Gary Vanderstraeten

Equipment:

10 Wheel Dump Truck

Loader, Backhoe, Grader, Mini Excavator, Sweeper - Mechanical and Vacuum, Skid Steer, and Flail Mower

Maintenance Duties Include:

Broom Crew

Worked for 3 years operating Elgin Mechanical and Schwarze Vacuum Brooms.

Pavement Preservation Surface Remedies

Included hand patch potholes, joint sealing, crack filling, profile grinding and shallow concrete pavement repair/hot patch.

Bridge

Bridge joint repair and replacement

Roadside

Roadside mowing, brush control, weedeaters and chainsaws, litter pickup, illegal sign removal, road kill removal.

Drainage

Channel repair, rock falls and rock slides, cleaned drainage structures, shoulder ditch work.

Other Road Assets

Replacing signs (existing signs and supports), metal guard rail maintenance, delineation repair and replacement.

Winter Response

Plowing snow, applying salt and magnesium chloride.

Miscellaneous

Traffic control (set up signs and cones), flagging, emergency maintenance response, call outs, sweep and clean pavement, dust abatement,

• Performed maintenance on irrigation systems and time clocks.
• Equipment used includes chain saws, weed trimmers, hedgers and various hand tools to maintain landscaped areas on roadsides and on/off ramps.
• Operated spray units for distributing chemicals for shrub and weed control.
• Worked with Highway Maintenance repairing roads which included pothole repair, flagging, crack sealing toll road maintenance and emergency road and lane closures.
• Obtained Class A Drivers License with tanker endorsement and operated Spray Rigs, Dump Trucks, Loaders and Boom Trucks.
• Started as Worker 1 in Landscape Maintenance and promoted to Equipment Operator 1

• Overhauled, installed and repaired equipment, including centrifugal compressors, pumps, valves, separators and generators.
• Duties included facilities maintenance and preparing residential and commercial units for new tenants.
• Oversaw the use and maintenance of machines such as lights and fans and plumbing, hydraulic, electrical and pneumatic systems.
• Interviewed and hired subcontractors.
• Monitored equipment inventories to streamline work readiness and ensure supplies were in alignment with specifications for each job.
• Cleaned, repaired and inspected units to ensure they were ready for new tenant move-ins.
• Observed and adhered to all guidelines, specifications and detailed instructions to meet strict operational and maintenance regulations.
• Implemented preventive maintenance practices and upheld equipment guidelines to avoid failures.
• Used and operated various types of tools such as power saws, sanders, grinders, forklifts and basic hand tools.
• Fixed any plumbing issues. carpentry, painting, or HVAC.
• Handled all inspections and grounds keeping.
• Maintained instruments and tools to ensure team completed maintenance tasks quickly and with accurate outcomes.