Thomas Schoolcraft
Martinsville,IN
Summary
Dedicated arboricultural professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizations brand. Enthusiastic notification specialist, assistant supervisor, crew leader and acting supervisor. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of customer/member appreciation and the importance of excellent communication skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the electrical industry. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong people skills eager to secure entry-level staking tech position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Multi-talented Arboriculture Specialist with a quality-driven and disciplined approach to the tree care industry. Decisive leader, strategic planner and complex problem-solver with 6 years of arboriculture experience. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Notification Specialist
SCIREMC
Martinsville, IN
09.2021 - Current
- Explaining and planning with SCIREMC's members/property owners about what tree maintenance and care is needed to be performed on their property, which directly affects REMC's current power line grid system.
- Walk each power line right-of-way assessing all of vegetation from ground to sky.
- Taking thorough notes of vegetation. As well as noting all personal property and hazards in or near power line right-of-ways.
- Responsible for identifying and marking removal trees, trees to be trimmed and dead/decaying trees needed removed inside and outside of above and below ground power line right-of-ways.
- Always looking for faulty electrical equipment which might be a safety hazard to all. Then reporting those issues immediately.
- Discuss in detail with each individual member/property owner about assessments made for all vegetation along their property within and outside of power line right-of-ways.
- Advise each cooperative member about the vegetation that does and could potentially affect REMC's electrical power system and what steps are needed to be taken to address all vegetation in each right-of-way.
- Relaying all notes, details and processes to field supervisors to ensure complete member satisfaction.
- Planning all tree maintenance processes
- Planning equipment entrance and exit points of equipment on each property.
- Determine which pieces of equipment/crews can perform tree maintenance safely, efficiently and effectively
- Always taking into consideration all members concerns and comments about tree maintenance on their property. Then coming up with best processes that benefits REMC's members and REMC's electrical system.
- Efficiently finding property owners that do not live on that property nor have electrical service but do have a power line right-of-way through their property.
- Acting field supervisor on numerous occasions, sometimes a week at a time.
- Organization of tree care crews and equipment.
- Excellent use of Futura mapping systems for power flow, equipment and placement.
- Identification of all electrical power equipment, uses and terminology.
- Efficient skills in leading electrical crews for repairs during large power outages due to storms
- Excellent 2-way radio communication skills
Crew Working Foreman
SCIREMC
Martinsville, IN
02.2016 - 09.2021
- Reviewed daily work assignments and delegated tasks to employees to supervise completion.
- Reworked positions and workflow based on individual abilities and production targets.
- Interpreted safety documentation and implemented compliant procedures on work sites to prevent accidents.
- Answered and responded patiently and effectively to customer inquiries, questions and complaints.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
- Handled issues with relative ease by implementing best practices and applying critical thinking skills to find best solutions.
- Interacted with employees to demonstrate high standards and mitigate issues effectively.
- Maximized resource utilization and achieved production targets by managing day-to-day usage of department resources.
- Conducting job site safety meetings
- Responsible for training over 20 new REMC employees.
- Very effective people skills used to best communicate with each individual employee as each trainee's learning abilities and thought processes were different.
- Training processes, procedures and safe working practice.
- Proper PPE and proper uses of safety equipment.
- Working hazard identification and reasoning.
- Electrical system parts identification
- Tree species identification in all states of growth.
- Proper job site evaluations, emphasizing safety at all times and to "say something if you see something".
- Proper techniques needed to perform each job safely and efficiently.
- Proper chainsaw operation and maintenance.
- Proper chainsaw cutting techniques, procedures, notching and felling of trees.
- Proper limb pruning techniques
- Proper chip truck operation and maintenance.
- Proper brush chipper maintenance and operations.
- Proper tree roping, rigging and felling techniques.
- Proper hand tool techniques
- Proper right-of-way maintenance and care including chemical applications.
- Efficient job planning, setup and working procedures.
- 300+ hours of forestry mower operation
- Trimming,rigging and roping experience from a bucket truck
- Maintained zero site accidents and lost work days for over 6 years.
- Communicated daily with field supervisors to keep daily projects fully operational.
Agriculture Technician
Umbarger And Sons
Bargersville, IN
10.2015 - 02.2016
- Used and operated agricultural equipment to apply pesticides, fertilizer and lime on farm fields.
- Responsible for all agriculture equipment maintenance and operations.
- Maintenance of pesticide and fertilizer storage equipment and proper record keeping of all products applied.
- Managed pesticide an fertilizer application on thousands of acres of farm land.
- Had over 100 different farmers that were serviced with Umbarger's products and services
- Operated, maintained and setup GPS and auto steer equipment.
- Responsible for correct operation and mapping of GPS guided systems.
- Used soil sampling data to give each farm the best fertilizer and pesticide prescription for each parcel of land.
Agriculture Equipment Mechanic
Reynolds Farm Equipment
Mooresville, IN
08.2013 - 10.2015
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere
- John Deere Farm equipment repair and maintenance on all John Deere equipment produced from the beginning of John Deere to present time.
- Road service mechanic, reporting to each farm in need of equipment repairs.
- Serviced thousands of pieces of equipment throughout my time with Reynolds John Deere.
- Reading and comprehension of all mechanical schematics.
- Handled up to 5 service calls per day
- Responsible for repairing and maintaining equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollar.
- Responsible for service, reporting and billing of worked hours to each customer.
- Responsible for correct part identification, finding correct part numbers and for ordering all parts.
- Acquired all tools needed for proper repairs and maintaining proper tool storage.
- Responsible for reading and identifying ourselves with any/all new equipment, equipment upgrades, maintenance procedures and uses.
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time
Education
Associate of Science - Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanics And Equipment
Vincennes University
Vincennes, INMartinsville High School
Martinsville, IN06.1998
Skills
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Outstanding work ethic
- Sound Judgment
- Self motivated
- Highly dependable
- Documentation and Recordkeeping
- Staff Management
- Oral and Written Comprehension
- Customer Service
- Process Improvement
- Multitasking and Prioritization
- Complex Problem Solving
- Microsoft Office
- Futura
- Meridian
- Customer Relations
- Attention to Detail
- Product Education
- Property Evaluation
- Complaint Handling
- Problem Solving
- Mathematics
- Report Preparation
- File Organization
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Active Listening and Learning
- Time Management
- Performance Assessment and Improvement
- Class A CDL holder
- Category 6 spray license
- Efficient computer skills
- Continuing Education
- Certified Arborist trainee
- Smith driving system certified
- Schematics Interpretation (Futura)
- Futura Software Proficiency
- Meridian Software Proficiency
- Data Entry
- Data analysis
- Decision Making
- Planning and Coordination
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Training and Development
- Multitasking Abilities
- Excellent people skills
- Excellent note taking abilities
Timeline
Notification Specialist
SCIREMC
09.2021 - Current
Crew Working Foreman
SCIREMC
02.2016 - 09.2021
Agriculture Technician
Umbarger And Sons
10.2015 - 02.2016
Agriculture Equipment Mechanic
Reynolds Farm Equipment
08.2013 - 10.2015
Associate of Science - Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanics And Equipment
Vincennes University
Martinsville High School