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Skills

  • Budgets
  • Process improvement
  • Problem resolution
  • Tipper Operation
  • Dumpster Collection
  • Recycling Pickup
  • Shredder truck operation
  • Violation Reporting
  • Relationship development
  • Team building

Work Experiences

  • Any unsafe situations or service-related issues were immediately reported to the dispatcher or supervisor.
  • Accomplished this within 2024.
  • Audited trash collection points, ensuring compliance with local waste regulations and minimizing contamination penalties during waste disposal.
  • Completed a post-trip truck inspection, cleaned the cab of any trash or spills, and submitted a vehicle condition report.
  • Refuelled the trucks and added other essential fluids like oil and hydraulic fluid.
  • Delivered excellent customer service.
  • Avoided environmental violations.
  • Positioned and returned the container to the customer's property, ensuring that the lids and doors were properly replaced and that the containers were not blocking traffic flow or driveway entrances.
  • Acted as a key point of contact between customers and administrative staff by handling service queries and concerns, ensuring satisfaction with waste collection.
  • Double-checked that the assigned truck was fully fueled and safe to operate, as well as that all required paperwork was on board before leaving the yard.

Summaries

  • Adapted routes during severe weather.
  • Adhered to safety protocols.
  • Collaborative professional capable of adjusting routes on-the-fly in response to high-traffic conditions or emergencies, minimizing collection delays by 73% during metric.
  • Clear understanding of team leadership and stakeholder engagement as well as team leadership training.
  • Adjusted routes on-the-fly.
  • Knowledge of how to clean equipment and how to dispose of it safely.
  • Garbage Truck Driver is a multi-talented Garbage Truck Driver who is consistently rewarded for planning and operational improvements.
  • Achieved results within 11 months.
  • Achieved $3 annual savings.
  • Dedicated to learning, growing, and succeeding in Miscellaneous.

Accomplishments

  • Audited and adjusted collection schedules, reducing overtime hours by 32% and increasing operational cost savings.
  • Maintained an effective breakdown assistance process, reducing lost collection time due to downtime by an average of the past year per event.
  • Collaborated with team of 8 in the development of category.
  • Resolved operational delays by streamlining dispatch communications and optimizing collection routes, reducing response time by 13 minutes per service call.
  • Initiated a feedback mechanism for residents to report missed pickups, reducing missed collection reports by 36% within 2019.
  • Effectively responded to unexpected route changes due to road construction, keeping service disruption below 44% across one year.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Led and optimized the daily route performance of 18 trucks, improving operational efficiency by reducing fuel consumption by 35%.
  • Adapted to high-traffic routes, ensuring timely collection during peak city hours and reducing delays by 59%.
  • Awarded framework for maintaining the highest standards of safety compliance, reducing workplace injuries to zero in 2019.

Affiliations

  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Institute for Fleet Maintenance Professionals
  • National Safety Council (NSC) - Waste Collection Division
  • National Council for Occupational Safety and Health
  • National Commercial Vehicle Operators Association
  • Commercial Drivers' License Association (CDLA) - Member 2015
  • Automated Vehicle Systems Operators Group
  • Jaycees
  • American Public Works Association (APWA)
  • Society of Women Engineers

Certifications

  • CompTIA Network+
  • Post Collection and Landfill Operations Training Certification
  • Defensive Driving for Commercial Drivers by standard
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Fleet Safety Certification (FSC) by system
  • CompTIA Security+
  • Hazardous Material (HazMat) Transportation Certification
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Salesforce
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)

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