DEQUANNA CAINES
Houston,TX
Summary
Professional transportation specialist equipped to provide reliable and safe driving services. Skilled in route planning, vehicle maintenance, and adhering to all safety regulations. Strong focus on teamwork and adaptable to changing needs, ensuring smooth operations and timely deliveries. Known for dependability and commitment to achieving results.
Experienced with navigating diverse routes and ensuring timely deliveries. Utilizes keen attention to detail for maintaining vehicle safety and compliance. Track record of effective communication and teamwork to achieve operational goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Transportation Driver
Kenan Advantage Group Inc.
Houston, TX
07.2025 - Current
- Operated commercial vehicles safely to transport goods across various routes.
- Conducted pre-trip and post-trip inspections to ensure vehicle safety and compliance.
- Utilized GPS technology for route optimization, enhancing delivery efficiency.
- Maintained accurate logs of driving hours, mileage, and cargo details according to regulations.
- Cryogenics operations
- Safely transport hazardous material
Transportation Driver
Marten Transport
Mondovi, WI
07.2024 - 05.2025
- Coordinated efficient routes to avoid delays and optimize schedules.
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills, consistently meeting tight deadlines and maintaining punctuality for all scheduled routes.
- Communicated effectively with customers regarding shipment statuses, delays, or any other pertinent information.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by providing timely and professional transportation services.
- Adhered to traffic laws while navigating various weather conditions, maintaining a clean driving record throughout tenure.
- Coordinated effectively with team members including dispatchers, loaders, unloaders during operations for smooth logistics management.
- Provided exceptional customer service during pick-up and delivery interactions, addressing concerns promptly and professionally.
- Improved route efficiency by analyzing GPS data and optimizing delivery schedules.
Transportation Driver
Covenant Transport
Chattanooga, TN
10.2023 - 06.2024
- Coordinated efficient routes to avoid delays and optimize schedules.
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills, consistently meeting tight deadlines and maintaining punctuality for all scheduled routes.
- Communicated effectively with customers regarding shipment statuses, delays, or any other pertinent information.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by providing timely and professional transportation services.
- Adhered to traffic laws while navigating various weather conditions, maintaining a clean driving record throughout tenure.
- Coordinated effectively with team members including dispatchers, loaders, unloaders during operations for smooth logistics management.
- Provided exceptional customer service during pick-up and delivery interactions, addressing concerns promptly and professionally.
- Improved route efficiency by analyzing GPS data and optimizing delivery schedules.
Administrative Clerk
United States Army
El Paso, TX
06.2019 - 04.2021
- Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.
- Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints
- Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.
- Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers or typewriters
- Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.
- Train other staff members to perform work activities, such as using computer applications.
- Process and prepare documents, such as business or government forms and expense reports.
- Entered data into system and updated customer contacts with information to keep records current.
Culinary Specialist
United States Army
Pyeongtaek
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Monitor compliance with health and fire regulations regarding food preparation and serving, and building maintenance in lodging and dining facilities
- Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner
- Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.
- Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity
- Monitor budgets and payroll records, and review financial transactions to ensure that expenditures are authorized and budgeted
- Coordinate assignments of cooking personnel to ensure economical use of food and timely preparation.
- Perform some food preparation or service tasks such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving food and drinks when necessary
- Plan menus and food utilization based on anticipated number of guests, nutritional value, palatability, popularity, and costs
- Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation, and food subsidies when appropriate.
- Organize and direct worker training programs, resolve personnel problems, hire new staff, and evaluate employee performance in dining and lodging facilities
- Order and purchase equipment and supplies.
- Managed delivery of fresh rations in hazardous environments for over 500 personnel.
Mail Room Clerk
United States Army
06.2018 - 12.2018
- Sort and route incoming mail, and collect outgoing mail, using carts as necessary.
- Lift and unload containers of mail or parcels onto equipment for transportation to sortation stations.
- Remove from machines printed materials such as labeled articles, postmarked envelopes or tape, and folded sheets
- Add ink, fill paste reservoirs, and change machine ribbons when necessary.
- Start machines that automatically feed plates, stencils, or tapes through mechanisms, and observe machine
- Operations in order to detect any malfunctions
- Remove containers of sorted mail/parcels, and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures
- Contact delivery or courier services to arrange delivery of letters and parcels.
- Stamp dates and times of receipt of incoming mail.
- Insert material for printing or addressing into loading racks on machines, select type or die sizes, and position plates, stencils, or tapes in machine magazines
- Release packages or letters to customers upon presentation of written notices or other identification.
Culinary Specialist
United States Army
Fort Bliss, CA
02.2015 - 12.2018
- Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware.
- Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.
- Prepare a variety of foods, such as meats, vegetables, desserts, according to customers' orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures
- Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas such as refrigerators and freezers.
- Wash, peel, and cut various foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to prepare for cooking or serving.
- Place food trays over food warmers for immediate service, or store them in refrigerated storage cabinets.
- Portion and wrap the food, or place it directly on plates for service to patrons.
- Weigh or measure ingredients.
- Mix ingredients for green salads, molded fruit salads, vegetable salads, and pasta salads.
- Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas
- Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.
- Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed, and provide cooks with needed items.
- Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
- Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.
- Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items
- Monitor compliance with health and fire regulations regarding food preparation and serving, and building maintenance in lodging and dining facilities
- Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner
- Count money and make bank deposits.
- Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.
- Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
- Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service.
- Perform some food preparation or service tasks such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving food and drinks when necessary.
Orderly Room
United Stated Army
Pyeongtaek
01.2018 - 06.2018
- Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers
- Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints
- Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.
- Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers or typewriters
- Complete work schedules, manage calendars, and arrange appointments.
- Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.
- Deliver messages and run errands.
- Inventory and order materials, supplies, and services.
- Complete and mail bills, contracts, policies, invoices, or checks.
- Process and prepare documents, such as business or government forms and expense reports.
- Managed time efficiently while balancing multiple responsibilities, ensuring that all tasks were completed in a timely and accurate manner.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S - Psychology Candidate
Park UniversityParkville
Illinois City, ILSkills
- Outgoing Mail Preparation
- Data Gathering
- Data Recording
- Materials Organization
- Administrative and Clerical Support
- Customer Follow-Up
- Record Sorting and Filing
- Database Entry
- Heavy lifting
- Transportation regulations
- Logbook management
- Hazardous materials handling
- Freight handling
- Safe driving practices
- Weather conditions awareness
- Vehicle inspection
Timeline
Transportation Driver
Kenan Advantage Group Inc.
07.2025 - Current
Transportation Driver
Marten Transport
07.2024 - 05.2025
Transportation Driver
Covenant Transport
10.2023 - 06.2024
Administrative Clerk
United States Army
06.2019 - 04.2021
Culinary Specialist
United States Army
01.2019 - 06.2019
Mail Room Clerk
United States Army
06.2018 - 12.2018
Orderly Room
United Stated Army
01.2018 - 06.2018
Culinary Specialist
United States Army
02.2015 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science (B.S - Psychology Candidate
Park UniversityParkville