RAND KENNEDY
Hopewell Junction,NY
Summary
Self-motivated Highway Maintenance Worker with experience in road cleaning and repairs. Well-rounded individual with great eye for safety procedures and communication skills. Proven history of best-in-class work ethic and adaptability. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Highway Maintenance Worker
New York State Department Of Transportation
12.2020 - Current
- Safely controlled traffic in high-volume areas during roadwork projects and repairs
- Operated all heavy equipment properly according to employer safety specifications
- Removed snow, ice and debris from roadways after storms to clear major transportation routes
- Cleaned and graded ditches, drainage structures, highway shoulders and slopes
- Filled potholes and smoothed out rough surfaces
- Patched broken pavement for safe travel by dumping, spreading and tamping asphalt
- Completed attractive roadside landscaping through timely mowing.
Route Sales Driver
D Bertoline & Sons Inc
11.2017 - 12.2020
- Maintained positive relationships with customers using good communication and follow-through abilities
- Managed product transitions from warehouse to customer site, loading, and unloading in alignment with specifications
- Utilized route optimization software to plan and manage delivery routes
- Determined best routes for driving to customer sites, accounting for such factors as weather and road construction
- Represented wide range of products and brands
- Operated delivery vehicles safely and efficiently
- Completed daily pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections
- Stocked shelves and loaded orders to prepare deliveries
- Processed payments, made change, and provided receipts.
Route Sales Representative
ReadyRefresh By Nestlé
04.2016 - 11.2017
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of products and services to address customer inquiries
- Analyzed sales and customer data to identify buying trends and offer recommendations
- Properly processed all sales transactions, achieving high levels of account growth and retention via quality deliverables
- Boosted revenues by upselling and cross-selling products to new and established customers
- Immediately addressed problems with customers to promote speedy resolution
- Represented wide range of products and brands
- Identified customers' needs and provided information on appropriate products in effort to promote cross-selling
- Developed strong customer base through efficient and reliable service
- Handled customer concerns and issues by answering questions and escalating major problems to supervisor.
Laborer
Town Of Cortlandt Highway Department
05.2015 - 09.2015
- Worked alongside team to accomplish work goals according to schedule
- Loaded, unloaded, and moved material to and from storage and production areas
- Prepared job sites by removing debris and setting up materials and tools
- Utilized construction tools and machinery to effectively complete job site projects
- Followed proper equipment operation and maintenance procedures to keep equipment in good working condition
- Used variety of hand and power tools to complete tasks
- Loaded and unloaded materials onto trucks and trailers
- Patched broken pavement for safe travel by dumping, spreading and tamping asphalt
- Filled potholes and smoothed out rough surfaces
- Used flags to warn motorists about hazards, obstacles and workers ahead.
Education
High School Diploma -
Hendrick Hudson High School
Montrose, NY06.2012
Skills
- Snow and Ice Removal
- Traffic Control
- Asphalt Maintenance and Repair
- Roadside Landscaping
- Mower&chainsaws
- Shoulder Repairs
- Drainage Repair
- Load Transport
- Truck Driving
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Training Junior Team Members
- Mechanical Tools
- Operational Safety
Certification
- Large Dump Certified, NYSDOT
- One Person Plowing (single wing) Certified, NYSDOT
- Front End Loader Certified, NYSDOT
- Wood Chipper Certified, NYSDOT
- Patch Roller Certified, NYSDOT
- Over The Rail Mower Certified, NYSDOT
- Forklift Certified, NYSDOT
- CDL Class A with Tank Endorsement Certified, NYSDOT
- Excavator Certified, NYSDOT
- Tractor Trailer Certified, NYSDOT
- Licensed Pesticide Technician ( categories: 6a r.o.w)
- Training and knowledge of Backhoe, flail mower, Vac truck, Skid steer, Post pounder, Street sweaper, Acetylene torches, and Welding
Timeline
Highway Maintenance Worker
New York State Department Of Transportation
12.2020 - Current
Route Sales Driver
D Bertoline & Sons Inc
11.2017 - 12.2020
Route Sales Representative
ReadyRefresh By Nestlé
04.2016 - 11.2017
Laborer
Town Of Cortlandt Highway Department
05.2015 - 09.2015
High School Diploma -
Hendrick Hudson High School
- Large Dump Certified, NYSDOT
- One Person Plowing (single wing) Certified, NYSDOT
- Front End Loader Certified, NYSDOT
- Wood Chipper Certified, NYSDOT
- Patch Roller Certified, NYSDOT
- Over The Rail Mower Certified, NYSDOT
- Forklift Certified, NYSDOT
- CDL Class A with Tank Endorsement Certified, NYSDOT
- Excavator Certified, NYSDOT
- Tractor Trailer Certified, NYSDOT
- Licensed Pesticide Technician ( categories: 6a r.o.w)
- Training and knowledge of Backhoe, flail mower, Vac truck, Skid steer, Post pounder, Street sweaper, Acetylene torches, and Welding
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