Tyler Durham
Blue Ridge,Va
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Machinist
Virginia Transformer Corp.
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Utilized micrometers and calipers to measure and verify precise tolerances.
- Manually set up machinery, lathes, and grinders.
- Inspected completed parts to verify compliance with specifications and quality standards.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, technical drawings and schematics to determine parts dimensions.
- Worked with team members to improve production processes and procedures.
- Monitored equipment to detect and report malfunctions and prevent accidents.
Assembly Line Worker
People Ready Staffing
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Used established assembly instructions to complete jobs quickly, accurately, and with zero errors.
- Followed protocols to enhance protection and maintain safe work environment.
- Assembled components with minimal supervision, exceeding expected project milestones.
- Performed visual and functional inspection of components to determine quality and identify defects.
- Assisted quality assurance by inspecting items and removing defective parts.
- Boxed, labeled, and transported items to support assembly operations.
Flagger
APX Traffic Management
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Controlled flow of traffic through construction areas and work zones on busy highways and interstates.
- Used flagging tools such as stop and slow paddle and red flag.
- Intimately familiar with flagging safety regulations and equipment as published by OSHA.
- Managed work zones using large signs and hand signals to direct traffic.
- Provided essential instructions to foremen, crew chiefs and other flaggers.
- Professionally communicated with motorists stuck in stopped traffic.
- Familiar with use of hand signaling procedures.
Landscape Foreman
Grass Assassins
05.2020 - 07.2021
- Operated landscaping equipment with focus on safety and machine longevity.
- Used trimmers and chainsaws for grounds maintenance, brush clearing, and tree removal and thinning.
- Maintained grounds by trimming, weeding, and general clean-up.
- Installed and maintained landscapes at homes, offices, and parks.
- Assisted with weekly project planning and crew scheduling.
- Answered questions and addressed customer concerns according to rigorous timetables, supporting diverse lawn health and landscape development requests.
- Provided expert lawn care, mulching, aerating and trimming around walks, walls, and flower beds.
Lead Carpenter
Goodwill Job Campus
02.2020 - 07.2020
- Kept team members safe and job sites free of hazards by maintaining good organizational skills.
- Completed installations of building structures, trim, flooring, and cabinetry.
- Followed established job site safety regulations and maintained safe and clean work area.
- Planned and executed work with proper tools and materials to maximize productivity.
- Checked measurements and completed accurate cuts to prevent materials waste and maintain cost controls.
Landscape Foreman
Edward’s Lawn Care
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Operated landscaping equipment with focus on safety and machine longevity.
- Used trimmers and chainsaws for grounds maintenance, brush clearing, and tree removal and thinning.
- Maintained grounds by trimming, weeding, and general clean-up.
- Installed and maintained landscapes at homes, offices, and parks.
- Operated skid steers, wheel loaders, forklifts, and yard goats.
- Performed planting, watering, mulching, and edging of lawns.
- Planted bulbs, trees, bushes, and flowers for residential and commercial clients.
- Assisted with weekly project planning and crew scheduling.
Asst. General Manager
Moe's Southwest Grill
04.2019 - 02.2020
- Handled cash accurately and prepared deposits.
- Motivated, trained, and disciplined employees to maximize performance.
- Resolved problems promptly to elevate customer approval.
- Managed team schedule with eye for coverage needs and individual strengths.
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
- Mentored and motivated team members to achieve challenging business goals.
- Oversaw inventory by ordering precise quantities of stock and executing corrective actions to drive profitability.
Owner/Operator
First Response Landscapes
03.2009 - 11.2019
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
Education
High School Graduate -
06.2013
GPA: 2.96
Skills
- Customer Satisfaction
- Grounds Maintenance
- Project Management
- Assembly and Production
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Supply Chain Distribution
Timeline
Machinist - Virginia Transformer Corp.
06.2023 - 09.2023
Assembly Line Worker - People Ready Staffing
01.2022 - 06.2023
Flagger - APX Traffic Management
07.2021 - 12.2021
Landscape Foreman - Grass Assassins
05.2020 - 07.2021
Lead Carpenter - Goodwill Job Campus
02.2020 - 07.2020
Landscape Foreman - Edward’s Lawn Care
04.2019 - 03.2020
Asst. General Manager - Moe's Southwest Grill
04.2019 - 02.2020
Owner/Operator - First Response Landscapes
03.2009 - 11.2019
Lord Botetourt High School - High School Graduate,
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