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Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
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Carpentry
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Clinton Mireles

Carpenter / WireTechnician / Environmentalist / Entrepreneur
Lansing,MI

Summary

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

10
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education
1
Language

Work History

Cheap For My Peeps!
Lansing, MI

Proprietor
06.2017 - Current

Job overview

  • Sales of Second Hand items on Facebook and other sales apps.
  • Built picnic tables with material bought at lumbar yards and used social media to promote sale by advertising and marketing through Facebook Marketplace.
  • Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
  • Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
  • Grew business by developing business plans, hiring staff and obtaining initial investments.
  • Provided customer service on accounts and resolved problems.
  • Dominated Facebook market for businesses that sell second hand items.
  • Surpassed revenue objectives year over year through strategic promotional plans.
  • Entered income and expense details into business databases to track purchases and address variances.
  • Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
  • Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
  • Developed and managed relationships with vendors and suppliers.
  • Established, optimized and enforced business policies to maintain consistency across industry operations.
  • Studied market to determine optimal pricing of goods and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
  • Completed more than 300 orders in 5 years with 90% customer satisfaction rate.

Prescott College
Prescott, AZ

Community Assessment Position
03.2023 - 05.2023

Job overview

  • Completed a longitudinal work study and community assessment involving community wide cleaning and assessment of blight, mainly loose litter and discarded trash. Wrote a 33 page research paper about the amount of trash by weight that was found within commerical areas and low income neighborhoods in Lansing, MIchigan and the psychological impact society suffers as a result of loose litter and discarded trash.
  • During the longitudinal study that intertwined with my community assessment position, I removed 218 pounds of blight (Loose Litter and Discarded Trash) from the city streets of Lansing, MI. While assessing different communities within Lansing, MI, I removed 1000 pounds of blight ( Loose Litter and Discarded Trash) from the city streets of low income neighborhoods and commerical areas such as shopping plazas and shopping malls.
  • Communicated professionally in written and verbal forms with team members, clients and staff.

AT&T
Lansing, MI

Premises Technician
05.2013 - 08.2015

Job overview

  • Maintained company vehicle and company equipment.
  • Read and deciphered graphs and blueprints.
  • Installed and repaired AT&T property and customer equipment.
  • Educated customers on how to use U-verse services for AT&T.
  • Coordinated installation of new users and relocations of existing users.
  • Installed and configured new devices and system components.
  • Diagnosed and resolved complex integrated customer issues for implementation, add-on, maintenance and support of voice, data, VoIP, and CTI applications.
  • Responded to service requests during and after business hours.
  • Implemented security measures to protect network systems from unauthorized access and threats.
  • Collaborated with other technicians to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
  • Installed and repaired network cabling, hardware and software to maximize operational efficiency.
  • Conducted regular inspections of telecommunications systems to identify and repair any potential issues.
  • Provided training to customers to enhance use and understanding of network systems.
  • Performed periodic system upgrades and maintenance to meet industry standards.
  • Monitored and performed maintenance on telecommunications systems to facilitate optimal performance.
  • Performed quality assurance on systems to confirm optimal performance.
  • Managed and prioritized customer service requests to achieve prompt resolution.
  • Researched and recommended network and data communications hardware and software.
  • Read blueprints and schematics to correctly place equipment.
  • Installed wiring, cabling and networking hardware on customer premises.
  • Performed preventive maintenance of telecommunications equipment.
  • Planned layouts and ran cable into buildings and through walls, attics, and crawl spaces.
  • Worked closely with network administrators and server engineers to deliver quality service.

Education

Prescott College
Prescott, AZ

Bachelor of Arts from Sustainable Community Development/Human Developmen
05.2017 - 05.2023

University Overview

  • I earned a Major Degree in Environmental Sustainability and Community Development with a Minor Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies Emphasizing Human Development Psychology.
  • I graduated with a 3.6 GPA
  • Research Project: Free Community Giveaway Event , This community giveaway event lasted 2 days and focused on giving clothes, furniture, household items and decorations, shoes, toys and all type of items that were donated by local businesses and citizens of various cities within Michigan.
  • Capstone Project: Littering and The Human Psyche, During this project I walked a total of 10 miles with various stretches of city streets and picked up 218 pounds of loose litter and trash. This project discovered and found information that highlights the amounts of loose litter and discarded trash in wealthy neighborhoods, which is low, and the high amounts of loose litter and discarded trash within low income and poor neighborhoods. After the official work study, the project was continued and 1000 pounds of loose litter and discarded trash were picked up and processed into landfills.
  • Thesis: Littering and the Human Psyche.
  • Professional Development: [Subject]

Skills

    Cost analysis and savings

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Accomplishments

  • Organized and hosted a Community Giveaway Event that gave away more than $2000 in free items to over 100 families in the City of Lansing.
  • Completed a 3 Month long project that focused on picking up loose liter and discarded trash in low-income neighborhoods in Lansing, MI.
  • I picked up over 1000 pounds of loose litter and discarded trash during and after my longitudinal project.
  • Received an 3.6 GPA while earning my Bachelors of Arts.
  • Supervised team of 6 staff members.

Affiliations

ROC United

Prescott College Alumni

Additional Information

I have been working since I was 13 years old, which has helped me to develop an amazing work ethic which i bring with me to every job or task i set out to accomplish. I stopped working a full time job when i was 3 years into earning my Bachelors of Arts Degree and i have been working part time jobs and gig jobs since 2020. During this time I have developed and promoted a business named Cheap For My Peeps, which went from selling second hand items online, to providing different landscaping services, and now focused on carpentry work and building picnic tables for houses and local business. My work is on display outside of Fleetwood Diner in Lansing, MI, as well as many other local businesses. While I was growing my business, i completed my Bachelors of Arts Degree and I am determined and motivated to use my degree in Environmental Sustainability and Community Development in my up-incoming career.

Software

MS Word

MS Excel

Powerpoint

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Reader

GIMP

Basic contorls

Networking

Troubleshooting

Cleaning Hard Drive

Creating PDFs

Interests

Carpentry

Herbal Medicine

Bicycling

Electronic Wiring Schematics

Bowling

Gardening

Online Sales

Financial Gains Through Businesses

Volunteer Work

Cleaning Up Loose Litter and Discarded Trash

Timeline

Community Assessment Position

Prescott College
03.2023 - 05.2023

Proprietor

Cheap For My Peeps!
06.2017 - Current

Prescott College

Bachelor of Arts from Sustainable Community Development/Human Developmen
05.2017 - 05.2023

Premises Technician

AT&T
05.2013 - 08.2015

Carpentry

I have been doing carpentry for 4 years and I started out by helping a master carpenter with his jobs as a apprentice. Over the years, I have started to build for myself and i have built more than 50 picnic tables, 2 book shelves, repair and installed wooden steps, flower boxes and bird houses. I have been selling picnic tables all over michigan to various people and i have sold picnic tables to at least 10 businesses in my local area of Lansing, MI.

Carpentry

I have been doing carpentry for 4 years and I started out by helping a master carpenter with his jobs as a apprentice. Over the years, I have started to build for myself and i have built more than 50 picnic tables, 2 book shelves, repair and installed wooden steps, flower boxes and bird houses. I have been selling picnic tables all over michigan to various people and i have sold picnic tables to at least 10 businesses in my local area of Lansing, MI.

Clinton MirelesCarpenter / WireTechnician / Environmentalist / Entrepreneur