Caridad Cruz
Clearwater,USA
Summary
Hardworking professional with several years of professional driving experience. Well-organized in coordinating routes and loading vehicles. Excellent communication, customer service and multitasking skills with observant nature and strong safety focus. Valid license and clean driving history.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Driver
Total Transport
Clearwater, FL
02.2024 - Current
- Operated buses for client transportation across Florida and luxury buses to take clients all over Florida for whatever activity they have going on it might be a same day trip back home or it may be a next week pickup
Home Health Aide
self-employed
Florida
02.2022 - Current
- Provided assistance to elderly clients with daily activities, including AM and PM care, cooking, and cleaning.
Housekeeper
self-employed
Florida
02.2022 - Current
- I do private residential house Cleaning, Deep cleaning, decluttering and organizing and disinfecting and sanitizing, laundry change lines, I am very self driven very ambitious, I take any criticism as constructive criticism, so if the resident prefers for me to use certain products or clean their home in a different manner to what I do, I always aim to please. I've been doing this for 30 years. I've built a very successful business within a very short period of time.
Driver
Clearwater Jolley Trolley
Clearwater, FL
09.2021 - 02.2022
- I drive a trolley tour bus for the coastal and the beach route. I also do private parties which include weddings anniversaries birthdays etc. pick up clients at whatever place is their preference Bring them to where they wanna go safely and then drop them off at their place of reference whether it be at home hotel or other locations, make sure they're always intended to treated with respect and make sure they make it wherever their destinations safely. I always do a pre-trip before an after each Drive put down mileage before and after I'm done as well and then report the next day how the charter went if it was a private party.
School Bus Driver
Pinellas County Schools
Clearwater, FL
04.2021 - 11.2021
- I start my day @ 5:20 am pre trip inspection of my bus, Including airbrakes. I am on the road to pick up the first student by 5:45am. After I drop off each individual school I do an inspection of the bus to make sure that no students are in the bus sleeping or have left anything behind, and repeat this procedure after I get to the compound after my a.m. run and my PM run. I am back to the compound by 10am, do an inspection of my bus. then I get back to the compound by 12:50 PM on the road to pick up the first high school students by 1:05 PM, I get back to the compound after my evening run by 6 PM I do my inspection, fuel and sweep my bus make sure it is ready for me to begin my day the following morning.
Delivery driver
Amazon
Holyoke, MA
10.2020 - 01.2021
- I deliver packages for Amazon, I work Sunday through Wednesday 10 hour shifts 40 hours a week.
- I do a pre trip in the morning before getting started, I scan and load the totes plus loose packages into my van to begin my daily deliveries.
- After all the deliveries are done I called dispatch to see if anybody needs rescue or if I'm all set to return back to the station for the night.
- Fuel the van do another pre-trip return to station hand in any undelivered packages bring empty totes back to station park the van and my day is complete.
- I am currently in MA because my Dad had colon cancer surgery, but will be going back home to FL once he is fully recovered God Willing.
Temperature Screener
Bausch & Lomb/ Kelly Services
Clearwater, FL
04.2020 - 07.2020
- I stand at the main entrance and check employees temperatures before they enter the building if someone comes back with a temperature I fill out a form and give them a form so they could go ahead and call the nurse and follow her instructions as of to what's needed to be done next.
PCA Personal Care Assistant/Home Health Aide
Integra Home Health
Longmeadow, MA
12.2017 - 07.2019
- Assist with every day living. Cooking, cleaning, laundry, do errands, Dr. appointments, make sure meds were took, companionship
Master Stylist/ Owner
Sophisticated Cuts
Chicopee, MA
05.2006 - 08.2018
- Managed and build successful salon for 12yrs. Managed the paperwork and finances, made sure products and tools needed were always available in stock, gave consultation on hair and on products and would suggest what products should be used for clients everyday use, answered phones scheduled appointments updated customers files, took payments and rebooked following appointments. Color, highlights. wax, relaxers, straightening, all types of cuts for both men and women, updo's, blow outs, kept shop clean and more
Sales Manager
Vivint Solar
Chicopee, MA
12.2015 - 08.2017
- Responsible, energetic door to door Sales Manager
- I sold solar panels to residential homeowners to lower their electric bill to help them save money and be eco-friendly. I would door-to-door knocking in different neighborhoods and made families interested in signing up. Once they were fully informed and I had answered all questions and they agreed, I would have to prequalify them by doing a credit check, once that was completed I had so pre-qualified the house and make sure it was up to standards to sustain the solar panels. Which included gathering pictures of the house roof rafters and more. Once everything has been completed I have to close their CAD's and follow their project as a project manager to installation.
Residential Counselor/Med Tech
Gandara Center
West Springfield, MA
10.2013 - 05.2017
- Assisted with every day living, clean laundry shopping cooking and meds, companionship, speak and redirect them at times give them a PRN when they were having behavior problems the deescalate whatever situation was in hand. I would take them out to dinner, to the movies, pottery classes whatever it took for them to stay active in their everyday living. assisted with a.m. or p.m. care. Clean sanitize disinfect the homes.
Stylist
JCPenney Salon
Holyoke, MA
02.1999 - 12.2006
- I took part of all the classes and training that were offered to me which I'm very grateful for. Which is what prepared me to open my own Salon that was very successful for 12 years. Did all types of cuts, colors, highlights, wax, relaxers, straightening, blow outs, washed towels swept ex. Made sure my salon was disinfected and sanitized every day, throughout the day my work station was sanitized and disinfected in between customers. Kept customers information up-to-date, sold products kept customers informed of new products and suggested products for everyday styling and to be kept healthy, cashed out customers and would always rebook following appointment.
Residential Counselor/ MedTech
Sullivan and Associates
Springfield, MA
06.1999 - 02.2005
- I dealt with DMR & HHA, Behavioral Health Disorders. Cook, cleaned sanitize and disinfect the homes, assist with everyday living passed out meds. Listen to any problems that residents might have to help them minimize whatever was going on in their heads, we go for walks with play games with listen to music would go for car rides at times a PRN was needed. Took them to different activities as dances, crafts classes, mini golfing, ex.
Delivery Driver Helper
UPS
West Springfield, MA
08.1998 - 03.1999
- Delivered overnight mail, help the driver delivers his packages after I was done with my morning routine
Education
CDL A - CDL
United Tractor Trailer
Holyoke , Ma 02.2005 - 12.2005
Skills
- Vehicle inspection
- Route planning
- Safety compliance
- Customer interaction
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Adaptability to change
- Conflict resolution
- Relationship building
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Appointment scheduling
- Driving in adverse conditions
- Verbal and written communication
- Vehicle inspections
- [Language] fluency
- Route determination
- Vehicle maintenance
- Daily logging
- Passenger assistance
- Accident prevention
- Loading and unloading
- Navigational systems and GPS
- Confidentiality
- Safe driving practices
- GPS and route planning
- Equipment operation
- DOT compliance
- Inclement weather driving
- Fuel efficiency
- Passenger support
- Order picking and processing
- Customer service
- Schedule management
- Passenger guidance
- Transportation
- Valid Driver's license
- Team building
- Flexible schedule
- Route logs
- Passenger transportation
- Problem-solving
- Route management
- Friendly and outgoing
- Business management
- Driving and transportation
- Commercial driving
- Traffic laws
- Delivery pickup
Timeline
Driver
Total Transport
02.2024 - Current
Home Health Aide
self-employed
02.2022 - Current
Housekeeper
self-employed
02.2022 - Current
Driver
Clearwater Jolley Trolley
09.2021 - 02.2022
School Bus Driver
Pinellas County Schools
04.2021 - 11.2021
Delivery driver
Amazon
10.2020 - 01.2021
Temperature Screener
Bausch & Lomb/ Kelly Services
04.2020 - 07.2020
PCA Personal Care Assistant/Home Health Aide
Integra Home Health
12.2017 - 07.2019
Sales Manager
Vivint Solar
12.2015 - 08.2017
Residential Counselor/Med Tech
Gandara Center
10.2013 - 05.2017
Master Stylist/ Owner
Sophisticated Cuts
05.2006 - 08.2018
CDL A - CDL
United Tractor Trailer
02.2005 - 12.2005
Residential Counselor/ MedTech
Sullivan and Associates
06.1999 - 02.2005
Stylist
JCPenney Salon
02.1999 - 12.2006
Delivery Driver Helper
UPS
08.1998 - 03.1999