Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Joshua Garretson

Summary

Quality-focused professional with vast experience in fence installation and maintenance. Possesses strong teamwork skills and commitment to customer satisfaction. Works well with team or independently to complete the task at hand.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Fence Installer

Huber Fencing
08.2022 - Current
  • Used hand tools and instruments to take measurements.
  • Inspected fences for gaps and vulnerabilities, making necessary adjustments.
  • Discussed fencing requirements and specifications with clients.
  • Complied with safety and quality requirements to protect personnel, customers and property structures.

Soldier

Iowa Army National Guard
04.2017 - Current
  • Part time. Drill one weekend every Month
  • Work in a fast paced environment
  • Load and operate heavy equipment,25+lbs

Fence Installer

American Fence Company
01.2022 - 07.2022
  • Used hand tools and instruments to take measurements.
  • Installed metal, vinyl, and wooden fences
  • Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes.

Combine Driver (Seasonal, Contract)

Syngenta,DCI
09.2021 - 11.2021
  • Operated and performed light maintenance on a 2 row combine(Kincaid8-XP)during harvest
  • Used spreadsheets and computer programs to scan bags of seed into the systems
  • Lifted bags ranging from 5lbs.-60lbs.of soybeans.

Field Scout (Seasonal)

Bayer
04.2019 - 06.2020
  • Routinely checked in on cornfields throughout the pollination cycle over multiple counties with little supervision
  • Used iPads/iPhones to operate spreadsheets and programs

Groundskeeper (Part-Time)

Watts Group
04.2019 - 05.2020
  • Helped clean up trash throughout the Apartment complexes and grounds at Kirkwood Village
  • Worked alongside full-time maintenance workers in repairing/installing appliances and replacing doors and locks throughout apartments

Package Handler (Part-Time)

Fedex Ground
04.2019 - 03.2020
  • Load a high volume of packages of varying weight and size onto a number of trucks in the correct sequence for the drivers

Education

Associate of Arts -

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
05.2022

Skills

  • Fast Learner
  • Self-Motivated
  • Team Leadership
  • Personnel Accountability
  • Communication
  • Materials Packing
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Tool Mastery
  • Active Learning

Timeline

Fence Installer

Huber Fencing
08.2022 - Current

Fence Installer

American Fence Company
01.2022 - 07.2022

Combine Driver (Seasonal, Contract)

Syngenta,DCI
09.2021 - 11.2021

Field Scout (Seasonal)

Bayer
04.2019 - 06.2020

Groundskeeper (Part-Time)

Watts Group
04.2019 - 05.2020

Package Handler (Part-Time)

Fedex Ground
04.2019 - 03.2020

Soldier

Iowa Army National Guard
04.2017 - Current

Associate of Arts -

Kirkwood Community College
Joshua Garretson