Randy Stenberg
Argonne,Wisconsin
Summary
Heavy Equipment Operator with over 22 years of experience in operating, maintaining, and repairing heavy machinery. Expertise in executing complex excavation and construction projects safely, while consistently adhering to regulatory safety standards. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency and minimize downtime through strategic maintenance initiatives. Aiming to utilize technical skills and leadership capabilities in a challenging role within a forward-thinking organization.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Heavy Equipment Operator
USFS Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
Laona, WI
12.2015 - Current
- Execute construction project duties by adhering to specified guidelines for excavating and preparing various landscapes.
- Converted intricate technical information into actionable plans for crossing and drainage infrastructures.
- Selected appropriate materials and set grade stakes for culverts and bank restorations to ensure compliance with engineering drawings.
- Analyzed terrain composition to select equipment tailored for leveling and backfilling activities.
- Completed construction projects with emphasis on ground facility design, layout roads, trails, and drainage structures.
- Prepared thorough records to support equipment performance evaluation and ensure accurate project tracking.
- Ensures regular communication with leadership to track project accuracy.
- Listens attentively to project task instructions and seeks clarification when necessary.
- Oversaw multiple construction tasks including plumbing, electrical work, and HVAC installations.
- Managed building maintenance through various construction projects.
- Flexible by being available for projects across the forest.
- Promoted knowledge exchange to strengthen overall team expertise.
- Executed comprehensive facility services ensuring sustainability in the Nicolet area.
- Enhanced understanding of AutoCAD Civil 3D and related programs through online studies.
Maintenance Worker
Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Columbia, MO
08.2005 - 12.2015
- Operated diverse heavy equipment including agricultural tractors with various attachments, dozers, excavators/backhoes, and skid steers to assist in trials and infrastructure development.
- Fabricated gates according to various specifications using blueprints and drawings.
- Constructed informational kiosks and welcome signs following written or verbal instructions, utilizing carpentry skills.
- Positioned safety bollards near strategic areas to safeguard structures, parking zones, and fuel tanks per industry guidelines.
- Contributed to ecological preservation through the cultivation of native plant species.
- Constructed boundary fences in Missouri River foothills.
- Handled transportation of barbed wire rolls, hand tools, and cement bags using manual labor. Installed boundary signs on 9' U-type steel posts on the boundary.
- Performed plumbing tasks on water lines, toilets, faucets, garbage disposals, and dishwashers in government housing.
- Performed facility maintenance tasks including office remodeling, painting, staining, and drywall work.
- Streamlined maintenance operations by effectively handling digital asset systems.
- Constructed and maintained trails with erosion control measures using appropriate aggregate and filter fabric.
- Operated bulldozers, motor graders, compact rollers, and dump trucks to construct parking lots.
- Executed drainage culvert installation under a road independently using laser levels.
- Contributed to boundary marking for Big Muddy's units under guidance of Fish and Wildlife Regional Surveyor.
- Executed snow removal using agricultural tractors and skid steers.
- Executed navigation strategies for transporting equipment and boats through diverse geographical locations.
- Handled transportation of large machinery with strict compliance to proper specifications.
- Created design concepts for updating gates, trails, overlooks and office spaces.
- Conducted prescribed burns across refuge, neighboring refuges, and private properties.
Maintenance Worker
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
Puxico, MO
09.2003 - 08.2005
- Operated various types of heavy equipment, Ag. tractors w/ various attachments, verity of different sized bulldozers, excavators, backhoes, front-end loader, and dump trucks.
- Repaired roads, dikes, levees and ditches to the proper size and specifications and proper material
- Performed ground maintenance, performed preventative maintenance on heavy equipment, vehicles and small engines
- Always cleaned and detailed vehicles, equipment, tools and buildings
- Removed beaver dams in ditches, culverts and water control structures, either by using hand tools or heavy equipment
- I have assisted with demolition of old board walks and building new board walks, lookout towers to specifications on blueprints
- I have built stairs, stair railings and handicap ramps on lookout towers with treated lumber to the specifications found in the national building codes
- I constructed concrete walkways, used sonitubes for piers for supports on lookout towers and bridges
SCEP Maintenance Worker Helper
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Seney, MI
09.2002 - 09.2003
- Handled multiple responsibilities in basic carpentry, painting operations, masonry projects as well as plumbing and electrical systems.
- Maintained and repaired historic and non-historic structures.
- Performs tasks independently with minimal oversight.
- Maintained essential tools for plumbing, electrical, and HVAC tasks with proficiency.
Education
Associates Degree - Climate Control Technology
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI01.2003
Diploma -
Marquette Area Public Schools
01.1996
Skills
- Heavy Equipment Operating
- Skidsteers
- Ag tractors
- Brushhogs
- Side movers
- No-till drills
- Sprayers
- Discs
- Dozers
- Scrapper pans
- Excavators
- Road Graders
- Compact Rollers
- Front end Loaders
- Backhoes
- Log Skidders
- CDL Class A
- Dump trucks
- Semi-lowboy trailers
- Grizzly screeners
- Construction power equipment
- Framing
- Concrete
- Laser levels
- Surveying equipment
- Reading blueprints
- Computer skills
- AI
- SAAS, SEO, CRM
Awards
- Star Award, Mingo NWR - Ditch 11 project, 06/01/04
- On-the-spot Award, USGS Yankton Field Station - Operating equipment and laying new water mains, 12/01/06
- Star Award, Big Muddy NFWR - Boundary fence constructed, 05/01/07
- Certificate of Merit, USDA - Superior performance for the Father's Day Flood event, 06/01/16
- Certificate of Merit, USDA - Lakewood District Blow down, 07/01/18
- Certificate of Merit, USDA - Flood Event restoration of infrastructure, 07/01/24
Timeline
Engineering Heavy Equipment Operator
USFS Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
12.2015 - Current
Maintenance Worker
Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
08.2005 - 12.2015
Maintenance Worker
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
09.2003 - 08.2005
SCEP Maintenance Worker Helper
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
09.2002 - 09.2003
Associates Degree - Climate Control Technology
Northern Michigan University
Diploma -
Marquette Area Public Schools
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