Eric Valentine

While my responsibilities with Independence are vast these are just a few of my responsibilities.

• Inspect facilities for adherence to fire, hazard, and safety guidelines.
• Recognized, documented, and advised on removal of hazards.
• Conduct regular site inspections, identifying potential hazards and ensuring prompt resolution.
• Created an open line of communication between employees and management regarding safety concerns, fostering a collaborative approach to problem solving.
• Collaborate with management to develop strategic safety goals, promoting a strong culture of workplace safety.
• Write safety program plans to manage hazards, reduce incidents and save company money through less time lost.
• Develop new training programs to address performance and knowledge issues.
• Conduct safety audits and investigated plant quality issues.
• Conducted investigations into incidents and reported on findings.
• Coach employees, managers, and executives on effective safety policies.
• Investigate accidents and hazardous incidents to determine cause and made recommendations for corrective action.
• Maintain Knowledge of OSHA Regulations and upcoming changes

I owned a small photography business, which I closed because I didn't have enough time with the responsibilities of the career I chose. I used to primarily focus on wildlife photography to sell for publishing, though I decided to create a brand and focus on people. I specialize in Family, Senior and Wedding Photography.

I will discuss my approach to running the business in more detail in an interview, but I will say the biggest part of this job is being able to sell not your work but yourself. With an over saturated market in which everyone is a photographer the only way to actually make a profit is to be able to sell yourself in that you're the best person for the job, and then maximize the sale by getting a print order after the shoot.

I started my employment with the company as a Dispatcher and after 5 months of employment I was offered the Safety Director/Driver Manager position which I accepted. In my role with Dedicated I did everything from managing the drivers, reviewing P&L by driver when giving raises and reviews, to building a safety program, setting yearly and quarterly safety goals and coaching/disciplining drivers to make sure we're in compliance with FMCSA Regulations. In addition before I left I was also meeting with customers to try and build upon existing lanes while also meeting with possible new customers to build business. I also was reviewing current lanes to try and maximize profit within those lanes.

I operated a CNC Mill, the only reason I left was because they didn't want to offer more money and I had found a job elsewhere that offered more money.

My job duties include

Loading and unloading machine

Checking parts for quality and making adjustments when needed

Watching as the part is machined to make sure their isn't a problem with the program to avoid crashing the machine and ruining the part

Maintaining a clean and safe work area

I took this job to help out a family friend whose Top Man had walked off the job on him. I knew It wasn't what I wanted to do but decided to help him out while I looked for a better fit for myself.

My Job duties included

Assisting the Pipe Layer

Making sure all tools and pipe were staged and ready for the Pipe Layer

Shoot grade and calculate pitch

I was a fill in route sales rep in my short time with the company. While I enjoyed the work and being able to sell and meet customer needs, put together a sales plans and build relationships, I ultimately chose to leave because during the interview I was promised certain things that after I was hired did not end up coming true. I would be more than happy to discuss this in and interview more in detail.

My job duties included

Merchandising product

Conversing with store and department managers to best fulfill store needs and make sure they were happy with how product was moving off shelves

Set up displays

Sell new displays and obtain extra product locations in stores

Sell Frito-Lay products and maintain stock levels

I assisted the Pulper operator in running Secondary Fiber and day to day duties.

When the Pulper Operator is off, I would move up to the Operator and run Secondary Fiber. Secondary Fiber is in charge of making the stock to send to the machine.

Day to Day duties included

Cleaning

Making sure machinery is running properly

Regular lifting and physical labor

Being able to affectively manage time while working alone to make sure all duties get done in a 12 hour period