Julio Sosa
Corona,SD
Summary
Dynamic Range Technician with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, skilled in regulatory compliance and grazing plan analysis. Proven ability to enhance land management practices through effective communication and public speaking. Successfully maintained comprehensive records and implemented best practices, ensuring optimal land use and environmental stewardship.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Range Technician
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Sisseton, SD
09.2024 - Current
- Grade: GS 5 Step 10
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Protecting the land from being overrun or being neglected.
- Recommending weed removal by prescribed burning or chemical application when appropriate.
- Studying the plants and soils in the area to recommend improvements and best uses as needed.
- Review grazing plans for approval and recommend changes.
- Suggest possible updates to current laws and regulations if data supports a change on best known practices.
- Conduct meetings with ranchers to better understand their needs, and to communicate any changes in the land use or policy that might affect their operation.
- Assisting the law enforcement officers by reporting any illegal activity on trust land or federal property.
- Conducting homesite surveys and partition surveys.
- Writing letters to the farmers to communicate any changes in policy or communicate any lease violations so that fines are paid promptly or wrong doings are corrected, and the land is restored to its intended use.
- Conducted thorough inspections and maintenance of range land, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Operated specialized vehicles and equipment for range management, navigating challenging terrains efficiently.
- Performed routine safety inspections on equipment, ensuring operational readiness and compliance with safety standards.
Transportation Specialist Supervisor
US Army (National Guard)
Milbank, SD
08.2014 - Current
- Coordinated schedules and communicated changes to customers.
- Identified appropriate travel routes in accordance with applicable traffic and bulk cargo transportation laws, regulations, protocols, and guidelines.
- Watched weather and safety conditions to adapt routes and maintain standards.
- Met vehicle operation regulations by staying up-to-date on personal licensing requirements and performing regular maintenance.
- Followed strict delivery schedules and routes to deliver cargo and products on various types of vehicles according to tight timetables.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion by taking initiative and tackling difficult tasks.
Materials Examiner and Identifier
Department of The Army
Redmond, OR
11.2023 - 08.2024
- Grade: WG Grade 07 Step 03
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Perform pre-receipt examinations of property on site at the generation point and ensure that the turn-in and shipping is in order that the containers meet standards, are placarded, and marked properly.
- Scheduled receipt of property and assures that the property is identified to include identification of all contaminants.
- Reject property not meeting turn-in requirements and assisted the turn-in activity to correct any rejections.
- Determine the nature and degree of the hazard involved.
- Determine the need for special handling/special storage of certain property (e.g., friable asbestos, PCBs, batteries, pesticides, etc).
- Prepare material for shipment, storage, and disposition.
- Identify and mark storage locations and stocks property allowing for maximum utilization of storage space, ease of access, segregation, and rotation of stock.
- Ensure shipping operations comply with DOT and EPA standards (packaging, placarding, transportation, and manifesting).
- Initiate corrective action to resolve manifest discrepancies.
- Request and justify accelerated disposal of hazardous material/waste when normal disposal time frames would cause deterioration of the hazardous property container.
- Contact generating activities, shipping agencies, and National Guard (NG) environmental personnel to coordinate requirements of environmental policies and directives.
- Initiate and maintain required environmental reports/plans/records in processing of hazardous material.
- Ensure required actions if a spill occurs and ensure lower graded workers are trained to act in his/her absence.
- Verify manifest and shipping papers, DOT markings, packaging, and labeling requirements.
Animal Caretaker
National Park Service
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, PA
06.2021 - 07.2023
- Grade: WG Grade 07 Step 2
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Performed farm animal care and handling.
- Determined proper types and amounts of rations for each animal.
- Provided basic medical care to farm animals.
- Recognized more serious illnesses and injuries.
- Coordinated and worked with groups of volunteers to help complete farm projects.
Park Guide
National Parks Service
Oxon Hill, MD
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Enforced laws and regulations within parks for campgrounds, trails, nature preserves and roadways.
- Educated visitors on area wildlife and regional history during tours and presentations.
- Guided tours for park visitors with focus on informative and safe visits.
- Provided information and guidance for park visitors, answered questions and inquiries and suggested trails for hiking.
- Directed incoming and outgoing traffic during special events and identified available parking areas for drivers.
- Researched US History and in particular 19th century history, war of 1812 and the US civil war to depict accurately what was life for the every day individual who lived on a homestead.
Sustainment and Transportation supervisor
US Army
Eglin, Air Force Base, FL
08.2011 - 08.2014
- Scheduled repair and preventive maintenance of vehicles and other equipment.
- Verified that drivers completed required safety training and attended quarterly driver safety meetings.
- Allocated equipment to meet transportation needs and unit readiness.
- Worked with service providers to resolve issues and correct delays.
- Coordinated schedules and communicated changes to customers.
- Identified appropriate travel routes in accordance with applicable traffic and bulk cargo transportation laws, regulations, protocols, and guidelines.
- Supervised and trained 10 soldiers.
- Demonstrated tasks to new hires and assigned to experienced workers for further training.
- Constantly worked on public speaking by volunteering to teach new soldiers in and out of the classroom.
Water Treatment Specialist
US Army
Fort Bragg , NC
03.2007 - 07.2011
- Performed water quality analysis, testing and verification.
- Recorded test data and prepared reports, summaries or charts to interpret test results.
- Collected samples of gases, soil, water and other materials for testing.
- Assisted in water reconnaissance and site preparation.
- Performed routine maintenance and repairs on water-treatment plant equipment to reduce downtime.
- Interpreted data to identify trends and address problems.
- Trained new employees on safe and productive water-treatment plant operation.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Equestrian Studies
University of Findlay
Findlay, Ohio 01.2015 - 05.2018
Skills
- Equine management
- Animal care
- Grazing plan analysis
- Regulatory compliance
- Record maintenance
- Public speaking
Clearance
Secret (Active)
References
- Adam Gresek, Chief of Visitor Services, Valley Forged National Park, U.S National Park Service, adam_gresek@nps.gov, (202)-604-2322
- Richard Rosa, US Army (retired), richyelsa700@gmail.com, (910)2733746
- Jill Paxton, University of Findlay Director of Equestrian Studies (Former), Paxton@findlay.edu, (319)5414140
Spanish Language
Reading,Writing & Speaking: Expert level.
Special Hiring Authority
Veterans Preference
Personal Information
Citizenship: US
Timeline
Range Technician
Bureau of Indian Affairs
09.2024 - Current
Materials Examiner and Identifier
Department of The Army
11.2023 - 08.2024
Animal Caretaker
National Park Service
06.2021 - 07.2023
Park Guide
National Parks Service
10.2020 - 06.2021
Some College (No Degree) - Equestrian Studies
University of Findlay
01.2015 - 05.2018
Transportation Specialist Supervisor
US Army (National Guard)
08.2014 - Current
Sustainment and Transportation supervisor
US Army
08.2011 - 08.2014
Water Treatment Specialist
US Army
03.2007 - 07.2011
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