Address:
1519 Whitehall Dr.
Longmont
CO
80501
USA
Phone: (928) 951-2964
Email:  ridgebackknives@gmail.com

Position Wanted: UXO Tech. I (Updated: 10/19/2009)

Objective: To work with your organization as an UXO Technician Level I.

Summary of Qualifications:

• Full schedule availability with willingness to travel.
• Experience in document control; including MIL-SPEC's, ANSI, SAE, & ASTM.
• Manufacturing background with proficient print/diagram reading skills.
• Good working knowledge of GPS principals and functions.
• I have previous experience as an orienteering coach where I became proficient at map reading and land navigation.
• I am an avid outdoorsman, able to work in any climate/elevation without problems.
• Certified forklift operator. (sit-down, gas operated)


Education:

• UXO Technician Level I Certification______09, Oct. 2009
• OSHA HAZWOPER Certification_______________14, Oct. 2009
• Nat’l Fireplace Inst. Cert. Gas Spec._____31, May 2009
• Certified Forklift Operator_______________26, April 2008

Experience:

Custom Knife Maker, Proprietor.
Ridgeback Knives, Pine, AZ 1999-present
• Designing and drafting initial concept.
• Material ordering/purchasing.
• Operating grinding/finishing equipment

Custom Cabinet Maker.
Pine Creek Custom Cabinets, Payson, AZ 2006-2009
• Directly accountable to owner.
• Operator of woodworking equipment and tools including: table routers, band saws, various sanding equipment, HVLP sprayers, table & compound miter saws, etc.

Lead technician, Commercial and residential installation and service of gas, wood, and pellet heating appliances.
Ace Hardware Hearth Shoppe, Payson, AZ 2007-2008
• Trouble shooting of damaged units.
• Engineering of installations to provide accurate material counts.
• NFI (National Fireplace Institute) Certification as a gas operated fireplace specialist.

General Manager.
KM Inc. , Phoenix, AZ 2003-2006
• Overseeing of the retail, Internet, and shipping & receiving departments of a major martial arts equipment supplier.
• Excelled in customer relations, often diffusing potential problems before they came to fruition.
• Responsible for the ordering of product & inventory control.

Manufacturing engineer/Document control supervisor.
Triumph Precision Inc. , Phoenix, AZ 2001-2003
• Updating and maintaining current revision level of various specifications, This included a complete renovation of the Spec Control Department, adding to the overall efficiency of the shop.
• Controlling the work flow of projects to satisfy the needs of customers. My accounts included Honeywell as well as General Electric aircraft Engines.

References available upon request