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Matthew Barajas

Journeyman Tree Trimmer
La Puente,California

Summary

Organized and results-oriented Planner excels at seeing big picture and creating plans to achieve business objectives. Adept at leveraging data-driven insights and implementing proactive solutions to deliver cost-effective and timely results. Possesses strong communication, customer service and problem-solving skills.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Journeyman Tree Trimmer

Davey Tree
09.2021 - Current
  • Groundman, responsible for all moving parts from proper job briefing to job setup to gear inspection and gear inventory to spotting foreman and ensuring safe production
  • Also responsible for gathering all brush and safe chipping followed by striking entire job site to move to the next.
  • Foreman, responsible for all groundman tasks including production trimming trees away from
    powerlines to ensure all varieties of vegetation will hold compliance for a year, including trouble orders
    that are task specific. Accurately submit paperwork from tool reports to safety meetings and driving
    logs on a daily weekly and monthly basis.
  • Lead Coordinator, responsible for proficiently efficiently and consistently strategizing crews and
    production. Mitigating all contingencies beforehand like access issues to possible difficult homeowners
    to confirming best plan of action to ensure crews can efficiently get in and get the job done safely and
    get out without the slightest inconvenience. Responsible for ensuring crews paperwork is accurate and
    complete before submitting and all tool inventory in and safety equipment is good to go and up to date.

Consulting Utility Forester

Davey Resource Group
05.2020 - 09.2021
  • Work with major electric utility system and address its forestry needs
  • Inspect utility rights of ways and identify vegetation compliances with state and federal regulations
  • Collect and enter data via Survey 123 & Collector
  • Communicate and build relationships with landowners regarding any work on or near their property
  • Assess all terrain, habitat, and environmental conditions to strategize vegetation management production
  • Coordinate with project managers, planners, and vegetation crews to ensure utility systems safety
  • Preform supplemental patrols in high fire and any areas of concern
  • Train onboarding employees on company goals, values and safety procedures.

Corps Member

California Conservation Corps
02.2019 - 05.2020
  • The California Conservation Corps is a state agency that trains and educates men and women to gain necessary skills to get into a vast variety of careers
  • Dedicated to environmental conservation
  • Experience in leading and orchestrating multiple crews at once to complete time and production based projects with little to zero supervision
  • Respond to state and national fires and other natural disasters including floods and hurricanes engaging directly as well as camp support
  • Execute proficient and consistent land maintenance from removing evasive species to removing fire fuel
  • Work with Cal-Trans and LA Forest Service and many local and state sponsors and agencies like Pasadena Glen Fire Safe Council to all of Los Angles State Parks to complete a variety of forestry tasks
  • Proficient on all basic hand tools
  • Proficient on all power tools from weed wipes to 880 chainsaw etc
  • On the 'Spike crew' (Designated crew working and camping in remote locations) for 9 month where we camped in remote areas or on state parks with a crew of twelve to eighteen where we would build and rebuild trails, fall trees and prepare for next fire season to controlled burns etc
  • All while creating and maintaining a safe camp site
  • Enrolled in Americorps
  • Sergeant at Arms for State Cab Board from April 2019-May2020
  • Enrolled in Cal Poly Internship from February 2020-May2020.

Lead Machine Operator

Popcornopolis
08.2018 - 03.2019
  • Forklift driver responsible for receiving, documenting and labeling all inbound products
  • Lead machine operator responsible for collecting all necessary paperwork for the day prepared by designated quality control lead
  • Accurately calculate how much of each ingredient needed to complete the shifts goal
  • Every half hour check all product to ensure quality and communicate with quality control the results
  • Monitor machine and troubleshoot any issues communicating results with supervisor and mechanics
  • Send all general laborers to break and lunch and maintain production
  • At the end of shift, submit all paperwork of used product and ensure all inventory is accurate for future use.

Parade Support Crew

Disneyland and California adventure
10.2015 - 04.2017
  • Drive parade floats and or load performers on floats
  • Walk along side live parade and monitor not only the safety of the performers but guests as well, while also making sure the float in front, behind and next to you stay in designated route
  • Awarded safety specialist of May
  • Casted in several special events from Americas Funniest Home Videos to multiple News channels promoting any and all upcoming events
  • Trained drivers to drive floats with and without cameras.

Machine Operator

Nor Cal Beverage
08.2016 - 02.2017
  • Operate machine and monitor proper functions adjusting if necessary
  • Dissect machine weekly to thoroughly sanitize and put back together to test run ensuring safety
  • Operate palletizer where finished boxed and labeled product go to be palletized
  • Load conveyor with pallets of empty bottles to be filled with juice
  • (Pallets are 576 empty 128oz bottles)
  • Monitor and troubleshoot shrink wrap machine
  • Document any and all downtime explaining how long and why
  • Record hourly reports of every machine
  • Be aware of what flavor is next to ensure a smooth transition of product
  • Measure how much juice there is to how many pallets you'll need
  • Handle all responsibilities with very little to no help or supervision
  • With double fork forklifts, unload and load trailers of juice product
  • Store product in racks or on the floor and keep accurate documents using ILS or on paper of every placement and or movement of any product.

Education

High school diploma -

John Muir High School
Pomona, CA
04.2020

Skills

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Consistently lead by example
  • Proficient problem solver
  • Great time management
  • Efficient decision maker
  • Very adaptable

Certification

  • CDL B with air brakes, 09/2022, 04/2026
  • Qualified Line Clearance Tree Trimmer, 07/2023, Present

Timeline

Journeyman Tree Trimmer

Davey Tree
09.2021 - Current

Consulting Utility Forester

Davey Resource Group
05.2020 - 09.2021

Corps Member

California Conservation Corps
02.2019 - 05.2020

Lead Machine Operator

Popcornopolis
08.2018 - 03.2019

Machine Operator

Nor Cal Beverage
08.2016 - 02.2017

Parade Support Crew

Disneyland and California adventure
10.2015 - 04.2017

High school diploma -

John Muir High School

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