Summary
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Certification
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George Collins

Echo,OR

Summary

Professional driver with strong commitment to ensuring safe and reliable transportation for students. Skilled in route planning, vehicle maintenance, and adherence to safety protocols. Known for effective communication, teamwork, and flexibility in adapting to changing schedules. Dependable and focused on delivering consistent results while fostering positive and secure environment for passengers.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

School Bus Driver

Mid Columbia Bus
12.2024 - Current
  • Completed pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections and documented info in vehicle logs.
  • Demonstrated professionalism at all times while engaging with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators alike during daily duties.
  • Provided a positive environment for students during transportation, fostering respectful interactions and promoting good behavior.
  • Assisted in maintaining bus cleanliness with regular sanitizing and disinfecting.
  • Transported passengers safely along prescribed routes according to tight schedules.
  • Ensured proper bus equipment functionality through regular checks of lights, signals, mirrors, brakes, tires, and other essential components.
  • Obeyed federal, State and local traffic laws and regulations to enable safe transportation outcomes for participants.

Commercial Parts Delivery Driver

RDO Equipment
04.2024 - 08.2024
  • Managed challenging situations with professionalism and poise, resolving conflicts and ensuring successful outcomes for all parties involved.
  • Reduced delivery errors through thorough inventory management and organization of vehicle storage space.
  • Improved delivery efficiency by planning optimal routes and adhering to strict time schedules.
  • Ensured accurate order fulfillment for customer satisfaction, by double-checking parts against invoices before delivery.
  • Developed strong relationships with clients through reliable service, fostering repeat business from satisfied customers.
  • Upheld high standards of cleanliness in the delivery vehicle, promoting a positive image for the company brand during on-site visits.

Forklift Operator

Lamb Weston
06.2021 - 12.2023
  • Packaged, labeled and tagged goods before transfer.
  • Positioned lifting devices to secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
  • Drove gasoline- or electric-powered vehicles to transport materials between loading, processing and storage areas.
  • Moved levers or controls of lifting devices to load, unload or stack material.
  • Weighed materials or products to record data on tags or labels.

Hardware Department Manager

Ranch and Home
12.2019 - 05.2021
  • Reviewed completed work to verify consistency, quality and conformance.
  • Mediated conflicts between employees and facilitated effective resolutions to disputes.
  • Assigned work and monitored performance of project personnel.
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
  • Completed thorough opening, closing and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
  • Resolved customer inquiries and complaints requiring management-level escalation.

Education

High School Diploma -

Marysville Pilchuck High School
Marysville, WA
05.1990

Skills

  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Warehouse Management Systems
  • Freight Counts
  • Pallet Construction
  • Problem-Solving
  • Maintenance and Repair
  • Forklift Operator Certification
  • Materials Handling
  • OSHA Compliance
  • Forklift Operation

Certification

DOT medical certificate

First Aid/CPR/AED certification

Timeline

School Bus Driver

Mid Columbia Bus
12.2024 - Current

Commercial Parts Delivery Driver

RDO Equipment
04.2024 - 08.2024

Forklift Operator

Lamb Weston
06.2021 - 12.2023

Hardware Department Manager

Ranch and Home
12.2019 - 05.2021

High School Diploma -

Marysville Pilchuck High School

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