Chalon Patton

Biography:

Military Experience: 5.6 years

Work Experience: 24.8 years

Work Experience:

I have a strong desire to learn Residential and Framing carpentry. My career objective is to use the skills I acquire through United Brotherhood of Carpentry (UBC) Job Corps and apprenticeship programs to employ my skills full-time, while serving as a member of the UBC union, then honoring Polk County, Florida by employing my skills part-time in an effort to revitalize its poor communities. I have excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills. I display professional workplace etiquette. I'm a team player and very dependable.

Military Service:

Rank: Specialist
Branch/Position: Army
Period: October 1985 - May 1991
Occupation: Administrative Specialist
Security Clearance: None
Duties Description:
Performed general office duties: typing (letters; reports; spreadsheets using word processor); filing (using numerical filing system); answered telephones; performed operator assistance; kept office inventory; performed light housekeeping duties.

Training courses:
- Army Good Conduct Medal; Expert Marksmanship

Work history:

Job Title: Recovery Specialist
Company: Self-Employed
Period: July 2022 - present
Role Description:
Relentless and diligent pursuit of knowledge in various career fields in an attempt to off-set the cost of the country's forever rising inflation. Enrolling in Certificate programs such as: Florida Real Estate; Lawn Maintenance; Lawn Equipment Repair; Appliance Repair; Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC); Sewing; Microsoft Office; and Financial Management. Knowledge is gained by in-person and on-line training utilizing YouTube; technical manuals; E-books and gaining hands-on experience by building home projects.
Job Title: Company Driver
Company: USXpress, Inc.
Period: January 2022 - July 2022
Role Description:
Safely and timely transported and delivered mixed freight to customers according to the Department Of Transportation (DOT) regulations.
Job Title: Employer Research Specialist
Company: Self-Employed
Period: August 2021 - December 2021
Role Description:
Diligently researched employers seeking candidates with no or little experience and willing to train individuals to fill employment positions; Submitted letters expressing interest for positions requiring no experience; Submitted resumes expressing interest for positions requiring no experience; Submitted follow-ups after not being considered for those positions.
Job Title: Company Driver (Local)
Company: EVO Transportation
Period: April 2021 - July 2021
Role Description:
Safely and timely loaded, transported and delivered postal freight from local post office branches to the main post office branch according to DOT regulations.
Job Title: Employer Research Specialist
Company: Self-Employed
Period: January 2019 - March 2021
Role Description:
Diligently researched employers seeking candidates with no or little experience and willing to train individuals to fill employment positions; Submitted letters expressing interest for positions requiring no experience; Submitted resumes expressing interest for positions requiring no experience; Submitted follow-ups after not being considered for those positions.
Job Title: Company Driver
Company: Schneider National Carriers
Period: December 2017 - December 2018
Role Description:
Safely and timely transported and delivered mixed freight to customers according to DOT regulations.
Job Title: Employer Research Specialist
Company: Self-Employed
Period: November 2014 - November 2017
Role Description:
Diligently researched employers seeking candidates with no or little experience and willing to train individuals to fill employment positions; Submitted letters expressing interest for positions requiring no experience; Submitted resumes expressing interest for positions requiring no experience; Submitted follow-ups after not being considered for those positions.
Job Title: Company Driver
Company: Swift Transportation
Period: June 2014 - October 2014
Role Description:
Safely and timely transported and delivered mixed freight to customers according to DOT regulations.
Job Title: Employer Research Specialist
Company: Self-Employed
Period: December 2009 - June 2014
Role Description:
Diligently researched employers seeking candidates with no or little experience and willing to train individuals to fill vacant employment positions; Submitted letters expressing interest for positions requiring no experience; Submitted resumes expressing interest for positions requiring no experience; Submitted follow-ups after not being considered for those positions.
Job Title: Company Driver Trainee
Company: Werner Enterprises
Period: September 2009 - December 2009
Role Description:
Demonstrated the ability to safely operate a tractor-trailer while transporting and delivering mixed freight to customers according to DOT regulations within a pre-established amount of training hours.
Job Title: Class A Driver Trainee
Company: First Class Trucking
Period: May 2008 - August 2009
Role Description:
Demonstrated the ability to safely maneuver a tractor-trailer (rig) on the yard moving forward and backward;
Demonstrated the ability to maneuver a tractor-trailer around cones and barriers; Demonstrated the ability to perform Straight Back, Parallel and Offset parking; Demonstrated the ability to shift a manual transmission, in city traffic, safely and smoothly without grinding gears or stalling the rig.
Job Title: Processing & Distribution Clerk
Company: United States Postal Service
Period: November 1997 - May 2008
Role Description:
Staged incoming mail in staging area; Culled non-machinable mail manually; Sorted non-machinable mail manually by zip-codes; Used 10-key pad to key in zip codes on the Flat Sorter machine; Set flat machines to run appropriate operation; Pulled mail from flat machines and placed into postal containers for appropriate loading of mail onto trucks to be delivered to residences; Performed light maintenance on mail processing machines to clear jams; Performed light house keeping duties.

Education:

Los Angeles Trade And Technical Center
Associate's Degree – Diesel Technology
Period: August 2012 - June 2014
Polk Community College
Associate's Degree – Liberal Arts
Period: August 1992 - July 1995

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