Jason Black
Kalamazoo,MI
Summary
Dedicated logger with proven expertise at Rentfrow Logging, enhancing safety compliance and optimizing timber quality through effective equipment maintenance and collaboration. Skilled in chainsaw operation and team management, I consistently achieved high standards in logging assessments while fostering strong relationships with landowners, ensuring sustainable practices and client satisfaction.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Logger
Rentfrow Logging
Jones, MI
01.2019 - 11.2024
- Increased safety standards with thorough equipment maintenance and adherence to protocols.
- Maintained accurate records of logging operations for compliance with state regulations and industry certifications.
- Worked closely with other loggers to drag timber to loading deck.
- Collaborated with forest managers to ensure sustainable logging practices, preserving the ecosystem''s health.
- Measured logs and checked logs for defects.
- Handled bucking of trees and removed cut-down limbs.
- Set up and removed cables prior to and after tree cutting.
- Chopped down trees affected by storms or showing signs of disease.
- Incorporated safety procedures into every shift to protect workers from accidents.
- Expedited log transportation by optimizing loading techniques and route planning.
- Reduced waste and improved timber quality by refining tree selection processes.
- Sheared off limbs using various type of power equipment and chainsaws.
- Optimized felling strategies to minimize damage to residual trees and surrounding vegetation.
- Established strong working relationships with landowners, ensuring efficient communication and mutually beneficial agreements.
- Conducted regular equipment inspections as part of preventative maintenance programs, reducing downtime due to mechanical failures.
- Monitored weather conditions closely to make informed decisions on daily operations that ensured worker safety.
- Moved logs onto trucks or crane hoists for movement to processing destinations based on factors such as size, cut and usability of cut pieces.
- Cut trees and placed felling wedges in strategic locations to achieve desired felling results.
- Inspected and repaired equipment such as wedges, machinery, lifts, saws and saw blades before and after use.
- Sawed back-cuts to leave sufficient sound wood to control fall direction.
- Stopped saw engines, pulled cutting bars from cuts and ran to safety as trees fell.
- Appraised trees for characteristics, such as twist, rot and heavy limb growth to control fall direction with least damage amount.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Lowered and tilted buckets and drove front-end loaders forward to force buckets into bulk material.
- Maintained clean work area by regularly removing debris from the loader''s path during operation hours.
- Reduced downtime through efficient loading and unloading of materials in a timely manner.
- Maximized resource utilization by effectively managing material stockpiles and storage areas.
- Consistently met client specifications for material load sizes and delivery timelines, ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Operated backhoes and loaders to excavate, move and load heavy materials.
- Operated skid steers and bob cats
Concrete Worker
Lavender Construction
White Pigeon, MI
01.2006 - 12.2018
- Enhanced project efficiency by accurately measuring and mixing concrete components for various construction projects.
- Leveled, smoothed, and finished surfaces of poured concrete for construction projects.
- Set wood and other forming materials to prepare for concrete pours.
- Maintained clean, safe worksite for team safety and to help keep projects on-track.
- Mixed, spread, and patched concrete to specifications.
- Demolished and repaired old concrete surfaces.
- Installed rebar and molded expansion joints and edges for concrete projects.
- Created specific finishes on poured concrete.
- Measured precise amounts of concrete and verified levelness to improve quality of finished product.
- Applied concrete fabrication techniques to achieve desired project specifications, quality, and code standards.
- Routinely lifted and moved items weighing up to 150 pounds.
- Assisted crew members with positioning trucks and moved discharge chute to guide concrete into forms.
- Achieved lasting client satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality work that met or exceeded project specifications.
- Enhanced structural integrity of completed projects through proper compaction techniques during concrete placement stages.
- Supported overall project success with strong communication skills, coordinating effectively with supervisors and fellow workers.
- Improved job site safety by adhering to strict OSHA guidelines and conducting regular equipment inspections.
Skills
- Chainsaw operation
- Job site cleanup
- Lifting
- Power tools
- Safety compliance
- Tree removal
- Equipment operation
- Weather tolerance
- Log inspection
- Crew management
- Equipment maintenance
- Heavy machinery operation
- Conditions assessment
- Brush clearing
- Tree logging
- Logging assessments
- Log salvaging
- Manual log movement
- Climbing
- All weather conditions
- Log stacking
- Timber harvesting
- Chainsaw proficiency
- Trimming
- Rigging and cables
- Measurements
- Heavy lifting
- Self motivation
Accomplishments
- Successfully and efficiently cut down and removed 100 acres of forest single handily.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Logger
Rentfrow Logging
01.2019 - 11.2024
Concrete Worker
Lavender Construction
01.2006 - 12.2018