Phil Lowery

Learned to:

• Apply the basics of the sales process
• Understand the basics of the packaging industry and the industries it serves (ex: boxes, bags, stretch wrap, and other items needed for a clients warehouse/shipping operations)
• Communicate with clients and prospects in a professional and personable manner

Note - During this time I worked part time for the following businesses: Action General Contracting when they needed help, briefly did side work in construction, and worked for BMBC as a Forklift operator before ending the internship with Bison Industries and moving to my current job for Willscot

• Duties included: Forklift operating, and loading/unloading customer vehicles
• Used my previous experience in construction to identify material types/sizes and communicate clearly
• Gained customer service skillsets through positive interactions, understanding their needs and helping to get them the material needed in a timely manner

I used my skills in residential construction to help complete projects with friends

• Jobs included demoing/building decks, demo work, roofing, painting, concrete work, and more
• Entrusted with getting work done independently and in a timely manner

• Provided skilled services in a quick and constantly changing work environment
• Applied what I had learned up until then in residential construction, especially finish-work, to contribute as much as possible and took every opportunity to learn more
• Regularly worked 5+ days per week

• Staged items at destination according to Real Estate agents requests in order to prepare house for tours
• Safely and strategically loaded furniture as ordered by supervisors
• Helped with loading, unloading several times each day

• First learned the basics of finish carpentry here (interior trim) which includes working first precisely then quickly
• Measuring accurately throughout the house/making a cut list, cutting trim (mainly mdf) to proper length: baseboard, shelving, some window/door trim, and more

• Adapted quickly to my boss's system of working in an efficient and timely manner
• Mostly painted interior walls with rollers, which includes masking, priming, painting, removal of masking (sometimes before paint dried), and overall gained a good understanding/ability to paint properly