Lead G.S.O. (General Service Operator)Starting to cross train as P.S.O (Practical Service Operator)

Designed and build custom computer systems, designed and published webpages, troubled shoot and repair compute problems, refurbished and or update systems, network setup. I ran and still do as a hobby a one stop shop for computers. If it was computer related I would work on or with it. I was one of the first in this area that had a house call service. No need to pack up your system and figure out what you needed to bring to the shop, I could come to you and see the if the repair could be done. Probably on-sight. If you want to bring it to my shop that was also fine with me. I ran a legitimate registered business with all the permits sales tax numbers that was needed, out of the laundry room at the back of my house. It started off as a hobby and then developed into a venture. However more and more computer shops opened up and the bigger box stores had better buying powers that slowly closed my doors. I wasn’t using this and a main source of income therefore closing up shop wasn’t a financial hardship for my family and I.

Refurbish various hardware items i.e. Electrolux and Hover Vacume Cleaners, B&D String Trimmers, Various power tools

Worked various jobs in the laundry department ranging from portering clean and soild laundry, sorting, washing, drying, pressing, folding, as well as many other duties as assigned.

Insulated houses in and around the area of from Brockville (150 kl radius). When the C.I.P. Program was booming.

I worked for my father in the family business from the time I was able to hold a shovel. Before I was old enough to drive any vehicles on the road, I was one of the youngest heavy equipment operators around taking the wheel behind any Backhoe, Bulldozer, including the Cat® 930H Wheel Loader. After getting my drivers licence I started driving the single axle and tandem dump trucks working my way up to driving the tractor trailer float that was used to move the heavy equipment to various job sights. During the slower winter months we plowed snow. Even before having a valid drivers licence I used the Cat to plow snow until I was old enough to drive the for wheel drive pickups. I continued plowing snow for my father at night for several years. Even after starting other full time jobs, as long as I made it to my full time job on time everyone was happy Working hard and long hours at a very young age may seam cruel and unusual(that my be true) it did teach me a value life lesson of working to support my family, and if your going to work at something do the best job you can do. There isn't a shortcut to hard work.