Sonny Alexander
San Diego,CA
Summary
I have made this resume with the objective of being hired and gainfully employed. To show my interest in becoming part of this company's future success and to further succeed in my own career goals. In this resume I have included my past employment information to meet any experience requirements. I have also noted knowledge and achievements I have gained with past employment. Any personal work-related references can be given if requested.
I am confident in my ability to be mentally and physically ready to safely and efficiently fulfill the duties and responsibilities that are required for the position that I am applying to be hired at. I have my own vehicle, P.P.E. and tools for repair work. I make punctuality and safety priority number One. I am seeking full time employment with benefits for myself and dependents with a pay rate that can provide for the price of living in San Diego, CA for me and my family. I am father of three children devoted and committed to our good health and the future our wellbeing.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Handyman
SELF Employed
San Diego
03.2020 - Current
- Had worked on various residential home repairs and apartment buildings maintenance
- Experience in trouble shooting and problem solving with knowledge in plumbing, electrician, structural, roofing, ventilation, and landscaping
- Plumbing work (faucets sinks garbage disposal, drain line clean out, and valve repair, shower/bath fixtures installation and repair work
- Electrical work (circuit breaker panels,120v-240v outlet installation, ceiling fans and lights, a/c unit installation)
- Structural (door frame and door repairs, fixture attachments, pest, and mold damage repair)
- Exterior work (roofing repair, sky light fixture installation, leak fixes, facia board repair, gutter installation, gate and fence attachments, painting)
- Landscape work (lawn and garden maintenance, tree planting, ground covering, irrigation systems, drain systems, demolitions, and modern design).
JOURNEYMAN RIGGER
PACIFIC SHIP REPAIR
San Diego
06.2017 - 03.2020
- Held duties at NAS Coronado providing crane support and rigging
- Experienced crane lifting of 40 ft
- Office buildings, Terex mobile crane, 56k forklifts, ship landing gear, electrical workstations, and contractor machinery and tanks
- Held duties at naval base San Diego as a journeyman rigging ventilation motors and fans, overhead valves and electrical panels, cooling coils and tanks
- Responsible for operating high reach r/t and 56k forklifts onboard ship and pier for crane service
- Loading and landing zone coordinating for crane lifts and offloading operations.
SKILLED LABOR
PEOPLE READY
El Centro
01.2015 - 10.2017
- Assigned to work at an agricultural packing and shipping plant that exported a variety of hay worked operating press and packing machines and forklifts
- Assignment with company to maintenance solar panel plant in Calexico, CA
- Experienced working with asphalt paving crew for the paving of a two-archer land for an agriculture facility that produced sugar
- Assignment at a food coloring producing plants final product processing station duties of a material handler for final stages before shipping.
RIGGER
VENTURE DYNAMICS
San Diego
11.2013 - 11.2014
- Crane rigging support for the moving and fitting of ship sections
- Ground control for track switches and crane movement and crane lift operations
- Crane hook tending from pier and aboard lifting gear usage of 8 ‘ft pallet platform, spreader bars, 1” inch - 3.5” shackles, wire rope with 1”-2” dia., tuff flex nylon with a SWL of up to 20tons
- Experienced in the setting of keel blocks and ship sections setting procedures
- Crane oiling and maintenance experience
- Had been involved in the rigging of pipelines aboard oil tanker ships, the completing of oil tank ship from the bow to the stern, motor and bridge and other units of ship blocks being, fitted together for welding.
RIGGER IMPROVER
BAE SYSTEMS SHIP REPAIR
San Diego
06.2007 - 05.2012
- Held duties aboard ship at bae systems, NASSCO, and Naval Base San Diego rigging aboard ships that were being completely overhauled, modernized, conversion, or needing to be repaired
- Gain more experience rigging motors, pumps, valves, overhead units, a/c compressors, cooling coils, tanks, and other parts and equipment
- Expert with chain fall usage from 1-5ton Harrington CF and CL, Roughneck Ingall Rand Sol CF and CL and other manual and air pneumatic chain falls
- Knowledge of proper lifting technique and load limits for all rigging gear used
- Osha 10-hour safety in shipyard environment class certified
- Knowledge of rig planning and procedures for rigging aboard navy ship vessels
- Forklift certified operator for 5k-56k propane and diesel forklifts/man-lifts/high reach
- Confined space and working with heights harness training.
ASST. MANAGER
BUSINESS OFFICE OUTFITTERS
San Diego
04.2004 - 05.2007
- Duties were to assist in all warehouses and show room organization, shipping and receiving and customer office outfitting assembly
- Promoted to delivery driver after first six months duties in warehouse and was promoted again after 1 year to Assistant Manager
- Responsible for the Heavy lift loading and unloading procedure, and outfitting and storage of outfitting at warehouse with customer support new and used office furniture and outfitting assembly, delivery, and order pickups daily
- Box Truck driver of 24’ft and 27’ft box truck with roll out ramp and lift gate.
RIGGER TRADESMAN
CMSD
San Diego
06.2000 - 03.2004
- Promotion three times from tradesman 1-4
- Rigger Tradesman duties with crane support crew (hook tending and operating forklifts)
- Rigger Tradesman duties onboard ship for trades rigging support (Assist in the stationary or temporary lifts and any units needed to be off loaded to pier or any unit needing to be rigged in place)
- Ship docking and undocking duties (ship brow and latter, shore power lines and other temporary services, opening and closing of security boueys and ship line handling and securing to pier)
- Experienced working with mobile cranes (set-up procedures, hook tending and signaling, ground traffic control, applying rigging to units and conducting safety inspections of nylon straps and wire rope, shackles, chain falls, and palletized units to safely lift aboard ship or off ship with crane hoist
- Mobile Crane experience with 90-, 75-, and 60-ton load limit mobile cranes with main hook and aux hoist also with extension Jig as a rigger and hook tender signalman
- Held security clearance for NAVAL BASE San Diego and NAS Coronado and Point Loma Submarine Base
- Experienced in rigging ship anchor chain, anchor, platforms, antennas, stern gear, pumps, motor, valves, ventilation, skid plates, Electrical panels and storage units, pistons, reduction gear, boiler covers.
RIGGER HELPER
SOUTHWEST MARINE
San Diego
02.1998 - 12.1999
- Start to my career as a Rigger in the rigging department
- Held rigger helper duties rigging out of ship valves, pumps, motor and other ship parts and equipment
- Had duties in dry dock, and aboard ship rigging ship rotors, propellers, and other dry dock rigging duties included man lift operating, working chain falls, and crane rig support
- First experience with ship docking and undocking procedure for piers and dry-dock knowledge of how to place ship tie down rope over cleat with the spliced end eye and how to apply a second rope to the same cleat on pier while docking also learned how to add storm wire rope to secure ship to pier and how to figure eight line to pier cleat and lock it on cleat with the figure eight
- Also the sinking and floating dry dock securing procedures and keel block work.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
WAL MART
San Diego
06.1997 - 02.1998
- I held duties in the Garden Center where I was a full-time employee working the opening shift
- Responsible for stocking and replenishing shelves with merchandise and for the floor's readiness to open doors and registers in the Garden Center
- Provided Customer Service as a cashier and as an assembler of bikes and furniture
- Held Assistant Manager duties during the Holiday Season working alongside of seasonal dept
- Manager in charge of Holiday overstock
- Maintained mutable 40’ foot long storage containers that i had stocked and kept organized with boxes of over stock and Garden Center merchandise and ha d kept logs of all incoming or outgoing items as requested by management.
Education
H.S. Diploma -
01.1997
GPA: 3.2/3.8
Some College (No Degree) - Autobody Technology
Skills
- Trouble shooting/problem solving
- Microsoft/google/apple systems
- Crain and rigging
- Athletic skills
- Handyman skills
- home maintenance and repairs
- Attention to details
- Organizational skills
- Vehicle maintenance and repair
- Forklift/manlift/vehicle operating
- English reading and writing proficiency
- Inventory/shipping and receiving
- Tool and material handling
- Heavy lifting
- Landscape maintenance
- Landscaping service
- Carpentry
- Roof maintenance
- Building upkeep
- Drywall Installation
- Electrical Repairs
- Verbal and written communication
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Commercial construction experience
- Policy and procedure implementation
- Appliance Installation
- Drain Cleaning
- Plumbing
- Pressure Washing
- Household Repairs
- Hand tools
- Flooring Installation
- Fence Repair
- Drywall
- Physically agile
- Maintenance Planning
- Exterior and interior painting
- Power Tool Operation
- Power Tools
- Welding Techniques
- Customer service
- Assembly and installation
Hobbies and Interests
- Family activities
- Sports
- Home and landscape
- Art
- Automotive
- Biking
- Site seeing
Timeline
Handyman - SELF Employed
03.2020 - Current
JOURNEYMAN RIGGER - PACIFIC SHIP REPAIR
06.2017 - 03.2020
SKILLED LABOR - PEOPLE READY
01.2015 - 10.2017
RIGGER - VENTURE DYNAMICS
11.2013 - 11.2014
RIGGER IMPROVER - BAE SYSTEMS SHIP REPAIR
06.2007 - 05.2012
ASST. MANAGER - BUSINESS OFFICE OUTFITTERS
04.2004 - 05.2007
RIGGER TRADESMAN - CMSD
06.2000 - 03.2004
RIGGER HELPER - SOUTHWEST MARINE
02.1998 - 12.1999
CUSTOMER SERVICE - WAL MART
06.1997 - 02.1998
Montgomery High school - H.S. Diploma,
Southwestern College - Some College (No Degree), Autobody Technology