Tesfu Asefa
Des Moines
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Truck Driver
JB Hunt Transportation
Kent
12.2025 - Current
- Operated long-haul trucks to transport goods across various routes.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to ensure vehicle safety and compliance.
- Maintained accurate logs of driving hours and vehicle maintenance records.
- Communicated with dispatchers regarding route changes and delivery schedules.
- Loaded and unloaded cargo efficiently while adhering to safety protocols.
- Inspected truck before and after trips, ensuring all safety regulations were followed.
- Ensured deliveries were on time by following designated routes and adhering to traffic laws.
- Maintained records such as vehicle logs, records of cargo, or billing statements in accordance with regulations.
- Verified load against shipping papers to ensure accuracy of shipment.
- Performed trailer coupling and uncoupling to ensure efficient loading and unloading operations.
Driver
Uber/lyft
San Francisco
03.2016 - Current
- Delivered packages to customers, ensuring timely and efficient service.
- Delivered goods to customers in excellent condition, maintaining high service standards.
- Inspected vehicles for cleanliness and performed gas and oil checks prior to departure.
- Inspected vehicles for cleanliness and checked gas and oil levels prior to departure.
Welding
GDIT
Seattle
02.2025 - 12.2025
- Fabricated metal components using MIG and TIG welding to meet project specifications.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to ensure precise execution of projects.
- Executed aluminum and 7018 stick welding to achieve structural integrity.
Truck Driver
natna truck
Seattle
10.2022 - 12.2025
- Communicated with dispatchers regarding pickup and delivery times.
- Loaded and unloaded cargo using forklifts or other material handling equipment.
- Followed safety procedures for transporting hazardous materials.
- Verified load against shipping papers to ensure accuracy of shipment.
- Performed daily pre-trip inspections on vehicles to ensure safe operation on the roadways.
- Stayed informed regarding changes in transportation laws and regulations that could affect operations.
- Complied with DOT requirements for background checks prior to operating a CMV.
- Filled out paperwork accurately at each stop along route including bills of lading and trip sheets.
- Loaded, balanced and secured product to safely transport goods.
- Logged driving hours and fuel usage data on time to keep reports current.
- Read and interpreted maps to determine vehicle routes.
- Hooked and unhooked trailers from tractor and converter dollies.
- Used ropes and blocks to safely secure cargo for transport.
- Utilized pallet jacks and forklifts to load and unload materials off trucks.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to ensure vehicle safety and compliance.
Truck Driver
joci Trucking
Kent
05.2023 - 09.2023
Welder
Terex
Redmond
11.2010 - 03.2019
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Operated manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment to cut metal for fabrication of products.
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
- Conducted flux core arc welding for various projects.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- Prepared welding joints by cleaning surfaces to ensure proper adhesion. before beginning any type of welding process by chipping off slag with a hammer or wire brush.
- Read blueprints and drawings and took measurements to plan layout and procedures.
- Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
- Executed welding of components in flat, vertical, and overhead positions to meet project specifications.
Education
Certificate -
Fifth Wheel Commercial Driving
Kent, WA 02.2022 - 05.2022
Welder - Weld
Tongue Point
Astoria, OR 08.1998 - 08.2000
Some College (No Degree) - Welding
Tongue Point High School
Astoria, OR 08.1998 - 03.2000
Some College (No Degree) -
Tongue Point
Astoria, ORSkills
- Document Management
- Safe Driving
- Load Security
- Materials Transport
- Delivery Scheduling
- Route Management
- Vehicle Inspections
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Defensive Driver Training
- DOT Compliance
- OTR Driving
- Blueprint interpretation
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Carbon steel welding
- Welding positioning
- Aluminum welding
- Grinding and finishing
- Flux-cored arc welding
- Welding inspection
- Grinders
Certification
- Licensed cdl A - 2022
- Certified [cdl A], fifth wheel - 2022
Timeline
Truck Driver
JB Hunt Transportation
12.2025 - Current
Welding
GDIT
02.2025 - 12.2025
Truck Driver
joci Trucking
05.2023 - 09.2023
Truck Driver
natna truck
10.2022 - 12.2025
Certificate -
Fifth Wheel Commercial Driving
02.2022 - 05.2022
Driver
Uber/lyft
03.2016 - Current
Welder
Terex
11.2010 - 03.2019
Welder - Weld
Tongue Point
08.1998 - 08.2000
Some College (No Degree) - Welding
Tongue Point High School
08.1998 - 03.2000
Some College (No Degree) -
Tongue Point