Matthew Forristall
Wellington,CO
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Tire Technician
Poudre Valley CO-OP
Fort Collins, CO
08.2023 - 12.2025
- Located tire punctures by inspection or immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.
- Performed minor repairs, such as valve stem replacements, on customer vehicles' tires.
- Rotated tires and reset tire pressure monitoring systems.
- Diagnosed and repaired tire and rim issues.
- Removed and remounted wheels onto different types of vehicles.
- Drove to industrial sites to provide services or respond to emergency calls.
- Inspected tire casings for defects holes and tears to determine needed repairs.
- Maintained accurate records of all work performed in accordance with company standards.
- Sealed punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures.
- Replaced worn tires with new ones of the same size and type.
- Removed old tires from rims using specialized tools such as bead breakers and tire irons.
- Demonstrated knowledge of products and services to properly present warranties, promotions and advertisements.
- Cleaned wheel rims before installing new tires to ensure proper adhesion of new rubber.
- Performed tire rotations, mounts, and balancing on vehicles.
- Utilized rubber mallets and mechanical tire changers to separate tubed tires from wheels.
- Balanced and mounted new tires for customers, providing detailed breakdowns of services performed.
- Inflated tires to prescribed PSI to meet load requirements.
- Planned work and determined appropriate tools and equipment.
- Managed safe vehicle raising and lowering using hydraulic jacks.
- Repaired punctures in tubeless tires by patching or plugging holes with rubber materials.
- Repaired and plugged vehicle tires to help customers avoid purchase of new tires.
- Inflated tires correctly based on identified size and ply.
- Prepared rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding or sandblasting.
- Checked tire inflation pressure on a regular basis and adjusted air pressure if needed.
- Inspected tires on customer vehicles to report mechanical defects.
- Located and repaired punctures in tires, applied patches, or advised on replacement for severely damaged rubber.
- Inspected and prepared wheel drums and rims for reassembly.
- Balanced wheels using electronic machines to ensure even tire wear.
- Used tools, parts and equipment to maintain and repair customer tires.
- Counterweighted rims with consistent commendation for quality and efficiency.
- Unbolted and removed wheels from vehicles with lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.
- Used rubber cement to glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings.
Education
High School Diploma -
Poudre High School
Fort Collins, CO05-2011
Skills
- Tire mounting
- Tire balancing
- Repair logging
- Universal joint servicing
- Leak repair
- Vehicle repair
- New tire installation
- Rotation and balancing
- Hand tools proficiency
- Wheel balancing
- Fluid checks
- Tire installation
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Tire Technician
Poudre Valley CO-OP
08.2023 - 12.2025
High School Diploma -
Poudre High School