Work safely
CPR/AED
Medical Examiners Certified
Experienced with heights
Tree climbing
Always finish the job no matter what circumstances
Experience
Private “second man”
Carr’s Tree Service – Ottertail, MN
November 2014 - Present
Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump grinders, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
Cut away dead and excess branches from trees, or clear branches around power lines, using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck booms, and/or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers.
Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.
Plasterer and Masonry
Ottertail Stucco and Stone – Ottertail, MN
February 2012 – June 2014
Apply insulation to building exteriors by installing prefabricated insulation systems over existing walls or by covering the outer wall with insulation board, reinforcing mesh, and a base coat.
Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
Apply weatherproof, decorative coverings to exterior surfaces of buildings, such as by troweling or spraying on coats of stucco.
Mix plaster, and carry plaster to plasterers.
Erect scaffolding.
Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.
Insulator
Miller Insulation – Fargo, ND
July 2011 – October 2011
Insulated pipe and duct work.
Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.
I also worked in the warehouse organizing and prepping for other crews.
Farmer
Carol and David Curtis Farm – New York Mills, MN
June 2001 – June 2010
Crop and Beef farming
Drove tractor.
Plowed, diked, planted and picked rock by hand.
Harvested corn, soy, beans and alpha.
Built pole barns, trapping sheds and chicken copes.
Spread manure, fertilized and sprayed fields.
Milked cattle daily.
Fed cattle daily.
Education
Perham High school – Perham, MN
Graduated: May 2010
High school diploma
Minnesota State Community Technical College – Detroit Lakes, MN
Graduated: April 2011
Post secondary : Small engine repair and economics
Minnesota State Community Technical College – Wadena, MN
Graduated: April 2012