Team Leader
- Assisted as a site supervisor in building an entry control point in Taji, Iraq, overseeing the movement of over 400 Alaskan barriers.
- Supervised inventories during a change of command, ensuring 100% accuracy in the process.
- Provided remedial training to Soldiers on the controls of each piece of equipment, improving operational effectiveness and safety.
Heavy Equipment Operator
- Performed daily Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS), services, and road tests to maintain a 99% equipment readiness rate.
- Prioritized safety, resulting in the team logging over 3,500 accident-free hours of equipment operation during deployment in Afghanistan.
- Cleared over 20 acres of woods using the D7 dozer to build a forward operating base at Fort Polk.
- Constructed both below ground and above ground tank defilades, enhancing tank maneuverability.
- Assisted in the completion of a medical staff holding area, renovated living quarters, and dug trenches for plumbing pipes.
- Trained peers in dozer operations, increasing the effectiveness of RCP 2’s Route Clearance Operations.
- Contributed to numerous maintenance and repair projects that kept the roads open and traffic flowing at RMTC.
- As a Kalmar operator, transported over 70 pieces of equipment and provided exceptional support to the CRSYARD.
- Hauled over 100 truckloads of soil and loaded 300 trucks with soil using a 2 1/2 loader.
- Delivered outstanding performance on the grader during the final grade, contributing to 50% completion of the project.
Backhoe Loader
- Operated a backhoe loader, excavating 5 bunkers and a system of interlocking trenches during Operation VERTICAL STRIKE, playing a key role in the operation’s success.
- Learned each phase of the construction project during AT, demonstrating drive and determination to meet a fast-paced schedule.
- Moved 1500 cubic yards of sand, improving operations and reducing risk for contractors at K crossing.
- Supervised a squad of 9 soldiers while pouring 120 cubic yards of concrete, completing various construction tasks for the Fargo Maintenance Shop.
- Erected four kilometers of HESCO barriers ahead of schedule, enhancing security measures.
- Accountable for and maintained a D7R Dozer, M983A4 LET, and M870A1 trailer, conducting weekly PMCS and ensuring proper care of the equipment and BII.
- Demonstrated dependability as a team member, willingly volunteering for various details such as fuel, water, and latrine duties.
- Contributed to the effectiveness and success of projects Triad TOC and Motorpool 22, operating and maintaining equipment and materials worth over $500,000.
- Played a role in the platoon’s success in airfield site operations during SP245 and SP078 projects.
- Cleared and grubbed over 100 meters of trees and shrubs, as well as laid over 200 meters of concertina wire and pickets.