Gained independent working skills and basic mastery in skilled trade specialties.
Operated and maintained professional-grade tools and equipment to perform a wide range of handyman services.
Assisted with diverse construction challenges.
Completed variety of physical labor tasks.
External projects included deck builds, repair and demolition, building retaining walls, drainage, concrete, grading, paving, framing, siding, masonry, foundation work, painting, staining, and astroturf.
Internal projects included floor installation, drywall and texturing, tiling, painting, some plumbing and electrical work, can lighting, and installing water heaters.
Landscape & Fuel Reduction Laborer
Self Employed
Twain Harte, CA
05.2022 - 06.2022
Various opportunities to reduce fire risk on properties.
Use of chain saw and weed whacker to cut down trees and create defensible space around properties.
Work was interim while my knee healed so that I could return to Dodge Ridge Summer Trail Crew.
Lead Lift Operator - 2021/22 Season
Dodge Ridge Ski Resort
Pinecrest, CA
12.2020 - 04.2022
Inspect and operate various ski lifts daily.
Prepare sites for proper upload and offload of riders.
Quick decision making when lift corrections need to be made.
Respond to lift emergencies in a calm and helpful way.
Trail Crew Member
Dodge Ridge Resort
Pinecrest, CA
07.2021 - 11.2021
Trail clearing and repair after winter season storms.
Habitat restoration
Engaged with new owners to accomplish new vision for resort.
Stanislaus Hotshot Crew Interim Employment
USDA Forest Service
Sonora, CA
05.2021 - 06.2021
Trained with Hotshot Crew in wildland firefighting techniques needed for fire suppression.
Red Card/Incident Qualification Card position FFT2 Firefighter Type 2. Current expiration 5/26.
Passed arduous level of Work Capacity Test (WCT.)
AD/OC On-Call status.
Trained in the use of power and hand tools to complete fire suppression operations.
Lead Lift Operator - 2020/21 Season
Dodge Ridge Ski Resort
Pinecrest, CA
11.2020 - 03.2021
See description of duties above in 2021/22 Season.
Corp Leader
Greater Valley Conservation Corp
Sonora, CA
06.2018 - 10.2020
GVCC Corp Lead working on assignments with various organizations primarily focused on Trail Development and Maintenance.
Concentrations in Fire Fuel Reduction, Habitat Restoration and Landscaping.
Lead for Trail Crew on Spike team overnights for Trail Maintenance and building reroute for the Arnold Rim Trail summer of 2019, working with Stanislaus Trail Crew under the direction of Louis Lomeli, US Forestry, Trails 10.
Duties included Fire Fuel Reduction Projects, clearing areas by felling trees and clearing brush, building and maintenance of water bars, doing rock work and building rock walls, digging lines, using Piks, McCloud, Paloski, chain saws, poles, and chippers, and driving a Ford F250/F350 with chipper trailer.
Fence Installer
Yee Fencing Installation
Redwood City, CA
05.2016 - 08.2016
Assisted owner of company with fence installations.
Required heavy lifting, trench digging for fencing and playground rebuilds using augers, pick axes and shovels.
Customer Service Crew Member
Wegman's Nursery Garden Center
Redwood City, CA
03.2015 - 05.2016
Provided excellent customer service and satisfaction by assisting customers with plant choices and purchases.
Operated machinery appropriate to the job: small forklifts, chainsaws, and pruning shears.
Highlanders Little League
Baseball Umpire
Redwood City, CA
03.2012 - 04.2016
Education
Tuolumne Collabrative Training through SJCOE
Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program
Sonora, CA
04-2025
Greater Valley Conservation Corp
Conservation Corp through SJCOE
Sonora, CA
10-2020
Fire Academy Graduate -
Columbia College
Columbia, CA
12.2017
High School Diploma -
Woodside High School
Woodside, CA
06.2016
Skills
Energetic work attitude
Courteous demeanor
Excellent team player
Ability to lead teams
Work well with little direction
Operate various power & hand tools
Operate various construction machinery
Strong physical capabilities and agility
Skills/Abilities Construction Pre-Apprenticeship
Jobsite safety, accident prevention & safe work practices
Thorough instruction & use of standard fractional tape measures
Identification & safe use of basic hand tools, including but not limited to; hammers, squares, pry bars, saws, levels, chalk lines, chisels, planes.
Identification & practical use of task specific types of electrical power tools such as circular saws, reciprocating saws, compound miter & portable table saw.
Basic blueprint reading.
Layout & construction of a typical wood-frame building, including but not limited to, framing & raising walls, blocking, joisting, headers, roof rafters & door & window openings.
Practical use of task specific tools used for drywall installation & finishing.
Installation & finishing of drywall
Basic construction techniques of wooden concrete forms
Soft Skills; practice personal attributes, personality traits, and inherent social cues needed for success on the job
Hard Skills: knowledge and ability required for success in the job.