Walter Balla

Carpentry, masonry, painting, mechanical, installations, maintenance, rigging and machine operating.

Carpentry skills included temporary safety structures from large tunnels to small boxes, during the construction of Universal’s Epic Universe, and to build mock-ups, and ride envelopes.

Masonry skills included concrete work to add on to existing structures and sidewalks throughout Epic Universe including grout work under support columns.

Painting included touch up and finish work for various projects during construction of Epic Universe.

Mechanical included tear downs and rebuilding of ride vehicles for roller coasters in Epic Universe.

Installations included securing various structures during construction of Epic Universe usually requiring machinery operators, rigging and heavy lifting using mechanical tools and hardware.

Maintenance included keeping ride tracks, ride vehicles and other delicate equipment clean from dust and debris during construction of Epic Universe.

Rigging included proper placement of straps on heavy equipment for machines to move.

Machine operating includes my certifications to operate the following: forklift, high reach boom lift, scissor lift, excavator, and high reach forklift.

Serve gelato to guests in Disney Springs. This includes the making of the gelato fresh in store every morning, being knowledgeable about the product if guests had any questions including allergy concerns, operating espresso machines, and operating kiosks located around the Walt Disney World resort.

In my fourth month I was promoted to Lead Cashier, and then promoted to Shift Manager two months later, and then promoted to Assistant Store Manager before my one year anniversary. I then decided to step down to Dishwasher after by the end of 2020 where I remained until the end of 2024.

Managerial duties required paying invoices, ordering supplies, balancing the store safe, collecting money from all registers each night, managing cast member breaks, opening and closing the store, delivering gelato from the store to other kiosk locations and other vendors, help create new products, and maintain food service and quality control.

*Worked at Belle Vernon, PA Walmart from October 2004 to April 2005.

*Washington, PA Walmart from March 2015 to August 2016 when I transferred to West Brownsville, PA Walmart until December 2017.

Tasks included keeping shelves stocked in sore and the back rooms, keeping the store clean, unloading trucks, and when my Department Manager needed time off I would order products for the department.

* I was on hiatus during 2012.

Created various artwork for the haunted attraction, did carpentry, electrical and audio video to create entertaining structures in and around the property, including game booth designs, signage for ticket, concessions and a movie theater, would design and construct rooms to create unique scare tactics. Each year we would redo everything so guests had a unique experience each year.

During the operating nights, my tasks were to do immediate repairs as needed, crowd control, assist scare actors with breaks, operate the ticket booth when needed, maintain the torches and campfires on property, open and close the attraction every night.

Apprenticed under an individual whose business included various types of work for homes and small businesses. Trades under this business included carpentry, masonry, plumbing, electric, tile & grout, roofing, painting, drywall and trim.