James Floyd

• Detailed every job in well-written report, pointing out sanitation and structural issues that could result in pest activity.
• Maintained knowledge and adhered to state rules and regulations.
• Conducted interior and exterior applications of insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides, growth regulators and other products using hand or power sprayers, dusters and foggers.
• Followed all company protocols when applying pesticides on the inside and outside of structures.
• Installed traps around buildings to capture rodents and other animals that may be causing damage or health hazards.
• Ensured compliance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations governing the use of pesticides.
• Explained and reviewed service agreements with customers to cultivate understanding and customer satisfaction.
• Utilized appropriate protective gear and equipment during application.
• Applied pesticides and other control strategies to manage pests.

• Drove garbage trucks on specified routes, collected and loaded solid waste and recyclables and transported to appropriate disposal or recycling sites.
• Dumped containers completely, left customer's location clean and free of debris, securely closed containers and prevented containers from inhibiting traffic flow.
• Dropped off and picked up roll-off containers, verified proper tie-downs and reported on needed truck maintenance.
• Ensured truck was loaded correctly to ensure safety when driving.
• Filled in daily record books and logs regarding collection and disposal of collected garbage material.
• Adhered strictly to safety protocols while operating the garbage truck.
• Inspected truck daily for safe operation and reported any maintenance issues immediately.
• Transported collected materials to disposal sites in accordance with established regulations.
• Provided assistance to other drivers as needed during their shifts.

Maintains utility systems, equipment, and facilities. Employees in this classification perform various tasks involving maintenance of utility systems, equipment, and facilities, which may include water distribution systems, wastewater collections, water treatment facilities, field operations, or other area. After hours on-call rotation is required.

• Resolved diverse range of technical issues across multiple systems and applications for customers and end-users across various time zones.
• Coordinates issuing and maintenance of water meters; evaluates sites for meter installations and meets with contractors and locators; raises meter boxes; installs water meters; replaces older, worn, or malfunctioning water meters with new meters; repairs, calibrates, and tests large meters and/or electronic meters.
• Maintains water distribution system and coordinates maintenance, repair, and installation of water service lines/mains; conducts excavation for new installations; locates and excavates existing service lines; taps water mains to provide water to customers; maintains mains and service lines, and repairs line breaks; replaces older/worn service lines with new upgraded service lines; performs pigging/swabbing of well field and flushing of system; replaces, repairs, or relocates air release valves; bores shafts and installs conduit or service sleeves across road where needed; restores roads, sidewalks, and other work sites to original condition after completion of work.
• Coordinates valve maintenance activities; assists with vactor truck operations to clean valves; maintains and catalogs blueprints in blueprint room; retrieves and reviews blueprints; responds to main breaks for shutdown; operates global positioning system (GPS) unit to collect data, download coordinates, and locate valves; assists in mapping water system; maps valves on blueprints; maintains valve data sheets; prepares shutdown for main breaks, service line breaks, or isolation, using mapping system; locates, operates, identifies, maintains, and documents

• Located and evaluated pest damage to buildings and grounds to determine extent and optimal corrective actions.
• Deployed physical baits, glue boards and traps to catch and eliminate interior pests.
• Calculated expected costs, obtained payment and provided customers with documentation to maintain accounting accuracy.
• Applied basic mathematical skills to properly calculate fumigant needs for specific building size and exterior footprint.
• Factored in current climate and property specifications when preparing and applying chemicals.
• Removed debris such as webs and nests from property to support comprehensive pest control strategies.

• Performed troubleshooting and diagnostics of malfunctioning equipment, machinery, tools and components.
• Assessed operating conditions and adjusted settings to maximize performance and equipment longevity.
• Enacted successful repairs by applying technical skills and operations knowledge.
• Served as technical consultant on environmental policies to maintain regulatory compliance.
• Maintains utility systems, equipment, and facilities. Employees in this classification perform various tasks involving maintenance of utility systems, equipment, and facilities, which may include water distribution systems, wastewater collections, water treatment facilities, field operations, or other area. After hours on-call rotation is required.
• Oversees work of contractors installing new water lines; monitors full bore flush, chlorinating, post-chlorinating flushes, and bacteriological testing of new water lines; ensures that new water mains are construction according to all applicable laws/ordinances; oversees implementation of temporary meter program for contractors working on new water mains to receive temporary meters to assist with clearing of new water mains.
• Maintains quality of water via flushing, proper pressures, and testing; installs sample stations at various points within system to obtain representative samples, in accordance with environmental regulations; maintains current data regarding water quality, usage, and loss; conducts chlorine residual testing to determine different types of water and levels of chlorine in water.