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BRAD LEAVENS

Ventura

Summary

A top-performing and results-driven Facilities Technician and prior Heavy-Duty Transport Company Owner/Operator with a keen ability to successfully execute complex projects in high-pressure environments. A vision-driven and effective leader with a team-oriented management style and a sincere interest in meeting and exceeding organization expectations. Committed to excellence; dedicated to maintaining a reputation built on quality, service, and uncompromising ethics.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Caregiver

IHSS In Home Support Services
03.2022 - Current
  • Delivered dedicated in-home support to daughter with Down syndrome regression through IHSS, ensuring her safety, comfort, and well-being
  • Assisted with personal care, medication management, and transportation to medical and therapeutic appointments

Facilities Technician

Oxnard Harbor District
05.2013 - 03.2022
  • Accountable for providing exceptional facilities maintenance and upkeep for the Oxnard Harbor District.
  • Execute regular inspections to make sure docks are undamaged and ready for ship-side service; inspect cleats, timbers, and piles to ensure ship and personnel safety.
  • Perform multiple facilities upkeep tasks including but not limited to: indoor and outdoor electrical, landscaping and irrigation, HVAC-R, plumbing ½” to 10” pipe, backflow systems servicing, removal and replacement of asphalt and concrete, and general construction such as drywall work, painting, texturing, and flooring.

Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Operator

McCarty & Sons Heavy-Duty Towing & Transport
02.2012 - 02.2015
  • Acted as a part-time/on-call employee of a towing and transport company offering services to Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles Counties.
  • Specialized in transporting heavy and oversized loads for private clients plus companies such as Hertz Equipment Rentals, Dole Berries, Quinn Caterpillar, and John Deere. Successfully transported loads over 16’ wide and up to 2 highway lanes; hauled freight up to 150,000 lbs.

Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Operator

Tom John’s Towing
04.2011 - 02.2012
  • Traveled 200-500 miles per day providing towing services for a private company working with municipal and private accounts.
  • Transported broken down city buses to terminal for repairs; hauled construction, studio, farm equipment, trash trucks, RV’s, semi tractor-trailer trucks. Additionally worked closely with California Highway Patrol (CHP) to assist with crashed or impounded vehicles.

Site Foreman

All Parts Auto Wrecking
10.2009 - 06.2010
  • Assisted Owner with development of an 18-acre wrecking yard specifically built to be sold for profit.
  • Oversaw site preparation including brush removal, grading, and trench digging for wall, water, and sewer pipe placement. Acted as vendor and sub-contractor liaison, ensuring all inventory and billing was accurate.

Delivery Driver

Anheuser Busch Sales
05.2009 - 10.2009
  • Serviced retail establishments, resorts, bars, and restaurants providing backup delivery driver tasks for sick or vacationing company employees.
  • Performed inventory control, stock rotation, and merchandising display set-ups. Additionally acted as back-up for warehouse crew.

Owner and Operator

Brad Leavens Transport
01.2006 - 06.2008
  • Owner and Operator of a successful transport services company servicing Southern California. Responsible for all aspects of day-to-day business operations including but not limited to: promotions and marketing, banking, insurance, taxes, payroll, purchasing and vendor negotiations, cost control, customer relations, and staff development. Provided services with a semi-truck with equipment transport delivery trailer and a heavy tow-truck attachment for towing RV’s and large vehicles.
  • Performed all staffing and hiring; employed 3 part-time employees on a regular basis.
  • Recognized by the Walt Disney Company for exceptional work transporting Disneyland trains off Anaheim property to be transported for repair in Fullerton.
  • Established exceptional reputation and built bulk of business via referrals; sold company for profit in 2008.
  • Additional Positions Held:
  • Low-Boy Driver & Heavy-Duty Wrecker Operator
  • Howard Sommers Towing
  • Low-Boy Driver & Medium-Duty Wrecker Operator
  • Keystone Towing Inc.
  • Car Carrier & Flatbed Operator
  • Jeff’s First Class Car Carrier Service

Education

Forklift/19,000 lbs. and Articulating Boom Certified -

Johnson Lift
Port Hueneme, CA

HVAC Certified -

Oxnard College
Oxnard, CA
01.2015

Skills

  • Quality Control/Assurance
  • Strategic /Tactical Planning
  • Operations Streamlining
  • Customer Service
  • Vendor/Contractor Liaison
  • Key Account Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Staff Oversight/Development
  • Conflict Resolution

Certification

  • Class A CDL & M1
  • Tankers
  • Triples
  • TWIC
  • Maersk

EQUIPMENT PROFILE

  • Forklift
  • Articulating Boom Lift
  • Backhoe
  • Skip Loader
  • Grader
  • Roller
  • Excavator
  • Crane

Timeline

Caregiver

IHSS In Home Support Services
03.2022 - Current

Facilities Technician

Oxnard Harbor District
05.2013 - 03.2022

Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Operator

McCarty & Sons Heavy-Duty Towing & Transport
02.2012 - 02.2015

Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Operator

Tom John’s Towing
04.2011 - 02.2012

Site Foreman

All Parts Auto Wrecking
10.2009 - 06.2010

Delivery Driver

Anheuser Busch Sales
05.2009 - 10.2009

Owner and Operator

Brad Leavens Transport
01.2006 - 06.2008

Forklift/19,000 lbs. and Articulating Boom Certified -

Johnson Lift

HVAC Certified -

Oxnard College

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