Ilysha Gorgas
Dade City,FL
Summary
I am confident in my safety assessment abilities. I am more than willing to work with anyone at any job. I think however my best feature is how efficient I am with learning new skills and ventures. I am also a very good and hard worker. Observant forklift operator with experience supporting material and inventory operations. Practiced in securing large loads to minimize damage. Physically fit and reliable with superior work ethic and commitment to supporting team needs. Trained in warehouse operations and safety.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Corrections Officer
Lowell Correctional Institution
Ocala, FL
12.2023 - 03.2025
- Enhanced facility safety by conducting thorough security checks and monitoring inmate activities.
- Supervised inmates during all activities and transfers to monitor compliance and implement corrective actions.
- Reduced inmate altercations by maintaining consistent enforcement of rules and regulations.
- Supported successful emergency response efforts by participating in regular drills and training exercises.
- Monitored radio transmissions between staff to respond immediately to directions and emergencies.
- Collaborated with fellow officers to maintain a secure and orderly environment within the correctional facility.
- Inspected condition of locks, window bars, doors and gates to prevent prisoner escapes.
- Drove passenger vehicles and trucks to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
Forklift Operator
Custom Windows
Ocala, FL
10.2021 - 11.2022
- Operate fork truck in and out doors.
- Maintained current forklift training and certification as required by company policies.
- Tied and secured loads to prevent shifting or damage to items.
- Checked shipments for damaged or incorrect items.
- Picked up warehouse debris and deposited waste into appropriate piles and stacked baled trash.
- Transported material to correct locations and documented inventory changes.
- Packaged, labeled and tagged goods before transfer.
- Used handheld scanners for warehouse management system compliance.
- Maintained yard appearance, keeping ground clean and clear.
- Received bundles of material that weighed up to 1 ton per bundle.
- Transported Material from out doors, indoors and scanned materials for stock locations.
- Operated in door crane, to drop bundles in racks for production to cut when requested.
- Maintained fork truck and crane with daily inspections and a bi weekly cleaning (Fork Trucks were all I cleaned)
- Maintained stock locations with bi weekly cycle counts of material that were to be counted and scanned to the according locations.
- Also received glass racks from 18-53 foot trailers that were transported to the according locations.
Assistant Technician
John McIntyre Maintenance
Ocala, FL
02.2020 - 05.2021
- Assigned and or scheduled Work Orders all around villages were to be pressure washed through the night.
- Job sights only consisted of commercial properties that included hospitals, hotels, pump, houses, banks, etc.
- I operated a boom reach when needed for certain jobs to either gain access to roof tops and or to wash the exterior of building that the eight gallon per minute pressure washer could not reach.
- We did “Flatwork” (concrete sidewalks/pavers) as well.
- I was assigned to a two man crew.
- We would judge how the jobs were to be done safely and accordingly.
- We also maintained the work trucks, which consisted of either cleaning and or repairing anything that may have not been overseen by our mechanic guy at the shop.
- Troubleshot and resolved malfunctions with sprayers and other equipment.
- Mixed substances to create chemical solutions.
Fulfillment Specialist
Chewy
Ocala, FL
12.2018 - 08.2019
- Operate cherry picker
- Assigned continuous batches that contained customer orders for their pets.
- Collect items from racks that went up to 60 ft in height
- Scanned items to pallets that were to be stacked safely for transportation
- Dropped pallets off in outbound locations
- Hand Load trailers that ranged from 15-53 foot in length (pup trucks were included)
- Achieved productivity and accuracy standards to meet company guidelines.
- Operated warehouse equipment with caution and according to manufacturer instructions to reduce risk of accidents and malfunctions.
- Fulfilled orders quickly to accomplish challenging daily objectives.
- Demonstrated great teamwork skills with staff members involved in production and transport.
- Read orders to obtain item numbers and located merchandise in bins or on shelves.
Education
GED - undefined
Wilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL12.2019
Skills
- Equipment Inspections
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Forklift Operator Certification
- Materials Handling
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Incident Reporting
- Freight Counts
- Time Management
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Physical Strength and Stamina
- Safe Moving Operations
- Load Inspection
- Waste Prevention
- Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- OSHA Compliance
- Fast Reaction Time
Timeline
Corrections Officer
Lowell Correctional Institution
12.2023 - 03.2025
Forklift Operator
Custom Windows
10.2021 - 11.2022
Assistant Technician
John McIntyre Maintenance
02.2020 - 05.2021
Fulfillment Specialist
Chewy
12.2018 - 08.2019
GED - undefined
Wilbur Wright College