Christopher Omness
Kindersley,Canada
Summary
Skilled Gas Station Attendant with background in providing top-notch customer service, operating point of sale systems, and maintaining clean and safe station premises. Known for efficiency in handling cash transactions accurately, managing inventory, and performing minor vehicle maintenance tasks. Demonstrated ability to ensure adherence to safety protocols, making significant contributions to previous workplace by reducing incident rates. Strengths include problem-solving abilities, time management skills, and adaptability under pressure.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
On-Air Announcer and News Writer
Golden West Broadcasting and West Central Online
Kindersley, SK
10.2019 - 04.2024
- Planned and executed news, sports, and weather hourly.
- Asked questions and discovered facts during interviews.
- Generated, wrote, and delivered breaking news stories, special reports, and feature segments.
- Covered news events at various locations, and then delivered the information in a cohesive format on air.
- Presented information in a professional manner.
- Conducted interviews with various individuals to obtain valuable quotes for stories.
- Updated the organization’s social media and website pages with breaking news stories.
- Produced and edited daily news and entertainment reports.
- Delivered on-air content for local news, sports, weather, and traffic, following program outlines.
- Scheduled programming for the radio, including weekends, along with baseball and hockey games.
- I did play-by-play for the Kindersley Sr. and Jr. Klippers hockey teams lived in many different communities throughout the west-central region.
- Experience with Wide Orbit and programming music logs.
- Developed and presented on-air content for radio broadcasts.
- Interviewed guests in studio or via telephone for radio shows.
- Provided technical support to production staff during live broadcasts.
- Prepared and delivered live news reports from various locations.
- Ensured compliance with FCC regulations regarding broadcasting standards.
- Maintained positive relationships with sponsors and advertisers.
- Participated in meetings with program directors, producers and managers.
- Operated soundboard to control sound levels during broadcasts.
- Announced station breaks, commercials and public service information
- Represented station at promotional appearances to drive sales for advertising partners.
Cashier and Customer Service
Sarcan
Kindersley, SK
04.2015 - 04.2018
- Greeted customers at the facility, determined service needs, and accurately input orders into electronic systems.
- Collected customer feedback to enhance service delivery.
- Cross-trained staff members.
- Assisted approximately 50 customers each day.
- Addressed customer service inquiries quickly and accurately.
- Informed customers, and processed payments.
- Trained new employees in procedures and policies.
- I answered inbound calls daily.
- Store maintenance.
- Industry regulations knowledge.
- Product and service knowledge.
Car Wash Attendant/Customer Service
Beck's Gas & Wash
Kindersley, SK
05.2006 - 04.2010
- Maintained the car wash. Helped customers.
- Sold retail items, pumped gasoline, and diesel fuel.
- I mopped and cleaned the kiosk.
- I shoveled mud and washed down the walls of the car wash when needed.
- I did daily cut-offs, counted cash, and receipts.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of the work area.
- Priced items to put out for sale.
- Operated cash register to process customer payments.
- Stocked shelves with cleaning materials and supplies needed for each job.
- Greeted customers and answered questions regarding services offered.
- Maintained accurate records related to sales transactions.
- Responded promptly to customer inquiries or complaints in a professional manner.
Concrete Finisher
Dorowicz Contracting
Kindersley, SK
04.2010 - 04.2015
- Assisted in setting up formwork prior to pouring concrete.
- I poured concrete, stripped forms, and ran a power trowel for basements and garage floors, along with finishing the driveways and patios as needed.
- Cleaned work area at end of each shift removing debris, unused material.
- Performed daily maintenance checks on equipment used during job such as wheelbarrows, shovels.
- Finished surfaces by hand-troweling or machine-troweling for a smooth finish.
- Followed instructions given by supervisors regarding job requirements such as depth and width measurements.
- Measured and cut reinforcing steel bars in order to reinforce the structure.
- Placed steel pins using sledgehammer.
- Finished surfaces by troweling, floating and brushing following project requirements and specifications.
- Positioned wire mesh and rebar to reinforce concrete.
- Loaded and unloaded necessary tools, materials, and machines from trucks and trailers.
Education
Radio Broadcasting Diploma - Television Studio Production Certificate of Achievement, News Writing, Production, CRTC Rules & Regulations, News re-writes for radio, Radio DJ Training, Commercial Writing, Using actualities, wrap around in news packages
Western Academy Broadcasting College
Saskatoon, SK01.2018
High School Diploma -
Kindersley Composite School
Kindersley, SK06.2007
Skills
- Software utilization
- Software expertise
- Organizational skills
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Decision making
- Demeanor
- Cash handling
- Inventory management
- Basic math
- Credit and cash transactions
- Currency counting
- Credit card processing
- Cash register operation
- Customer assistance
- Customer service excellence
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer work at 2010 World Junior Hockey Championship and 2014 World Junior A Challenge
- Refereed hockey for 18 years and umpired baseball for 20 plus seasons
- Did Meals on Wheels from 2006 to 2020
- Helped out at senior hockey games announcing and running penalty box doors for numerous years and continue to do so
- Canada Cup Baseball Tournament – Kindersley 2009 & 2010
- Sask First Bantam Tournament – Referee 2008 & 2009
- Saskatchewan Summer Games – Umpire 2009-2012
- Part of the Knights of Columbus for numerous years helping out at many events at the Kindersley Catholic Church for fundraisers etc.
- Helped out numerous times at the Kindersley & District Food Bank picking up supplies and with hamper pickup monthly
Contact - Personal Information
Christopher Omness, 306 6th Ave West, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, S0L 1S0, 1-306-463-7421, chrisomness@icloud.com, https://bold.pro/my/christopher%2Domness/573r
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
On-Air Announcer and News Writer
Golden West Broadcasting and West Central Online
10.2019 - 04.2024
Cashier and Customer Service
Sarcan
04.2015 - 04.2018
Concrete Finisher
Dorowicz Contracting
04.2010 - 04.2015
Car Wash Attendant/Customer Service
Beck's Gas & Wash
05.2006 - 04.2010
Radio Broadcasting Diploma - Television Studio Production Certificate of Achievement, News Writing, Production, CRTC Rules & Regulations, News re-writes for radio, Radio DJ Training, Commercial Writing, Using actualities, wrap around in news packages
Western Academy Broadcasting College
High School Diploma -
Kindersley Composite School