Cedric Bentley
Edmonton
Summary
Looking for part-time employment in order to reacquaint myself with civilian employment after 17 years in the military. I am well-accustomed to managing a schedule and value teamwork and cooperation within the workplace. Has respect for organizational structure and learns and follows related workplace safety practices regarding best practices and safety equipment. Open to uptake and application of new skills and knowledge.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
CFB Edmonton, AB, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment
08.2022 - 08.2025
- Managed administrative requirements for a Combat Engineer Troop of approximately 27 personnel.
- Enforced safety practices during training events such as demolition ranges and obstacle construction. Included wearing of PPE and safe techniques for handling explosives.
- Managed the cataloguing of equipment and coordinated with outside organizations to generate manifests of pallets for delivery to Latvia(Sept 2024).
- Tracked military equipment serviceability and confirmed necessary safety documentation was present during training events like demolition ranges.
CFB Gagetown, NB, Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
08.2021 - 08.2022
- Coordinated training area bookings for organizations looking to conduct training. Communicated regularly with training area controllers and other agencies to make sure there were no scheduling overlaps.
CFB Gagetown, NB, Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
08.2018 - 08.2021
- Instructed on various military courses with regards to safe handling and application of military explosives.
- Participated in the development of instructional material that kept pace with changing military doctrine.
Combat Engineer
CFB Edmonton, AB, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment
03.2008 - 08.2018
- Began military career and completed vehicle courses such as 2.5T 6-wheel truck, engineer variants of the Leopard 1 tank, career courses to meet rank requirements, and specialty courses needed for specific positions.
- Deployed to Afghanistan for four months in summer of 2011.
- Participated in numerous military exercises ranging in length from 2-8 weeks at a time.
- Worked with and around engineer variants of the Leopard 1 tank. Vehicle required large amounts of various POL requiring crew to mitigate risk regarding hazardous spills and quick spill response.
Order Picker Lead
UFA, United Farmer of
01.2006 - 06.2007
- Used various material handling equipment to pick orders. Including order picker forklift, forklift, and electric pallet jack.
- Enforced use of safety equipment when heights were involved.
- Responded to and cleaned up hazardous spills within warehouse.
- Worked extra hours during busier seasons, like planting and harvest, to complete order picks and trailer loading.
- Became proficient in use of operating system and hardware used by warehouse.
Education
High School Diploma -
Sturgeon Composite High School
Namao, AB06-2003
Skills
Safe Lifting Techniques
Personnel Management
Use of Material Handling Equipment
Safe Use of Explosives
Instructing/Teaching
Assessing Risk in the Workplace
Training
- Fire Extinguisher Training Oct 2024
- St. Johns Amb First Aid Jan 2023 - Jan 2026
- Spill Response Oct 2020
- DND/CAF WHMIS Training June 2018
- Safe Driving Re-certification Mar 2017
- Driver Trainer/Examiner Jan 2017
- Ethics Professional Development Mar 2022
- Conflict Management Mar 2022
- Intro to Indigenous Cultures Oct 2021
- Resolving Conflict Effectively Jan 2020
- Intro to GBA+ Dec 2016
Timeline
CFB Edmonton, AB, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment
08.2022 - 08.2025
CFB Gagetown, NB, Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
08.2021 - 08.2022
CFB Gagetown, NB, Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
08.2018 - 08.2021
Combat Engineer
CFB Edmonton, AB, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment
03.2008 - 08.2018
Order Picker Lead
UFA, United Farmer of
01.2006 - 06.2007
High School Diploma -
Sturgeon Composite High School
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