Lead trail rides with guest on horseback through the back country of Northwest MontanaCompleted ranch improvement projects: fixed fences, built hitching rails and saddle racksOperated farm tractor to feed horse herd and completed pen cleaning and grading projectsDrove trucks and trailers to haul horses and guests to off site riding locationsResults: Increased communication and teamwork skills, and gained horsemanship techniques

Assisted in managing general site work projectsSurveying/setting job grades – building pads, parking lot grade stakes, paving limit layoutsHeavy equipment operation – Motor grader, wheel loaders, backhoes, excavators, bull dozersResults: Honed surveying skills, increased heavy equipment operation and teamwork skills

Over-watch of sub contractors in civil construction projectsManaged and completed an $8.5 million runway rehabilitation project at DFW international airport in 60 daysWatched over sub-contractors, ensuring work was quality and performed per plans and specifications Directed crews performing concrete demo and replacement, soil grading, and asphalt milling and re-paving Results: Learned teamwork, people management and communication skills, and increased knowledge of construction methods and scheduling

Assisted in sub contractor management of a remodel of Grapevine High School.Assumed responsibility for setting up all city inspections and ensuring that sub contractors work was built to code, pre-inspection.I was also superintendent of a remodel of Grapevine Middle School. This involved scheduling sub contractors and ensuring work was performed per plans to owners satisfaction.Results: Gained people skills, self confidence and self motivation skills

Worked on building remodeling projects – framing, roofing, painting, wood trim installation, constructed concrete swales, stairs and sidewalks, electrical wiring, and plumbingCarpentry projects – cabinet making and furniture repair using a variety of power toolsResults: Delivered increased efficiency in the completion of projects while gaining a broad range ofconstruction skills and strengthening team/people skills

Managed work week and hay crews – made sure workers were used efficiently and to their fullest potentialEquipment operation – Case wheel loader, Ford tractors and Hesston bailersHeavy equipment assembly, maintenance and repair/welding – ongoing care of tractors and implementsManaged ranch operations as rancher was away – feeding, irrigation pivot management, and hay operationsResults: Increased communication skills and enhanced management capabilities

Estimation – Job costs/profitability assessment and customer pricing negotiationsPerformed lawn care services for residential and commercial customersDesigned and installed landscapes – computer design, material purchasing, managing hired helpResults: Developed fiscal responsibility, gained people/customer relation skills, learned management skills and production efficiency techniques for profitability

Assisted in managing paving, grading, and seal coating projectsPerformed material quantity estimation and project cost on site plansSurveying/setting job grades – building pads, concrete form pins, parking lot grade stakesHeavy equipment operation (Caterpillar)– excavator, bull dozer, back-hoe, rollers, and non CDL dump trucksConcrete work – forming, pouring, finishing, and cutting expansion jointsResults: Sharpened leadership and business management skills while expanding equipment operation capabilities

Heavy Equipment operation (Caterpillar) – excavator, compact track loader, earth mover, and back-hoeParticipated in asphalt paving, site grading, land clearing, and pouring concrete curbing and sidewalksResults: Learned paving and grading techniques/skills, enhanced land clearing practices, and developed a hard work ethic in harsh conditions

Estimating - Met with customers and provided job estimates, marked jobs for accurate job completion by company crewsAssisted on tree jobs - tree pruning, safe operation of chain saws and vermeer chippers, and drove under CDL dump trucks to/on job sites Heavy Equipment Operator - CAT 312 excavator, CAT skid steer, Kubota back-hoe, John-Deere tractorsFarm improvements - Land Clearing, pond digging, dirt road construction Results: Learned equipment operation techniques, developed customer interaction skills, and gained knowledge on small business management