Ernesto Tapia
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Competent Crew Member ready to take on demanding workload to achieve objectives. Experienced in organizing supplies and equipment for efficient use. Team player with the drive to reach organizational goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Work Crew Supervisor
Pima County Regional Flood Control District
06.2024 - Current
- Achieved high-quality results with meticulous attention to detail in all tasks performed by the crew.
- Identify properly lines, easement locations, and jurisdiction boundaries
- Provided ongoing training and mentorship to new crew members, enhancing overall team performance.
- Reduced safety incidents by conducting thorough safety briefings and enforcing strict adherence to safety protocols.
- Kept detailed records of daily progress to identify and correct areas needing improvement.
- Contributed to company growth by consistently meeting or exceeding project goals and deadlines.
- Promoted a team accountability culture by setting clear expectations and holding individuals responsible for their actions.
- Increase crew efficiency by implementing effective scheduling and task delegation.
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Supervise work crews and participate in flood control field maintenance, repair, and construction activity of district-owned infrastructure.
- Operator-level maintenance and servicing of assigned general, heavy, and special equipment, e.g., skid steer, excavators, dozers, water trucks, graders, front-end loaders, jackhammers, tractor-trailers, and assigned pickup trucks.
- Interpreting blueprints, plans, schematics, and engineering drawings.
- Establishing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with work crews, other county staff, and contractors/vendors.
Ranch Foreman
Bandalero Ranch
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Lead construction and maintenance projects throughout the facility, prepare scope of work, establish materials list, and gather all necessary tools/equipment and PPE needed to complete tasks
- Revise all plans before work and inspect work during and after completion to ensure all required specifications are completed
- Complete various plumbing duties including galvanized pipe and PVC pipe ranging from 1-inch to 4-inch pipe
- Install irrigation valves and 2-inch sprinkler heads to ensure coverage of pastures
- Operate backhoe, wheel-loader, water truck, and dump truck.
Trades Maintenance Foreman (Natural Resources)
Pima County Natural Resources Parks & Recreation
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Perform a variety of construction and maintenance projects on over 240,000 acres of Pima county-owned land
- Maintain roadways leading to and around ranches other government owned properties (BLM, State Land, and Game and Fish) using Grader, Front end loader and Dozer and installing water bars and culverts to reduce water build up and erosion
- Create maps identifying property boundaries and work within them
- Inspect wells and remove well pipe, pumps, and rewire new electrical on pumps and install with new well pipe and wire
- Install new solar system and controllers for well sites
- Plan out the scope of work for contractors and oversee the projects from start to finish
- Determine equipment, tools, materials, and time frames and ensure to stay within the budget given to be completed
- Call in for Blue Stake and ensure the area is marked out and highly visible
- Perform plumbing projects that include HDPE SDR 11, PVC, and galvanized
- Use a fusing tool to properly weld and conduct a pressure test before making the line live to ensure no leaks or bad welds
- Installation of water systems to homes including 5000-gallon water storage tanks, water softeners, pressure tanks, filtration systems, and float systems
- Install solar panels and controllers for well systems
- Rehab existing wells, including removal of old well pipe and pumps and installation of new well pipe, pump, and new wiring
- Connect new wiring to new solar panels and controllers and ensure the pump and controller run correctly
- Lead crew throughout projects and confirm work is being completed as planned
- Work with other divisions within Pima County to perform clean-ups at wildcat dump sites within the county
- Train crew on all tools and equipment
- Provide needed PPE to all on the work site and ensure it is worn correctly
- Operate heavy machinery such as front-end loaders, graders, dozers, backhoes, skid steer, and excavators with/without jackhammer attachment
- Perform maintenance on heavy equipment, small equipment, tractor-trailers, and county trucks
- Use a GIS system to map and identify unmarked or new items
- Inform residents/businesses there will be a work zone for the days we will be working
- Make repairs and fabricate structures with journeyman-level welding proficiency.
- Assisted in budget preparation, effectively managing resources to optimize departmental expenditures.
Trades Maintenance Specialist
Pima County Natural Resources Parks & Recreation
10.2018 - 09.2023
- Manage 7-man DOC inmate work crew
- Complete ADCOM certification every six months to supervise DOC crew
- Train and document every new member of the crew before they start work
- Inspect wells and remove well pipe, pumps, and rewire new electrical on pumps and install with new well pipe and wire
- Install new solar system and controllers for well sites
- Communicate with DOC Lieutenants and on-duty guards daily informing them of inmate behavior and work ethic
- Plan out the next job site in a week advance and meet DOC at every new location to get the site inspected and approved before work has begun
- Log in and out of every tool/equipment each inmate uses and ensure all is accounted for at the end of the shift before inmates depart from the site
- Communicate with other Pima County employees, create a list of jobs, and make a priority list
- Attend trailing twice a year to maintain Applicator Certification with the Arizona Department of Agriculture
- Perform plumbing projects that include HDPE SDR 11, PVC, and galvanized
- Use a fusing tool to properly weld and conduct a pressure test before making the line live to ensure no leaks or bad welds
- Install new water lines, valves/valve boxes, pressure reducers, and back-flow valves
- Make repairs to any existing water lines
- Installation of water systems to homes including 5000-gallon water storage tanks, water softeners, pressure tanks, filtration systems, and float systems
- Install solar panels and controllers for well systems
- Rehab existing wells, including removal of old well pipe and pumps and installation of new well pipe, pump, and new wiring
- Connect new wiring to new solar panels and controllers and ensure the pump and controller run correctly.
Trades Maintenance Technician
Pima County
10.2016 - 10.2018
- Manage 7-man DOC inmate work crew
- Complete ADCOM certification every six months to supervise DOC crew
- Train and document every new member of the crew before they start work
- Communicate with DOC Lieutenants and on-duty guards daily informing them of inmate behavior and work ethic
- Plan out the next job site in a week advance and meet DOC at every new location to get the site inspected and approved before work has begun
- Log in and out of every tool/equipment that each inmate is using and ensure all is accounted for at the end of the shift before inmates depart from the site
- Communicate with other Pima County employees, create a list of jobs, and make a priority list
- Attend trailing twice a year to maintain Applicator Certification with the Arizona Department of Agriculture
- Complete various plumbing projects throughout baseball fields and soccer fields
- Make schedules for water run times that comply with the usage of the fields
- Adjust sprinkler heads properly to make sure water is hitting needed areas and ensure no flooding of any areas
- Operate mowers, tractors, utility vehicles, and equipment transportation to and from the maintenance shop.
Education
No Degree -
Cochise College
Douglas, AZ01.2014
Diploma -
Douglas High School
01.2012
Skills
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Communication
- Organization
- Problem-solving
- Management
- Heavy equipment operator
- Welding
- Plumbing
- GIS Mapping
- Jobsite Safety
- Task Prioritization
Certification
- Aerial Lift and Scissor Lift Certification, 10/01/22
- Forklift operator permit, 12/01/22, 12/01/25
- Road works training, 08/01/20
- ArcGIS training
Additional Information
Forklift Qualified- EXP 2025
Aerial lift and Scissor lift Qualified- EXP 2025
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Work Crew Supervisor
Pima County Regional Flood Control District
06.2024 - Current
Ranch Foreman
Bandalero Ranch
06.2023 - 12.2023
Trades Maintenance Foreman (Natural Resources)
Pima County Natural Resources Parks & Recreation
09.2022 - 06.2023
Trades Maintenance Specialist
Pima County Natural Resources Parks & Recreation
10.2018 - 09.2023
Trades Maintenance Technician
Pima County
10.2016 - 10.2018
No Degree -
Cochise College
Diploma -
Douglas High School
- Aerial Lift and Scissor Lift Certification, 10/01/22
- Forklift operator permit, 12/01/22, 12/01/25
- Road works training, 08/01/20
- ArcGIS training
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