Timothy Cantu
Kingsville,TX
Summary
Detail-oriented laborer with strong safety awareness, skilled in equipment operation and team collaboration. Committed to supporting complex projects and maintaining high safety standards.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Laborer
All Florida Electric
Gainesville, FL
12.2024 - 11.2025
- Operated hand tools and power equipment to assist in various electrical projects.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of work areas to enhance safety standards.
- Assisted electricians in installing wiring, fixtures, and electrical components.
- Followed safety protocols and guidelines to ensure compliance on job sites.
- Loaded and unloaded materials, ensuring proper handling for project needs.
- Learned basic electrical skills under supervision, demonstrating adaptability in fast-paced environments.
- Loaded, unloaded, and moved material to and from storage and production areas.
- Expanded skill set through continuous learning of new techniques, tools, and equipment related to laborer tasks.
- Supported construction projects by assisting with heavy equipment operations and manual labor tasks.
- Loaded and unloaded materials onto trucks and trailers.
- Assisted in digging, trenching and backfilling trenches and foundations.
- Operated forklifts and boom lifts to complete various tasks.
- Operator of Lull, excavator, backhoe.
Operations Manager
HyperTech Research
Columbus, OH
03.2006 - 11.2024
- Part time, I teleworked from home and worked in office when I was in Ohio.
- Led cross-functional teams in implementing strategic initiatives, improving overall productivity.
- Coordinated resource allocation across departments to optimize workflow management.
- Enhanced supply chain logistics by optimizing vendor relationships and contract negotiations.
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Managed inventory and supply chain operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
- Oversaw facility maintenance, ensuring optimal functionality of equipment and infrastructure at all times.
- Increased profit by streamlining operations.
- Filled in positions when needed, from operating forklifts, tractors, welders, kilns, to computers and phones.
Police Officer
Defense Logistics Agency
Columbus, OH
03.2010 - 03.2013
- Enforced law and order within jurisdiction, ensuring compliance with regulations and policies.
- Conducted thorough investigations to gather evidence and resolve incidents effectively.
- Collaborated with local agencies to coordinate responses during emergencies and critical incidents.
- Implemented community outreach programs, fostering positive relations between the police department and citizens.
- Patrol DLA installation and property to prevent crime and acts of terrorism.
- Protect life and property t ensure compliance with operating procedures, executive orders, regulations and laws.
- Independently performed a broad range of police services, investigations, crime prevention, traffic control, compile and review police reports and community policing.
- Plan and carry out appropriate steps according to specific case conditions, as well as using personal judgement in interpreting, adapting, applying and deviating from guidelines based on unusual or emergency situations.
- Plans ad conducts initial investigations or suspicious activities, security breaches and crime.
- Perform fixed post operations within the interior of DLA installations, facilities, or at perimeter gates.
- Control access to sensitive/restricted area.
Law Enforcement Ranger
Franklin County Metro Parks
Columbus, OH
03.2008 - 07.2009
- Part time employment
- Conducted daily patrols of park boundaries and remote areas to monitor resource conditions, report violations, and maintain a visible presence for visitor safety.
- Performed facilities and structure construction and maintenance to conserve grounds and environment.
- Enforced rules and regulations to protect public and environment and issued citations for patterns of non-compliance or extreme violation.
- Responded to wildland fires and performed fire suppression duties using specialized firefighting equipment and tools.
- Performed search and rescue to find distressed, lost, sick or injured people and coordinated with local emergency response authorities.
- Investigated, documented and submitted incident reports for violations and code of conduct infringements.
- Communicated through multi-frequency radio and obtained and transmitted information in field to dispatch other staff and agencies.
- Participated in search and rescue operations as needed, utilizing specialized skills such as tracking, rope work, or swift water rescue techniques.
Soldier
US Army
Fort Stewart, GA
06.1996 - 06.2006
- Led diverse teams in high-pressure environments to achieve mission objectives.
- Developed and implemented training programs enhancing soldier readiness and operational efficiency.
- Coordinated logistics for equipment and personnel, ensuring timely deployment across various missions.
- Conducted risk assessments to identify potential threats and improve safety protocols during operations.
- Responsible of the 3/69 arsenal and for the acquisition, inventory, security, cataloging, storage, distribution, and maintenance of all weapons/weapons systems.
- Supply chain management.
- Life cycle management.
- Military Police operations.
- Leadership skills and technical expertise to train soldiers to be tactically proficient in their jobs to prepare them for peacekeeping and combat operations.
- Use my knowledge to instruct many classes such as weapons training, security, nuclear/biological/chemical, soldier common task, combat fighting techniques, to ensure proper training for the soldiers of tomorrow.
- Lead soldiers in over 300 combat patrol missions in Iraq as the CPL or the APL, earning Combat Action Badge twice, four Army Commendation medals, and three Army Achievement Medals.
- Trained Iraqi police in security and force protection measures.
- Sergeant of the Guard on multiple occasions, for the battalion prisoner holding area.
- Gate and tower guard during Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 and Operation Iraqi Freedom 3.
- Speed and power
- US Army Sergeant
- Honorable discharge
- Possessed drivers badge
- US Army drivers license with 100 ton and below certifications
- Crane operations
- Loader course
- Air loader course
- Certified 10 ton and below vehicles and equipment
- Skid steer, Lull, excavator, dozer, backhoe, loader
Education
Certification - Military Law And Policing
United States Military Police Academy
Fort Lenard Wood, MO.High School Diploma -
Bradford High School
Starke, Fl05-1996
Certifications - Correspondence Courses
US Army
Skills
- Willingness to learn
- Attention to detail
- Safety awareness
- Heavy lifting
- Rigging
- Operate a Lull, backhoe, skid steer, excavator, an rigging for cranes
- Punctual and reliable
- Time management
- Physical strength
- Material handling
- Hazardous material handler
- Carrying heavy loads
- Equipment operation
- Texas Driver's license
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Laborer
All Florida Electric
12.2024 - 11.2025
Police Officer
Defense Logistics Agency
03.2010 - 03.2013
Law Enforcement Ranger
Franklin County Metro Parks
03.2008 - 07.2009
Operations Manager
HyperTech Research
03.2006 - 11.2024
Soldier
US Army
06.1996 - 06.2006
Certification - Military Law And Policing
United States Military Police Academy
High School Diploma -
Bradford High School
Certifications - Correspondence Courses
US Army