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Paul Kartes
Magnolia,United States
Summary
Hardworking employee enthusiastic about learning current field inside and out. Pursues opportunities to learn new skills and contribute to group success. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
33
33
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Delivery Associate
Home Depot
Magnolia, TX
12.2021 - Current
- Customer order fulfillment
- Direct customer or vendor interaction, answering customer questions on product order status, handling cash management and program compliance
- Work cooperatively with other Associates, vendors, carriers, and productively with little/some supervision
- Fostered positive working relationships with regular customers.
- Operated vehicle safely in highly congested areas with no traffic violations.
- Worked scheduled hours as required and took on available shifts during holidays and busy periods.
- Loaded truck and properly secured items to prevent damage for deliveries.
- Completed rush deliveries on tight timetables to satisfy customer needs.
- Adhered to safe lifting techniques to avoid injuries.
Owner , Head Canine Trainer
Lakota Retrievers
Rockford, IL
01.2000 - 11.2021
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Reconciled weekly sales, and financial reports in QuickBooks.
- Assessed animals and consulted with owners about suitability for desired use based on temperament, age and other factors.
- Tracked metrics such as overall health, behaviors and diet to isolate and address concerns.
- Maintained clean, neat and hazard-free animal areas to protect individual health and wellbeing.
- Conferred with owners about methods for continuing training and reinforcing methods taught in classes.
- Talked to or interacted with animals to increase familiarity with human voices or contact.
- Cued or signaled animals during performances.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
- Evaluated animals to determine temperaments, abilities and aptitude for training.
- Employed positive reinforcement with animals using "clicker-training" method, voice rewards and food rewards.
Project Engineer
ILF Technologies
Willowbrook, IL
06.1991 - 12.1999
- Liaised with company executives and project managers to acquire resources to move projects forward.
- Communicated with industrial equipment installers to deliver technical support throughout project execution.
- Maintained records for each project and engineering discipline.
- Planned and managed engineering projects and continuous improvement programs to reduce labor and costs.
- Brainstormed with product designers to implement and refine new manufacturing processes.
- Created CAD models and drawings for project designs.
- Drew up blueprints for project designs, outlining mechanical project scopes, specifications and special details.
- Created parts for machining, and sheet metal fabrication.
- Used computer-aided design software to prepare blueprints and schematics.
- Tracked team work hours and submitted documentation.
Education
Associate of Science - Management Information Systems
Lone Star College
Magnolia, TX 01.2022 - Current
Associate of Science - Engineering (Pre-Engineering)
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL 09.1989 - Current
Skills
Spreadsheet management
Filing and data archiving
Employee training and development
Sorting and labeling
Scheduling
Team Bonding
Invoice Processing
Social media knowledge
Bookkeeping
Technical Support
Software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Publisher
Adobe Suite
Zoom
Dropbox
Timeline
Associate of Science - Management Information Systems
Lone Star College
01.2022 - Current
Delivery Associate
Home Depot
12.2021 - Current
Owner , Head Canine Trainer
Lakota Retrievers
01.2000 - 11.2021
Project Engineer
ILF Technologies
06.1991 - 12.1999
Associate of Science - Engineering (Pre-Engineering)
College of DuPage
09.1989 - Current