimited of Tennessee
05.2019 - 06.2019Read More

Shop Organizer/Grounds Keeper

Candy’s Camper
01.2017 - 05.2017Read More

Maintenance/Grounds Keeper

Celebration Grounds
07.2016 - 12.2016Read More

Supervisor, Joel Martin

Martin’s Furniture and Construction
07.2015 - 06.2019Read More

Labor Carpenter

Rhoton’s Construction
07.2015 - 07.2015Read More

Furniture Delivery

Martin’s Furniture and Construction
07.2015 - 07.2015Read More

Grounds Keeper/Maintenance

Rock Point Community School
03.2015 - 07.2015Read More

Program and Project Specialist II

ALTCS
08.2000 - 06.2013Read More

Construction Foreman

Labor/Helper Construction, Curb/Gutter
01.2000 - 01.2000Read More

Water and Waste Water System Operator

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
03.1999 - 08.2000Read More

Residential and Day Program Coordinator, ARISE Inc.

ARISE Inc.
01.1993 - 01.1995Read More

Group Home Attendant, Work Adjustment Instructor, Community Integration Instructor

01.1991 - 01.1993Read More

Day Program Vocational Instructor, Special Olympics Head Coach

Chinle Valley School
01.1990 - 01.1991Read More

Chinle Elementary School

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Chinle Jr High School

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Chinle High School

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Holbrook Indian School

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Dine College

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Bennie Halwood