CLYDE L. WEST

Profile

Goal-oriented, general industry professional with experience in driving and labor, seeking growth and development opportunities with values-based employer.

Skill Sets

¨  Communication / ¨  Customer Service / ¨  Detail-Oriented
¨  Equipment Operation / ¨  Flexibility / ¨  Following Procedures
¨  Problem-Solving
¨  Accuracy/Reliability / ¨  Multi-Tasker
¨  Team Player / ¨  Time Management
¨  Leadership Ability

Roles and Responsibilities

¨  Communicated with team supervisor to ensure understanding of daily plan for all routine and non-routine activities

¨  Personally drove from state to state in an effort to timely complete designated tasks at hand

¨  Operated and used hydraulic dredging equipment to remove sand, gravel or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways

¨  Started power winches that drew in or let out cables to change positions of dredges

¨  Lowered anchor poles to verify depths of excavations using winches or scan depth gauges to determine depths of excavations

¨  Assisted workers with placing shore anchors/cables, laying additional pipes from dredges to shore

¨  Examined blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed ensuring that safety laws were observed at all times

¨  Assembled and positioned equipment, explosives and blasting caps in holes at specified depths

¨  Performed all routine and non-routine tasks in compliance with all site safety procedure sufficient to achieve zero injuries or unscheduled outage of equipment

¨  Handled many tasks quite proficiently such as hydro-vacuum excavation, sewer cleaning, sludge dewatering, man-hole rehabilitation and Sonan pipeline inspections

¨  Managed time to optimize productivity and supported team members during off peak hours to demonstrate teamwork and improve knowledge of site operations

¨  Demonstrated flexibility and provided support to all team members in performance of all tasks

¨  Loaded/unloaded trucks utilizing forklifts, power and hand jacks, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of orders

Work History:

Mobile Dredging & Pumping Co.

Hydro Blaster/Laborer/Driver

Aerotek

Forklift Driver / Warehouse Worker

Education:

Red Rock Job Corp. / General Equivalency Diploma
Certifications:
Mobile Dredging & Pumping Company, Chester,

- OSHA Certification

- Forklift Certification

- Hazmat Certification