Michael Carper
Reedy,WV
Summary
Experienced Heavy Equipment Operator and truck driver with Class A CDL. I have a strong working knowledge of pipeline construction. My specialty is on Steep mountains. I can drive truck as well as haul and load and unload equipment.
I can wench equipment over the mountain or wench trucks and equipment up the mountain.
Experience running equipment on heavy highways construction
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Water and Sewer Technician
Town of Reedy
Reedy, West Virginia
11.2024 - 02.2025
- Identified potential problems before they occurred by inspecting water lines, meters and managed waste water treatment facilities
- Repaired water lines
- replace defective water meters,
- read meters monthly,
- tested water quality.
- Certified sewer system
- Certified water system technician
Heavy Equipment Operator
Price Gregory International Inc.
Katy, Texas
09.2023 - 02.2024
- Operate sideboom, tack rig on pipeline.
- Class A CDL
- can operate other equipment
Heavy Equipment Operator
Price Gregory International Inc.
Katy, Texas
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Tack rig on Mountain Valley Pipeline Greenbrier County WV
- Steep mountain pipeline construction
- Maintained safety and integrity
Truck Driver
Steve Herbison
Benoit, Mississippi
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Delivered rice and soy beans to port from the fields.
- Drove tractors plowing fields
Log Truck Driver
Splinter logging
Taylor , Mississippi
04.2022 - 09.2023
- Hauled logs from the woods to the mills in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Local union 132
Charleston, West Virginia
06.2010 - Current
- Heavy equipment operator
- Class A CDL
- SIDE BOOM
- TAK RIG
- Articulating truck
- Crane experience
- Fork truck license
- Many other vehicles and equipment I can operate
- I can drive load and haul anything
- Performed pre-shift and post-shift equipment inspections and accurately completed reports to support company policy.
- Used hitches to select and fasten bulldozer blades or other attachments to tractors.
- Followed signals from ground crew and other operators to safely move materials and prevent dangerous interactions or missed cues.
- Loaded and offloaded rocks, debris and other materials from heavy equipment.
- Loaded and unloaded trucks with construction materials such as gravel, sand, and asphalt.
- Inspected and replaced worn vehicle parts to maintain safety and longevity.
- Transported materials from one site to another using off-road vehicles.
- Connected hydraulic hoses, belts and mechanical linkages to tractors.
- Operated front end loader to move dirt and different base materials.
- Adjusted throttles, switches and pedals to operate bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders or backhoes.
- Drove and maneuvered equipment in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks.
- Performed routine inspections on all heavy machinery prior to use.
- Completed routine inspections on vehicles.
- Operated digging and transporting equipment to efficiently fulfill project requirements.
- Utilized GPS systems to accurately plot out job sites for excavation purposes.
- Signaled operators to guide movement of tractor-drawn machines.
- Positioned or moved loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
- Maintain OSHA 40
- LEAD Certified
Equipment Operator
Hinkle and McCoy
Poca, West Virginia
06.2018 - 10.2018
- Pipe line equipment operator side boom
Education
High School Diploma -
Walton High School
Walton, WV05-1983
CDL CLASS A
USA Truck Driving School
Ripley, WVSkills
- Vehicle inspection
- Equipment maintenance
- Safety compliance
- excellence driving record with no accidents
Certification
- Licensed CLASS A CDL
Union equipment operator
- I’m currently a member of local union 132 Operating Engineer since 2005.
- I am professional and have a great work ethic.
- I operate a side boom, wench tractor, tac rig on pipeline.
- Have some dozer experience
- I used to have my NCCCO license and operated cranes.
- I believe my experience and knowledge are invaluable to any company that would want to hire me.
Class A CDL
- I have my license as a truck driver CLASS A
- I have hauled over the road for several years in the 90’s, I hauled logs, drove concrete trucks, dump trucks, flat beds and trailer.
- I have hauled heavy equipment and machinery to the job sites.
- I drove for All Crane and use to hold a crane license.
- My motto: if you can get it on a truck or trailer I can get it to where it needs to be safely.
- I believe safety first.
Languages
English
Professional
Affiliations
- 1990’s I drove truck for multiple companies over the road.
- I have been working and driving trucks and equipment all my life.
- Safety is most important to me
- Maintenance of truck and equipment is essential
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Water and Sewer Technician
Town of Reedy
11.2024 - 02.2025
Heavy Equipment Operator
Price Gregory International Inc.
09.2023 - 02.2024
Log Truck Driver
Splinter logging
04.2022 - 09.2023
Truck Driver
Steve Herbison
08.2021 - 05.2022
Heavy Equipment Operator
Price Gregory International Inc.
05.2019 - 08.2019
Equipment Operator
Hinkle and McCoy
06.2018 - 10.2018
Heavy Equipment Operator
Local union 132
06.2010 - Current
High School Diploma -
Walton High School
CDL CLASS A
USA Truck Driving School