Donald Antonio Ruiz Huerta
Indianapolis
Summary
Providing support to painters, plasterers, and stucco masons, with hands-on experience in preparing surfaces and mixing materials.
Known for strong teamwork abilities, effective communication skills in Spanish, and the capability to follow detailed instructions accurately.
Contributed significantly to improving project efficiency and quality by maintaining clean work environments and assisting in the timely completion of projects.
Demonstrated reliability in handling various tasks simultaneously, while ensuring safety and compliance with standards.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Painting Assistant
Self-employed
Indianapolis
01.2023 - Current
- Used power washers or pressure cleaners to remove dirt from exterior walls prior to painting.
- Painted walls and other large areas using brushes, rollers and spray guns.
- Erected scaffolding and safely worked at heights to complete projects.
- Organized and cleaned work area and tools.
- Demonstrated best safety practices working at heights and lifting various objects.
- Identified and located required tools prior to starting each project.
- Protected surfaces with masking tape and plastic sheeting to prevent damage.
- Covered floors before prepping, priming and painting walls and ceilings to protect them from chemicals and paint.
- Helped prepare walls for painting by sanding rough spots or filling holes with putty.
- Organized supplies and tracked stock levels to maintain inventory records and request reorders.
- Cleaned tools, equipment, and surfaces before and after painting tasks.
- Applied primers, varnishes, sealants, enamels, lacquers, and other coatings as directed.Performed minor repairs on surfaces to be painted prior to application of paint.
Forklift Operator
Indiana Industrial Services
Indianapolis
04.2021 - Current
- Assisted in the loading and unloading of goods from trucks, containers and railcars using forklift.
- Performed daily equipment checks to verify proper operation and minimize downtime.
- Prepared finished stock for shipment by identifying, pulling and packing product.
- Organized warehouse shelves and racks for efficient retrieval during order fulfillment process.
- Ensured safety procedures were followed when operating forklifts.
- Drove gasoline- or electric-powered vehicles to transport materials between loading, processing and storage areas.
- Inspected lifts before use to prevent damage to goods.
- Maintained current forklift training and certification as required by company policies.
- Secured loads on pallets to minimize damage and worker injuries.
- Moved levers or controls of lifting devices to load, unload or stack material.
- Unloaded delivery trucks with product by hand or utilizing lift-gate truck when needed.
- Maintained yard appearance, keeping ground clean and clear.
- Monitored warehouse aisles to prevent collisions with pedestrians or other equipment.
- Communicated with supervisor and other warehouse staff to coordinate work.
- Moved freight, stock and other materials to and from storage and production areas and loading docks.
Landscaping Worker
Self-employed
Indianapolis
04.2020 - Current
- Applied mulch and burlap coverings to bushes and trees for winter.
- Worked collaboratively with team members in order to complete jobs efficiently and effectively.
- Used hand tools to break up clumps of dirt, transplant seedlings and mix in fertilizers.
- Performed preventative maintenance to keep equipment in excellent working condition.
- Watered plants by hand or with automated irrigation systems.
- Communicated professionally with customers about their needs for landscaping services.
- Trimmed or edged around flower beds, walks, or walls.
- Spread mulch around trees and flower beds to promote healthy growth.
- Provided proper upkeep of planters, paved areas or other grounds features.
- Performed regular maintenance tasks such as raking leaves, weeding gardens and trimming hedges.
- Adhered to safety protocols while operating machinery or handling hazardous chemicals.
- Improved yard landscaping by addressing grass, trees, bushes and weeds.
- Pruned and trimmed trees and hedges with shears, pruners, or chain saws.
- Trimmed around trees and bushes.
- Maintained and operated landscaping equipment, such as mowers, trimmers, edgers, blowers, and chain saws.
- Used shears, pruners and chainsaws to prune hedges, trees, and shrubs.
- Trimmed flowers and cleaned flower beds.
Education
High School Diploma -
Colegio RUBÉN DARÍO
Nicaragua01-2008
Skills
- Surface preparation
- Equipment operation
- Scaffolding erection
- Power washing
- Paint application
- Tool organization
Certification
- Forklift Safety and Operation Class !, !V, V
- Aerial Lift Safety and Operation
Affiliations
- I enjoy fishing, BBQ cookouts,
- Playing baseball.
- Playing soccer.
- I have a ranch in Nicaragua, spend time with horses, cows and goats. I enjoy raising them as livestock.
Languages
Spanish
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Painting Assistant
Self-employed
01.2023 - Current
Forklift Operator
Indiana Industrial Services
04.2021 - Current
Landscaping Worker
Self-employed
04.2020 - Current
High School Diploma -
Colegio RUBÉN DARÍO
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