JOSEPH BROWN
Furniture Row
38
years of professional experience
Professional driver equipped for delivering furniture with precision and care. Strong ability to navigate and manage routes efficiently, ensuring timely deliveries and customer satisfaction. Known for collaborating well with teams, adjusting to shifting priorities, and maintaining high standards of service. Skills include safe driving, heavy lifting, customer interaction, and problem-solving.
Work History
Furniture Delivery Driver
20 Years 4 Months- Delivered furniture efficiently, ensuring timely arrival and customer satisfaction.
- Operated delivery vehicle while adhering to safety regulations and route optimization practices.
- Communicated effectively with customers regarding delivery schedules and service updates.
- Assisted in loading and unloading furniture, maintaining careful handling to prevent damage.
- Routed deliveries for two trucks.
Maintenance department
4 Years- Daily responsibilities included opening and setting up the facilities' individual activity equipment such as go-karts, miniature golf, batting cages, bungee trampoline, climbing wall, and Playland. Performed and recorded daily safety checks on above equipment. Ordered and kept inventory of parts for immediate on site repair or replacement such as tires, brake bands, engine and clutch rebuild kits, electric motor brushes, micro-switches, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Maintained and serviced indoor and outdoor operational components, ensuring functionality of electric and plumbing systems, refrigeration units, pizza ovens, air units, furnaces, water heaters, and outdoor equipment like automatic sprinkler systems and power tools, contributing to seamless facility operations.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Lead Installer
5 Years- Managed and performed telecommunications equipment installation for major carriers including Verizon, Ameritech, and Bell, ensuring adherence to project specifications.
- As lead installer, I ensured quality work was completed on schedule and emailed detailed weekly progress reports to several departments at I.T.I. and the contract supplier.
- Accepted equipment deliveries at Central Offices, coordinated with personnel on upcoming installations, and developed a written Method of Procedure for work site display.
- Promoted to Lead Installer May, 2001
Utility Custodial Senior Supervisor
4 Years- Immediate supervisor and participant of set-up, tear down and clean up of event activities in a 10,200 seat multi purpose civic center such as basketball games, rock/country concerts, Broadway stage shows, rodeos, circuses, corporate dinners, etc.
- Scheduling of six full time employees and up to twenty temps depending on the magnitude of the event.
- Tracked employee duties and hours during set-up, tear down, and clean up of events to ensure accurate customer billing and enhance departmental teamwork.
- Conducted annual inventory of custodial equipment, chemicals, and light bulbs to inform departmental budget proposals and manage supply requisitions.
- Performed annual employee evaluations and appraisals to assess performance and support staff development.
- Lift Truck Operator Training Course Certificate of Completion.
- Successfully completed “Train the Trainer Program,” taught by Wiese Material Handling. Certificate of Completion.
- Taught forklift safety and operation to all applicable university employees.
- Certificate of Merit in basic supervision awarded by American Management Association.
Manager
4 Years- Opened and closed the store Monday to Saturday, handled nightly money deposits, and balanced the books for oil changes, minor vehicle repairs, and gasoline sales.
- Hired and trained up to five employees.
- Ordered supplies on a bi-weekly basis.
- Responsible for ordering of supplies on a bi-weekly basis.
Education
Associates Degree of applied science - Automotive and Diesel Truck Technology
Successfully completed three-three week courses in Automotive Business Management.
High School - General studies
- Mathematics, Algebra, English, History.
- Subjects of special study included Auto Shop and Electricity.
Skills
Furniture assembly
Delivery routing
Teamwork and collaboration
Customer service
Time management
Safe driving
Dependable and reliable
Timeline
Furniture Delivery Driver
Furniture Row
04.2006 - CurrentRead More
Maintenance department
Bogeys Family Fun Center
01.2002 - 01.2006Read More
Lead Installer
Installation Technicians Inc.
01.1997 - 01.2002Read More
Utility Custodial Senior Supervisor
Indiana State University Hulman Center
01.1993 - 01.1997Read More
Manager
McQuiks Oilube
01.1989 - 01.1993Read More
West Vigo High School
High School from General studies
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Lincoln Technical Institute
Associates Degree of applied science from Automotive and Diesel Truck Technology
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