Corey Kasten
Summary
Diligent and hard-working candidate ready to contribute solid effort as team member. Thorough and highly organized with excellent communication skills. Reliable worker with strong work ethic and a focus on safety.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Groundskeeper
Val Verde Unified School District
07.2023 - Current
- Maintained by mowing lawns, trimming hedges and planting flowers.
- Removed debris and waste from outdoor areas.
- Trimmed greenery, shrubs, and hedges to maintain uniform appearance.
- Maintained gardening tools by replacing blades and fluids.
- Performed equipment maintenance and repairs to keep tools functional for projects.
- Utilized power tools and landscaping machines to maintain outdoor areas.
- Assisted with irrigation system maintenance and repair.
- Understood and followed verbal and written landscaping instructions to complete complex tasks correctly.
- Operated various landscaping equipment safely and efficiently, including mowers, trimmers, edgers, blowers, and chainsaws.
- Monitored and evaluated condition of trees, shrubs, lawns and flowerbeds.
Night Custodian To Groundskeeper (05/2017-06/2021)
San Jacinto Unified School District
5 2016 - 6 2021
- In depth knowhow of standard cleaning procedures using cleaning equipment such as vacuum cleaners, floor buffers and cleaning compounds
- Strong background in handling, mixing and using chemicals in a safe manner
- Knowledge of managing inventory of cleaning supplies and maintaining supply availability
- Knowledge of occupational hazards
- In depth experience of maintaining site landscaping and irrigation systems
- Proven experience operating heavy equipment and hand tools such as various ride on mowers, power tools pertaining to grounds like chainsaws, hedgers, blowers etc as well as various hand tools
- Experience in irrigation systems and repair such as replacing sprinklers, valves, solenoids, broken irrigation lines
- In depth knowledge of watering and seasonal irrigation usage and experience with setting and adjusting irrigation timers
- Proven ability to work for long hours standing and to perform physical tasks constantly
- Competent at conducting building inspections to determine signs of vandalism or needed repairs
- Capability of climbing ladders and working at heights
- Strong communication skills and the excellent ability to work in a team environment.
Painter
Innovative Painting
11.2013 - 06.2015
- Apply paint and additional finishes/coatings to inside and outside surfaces of buildings and other structural surfaces
- Utilize pre-coating agents such as primers, filling, and leveling materials
- Color matching/tinting and adding textures
- In depth knowledge of surface preparation procedures including: sanding, grinding, scraping/chipping, water blasting, abrasive blasting and masking
- Ability to use tools of the trade including: paint brushes, rollers, spray guns/pumps, pneumatic tools, hand tools and power tools
- Work in a safe manner by OSHA standards with continual safety training and education.
- Safely operated lifts, scaffolding, and ladders to complete large-scale jobs efficiently.
Route Sales Driver
Cintas
05.2010 - 10.2013
- Delivery of uniforms and facility products along with sales duties
- Provide exceptional customer service and product knowledge
- Issue supplies as per demand of clients and maintain records of payments and inventory
- Ability to use hand trucks, pallet jacks, handheld devices and hand tools
- Installation of commercial bathroom hardware and facility dispensers
- Drive a 24" box truck safely using the "5 Keys Smith Driving Training System''
- Knowledge of occupational safety hazards
- Assisted with sorting and organizing stockroom items.
- Stocked shelves and loaded orders to prepare deliveries.
- Completed daily pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections.
- Determined best routes for driving to customer sites, accounting for such factors as weather and road construction.
Education
Diploma -
Rancho Verde High
Moreno Valley, CAAwards
SJUSD "You Make A Difference" Award
Timeline
Substitute Groundskeeper
Val Verde Unified School District
07.2023 - Current
Painter
Innovative Painting
11.2013 - 06.2015
Route Sales Driver
Cintas
05.2010 - 10.2013
Night Custodian To Groundskeeper (05/2017-06/2021)
San Jacinto Unified School District
5 2016 - 6 2021
Diploma -
Rancho Verde High
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