Lawson Johnston
Canyon,TX
Summary
Reliable, hardworking professional comfortable handling physically demanding tasks across long shifts and through problematic weather conditions. Proven resourcefulness and handling of difficult labor projects. Accommodating customer service, with a documented history of exceeding expectations. Calm and composed in stressful situations, with a successful record of reducing customer dissatisfaction through acknowledgement, decisive communication, and focused solutions. Established reputation for punctuality and dedicated work ethic.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Yard Manager
Agri Research Center
06.2025 - Current
- Directed daily operations, including taking care of the cattle, maintenance and repairs, research conduction, commodity ordering, and managing employees
- Maintenance of feed trucks, equipment, fences, water tanks, and cattle products
- Physical inventory of drugs and feed ingredients
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects
- Collected data and conducted and over saw research studies on cattle
Shop Foreman
Tire Works of Canyon
01.2025 - 06.2026
- Managed materials inside shop and at job locations
- Managed resources, materials, systems maintenance, regulatory compliance, schematics implementation and proper documentation of orders, operations, schedules and evaluations.
- Directed daily operations of a team of 15 technicians.
- Established operational objectives and work plans and delegated assignments to subordinates.
- Increased customer satisfaction and grew business by maintaining close relationships with customers.
Laborer
Plunks Landscape and Construction
Bushland, TX
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Maintained and operated lawn care equipment.
- Mixed and poured concrete for a wide variety of projects, including driveways, sidewalks, patios, and retaining walls.
- Operated various machines such as skid loaders and excavators and tools such as jackhammers and power saws to perform different tasks.
Research Yard Hand
Agri Research Center
Canyon, TX
02.2022 - 01.2024
- Took care of cattleby feeding and doctoring them
- Maintained fences around the yard by welding broken fences, stretching cables, building new fences, fixing gates, and hanging new gates
- Operated, maintained and serviced equipment, such as feed trucks and skid loaders.
Operations Manager
Tire Tree
Canyon, TX
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Tire physical inventory
- Customer service & tire sales
- Managed finances with distributors, paid outstanding invoices, managed daily profit, made daily bank deposits.
- Tire work
Education
Canyon High School
05-2021
Skills
- Equipment Operation
- Resource Management
- Equipment Maintenance and Repair
- Facilities Maintenance and Organization
- Customer Service
- Leadership
- Employee management
- Attention to Detail
- Tire work
- Supply purchasing
- Maintenance coordination
- Scheduling and planning
- Problem-solving
- Reliability
Education and Training
other
Timeline
Research Yard Manager
Agri Research Center
06.2025 - Current
Shop Foreman
Tire Works of Canyon
01.2025 - 06.2026
Laborer
Plunks Landscape and Construction
01.2024 - 01.2025
Research Yard Hand
Agri Research Center
02.2022 - 01.2024
Operations Manager
Tire Tree
09.2021 - 03.2022
Canyon High School