Dale Bahten
Pinecrest
Summary
Dedicated Packer comfortable moving heavy items with zero difficulty. Versed in inventory cycle counting, filling orders and packing boxes. Punctual, hardworking and considered valuable team member.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Animal Packer
Aspen Meadow Pack Station
Pinecrest
06.2004 - 10.2011
- Professional Packer for seven seasons
- Rancher for life
- Operation of heavy equipment such as skid steer, backhoe, bulldozer, tractor and excavator
- Operation of off-road vehicles
- Feeding, grooming and daily care of stock
- Basic veterinary care ie wound dressing vaccination and parasite management.
- Proper saddling depending on confirmation of animal
- Farrier care including trimming and shoeing of horses and mules on ground in stocks
- Dispatching and disposal of injured or critically ill animals
- Packing camping equipment, equalizing weight in each bag using box or diamond hitches
- Specialized packing of tools used in trail repair and cleaning
- Special handling of rough stock
- Starting, gentling and training of young horses and mules
- Responsible for safely leading up to fifteen, sometimes inexperienced adults and children on trips
- Safely led up to 20 head strings of saddle horses/pack animals in emergencies
- Choosing proper camp placement following leave no trace guidelines
- Making safety decisions along with accurate use of topographic maps when necessary
- Proper use of handheld radios
- Called for and directed helicopter pilots to my location for medical evacuation
- Rescued injured hikers and trail workers on horseback
- Safe hauling of stock in trailers including backing and parking of large stock trailers on rough, narrow forest roads
- Making, maintaining and repairing tack, saddles and gear
- Expert use and maintenance of sewing machines and related leather working tools
- Building new and repairing existing fences and gates in wire, wood and welded pipe
- Driven a team of horses in harness with wagons and skidding logs
- Experienced managing winter range for stock, soil and forage health and quality
- Gathered up to 100 head of horses and mules on large ranches from horseback and 4 wheelers
- Understand how horses and mules move over terrain when being loose herded such as when gathering winter range
- General ranch work, carpentry, plumbing and welding
- Experienced filing and maintaining chainsaws, cross cut saws, axes and miscellaneous edge tools
- The use of rope and grip-hoist winches for rigging high angle lifts or drags up to 20,000 pounds
- Navigating rough ranch roads, recovering stuck vehicles and heavy equipment
Skills
- Equipment operation
- Safety management
- Weight distribution
- Animal handling
- Packing techniques
- Trail navigation
- Risk assessment
- Environmental awareness
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Decision making
- Adaptability
- Supply management
- Deadline management
- Load balancing
Timeline
Animal Packer
Aspen Meadow Pack Station
06.2004 - 10.2011