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Seada Karajic

Aurora,IL

Summary

I have worked with people of different nationalities and languages, can find a way to communicate even if language barrier is present. I have been through war in Bosnia, lucky enough to live here now and given the opportunities such as mentioned above to learn new things and grow as a person and a worker. My best trait is determined to learn a job, given the opportunity and training will do my best to do job well. Skilled in manual labor, equipment operation, and maintaining a clean and organized workspace. Safety-conscious with a strong work ethic and the ability to adapt to different environments. Ready to contribute to a dynamic team and make a positive impact.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Home Care Aide

Universal Metro Asian Services
Naperville, IL
09.2021 - Current
  • Taking care of elderly, helping them depending on their needs for the day
  • Escorting them to the doctor, getting groceries, preparing food and other.

Home Care Aid

Universal Metro Asian Services
Naperville, IL
10.2016 - 01.2018
  • Responsibilities include all home care aid to the elderly individuals as per their needs
  • Cooking, cleaning, escort to shopping, doctor appointment, laundry, cleaning, spend time with elderly, taking to them.

Forklift Driver

Superior Essex
Columbia City, IN
11.2015 - 08.2016
  • Loading and unloading trailers, moving copper coils from the conveyors and shrink wrapping them, getting the loads ready, live loads and preloading trailers for shipment
  • Paperwork, BOL, labels for each coil ready to be shipped
  • Distributing coils in a trailer to the legal weight per axle
  • Weighing the empty and preloaded trailers
  • Working on a bailer to scrap copper for rework
  • On need for help basis, operated Case to unload loose scrap wire from trailers
  • Not a daily duty so I am not fast driving the case but I manage to help out
  • Inventory prep
  • Daily cleanup of work area.

Hairstylist

Sport Clips
Fort Wayne, IN
04.2015 - 10.2015
  • Cutting hair
  • Educating a client on services and products available to them
  • Beard trimming and lining
  • Keeping inventory stocked, product sales.

Painter/Crater

Henry Pratt Company
Aurora, IL
08.2012 - 08.2014
  • Preparing valves for painting
  • Painting to the requested mill specs
  • Checking valves for functionality open-close
  • Checking required mills of paint on each valve
  • Crating the valves for shipment
  • Building extensions to the pallets to protect the motor and safe transport
  • Loading the valves on flatbeds, with forklift and/or 10-ton crane
  • Used various tools required
  • Making paper and metal identifying tags for each valve to be shipped.

Education

Cosmetology -

Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology
05.2004

Theodore Roosevelt High School
05.2000

Skills

  • Forklift experience
  • Painting
  • Water pressure valves
  • Loading flatbeds
  • Ten-ton crane
  • Loading
  • Unloading
  • Copper Coils
  • Live loads
  • Preloads
  • Cosmetology license
  • Crating
  • Building extensions
  • Pallets
  • Protecting motors
  • Shipment
  • Using various tools
  • Willingness to train
  • Client safety and first aid
  • Meal Preparation
  • Housekeeping
  • Compassionate client care
  • First aid and safety

Additionalinformation

One year forklift experience, Two years painting water pressure valves, Two years loading flatbeds with ten ton crane and forklift, Eight months loading, unloading Copper Coils, live loads and preloads, Holding cosmetology license 14 years, One Year elderly care, One year in crating department, built extensions to the pallets to protect the motors and ready for shipment. I am comfortable using various Tools, and willing to train on tools I have not used before., I have worked with people of different nationalities and languages, can find a way to communicate even if language barrier is present. I have been through war in Bosnia, lucky enough to live here now and given the opportunities such as mentioned above to learn new things and grow as a person and a worker. My best trait is determined to learn a job, given the opportunity and training will do my best to do job well.

Languages

Croatian
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Home Care Aide

Universal Metro Asian Services
09.2021 - Current

Home Care Aid

Universal Metro Asian Services
10.2016 - 01.2018

Forklift Driver

Superior Essex
11.2015 - 08.2016

Hairstylist

Sport Clips
04.2015 - 10.2015

Painter/Crater

Henry Pratt Company
08.2012 - 08.2014

Cosmetology -

Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology

Theodore Roosevelt High School
Seada Karajic