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Demetria White
Washington,DC
Summary
Dedicated transportation professional with over 25 years of experience in ensuring student safety and satisfaction. Skilled in defensive driving, time management, and effective communication. Eager to contribute expertise in route optimization and safety protocols to enhance operational efficiency.
Overview
1
1
Certification
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Driver
District Of Columbia Government/ OSSE
DC
06.2000 - Current
- Ensured timely transportation of students, adhering to safety protocols and regulations.
- Conducted routine vehicle inspections to maintain operational readiness and safety compliance.
- Navigated diverse routes efficiently, optimizing travel time while ensuring passenger satisfaction.
- Collaborated with school officials to coordinate schedules and address transportation needs effectively.
- Achieved safe driving records by consistently following traffic rules and regulations.
- Cleaned and maintained vehicle and assessed vehicle for damage after each shift.
- Completed routine pre- and post-trip inspections to evaluate vehicles and assess maintenance needs.
- Coordinated efficient routes to avoid delays and optimize schedules.
- Communicated with dispatchers and other personnel to coordinate transportation schedules.
- Navigated challenging weather conditions safely while maintaining on-time delivery performance rates.
- Ensured safe transportation of students to and from school, adhering to all traffic regulations.
- Conducted routine vehicle inspections to maintain operational readiness and safety standards.
- Assisted in managing student behavior on the bus, promoting a respectful environment.
- Collaborated with school staff to coordinate schedules and ensure timely arrivals and departures.
- Completed pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections and documented info in vehicle logs.
- Demonstrated professionalism at all times while engaging with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators alike during daily duties.
- Provided a positive environment for students during transportation, fostering respectful interactions and promoting good behavior.
- Assisted in maintaining bus cleanliness with regular sanitizing and disinfecting.
- Enhanced student safety by strictly adhering to bus routes and schedules, as well as enforcing established behavior guidelines.
- Ensured proper bus equipment functionality through regular checks of lights, signals, mirrors, brakes, tires, and other essential components.
- Maintained accurate and up-to-date route and time logs.
- Assisted in loading and unloading students and belongings.
- Attended pre-trip meetings to support safe transport of students.
- Completed logbooks, incident reports and other daily paperwork.
- Identified and reported mechanical problems and safety hazards.
- Assisted children with special needs in boarding and alighting bus, ensuring their safety and comfort.
Education
High School Diploma -
Spingarn Senior High School
Washington, DCSkills
- Time management
- Valid Driver's license
- Customer service
- Clean driving record
- Safe driving practices
- Defensive driving
- Vehicle inspection
- Driving in adverse conditions
- Vehicle inspections
- Transportation
- Traffic law observation
- Commercial driving
- Passenger transportation
- DOT compliance
- CDL license
- Driving and transportation
- Safe driving techniques
Certification
- FIRST AID AND CPR Training -
Timeline
Driver
District Of Columbia Government/ OSSE
06.2000 - Current
High School Diploma -
Spingarn Senior High School