Rick Lovato
Portales,New Mexico
Summary
I am an innovative supervisor with excellent verbal communication skills and I am determined to troubleshoot all issues. I’ve had experience in successful management of diverse groups of people. I work well in challenging, high-stress and deadline-oriented projects individually or as part of a team.
Highly experienced Road Superintendent known for exemplary team-building and project oversight skills. Gifted at working with all types of personalities. Performance history of developing strong collaborative relationships and delivering impressive results.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Salesman
Desert West LLC Inc
01.2023 - Current
- Salesman, selling asphalt products throughout the state of New Mexico
Road Superintendent
Road Superintendent for Roosevelt County
01.2006 - 01.2023
- Supervise 15 employees, process payroll, maintenance on 10 motor graders, maintain 10 pickups, maintain 5 semi-trucks and trailers, maintenance on 1250 miles of county roads; 1125 miles of those are dirt and 125 miles are chip sealed, maintain 3 million dollar annual budget, maintain daily log sheets for each project, review permits for approval or denial, correspondence via email or phone calls, reconcile credit card statement and fuel cards, order all parts, fuel and oil needed
- Did all the cost estimates for road projects together on a spreadsheet for LGRF, TPF, and ICIP
Owner/Operator Semi Trucks
01.1989 - 01.2006
- Owned and operated 2 semi-trucks and had one employee
- I processed payroll, billing and maintained the trucks and trailers
- Ran Fulton Barnyard Fertilizing Custom Harvesting during this time
- 3 corn harvesting choppers, 2 packing tractors, scale house, and 40 trucks
- Took care of scale tickets, billing, maintenance, and customers
Southwest Canners
01.1987 - 01.1989
- Ran bottle line using forklift, fed bottle line with pallets of empty bottles, ensured the bottle line always had pallets, removed filled beverage bottles
Education
High School graduate -
Portales High School
Portales, New Mexico01.1987
Skills
- Sales and marketing strategies
- Sales strategy development
- Prospecting skills
- Objection handling
References
- Paul Grider, 575-760-1566
- Rod Savage, 575-799-7775
- Juan Dominguez, 575-607-5318
Communication Skills
I am an innovative supervisor with excellent verbal communication skills and I am determined to troubleshoot all issues. I’ve had experience in successful management of diverse groups of people. I work well in challenging, high-stress and deadline-oriented projects individually or as part of a team.
Timeline
Salesman
Desert West LLC Inc
01.2023 - Current
Road Superintendent
Road Superintendent for Roosevelt County
01.2006 - 01.2023
Owner/Operator Semi Trucks
01.1989 - 01.2006
Southwest Canners
01.1987 - 01.1989
High School graduate -
Portales High School
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