Daniel McQuillen
Heavy Equipment Operator
Crescent City,California
Summary
Skilled Heavy Equipment Operator with a proven track record at Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation, specializing in habitat restoration and road decommissioning. Expert in excavator and bulldozer operation, adept at interpreting maps and leading teams to exceed project goals. Demonstrates exceptional environmental compliance awareness and site preparation techniques, ensuring sustainable outcomes for the future of our fisheries for yurok people and non-natives alike.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Heavy Equipment Operator
Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation
07.2021 - Current
- Restored, created and repaired fish habitat with a focus on salmon a steelhead species
- Operated excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks to transport heavy materials, including dirt, logs for habitat, brush and large woody debris
- Operated machining equipment safely with a team of operators.
- Demonstrated versatility in skillset by operating multiple types of heavy machinery to accommodate project needs
- Optimized machine performance with regular cleaning, lubrication, and maintenance checks in accordance with requirements that management had set fourth
- Remove debris and leveled ground to prepare job sites for construction projects
Heavy Equipment Operator
Yurok Watershed Restoration Department
05.2007 - 06.2021
- Decommission and restore old logging roads back to their natural state so as to prevent sediment from these roads from ending up in the streams and rivers below them
- Executed safe transportation of heavy materials by operating dump trucks, bulldozers, and excavators efficiently
- Demonstrated ability to draw and map out specific sites that we worked on
- Executed to ability to use a compass and a clinometer to survey the volume of dirt before and after the removal process on a dirt roadway traveling over a stream crossing
- Demonstrated the ability to read basic blue print and maps so as to come up with a plan on how to tackle and prioritize tasks to obtain a finished product that was satisfactory for funding agencies and/or customers
Education
General Studies - General Studies
College of The Redwoods
Crescent City, CA 05.2001 -
Heavy Equipment Operations - Heavy Equipment Operations
Heavy Equipment Operators School
Eugene, OR 05.2001 -
Skills
Backhoe handling
Road construction
Front end loader operations
Debris removal
Site preparation techniques
First aid training
Team leadership
Slope stabilization methods
Interpreting maps and instructions
Environmental compliance awareness
Excavation expertise
Bulldozer operation
Compactor operation
Blueprint reading
Land surveying basics
Timeline
Heavy Equipment Operator
Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation
07.2021 - Current
Heavy Equipment Operator
Yurok Watershed Restoration Department
05.2007 - 06.2021
General Studies - General Studies
College of The Redwoods
05.2001 -
Heavy Equipment Operations - Heavy Equipment Operations
Heavy Equipment Operators School
05.2001 -
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