Michael Dimmick
Burton,MI
Summary
Well-regarded School Bus Driver offers clean driving history and strong safety record. Gets along well with students, bus monitors and teachers. Compassionate with students and great at resolving conflicts. Keeps bus clean and well-maintained with daily care.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Careful School Bus Driver attentive to road rules, school schedules, and students' needs. Maintains daily schedules with good driving abilities and understanding of local traffic flows. Protects students by operating bus safely and controlling student behavior.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Bus Driver
GISD/GECS
09.2025 - Current
- Assisted passengers with disabilities and other physical issues in boarding and exiting bus to promote passenger safety.
- Transported passengers safely along prescribed routes according to tight schedules.
- Complied with personal grooming and conduct guidelines and regulations to promote high standard of professionalism.
- Adhered to scheduled routes and accomplished timely drop-offs and pick-ups to comply with preset route criteria.
- Reported vehicle maintenance and repair issues to appropriate personnel for timely resolution.
- Demonstrated strict adherence to safety regulations and traffic laws to safeguard passengers.
- Assisted in maintaining bus cleanliness with regular sanitizing and disinfecting.
- Developed positive relationships with students, faculty and parents to support continuous rapport and communication.
- Completed pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections and documented info in vehicle logs.
- Drove bus along assigned route, picking up students.
- Operated CB radio and bus PA system to make announcements and stay abreast of traffic conditions.
Dispatcher/Supervisor
City of Flint 911 center
08.1998 - 08.2015
- Take, classify and prioritize incoming emergency calls
- Dispatch appropriate units in line with current protocols
- Supervise all employees working shifts, handle complaints and report all problems.
- Organized and coordinated dispatch training programs for new hires and refresher training programs for existing personnel to continuously promote company vision, values and culture.
- Evaluated current operational processes to help develop, implement and improve practices.
- Motivated staff to deliver high-level dispatch support while successfully meeting departmental goals.
- Answered phone calls and responded to customer emails.
- Coordinated schedules for optimal coverage of daily workload and adjusted quickly to changing demands.
EMT-B
CM Ambulance
05.2001 - 12.2009
- Respond to emergency and non-emergency calls
- Treat and transport all patients while completing appropriate paperwork
- Maintain and examine all equipment
- Maintained levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure situations, effectively prioritizing tasks to save lives and provide medical care.
- Communicated with patients about pain, comfort, and needs during transportation and preliminary medical care.
- Collaborated with medical professionals to communicate patient needs with accuracy and speed using hospital and medical codes.
- Developed and maintained rapport with coworkers and local hospital staff to facilitate efficient patient care.
- Conducted equipment and vehicle checks to maintain continuous and safe operation.
- Triaged patients in emergency situations based on life-threatening needs and delegated tasks to better provide treatment to maximum patients at once.
- Controlled wounds and injuries en-route to hospitals, prepping patients for advanced treatments or maintaining conditions pre-arrival.
Education
High School diploma -
Flint Academy High School
Flint06.1990
Nursing
Baker College of Flint
Flint02.2012
Skills
- Calm under pressure
- Excellent communication skills
- Computer literate
- Previous experience
- Vehicle inspections
- Passenger safety management
- Pre-trip inspections
- Defensive driving
- Effective communication skills
- Student chaperoning
- Dependable and reliable
- Data confidentiality
- DOT regulations
- Transporting students
- Safe driver training
- Passenger assistance
- Clean DMV record
- Punctuality
- Special needs assistance
- Air brake certification
- Traffic law compliance
- Confidentiality
- Route navigation
- Local traffic laws
- Safe driving practices
Certification
- Chauffeur License
- EMT, 472010, 04/01/94, 12/31/13
- CDL-B License with Passenger Vehicle, School Bus and Air Brake Endorsements-Since Nov 2025
Timeline
School Bus Driver
GISD/GECS
09.2025 - Current
EMT-B
CM Ambulance
05.2001 - 12.2009
Dispatcher/Supervisor
City of Flint 911 center
08.1998 - 08.2015
High School diploma -
Flint Academy High School
Nursing
Baker College of Flint
Introduction
I have not worked in 10 years and have been on disability due to injuries obtained in a car accident. I now have the main issues under control and am looking to re-insert myself to the workforce.