• Equipment Operator
• Steel Construction
• Hard Working & Dependable
• Strong Analytical & Problem Solving Skills

Work Experience

Wildlife Technician              Goatcher Wildlife Service, MS                      11/2013 to Present

Research and development of unmanned aerial systems (drones). Radio and GPS tracking systems operator. Operations of all terrain vehicles, watercraft, saddle horses and trained dogs. Expert mini excavator mountain trail building. Support wildlife biologists on state, federal and commercial projects. Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting and repairs.

Communications Tower Technician             Daley Towers, LA                    8/1999 to 11/2013

New tower (steel construction) from foundation excavation, through concrete work, steel erection and terminal antenna and electronics installations. Tower tear-down and removals. Expert steel tower climber and rescuer. Electrical and radio frequency testing and trouble-shooting, including the reading and interpreting of physical and electrical schematics, blue prints and diagrams and maintenance instructions. Proficient operator of all heavy construction equipment except bulldozers. Expert mini and standard excavator operator. Expert certified man-lift winch operator and forklift driver. Trained new tower climbers. Rescue Climber certified. Chauffer’s CDL up to 26,000 lbs. utilized in driving Hot-Shot gooseneck trailer loads of cargo and heavy equipment.

Education

High School Diploma, Lafayette Parish, LA - 1999

Additional Training & Skills

Aerial man-lift winch certified

Bucket truck man-lift

Scissor lifts

Chainsaw and power tools

DOT log book

Antenna installation

Tower erection (steel erector)

Com trained (extreme height rescue)

Eupen cable certified

Anritsu certified

Rigger

Electrical Safety

Trenching Safety

Winter Safety

DOW Pipeline Safety

Hot Work Safety

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

Hydrogen Sulfide Safety

Back and Manual Lifting Safety

Lock Out/Tag Out Safety

PPE Safety

BP's 8 Golden Rules

Radio Frequencies and HAZCOM

MSDS

Stop Work Authority

Drug Awareness

Behavior Based Safety

Job Safety Analysis

Bloodborne Pathogens

Heat Illness Prevention

Fire Prevention/emergency action planning

Incident investigation

CPR

Marine Debris

Respiratory protection

CPR/AED first aid

PFP Safe Gulf

Excavation awareness

Driving safety

Water survival/HUET

Fall protection

Benzene awareness

Work place violence

Basic Plus plant safety