Dedicated Heavy, medium, and light Equipment Operator with 6+ years experience supporting team members and job
requirements with safe performance. Collaborates closely with site team members to complete work on time and without
incidents.
Work History
Heavy Equipment Operator
9 Months
Kiewit/TIC | 11.2025 - Current
• Operating CAT 335 excavator on Wet utilities for digging trenches. Sloping and benching depending on class soil and building ramps for safe entrance and exiting, load haul trucks with material that was going to be used
• Executed lifting of 120 ft of polley pipe using two excavators for trench installation.
• following the procedures for for backfilling. Adding pea gravel 1 ft over pipe. Add trencher wire and caution tape, would mix general field with water to get it to the right moisture
• operating CAT 950 wheel loader as well for backfilling and moving of dirt or pea grave
• Operated heavy machinery for the excavation and trenching of utility lines.
Lead equipment operator
1 Year 9 Months
Overland contracting | 02.2024 - 11.2025
Operated and maintained heavy machinery, ensuring optimal performance and safety standards.
Supervised a team of equipment operators, coordinating daily tasks and fostering a collaborative work environment.
Trained new operators on equipment handling and safety protocols, improving compliance and efficiency.
Managed daily operations and ensured smooth workflow among team members. would also operate 12k forklift to help production needs. Offloading of modules safely and in a timely manner
Locate new areas using site map for offloading of material or modules.
Heavy Equipment Operator
9 Months
Rosedin | 05.2023 - 02.2024
Operating CAT 963 track loader for mechanical side on racking side.
Inspect machine daily and doing JSA for work being done that day.
Safely operate machine for torque tubes remediation.
Employed heavy equipment operation best practices resulting in minimal complaints or incidents.
Heavy Equipment Operator
2 Years 3 Months
Overland Contracting | 02.2021 - 05.2023
Operating a 12k forklift safely to unload module trucks, torque tube trucks, semi trucks with materials.
Would also assist mechanical side in staging modules, clean up and setting torque tubes.
Offload material in a safely manner was my main objective and always working safe.
Ensure that the company equipment and material was kept clean and stored safely.
Followed safety regulations while operating equipment to achieve safe conduct.
Heavy Equipment Operator
9 Months
Moss Solar | 04.2020 - 01.2021
Operating excavator, dozer, and skit steer to excavate then backfill on open trenching.
Would dig 4ft deep trench for electrical wiring and foundations leading to inverter
Clearing and grading of the land where the trencher was going to pass, or we were going to excavated
Equipment fueled and ready for immediate use to support scheduling demands.
Equipment Operator
2 Years
HCS Renewable Energy | 03.2018 - 03.2020
Equipment operator working in a solar farm operating a 12k forklift and skitsteer.
My duties included staging modules on arrays using a bobcat skitsteer or a 12k forklift.
Would also assist in clean up crew on cleaning up site or mowing grass using skitsteer.
I would use a spotter at all times and I make sure I was looking at the signals he was providing.
Operated machinery on job sites to reduce accidents or injury.
Used equipment to complete jobs quickly and correctly.
Heavy Equipment Operator
3 Years 7 Months
IMSG | 02.2015 - 09.2018
Operating front end loader, dozer, excavator, and skitsteer on large solar farm.
Working on the trenching side. My duties included excavating trenches and backfilling.
I would also assist in dc pulling of cable. Clean up left over dirt, rock, and debris left on job site with loader.
Loaded and offloaded rocks, debris and other materials from heavy equipment. Transported materials around construction sites to work locations.
Employed heavy equipment operation best practices resulting in minimal complaints or incidents.
labor/strawboss
2 Years
strike pipeline | 01.2013 - 01.2015
Did a little of everything and learned a lot working in the pipeline for 3 years. started from the ground and eventually had a chance to operate heavy machinery
Worked in pipe gain on the front line. setting the pipe on skits so it can space and ready to weld
Throwing skits for the pipe can be laid on top of them
Stringing pipe, would offload of semis and put them on top the skits
Would do boaring to put pipe on the ground. would jeep it and paint it
Dig pothole for boaring machine using 320 cat excavator and then back fill and compact
Education
High School Diploma
Johnny G Economedes High School | Edinburg, TX | 05.2011