Merhawi Stephen Lake

• Safely climb towers up to 300 feet.
• Install and upgrade cell tower equipment such as antennas, radios, hybrid cables, microwave dishes
• Communicate with the ground crew to execute the mission.
• Travel weekly around the PNW to different sites to conduction upgrades and installations
• Weld grounding rods/rings for the ground electrical components
• Build the foundation for the generator platform as well as pour the concrete
• Rig rope to tower for raising and lowering equipment
• Paint tower and installed equipment

● Assist foreman in ground level work in cell tower industry

● Build concrete formeboards

● Pour and finish concrete pads

● Anchor Generators, battery cabinets, transformers to cell tower shelters

● Grounding Cell tower shelters with cadwelding

● excavate ditches for underground utility lines

● Install conduit fiber/power lines

● pull and install fiber and power lines

• Loaded and unloaded semi-trucks with incoming and outgoing orders efficiently.
• Monitored all packages coming to and from the facility to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Maintained and organized outgoing orders in industrial freezers for optimal storage.
• Kept track of the total weight and quality of blueberries to ensure product standards.
• Fostered productive relationships with truck drivers to facilitate smooth operations.
• Communicated with field workers for the best possible quality of fruit being picked, sorted, and packaged.
• Monitored task progress and provided feedback to the CEO for continuous improvement initiatives.

• Transported rescue equipment to and from various rescue sites efficiently and safely.
• Physical search and rescue operation in Trench, structural collapse, vehicle crash, confined space, as well as mechanical pinch point rescues.
• Reconnaissance of rescue work site.
• Extensive training on Lock-out Tag-out protocols.
• Hazardous materials surveys/evaluations.
• Emergency medical care for entrapped personnel.
• Stabilizing damaged structures, including shoring and cribbing operations.
• Awarded the Army Achievement Medal for exceptional leadership and ability to take control of the team during a vehicle rescue situation.

• Conducted earth-moving operations using excavators, bulldozers, scrapers, graders, skid steers, and dump trucks.
• Loaded equipment onto lowboy trailers for transport to and from job sites, ensuring safe handling.
• Maintained and performed regular maintenance on all vehicles to ensure optimal performance.
• Fostered team morale and maintained a positive attitude throughout the workday.
• Documented equipment usage to maintain accurate records for all vehicles assigned.
• Awarded a second Army Achievement Medal for exceptional bulldozer operation, successfully creating a 100-yard security berm during a field exercise.