Ian Cavallo
Sparks
Summary
Knowledgeable, expert, proficient, well-versed,and skilled. Demonstrated ability to manage teams effectively and implement process improvements, leading to enhanced productivity. Proven in fostering collaborative environments and resolving conflicts. Utilized critical thinking and communication skills to drive successful project outcomes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Housekeeping Work Leader
Department of Veterans Affairs
06.2022 - Current
- My duties include cleaning, sanitizing and sterilizing Patient Wards, COVID ward, Operating Rooms, Intervention Radiology, Cath Lab Medical Beds, Administrative areas, Offices, Specialty Clinics, Community Living Centers, Laboratories, Pathology, Pharmacies, Dietetics, Psychiatric Wards, with two step cleaning process and Terminal Cleaning.
- Implements Clorox UV light for infectious control purposes in the terminal cleaning process.
- Transport general refuse regulated medical waste and recycling to central collection areas following established procedures for waste management.
- Clean restrooms, bathrooms and shower rooms, ensuring they meet acceptable standards.
- Move and arrange furniture, patient wardrobes, beds etc. in your assigned area.
- Provide bed making services inpatient care areas.
- Clean mattresses, springs, and bed frames daily.
- Clean bedside stands, over bed lighting, blood pressure cuffs, bed tables, etc. in patient rooms.
- Remove soiled bags of linen from patient rooms and transport to the soiled laundry room.
- Defrosts and cleans refrigerators and ice machines in nourishment/kitchen areas and perform other duties as needed.
- Customer relations and communicating with patients and staff is key to getting daily tasks done efficiently as possible.
- My Floor care duties include sweeping, scrubbing and waxing floors.
- Responsible for trouble shooting issues as they arise.
- Additionally, I also train, mentor, guide and advise new employees in the duties and responsibilities of a housekeeping Aide.
- Able to quickly assess and adapt housekeeping responsibilities.
- Frequently required to lift objects weighing over forty (40) pounds and occasionally lift objects weighing over ninety (90) pounds.
- Cleaning of work area and other duties as assigned.
- Ensures all objectives have been met and reports all significant problems to the supervisor.
- Establishes deadlines and priorities based on general work schedules, methods, and procedures of the team.
- I ensure the biohazard storage and Chemotherapy Waste unit is clean and organized and prepared for the weekly contractor pick up.
- Responsible for leading employees in work operations as they come to me for direction and conducts inspections of work while in progress and completed to ensure compliance with all appropriate practices.
- I determine how many assignments can be done concurrently or which must be delayed; decides the number of employees required for accomplishing the work and the availability of materials and associated equipment needed.
- I use the ICARE values to make proper judgements in diverse situations.
- PRM in the Covid ward as well as a Lead PRM for the COVID ward during the night shift.
Janitor
Salvation Army
07.2018 - 12.2019
- Service, clean or supply restrooms.
- Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, or vacuuming.
- Gather and empty trash, follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
- Mix water and detergents or acids in container to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications.
- Clean windows, glass partitions, or mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges or squeegees.
- Notify Managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
- Expertise in Carpentry, Installation, Painting, Inventory Management.
- Requisition supplies or equipment needed for cleaning.
Various Military Duties
US Navy
11.2000 - 08.2010
- Various Military Duties to Include but not limited to Floor Maintenance, wall washing, doors, door frames, baseboard corners, edges and stairwells.
- Sweeping, dust mopping, damp and wet mopping, scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, buffing vacuuming carpets, carpet runners, spot washing areas, high and low dusting.
- Clean office, Lobby and recreation room furniture, following established cyclic cleaning procedures.
- Empty trash, recycling, and waste baskets as well as replace liners.
- Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how the equipment works.
- Respond to any injuries or complaints.
- Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and the other hand tools.
- Test repaired newly installed or updated telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions.
- Climbs poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults to install, maintain or inspect equipment.
- Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems and networks.
- Run wires between components and to outside cable systems.
- Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed safely and correctly.
- Collaborate with coworkers.
- Repair or replace faulty equipment such as a defective and damaged telephones, wires, components and associate equipment.
- Clean and maintain equipment.
- Use tools and equipment such as scrapers, wire brushes, putty knives, sandpaper, paint brushes, rollers and spray guns.
- Sand, scrape, texture, spackle, and putty surfaces.
- Able to work at various heights, such as working from ladders.
- Required to work in positions such as standing, stooping, bending and other tiring and uncomfortable positions.
- Request support from technical service centers when onsite procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
- Works very well with Staff, coworkers and customers.
- Responsible for employees that could total approximately 15-20.
Education
Highschool Diploma -
Black Hawk High School
Beaver Falls, PASkills
- Staff management
- Office administration
- Mentor
- Time management
- Human Resource
- Decision-making abilities
- Multi-tasking
- Office Management
- Training
- Team leadership
- Computer Hardware/Software Knowledge
- Customer Service
- Organization skills
- Researching
- Answering phones
- Carpentry
- Installation
- Painting
- Inventory Management
On Job Training
Department of Veterans Affairs, 03/01/20, Current
Awards
- Certificate of Excellence Award x3
- High Reliability Hero Award
- Department of Veterans Affairs 'Service Award'
- Certificate of Appreciation
Certification
- Certificate of Excellence Award x3
- High Reliability Hero Award
- Department of Veterans Affairs "Service Award"
- Certifacate of Appreciation
Timeline
Housekeeping Work Leader
Department of Veterans Affairs
06.2022 - Current
Janitor
Salvation Army
07.2018 - 12.2019
Various Military Duties
US Navy
11.2000 - 08.2010
Highschool Diploma -
Black Hawk High School
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