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David Buck

Dumfries,Va

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level help desk position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Landscape Technician

David's Landscaping
06.2019 - Current
  • Conducts pricing estimates and proposals for various garden and landscape related projects, communicating clearly between distributor and client in a means for cost efficiency and client satisfaction
  • Communicates the status of estimates, scheduling, material deliveries, upcoming services and maintenance, project cancellations, and payment procedures to clients
  • Maintains a friendly and professional relationship with clients, updating them with all business related queries
  • Manages, records, plans and applies the present and future distribution of all incoming and outgoing funds
  • Organizes and documents past, present, and future project reports to ensure cost efficiency and consistency throughout a turbulent market
  • Directs and leads the daily on goings of a landscape site to ensure the timely planning and safe implementation of tasks pertaining to the specific day and season
  • Sources potential leads and job opportunities through a variety of platforms ranging from local magazines (The Montclarion) to social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
  • Improves the quality of the project environment and labor by continuously updating and upgrading equipment and vehicle features
  • Plans and schedules specific tasks relayed directly from a client through a combination of time management and customer service
  • Identifies and uses creative techniques to enhance the efficacy of labor and time spent per project
  • Updates weekly project reports to show changes in scheduling
  • Performs a variety of professional and administrative functions to ensure specific tasks are successfully completed in a timely manner
  • Assures compliance with all local permits, safety and environmental laws and regulations
  • Operates multiple brands-including Stihl, Troy Build, Echo, Husqvarna, Scag, and Toro-of seasonal dependent gas powered and electric machinery and equipment(commercial mowers, trimmers, aerators, leaf blowers, and snow blowers)safely and efficiently
  • Renovates and restores residential garden, landscape, and turf areas to a condition pertaining to client demands
  • Installs multiple tons of stonework as patios and walkways by first correctly excavating, removing and manipulating areas of earth in the dimensions of the project being done
  • Creates long lasting relationships with clients, material suppliers, and local small business owners to improve relations, further cost efficiency, and attract future business leads and queries
  • Maintains the growth, trimming, and winterization of a multiple variety of perennial and annual plants and shrubs and grasses native to a hardiness zone 7.

Quality Control Technician (Seasonal)

Chenega MIOS- NTIS
11.2022 - 03.2023

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Quality Control Technician (Seasonal)

Chenega MIOS - NTIS
11.2021 - 01.2022
  • Carefully analyzed and highlighted found errors in Social Security Administration documentation including COLA files (Cost of Living Adjustment) 1099 forms, 1040 forms and hearings
  • Collaborated with lead teams to address and resolve quality concerns, improving overall product integrity
  • Securely and safely handled and reviewed highly sensitive personally identifiable information such as social security numbers, account numbers, financial history, and medical records
  • Met quotas set every week for errors found, corrections made, and documents reviewed.
  • Responsibly worked remote full time in a fast paced environment under a firm completion date
  • Maintained meticulous records of quality control efforts, providing reliable audit trail for compliance purposes
  • Worked in compliance with Braille Works to ensure all audio documents were properly formatted and scripted to recreate the intent of the visual document
  • Successfully met all deadlines set for COLA files and 1099 forms to be reviewed, corrected and shipped
  • Solely scanned, packaged and labeled over 600 audio CDs a day to be shipped to the hearing impaired
  • Simultaneously navigated through multiple Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat Reader documents to ensure guideline compliance and data integrity
  • Communicated and regularly updated the status of files to leads and coworkers through programs like Teams and Outlook.

Landscape Technician

My Landscaper
01.2013 - 05.2019
  • Oversaw the operation of a small team of landscape laborers that would service the greater Montclair, Virginia area
  • Maintained the growth, trimming, and winterization of a multiple variety of perennial and annual plants and shrubs and grasses native to a hardiness zone 7
  • Renovated and restored residential garden, landscape, and turf areas to a condition pertaining to client demands
  • Installed multiple tons of stonework as patios and walkways by first correctly excavating, removing and manipulating areas of earth in the dimensions the project being done
  • Operated multiple brands-including Stihl, Troy Build, DeWalt, Echo, Husqvarna, Scag, and Toro-of seasonal dependent gas powered and electric machinery and equipment(commerical mowers, trimmers, aerators, leaf blowers, and snow blowers)safely and efficiently
  • Operated a variety of hand tools.

Cashier

Cracker Barrel
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Collaborated with team members to ensure optimal efficiency during peak dining hours.
  • Handled high volume transactions calmly, maintaining composure under pressure and delivering excellent customer service.
  • Balanced multiple responsibilities simultaneously, prioritizing tasks according to immediate needs of the restaurant operation.
  • Enhanced guest experience with exceptional service and positive demeanor during checkout process.
  • Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
  • Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
  • Counted money in cash drawers at beginning and end of shifts to maintain accuracy.
  • Handled multiple payment methods securely, minimizing discrepancies and potential losses.

Site General Laborer

Keene Construction Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Aided in the daily operations of a construction site and its workers to improve efficiency and ensure a safe, clean working environment
  • Inspected, loaded, and unloaded specific job site materials, tools and various gas powered and electric machinery
  • Operated a variety of hand and power tools.

Education

Mountain View High School
06.2010

Skills

  • CompTIA A certification
  • Software Installation
  • Application support
  • Problem-Solving
  • VPN Configuration
  • Customer Service
  • Attention to Detail
  • Multitasking

Timeline

Quality Control Technician (Seasonal)

Chenega MIOS- NTIS
11.2022 - 03.2023

Quality Control Technician (Seasonal)

Chenega MIOS - NTIS
11.2021 - 01.2022

Landscape Technician

David's Landscaping
06.2019 - Current

Landscape Technician

My Landscaper
01.2013 - 05.2019

Cashier

Cracker Barrel
01.2011 - 01.2012

Site General Laborer

Keene Construction Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2010

Mountain View High School
David Buck