Tamie Petterson
Lynnwood,WA
Summary
My 15 years of experience as a Produce Manager, 24 years as a Construction Business Owner/Administrator and 20 years at Snohomish County Solid Waste, have combined to evoke my proficient skills of effective leadership. Highly adept at handling various responsibilities by prioritizing my tasks, establishing clear deadlines, and finding creative solutions to eliminate obstacles. My experience has equipped me with the necessary tools to succeed in this position.Organized, detail oriented and dependable. Successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer service.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Site Attendant
Snohomish County
10.2008 - Current
- Provides information and assistance to customers in a professional, courteous manner regarding disposal and recycling procedures, fees, rules, policies and options.
- Training of new employees
- Obtain and records electronically or manually, weights and/or volumes for all materials delivered to transfer and disposal sites.
- Collects fees from customers based on established charges and records cash receipts, balances and reconciles daily collections, deposits, and secures daily funds.
- Troubleshoots or obtains support to help, scale automation, scales and other electronic/automated and operating systems such as Geoware/Cartegraph.
- Operates equipment such as backhoe, forklift, sweeper, mule (ATV), pickup truck and recycling compactor. Performs basic maintenance and service, such as checking oil and lubricating, equipment
- Identifies hazardous wastes and segregates as necessary for pick up, and contacts vendors for various automotive and other waste/recyclables pickup and service of containers.
Owner/Administrator
K Petterson Construction
04.1998 - Current
- Answering phones, scheduling for appointments and work crews.
- Invoicing, Data entry (Peachtree, Quickbooks Accounting Software, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, adobe & Outlook), Filing, Accounts Payable and Receivables. Bank deposits and reconciliations, Excise Taxes, Preparing end of year taxes for accountant
- Overseeing onboarding and continuing education of employees.
- Tracking employee endorsements, certifications and training.
- Preform safety and accident prevention education, equipment and related regulatory training
- Familiarize employees with safe work practices on equipment and tools.
- Tracking of L & I incidents, accidents and injuries
- Developed manuals for on job site accountability of employee's, vendors and any outside personnel coming onto job sites for COVID tracking purposes.
- Deliver material to job sites, clean up job sites and disposing of demo and scrap metal.
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts, and costs.
- Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
- Monitored market conditions to set accurate product pricing and take advantage of emerging trends.
- Discovered areas of improvement by generating quarterly operational and sales reports.
- Prepared bank deposits and handled business sales, returns and transaction reports.
- Developed and implemented marketing strategies to generate new customers and increase sales and profit margins.
- Oversaw business budget planning and administration, accounting functions, purchasing, and bi-weekly payroll to handle financial needs.
- Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
Litter Control Lead
Snohomish County
04.2018 - 10.2018
- Supervised and monitored five seasonal employees
- Increased garbage pick-up from last year
- Exceeded more miles of roads picked from prior year
- Experience in Cartegraph system
Produce Manager/Office Administrator
MacPherson's Fruit & Produce
05.1984 - 02.1998
- Managed 15 employees, hiring, interviews, scheduling, vacations and terminations
- Trained new employees on safety and running of equipment
- Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
- Created spreadsheets in Excel for scheduling, product pricing and inventory sheets, achieved margin and sales goals exceeding expectations
- Opened and closed location and monitored shift changes to uphold successful operations strategies and maximize business success.
- Strengthened profits by reducing waste, controlling shrinkage and increasing team efficiency with optimized workflows
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
- Truck operator, loading and unloading
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Coordinated communications, financial processing, registration, recordkeeping, and other administrative functions.
- Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
- Tracked office supplies and restocked low items to keep team members on-task and productive.
- Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage
- Applied advanced administrative and analytical skills in overseeing day-to-day operational activities.
- Negotiated with suppliers for favorable prices, terms, quality and delivery.
- Reconciled account files and produced monthly reports.
- Operated manual, electric and riding pallet jacks, forklifts, compactors
- Oversaw maintenance of office facilities and equipment by collaborating with and inspecting work of repair contractors.
- Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
Education
High School Diploma -
Woodway High School
Edmonds, WA06.1983
Skills
Conflict management problem-solving skills and effective communication (Union Steward)
- Proper English, spelling, grammar, punctuation and word usage
- Bookkeeping and record keeping (Peachtree,Quickbooks accounting software)
- Computer technology and proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word, Adobe and PowerPoint
Office practices and procedures
- Work under pressure and meet deadlines and cope with interruptions
Work with and maintain confidential information
Analyze and resolve work related problems
Exercise initiative and judgment, and make decisions within scope of assigned authority
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Establish and maintain effective work relationships with public and private officials, other county employees, and with the general public
- Operate computer equipment and applied software packages \
Certification
- Mobile Equipment Operator Forklift Date Issued January 2014 No Expiration Number 4892-74 Issued By Snohomish County
- CPR Date Issued April 2019 Expiration Date April 2021 Number 2069767 Issued By Steve Crain Snohomish County Fire Department
- Washington State Traffic Control Flagger Date Issued April 2018 Expiration Date April 2021 Number 404793 Issued By EVCC
Timeline
Litter Control Lead
Snohomish County
04.2018 - 10.2018
Site Attendant
Snohomish County
10.2008 - Current
Owner/Administrator
K Petterson Construction
04.1998 - Current
Produce Manager/Office Administrator
MacPherson's Fruit & Produce
05.1984 - 02.1998
High School Diploma -
Woodway High School
- Mobile Equipment Operator Forklift Date Issued January 2014 No Expiration Number 4892-74 Issued By Snohomish County
- CPR Date Issued April 2019 Expiration Date April 2021 Number 2069767 Issued By Steve Crain Snohomish County Fire Department
- Washington State Traffic Control Flagger Date Issued April 2018 Expiration Date April 2021 Number 404793 Issued By EVCC
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