Thomas Newsom

This is a small family owned company that would do over 1 million in annual sales. We worked hard and fast often going beyond our job descriptions. I managed the embroidery department. Responsibilities were as follows

• Planning and organizing daily production. Training Crew and Setting schedules.
• Determining quality control standards
• Selecting, ordering and purchasing materials
• Organizing the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment
• Operating embroidery machines.
• Manufacture products to customer specification with high attention to detail.
• Customer service
• Marketing. Taking pictures of actual product, writing descriptions and listing it online.

Small Time Contractor specializing in decks, garages and pole barns.

Operated power tools safely and effectively.

Set forms and mix/pour concrete.

Cut and measure material.

Treat customers homes with care and respect.

General knowledge of residential framing, electric, plumbing and hvac.

• Transport freight across dock area to/from trailers for loading to trailers
• Perform freight handling using appropriate motorized and manual equipment, including but not limited to: forklift, pallet jack and hand truck
• Verify documentation matches freight description (e.g. type, weight, hazardous materials), using current electronic or manual system
• Secure freight inside trailers using appropriate tools and supplies (e.g. pallets, straps, rope)
• Recoup/repair damaged freight when necessary

• Physically move product from the stock rooms to store floor and stock the store's shelves.
• Represent Mondelēz in front of in-store employees and work closely with sales representative to optimize visibility of Mondelēz products on shelves and to construct promotional displays.

• Work aboard fishing vessel in the Bering Sea/ Gulf of Alaska. Job requires to be away from family for months at a time and to work in all weather conditions.
• Convert raw fish into a frozen-at-sea finished product
• Sort fish by species, size and condition
• Package, weigh and label product
• Load and unload plate freezers
• Operate and clean factory equipment
• Offload of frozen product to warehouse
• Load and unload other supplies on the vessel
• Share spaces with others including crew quarters, dining areas and bathrooms