Michael Montoya
New Braunfels
Summary
Hardworking professional known for observing all safety protocols and procedures during shift. Committed to daily inspections of equipment. Meets and exceeds productivity standards and quickly adapts to changes in work environment.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Heavy Equipment Operator
RR Contracting
Orla
10.2024 - Current
- Motor grader
- Dozer
- Scraper
- Water wagon
- Wheel loader
- Trimble GPS set up and use
- Build frac ponds
- Build pads
- Performed routine inspections on all heavy machinery prior to use.
- Followed safety protocols while operating machinery in order to avoid accidents or injuries.
- Supervised activities of personnel assigned to various tasks during construction jobs.
- Trained new employees on company policies and procedures.
Hot Pit Loader Operator
TMS International
Seguin
01.2024 - 10.2025
- Conducted routine checks on machines for signs of wear and tear or potential malfunctions.
- Dig and move hot slag, and other materials in a steel mill environment.
- Communicated effectively with supervisors regarding job tasks, machine operation status, maintenance needs.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving malfunctioning machinery or other hazardous conditions.
- Followed prescribed cleaning protocols for assigned areas prior to shift end.
- Followed company policies and procedures when operating machinery in order to maximize efficiency and minimize risk of injury or damage to property.
Heavy Equipment Operator
D&M Owens Inc.
New Braunfels
02.2020 - 12.2023
- Followed safety regulations while operating equipment to achieve safe conduct.
- Operated excavators and other construction equipment to properly grade land.
- Employed heavy equipment operation best practices resulting in minimal complaints or incidents.
- Performed pre-shift and post-shift equipment inspections and accurately completed reports to support company policy.
- Kept equipment fueled and ready for immediate use to support scheduling demands.
- Followed signals from ground crew and other operators to safely move materials and prevent dangerous interactions or missed cues.
- Learned about new equipment and related attachments while maintaining knowledge of items used daily to meet job requirements.
- Operated heavy equipment to demolish current structures, remove plants or trees and clear property of debris.
Head of Maintenance
Capital Precast
San Marcos
01.2019 - 02.2020
- Managed schedule of repairs to guarantee arrival of parts, equipment and resources needed to satisfy job requirements.
- Developed healthy, productive relationships with team members to create constructive working environment.
- Prioritized safety at work by following rules and procedures.
- Performed preventive maintenance tasks and checked facilities and grounds for issues needing attention.
- Determined strengths and weaknesses of team members and assigned tasks according to skill level.
- Performed emergency repairs during off-hours to restore essential utilities.
- Trained newer staff members to properly and effectively use on-hand tools and equipment to avoid mishaps or inefficiencies.
- Communicated with maintenance team on damages to repair.
- Maintained the batch plant and heavy equipment
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
H&V Equipment Services
San Antonio
02.2018 - 11.2019
- Serviced and maintained vehicles and heavy equipment.
- Serviced and made equipment ready for rent
- Confirmed safe operation, inspection and preventive maintenance of heavy machinery on job site.
- Operated equipment safely and efficiently at all times.
- Dismantled heavy equipment to locate and accurately diagnose mechanical defects.
- Assessed equipment to determine cause of issue or malfunction and identified appropriate repairs.
- Disassembled equipment using hand tools and hoists to begin repair work.
- Performed preventative maintenance on wide variety of automotive, road construction and other heavy equipment.
- Worked in shop and at customer locations to handle heavy equipment repair, maintenance and commissioning needs.
- Kept accurate records of all machine and equipment repair work that had been performed.
- Troubleshot and diagnosed issues with heavy equipment systems.
- Completed regular installations of new equipment parts.
- Diagnosed mechanical problems using computerized or manual testing equipment.
Education
High School Diploma -
New Braunfels High School
New Braunfels, TX01.2019
Skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Preventive maintenance
- Safety policies and procedures
- Verbal and written communication
- Heavy equipment operation
- Materials movement
- Pre- and post-trip inspection
- Valid driver's license
- Excavation and backfilling
- Stump and rock removal
- Land clearing
- Attention to detail
- Accident prevention
- Equipment repair
- Problem solving
- Mechanical maintenance
- Critical thinking
- Scraper operation
- Motor grader operation
- Excavator operation
- Trimble GPS usage
- Dozer operation
- Skid steer operation
- Water truck operation
- Roller operation
- Backhoe operation
- Survey drone piloting
- Drone mapping and 3D construction analysis
- Water treatment expertise
- Machine control technology specialist
Timeline
Heavy Equipment Operator
RR Contracting
10.2024 - Current
Hot Pit Loader Operator
TMS International
01.2024 - 10.2025
Heavy Equipment Operator
D&M Owens Inc.
02.2020 - 12.2023
Head of Maintenance
Capital Precast
01.2019 - 02.2020
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
H&V Equipment Services
02.2018 - 11.2019
High School Diploma -
New Braunfels High School