Gary Einertson
Hastings,MN
Summary
Dedicated professional with a strong safety record as a School Bus Driver at Schmitty & Sons, adept at student supervision and conflict resolution. Proven technical troubleshooting skills as a Network Technician, enhancing network reliability and customer service. Committed to compliance with regulations and effective communication, ensuring a secure and efficient environment. Proven leadership ability with assisting other locators on difficult locates, and ability with Schmitty and sons utility resources do go 3 years with no at fault damages and only 2 at faults in over 5 years
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
School Bus Driver
Schmitty & Sons
06.2022 - Current
- Operated school bus safely, adhering to traffic laws and safety regulations.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to ensure vehicle readiness and safety compliance.
- Assisted students in boarding and disembarking, ensuring a secure environment.
- Managed student behavior during transit, promoting a respectful atmosphere.
Network Technician
Centurylink
01.2000 - 03.2022
- Executed network diagnostics to assess performance levels of new installations and identify faults in existing infrastructure.
- Enhanced network reliability through proactive troubleshooting and resolution of hardware and software issues.
- Facilitated collaboration among team members to ensure successful execution of large-scale network projects.
- Oversaw cabling operations and executed data drop installations for new node setups.
- Diagnosed and resolved hardware, software, and network issues while replacing defective components.
- Collaborated with external vendors to oversee fiber installation and service operations.
- Documented maintenance and repair activities to enhance network reliability and performance.
- Executed essential maintenance tasks to ensure continuous network availability.
- Delivered exceptional customer service by swiftly resolving user concerns and technical issues.
- Executed installation and dressing of fiber cabling and hardware components.
- Facilitated problem resolution and provided educational support to local and remote users.
- Optimized system performance through proactive network maintenance and timely updates.
- Minimized network downtime by swiftly identifying and resolving technical issues.
- Enhanced network efficiency by upgrading infrastructure to accommodate growing data demands.
- Oversaw compliance with industry standards through regular updates of network security protocols.
- Delivered exceptional user support by swiftly resolving connectivity and access issues.
- Oversaw meticulous documentation of network configurations and changes to enhance future issue resolution.
- Executed tracing and patching operations for copper network infrastructure.
Cable Locator
SM&P Utility Resources
09.1995 - 01.2000
- Located buried phone, electric cables and gas.
- Helped with Troubleshooting for other Locator and assisted with difficult locates for Phone, Gas, and Electric.
- Filled out appropriate paperwork for all locates.
Education
High School Diploma - Standard Subjects
Stillwater Sr High
Stillwater, MN06.1977
Skills
Safe vehicle operation
Additional Information
- I am a Veteran, served in the Air Force from Sept 1977 to Oct 1981
- Honorable discharge.
Timeline
School Bus Driver
Schmitty & Sons
06.2022 - Current
Network Technician
Centurylink
01.2000 - 03.2022
Cable Locator
SM&P Utility Resources
09.1995 - 01.2000
High School Diploma - Standard Subjects
Stillwater Sr High