Ryan Thayer
Lafayette,IN
Summary
Professional driver prepared for safe, efficient transportation. Proven ability to navigate long routes and meet delivery schedules. Strong focus on teamwork, adaptability, and achieving results. Skilled in vehicle maintenance, route planning, and adhering to safety regulations. Dependable and responsive to changing demands.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Truck Driver
Venture Logistics Inc
Lafayette, IN
04.2024 - Current
- Maintained accurate logs of driving hours and vehicle inspections.
- Resolved customer issues related to deliveries promptly and professionally.
- Delivered shipments on time while adhering to safety regulations.
- Conducted routine maintenance checks to ensure vehicle reliability.
- Worked with van and flatbed trailers on the Caterpillar and Wabash accounts.
Owner/Operator
ADQ Freight LLC
Lafayette, IN
06.2021 - 04.2024
- Perform maintenance on truck and trailer to remain D.O.T compliant.
- Keep records on expenses, truck maintenance, and log book.
- Book keeping.
- Build relationships with shippers, receivers, and freight brokers.
- Kept clean D.O.T safety record with zero violations.
- Clean driving record with no tickets or violations.
- Class A CDL.
- Managed daily operations, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to safety regulations.
- Developed and implemented efficient routing strategies to optimize logistics processes.
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Provided exceptional customer service, addressing issues promptly to ensure customer satisfaction and repeat business.
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing high-quality services and timely communication.
- Spoke professionally with customers regarding complaints, gathering all necessary information to make educated decisions and address issues.
- Pulled both flatbed and van trailers
Owner/Operator
Ashore Transport
Crawfordsville, IN
09.2017 - 07.2020
- Responsible for finding loads for truck buy contacting shippers, and freight brokers.
- Negotiate price with shippers and freight brokers.
- Perform maintenance on truck and trailer to remain D.O.T compliant.
- Keep records on expenses, truck maintenance, and log book.
- Book keeping.
- Build relationships with shippers, receivers, and freight brokers.
- Kept clean D.O.T safety record with zero violations.
- Clean driving record with no tickets or violations.
- Class A CDL.
Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
Kelly Group
Lafayette, IN
02.2016 - 09.2017
- Preform industrial maintenance, welding, iron work, and concrete work at Tate and Lyle.
- Diagnosed mechanical issues in machinery to minimize downtime and enhance operational efficiency.
- Performed routine maintenance on industrial equipment, ensuring optimal performance and compliance with safety standards.
- Involved in many shut downs that involved long hours to replace broken equipment so the plant process could resume operation.
- Fabricated items using cutting torch, stick welder, mig welder.
- Received qualification to use man lift.
Pipe Fitter, Plumbing Apprentice
HVAC
Indianapolis, IN
08.2014 - 02.2016
- Attended training 3 nights a week for safety, math, electrical, pipe fitting, plumbing, blueprint reading, rigging, soldering, welding, and crane signals.
- Worked in commercial buildings hanging pipe using unistrut and hangers.
- Installed and repaired piping systems for HVAC applications.
- Demoed floors walls and ceilings to replace pipe.
- Instilled toilets, sinks, and showers.
- Cleaned and replaced boiler tubes.
- Worked on and performed start ups for chillers.
- Soldered pipe for HVAC systems.
- Preformed service on HVAC systems cleaning coils and replacing filters.
- Received HVAC certifications.
Shipping and Receiving
Fairfield manufacturing
Lafayette, IN
04.2005 - 08.2014
- Forklift certified
- Managed daily shipping and receiving operations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all transactions.
- Unloaded trucks from suppliers using fork lift.
- Loaded trucks with the correct products by using a packing list.
- Used computer to receive cast, steel, and bar stock coming in from the vendors.
- When everything was received it was marked and put away in the correct area using a fork lift.
- Staged material for all 3 shifts and deducted the count out of the inventory.
Gunners Mate
NAVY
Norfolk, VA
10.2000 - 10.2004
- Attended fireman school in Chicago.
- Plank owner LHD-7 USS IWO JIMA.
- Member of the first responders fire squad.
- Gun mount captain responsible for a crew of 4.
- Trained ships crew on shooting hand guns, rifles, shotguns, grenade launchers, 50 CAL machine guns, 25MM machine guns, and MK 44 machine guns.
- Cleaned and repaired 9mm hand guns, M14 rifle, M16 rifle, M60 machine gun, 12 gage shotgun, 50 CAL machine gun, 25 MM machine gun, MK 44 machine gun, and grenade launcher.
- Attended 2 week gun training course at the Blackwater training center.
- Completed a 9 month deployment to the Middle East.
- Received an honorable discharge in 2004.
Shipping and receiving
Sommer metal craft
Crawfordsville, Indiana
06.1998 - 10.2000
- Hung parts on a line so they could be sent through the process to be painted.
- After the parts went through the paint process they would be taken off the line and be packed for shipping.
Expediter/ Dishwasher
Applebees
Crawfordsville, IN
10.1995 - 06.1998
- Pulled food orders out of the window and sent them to the correct table.
- Filled in at dishwasher on days off if needed.
Laborer
Care construction
New Richmond, IN
06.1995 - 10.1995
- Assisted in the remodel of an old 3 story brick building.
- Hung drywall, put down flooring, painting, framing, and roofing.
Field Worker
Weaver Popcorn
New Richmond, IN
06.1991 - 08.1994
- Worked in crews of 6 pulling tassels out of the female corn stocks so the male stocks could pollinate the female stocks.
- The last 2 years I was a crew leader.
Education
High school diploma - General Studies
North Montgomery High school
Linden, IN06-1998
Skills
- Class A CDL (9 years)
- Safe driving
- Strong work ethic
- Self-motivation and discipline
- Safe driving practices
- Forklift Operator (10 years)
- Man lift (4 years)
- Bookkeeping (9 years)
- Budgeting (9 years)
- Microsoft Word (10 years)
- Blueprint Reading (4 years)
- Drywall (5 years)
- Facilities Maintenance (5 years)
- Mechanical Knowledge (10 years)
- Industrial Maintenance (5 years)
- Plumbing (3 years)
- Welding (4 years)
- Handyman (6 years)
- Time management
- Driving
- Commercial driving
- Shipping & Receiving
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Freight Experience
- Dependable and reliable
- Transportation safety
- Attention to detail
- Vehicle inspection
- Load security
- GPS and route planning
- Vehicle maintenance
- Inclement weather driving
- Decision-making
- Customer-oriented
- Equipment operation
- Route management
- Materials transport
- Defensive driving techniques
- Clean MVR
Certification
- CPR/First Aid
- Forklift Certified
- Class A CDL
Military Service
- Branch: Navy
- Rank: E-4
- October 2000 to October 2004
- Gunners mate E-4
- Attended fireman school in Chicago.
- Plank owner LHD-7 USS IWO JIMA.
- Member of the first responders fire squad.
- Gun mount captain responsible for a crew of 4.
- Trained ships crew on shooting hand guns, rifles, shotguns, grenade launchers, 50 CAL machine guns, 25MM machine guns, and MK 44 machine guns.
- Cleaned and repaired 9mm hand guns, M14 rifle, M16 rifle, M60 machine gun, 12 gage shotgun, 50 CAL machine gun, 25 MM machine gun, MK 44 machine gun, and grenade launcher.
- Attended 2 week gun training course at the Blackwater training center.
- Completed a 9 month deployment to the Middle East.
- Received an honorable discharge in 2004.
Languages
English
Timeline
Truck Driver
Venture Logistics Inc
04.2024 - Current
Owner/Operator
ADQ Freight LLC
06.2021 - 04.2024
Owner/Operator
Ashore Transport
09.2017 - 07.2020
Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
Kelly Group
02.2016 - 09.2017
Pipe Fitter, Plumbing Apprentice
HVAC
08.2014 - 02.2016
Shipping and Receiving
Fairfield manufacturing
04.2005 - 08.2014
Gunners Mate
NAVY
10.2000 - 10.2004
Shipping and receiving
Sommer metal craft
06.1998 - 10.2000
Expediter/ Dishwasher
Applebees
10.1995 - 06.1998
Laborer
Care construction
06.1995 - 10.1995
Field Worker
Weaver Popcorn
06.1991 - 08.1994
High school diploma - General Studies
North Montgomery High school