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Steven Peden

Rough And Ready,CA

Summary

Diligent and hard-working candidate ready to contribute solid effort as a team member. Thorough and highly organized with excellent communication skills. Reliable worker with strong work ethic. I’ve had a Commercial class A license with all the endorsements for 14 years. I’ve been D2 certified for 6 years. Employed at NID full time for 6 years. Before that was a Temporary NID employee for 2 years.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Equipment Operator

Nevada Irrigation District
07.2023 - Current
  • Increased equipment efficiency by performing regular maintenance.
  • Ensured safe working environment through adherence to safety guidelines and protocols for equipment operation.
  • Maximized productivity with efficient scheduling and allocation of equipment resources.
  • Contributed to project completion, skillfully operating various heavy machinery such as excavators, bulldozers, backhoes, grader, and loaders.
  • Operated commercial vehicle to transport equipment and job-specific machinery to and from job sites.
  • Asphalt work filling in patches from repairs on service or mainlines.
  • Concrete work doing structures for canals, shotcreteing canals and doing pads for blow offs.
  • Loaded and moved materials such as dirt and rocks based on specific job needs.
  • Operated on canal maintenance for 6 months, mucked ditches, and cleared trees and debris from canals. Armored canals, brushed canals, and puddled leaks.
  • Currently operating on treated water side, changing fire hydrants, installing blow off valves, fixing mainline breaks, and service line breaks.

Utility Worker 2

Nevada Irrigation District
05.2023 - 07.2023

Canal Maintenance Utility worker 2, Drive various trucks to haul material to job sites, Operate various equipment to load trucks or perform job site tasks

  • Followed instructions from supervisor regarding daily job tasks and duties.

Specialized Tree Equipment Operator

Mountain F Enterprises
11.2021 - 05.2023
  • Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle team needs.
  • Maintained and cleaned equipment after each job and inspected.
  • Communicated with ground team members and fellow operators to prevent safety hazards and keep materials moving.
  • Used Heel boom, Shear, 624 Loader and other equipment to move materials around work sites and organized according to need.
  • Maximized equipment and personnel protection by identifying and avoiding hazards such as utility lines.
  • Drove vehicles to and from work sites and maintained clean driving record.
  • Completed diligent equipment inspections, repairs and maintenance actions to prolong life of each piece of machinery.
  • Operated range of heavy equipment on regular basis with advanced skill.
  • Performed thorough pre-shift and post-shift inspections and accurately completed equipment logs and reports.
  • Adhered to heavy equipment safety and operation protocols, resulting in minimal complaints or incidents.
  • Strictly adhered to company safety procedures, noticeably decreasing job site accidents.
  • Operated Grapple Truck to load logs and brush. Then deliver to a grind yard to be processed.

Utility Worker 2

Nevada Irrigation Didstrict
08.2016 - 10.2021

Canal maintenance utility worker 2. I have driven various class A vehicles to haul material and equipment to different jobs around the district. Operate a variety of heavy equipment to load trucks and to perform work tasks on canals and access roads to canals. Plowed snow on access roads in the winter time. Fix broken service lines and various breaks around the district. work both raw and treated side of the water district. Operated chainsaws, pole saws, and chipper to brush access roads and canals. Operated various types of power equipment to perform various job duty’s.

  • Followed instructions from supervisor regarding daily job tasks and duties.

Temporary Utility Worker

Nevada Irrigation District
05.2015 - 08.2016

Temporary worker to perform tasks such as flagging for the pipe and service crews. Dig service line trenches to tie over new lines. Fix leaks or breaks. Change meters out in all of cascade shores. Facility cleanup with building and grounds. Brushing, weed eating, mowing, landscaping, fixing drip lines and valves. Hauling material to and from jobs and equipment. Saw cutting different streets for repairs. Muck canals in winter to clean out, cut trees out or away from canal that have fallen. Operate equipment to load vehicles, and dig trenches.

Road Maintenance Worker 2/Equipment Operator

County Of Nevada
05.2012 - 11.2014

Road Maintenance Worker 2. Drive commercial 10 yard trucks with material to different jobsites around the county. Brush, clear high limb, sides of the roads around the county. Replace numerous culverts around the county on maintained roads. Flag traffic for safety around jobs on busy roads. Clean ditches with backhoe on sides of roads so water drainage flows. Storm patrol for clogged culverts or water not draining properly and flooding road. Patch pave roads to fix alligator asphalt. Grind pavement to fix base underneath and patch. chip seal roads, fog seal roads after chips are laid. Crack seal cracks on roadways with machine. Operate numerous plows and snow removal equipment in winter time to clear roads around the county. light duty maintenance on vehicles. operate skip loader, loader, excavator, backhoe, grader, track loader, roller, compactor, big wheel roller, high lift, fork lift, dozer and other various equipment.

Operator Tree Climber

We’re Your Guys Tree Service
04.2010 - 03.2012
  • Trimmed greenery, shrubs and hedges to maintain uniform appearance.
  • Operated heavy equipment and hand machines to safely move tree materials.
  • I climbed trees to prune and take down. I fell trees. I pruned trees in a bucket truck. I operated various pieces of equipment to haul out wood and debris.

Airborne Ranger

US Army
08.2004 - 12.2007
  • Supported humanitarian aid efforts in disaster-stricken areas, helping to save lives and provide relief to affected communities.
  • Maintained high standards of discipline and professionalism, fostering a cohesive and effective team environment.
  • Conducted intelligence-driven reconnaissance operations for critical strategic information gathering.
  • Achieved optimal resource allocation by accurately assessing equipment needs and maintaining inventory levels.
  • Performed as fire team member during situational training exercises and infantry dismounted battle drills.
  • Patrolled designated coverage areas and evaluated terrain for defensive use.
  • Maintained required level of proficiency in use of firearms.
  • Worked in dirty and uncomfortable conditions, sometimes in dangerous, deployed locations.
  • Deployed to Ahfganistan in 2006 was there for 6 months.

Education

High School Diploma - undefined

Nevada Union High School
Grass Valley, CA
2004

Skills

  • Forklift operation
  • CPR and first aid education
  • Power and hand tools
  • Self-motivated
  • Dependable and reliable
  • Strong team player
  • Driving commercial vehicles
  • Heavy equipment operation
  • System maintenance and repair
  • Safety practices
  • Following directions
  • Safe equipment operation
  • Daily vehicle inspections
  • Chainsaw certified
  • Certified on various pieces of equipment
  • Safety Compliance
  • Personnel Protection
  • Worksite Safety and Maintenance

Certification

  • Water Distribution Operator D2 Certified.
  • Commercial class A License with tanker and hazmat endorsement with doubles and triples and airbrake.
  • Fork Lift Certified.
  • CPR and First Aid Certified.

Timeline

Equipment Operator

Nevada Irrigation District
07.2023 - Current

Utility Worker 2

Nevada Irrigation District
05.2023 - 07.2023

Specialized Tree Equipment Operator

Mountain F Enterprises
11.2021 - 05.2023

Utility Worker 2

Nevada Irrigation Didstrict
08.2016 - 10.2021

Temporary Utility Worker

Nevada Irrigation District
05.2015 - 08.2016

Road Maintenance Worker 2/Equipment Operator

County Of Nevada
05.2012 - 11.2014

Operator Tree Climber

We’re Your Guys Tree Service
04.2010 - 03.2012

Airborne Ranger

US Army
08.2004 - 12.2007

High School Diploma - undefined

Nevada Union High School
  • Water Distribution Operator D2 Certified.
  • Commercial class A License with tanker and hazmat endorsement with doubles and triples and airbrake.
  • Fork Lift Certified.
  • CPR and First Aid Certified.
Steven Peden