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Rafael Ledesma

Wasco,CA

Summary

Highly motivated worker with a strong desire to learn, excelling in fast-paced environments and delivering exceptional work. Known for commitment to safety and punctuality, consistently meeting deadlines and exceeding expectations. Demonstrates natural initiative and possesses strong leadership skills to effectively guide and inspire others.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Solar Installer/Underground

Calcom Energy
04.2024 - Current
  • Job Duties: Locate electrical/water/gas lines, dig up trenches, read blueprints, use of hydrovac, lay pipe, mount & install inverters, sub panels, mini transformers, next tracker, weather station, mount & secure solar panels, quality check everything, run through inspections with supervisor & state or county inspectors

Commercial Driver

E & A Transportation
09.2023 - 04.2024
  • Job Duties: Perform inspections of equipment & log daily activity, pickup/deliver goods throughout California in a timely order

Commercial Driver

Legend Transportation
05.2022 - 09.2023
  • Job Duties: Inspecting vehicle for any damages & ensuring all levels of fluids are met, safely driving to pickup & unloading locations throughout California

Commercial Driver

Junction Collaborative Transportation
10.2021 - 05.2022
  • Job Duties: Ensure vehicle is up to date & in working conditions with fluid levels being met, safely entering & loading port containers onto chassis’s trailers, securing the loaded cargo containers & delivering them in a safe manner

Operator

Westside Water Authority
02.2021 - 10.2021
  • Job Duties: Safely manage water distribution, calculate water consumed in squared ft/acred ft per hour, maintain canal clean, align & maintain screen conveyer & pumps functional, unclog & back flush pumping units, control water levels & manage orders through computer SCADA program system
  • Transport heavy duty equipment around work areas as needed, load up dump truck with dirt or trash & transport it to designated area

Automation Technician

The Garlic Company
05.2020 - 02.2021
  • Job Duties: Basic program, fine tune/calibrate, troubleshoot machinery
  • Repair, replace, install, update, upgrade, maintain a series of machinery, fabricate bases & special tools, basic electrical, voltage/oms readings in a safe manner
  • Replace laser eye sensors, worked with PLC’s PAC’s DCS’s HMI’s & weight master scales

Commercial Truck Driver

Swift Transportation
12.2019 - 05.2020
  • Job Duties: Deeply inspect truck for any leaks/damages, verify all lights are fully functional, receive paperwork & pickup loads according to time & date, load truck, chain/tarp/strap loads safely & secure & deliver early, drive through any conditions snow/rain/heat

Maintenance Tech

Golden Empire Shelling
05.2019 - 12.2019
  • Job Duties: Safely start up machinery, troubleshoot any problems mechanical/electrical, fine tune & program machinery to work as fast & efficient as possible, replace & repair bearings/motors, basic electrical, motherboard & hard drive replacement on machinery, installation & relocation of big generators, collect data hourly to verify no product is being damaged or running inefficiently

Machine Operator

Placement Pro’s Temp Agency
05.2018 - 05.2019
  • Job Duties: Fine tune machinery accordingly to the weight required & verify that machine is running efficiently & safely, adjust & fix any issues with weight or jar placement, assure that everything is properly leveled, constantly fill up vac-pac machinery with garlic, assist others with anything that requires weight lifting & transporting boxes or plastic crates throughout my department, radio maintenance department for troubleshooting & assist with most things as possible, disassemble & clean machinery, data entry, cycle counts, Microsoft Excel, inventory check, set up/clean machinery, perform mechanical maintenance on machinery as needed & maintain equipment clean & running efficiently, use scissor lift & aerial man lift to clean & fix ceiling tiles/light fixtures, adjust all machinery

Oil Field Pump Tech / Maintenance Tech

Select Staffing
10.2017 - 04.2018
  • Job Duties: Receive oil pumps disassemble, clean, & inspect pumps for any possible damage, collect data & replace damaged product, basic electrical, bearing replacement, air line/compressor generator install in a safe manner, machine maintenance, blue print readings, machine fine tuning & troubleshooting, crane operator, scale calibrations, temporarily fix a product until original parts come in

Apprentice

Myers Electric
11.2016 - 10.2017
  • Job Duties: Safely perform a full breaker panel power shut down, disassembly of breaker panel & unwire/rewire & install new breaker panel, set up for solar panels, bend pipe, run conduit as professional as possible, insertion of 8ft copper rods into the ground for grounding purposes, ground jumps for entire residential areas, troubleshoot electrical, verify amperage/voltage is correct & proper breakers are installed, use wide array of power tools

Maintenance Technician

Treehouse Almond Farms
08.2016 - 11.2016
  • Job Duties: Safely start up machinery, calibrate scales, fine tune machinery, bearing replacement, troubleshoot problems, align conveyer belts & motors, rebuild rollers & bearings, basic electrical

Cashier/Cook

Wendys
06.2015 - 07.2016
  • Job Duties: Cashier/cook

Construction Trainee

North Kern Vocational Training Center
08.2013 - 06.2015
  • Construction work such as framing, drywall, paint, plumbing, roofing, measurements, electrical, blueprint reading, artificial grass installing, fence building, concrete pouring & finishing, & laser surface leveling was taken at a vocational training school named North Kern Vocational Training Center

Education

High School Diploma -

Wasco Union High School
Wasco
05.2016

Vocational Training -

North Kern Vocational Training Center
06.2015

Skills

  • Basic Electrical
  • Forklift Certified
  • Concrete
  • PLC/HMI/PAC/DCS/SCADA systems
  • Mechanical Maintenance
  • Hydraulic Maintenance
  • RF Scanner
  • Quality Control
  • Oil Field Pump Rebuilds
  • Steam Cleaning
  • Hydro Testing
  • Compression Testing
  • Power Tools
  • Construction
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Material Handling
  • Machine Maintenance
  • Customer Service
  • Data Entry
  • Inventory
  • Cycle Count
  • Aerial Man-lift
  • Scissor Lift
  • Lead of a Small Crew
  • CDL
  • TWIC Card
  • Tow Truck
  • Water Truck
  • Automation Technician
  • Troubleshooting
  • Hydro vac
  • Sandblasting

Timeline

Solar Installer/Underground

Calcom Energy
04.2024 - Current

Commercial Driver

E & A Transportation
09.2023 - 04.2024

Commercial Driver

Legend Transportation
05.2022 - 09.2023

Commercial Driver

Junction Collaborative Transportation
10.2021 - 05.2022

Operator

Westside Water Authority
02.2021 - 10.2021

Automation Technician

The Garlic Company
05.2020 - 02.2021

Commercial Truck Driver

Swift Transportation
12.2019 - 05.2020

Maintenance Tech

Golden Empire Shelling
05.2019 - 12.2019

Machine Operator

Placement Pro’s Temp Agency
05.2018 - 05.2019

Oil Field Pump Tech / Maintenance Tech

Select Staffing
10.2017 - 04.2018

Apprentice

Myers Electric
11.2016 - 10.2017

Maintenance Technician

Treehouse Almond Farms
08.2016 - 11.2016

Cashier/Cook

Wendys
06.2015 - 07.2016

Construction Trainee

North Kern Vocational Training Center
08.2013 - 06.2015

Vocational Training -

North Kern Vocational Training Center

High School Diploma -

Wasco Union High School
Rafael Ledesma