JAY PENNER

-Operated heavy commercial vehicles on the northern bush roads of BC.

-Controlled 30,000hp of diesel engines from one central control station.

-Held to strict safety measures even in the most challenging and extreme climates.

• Traveling Alberta installing heavy truck scale foundations.
• Also doing residential and commercial concrete flatwork and concrete foundations.
• In charge of a crew of two to six concrete finishers and carpenters.
• Very experienced at dealing with high pressure situations.
• Coordinated daily tasks, adapting priorities to weather and delivery timeframes.
• Monitored material use and replenished supplies to support project completion.
• Interpreted project specifications, blueprints and diagrams to understand job requirements.

• I spent the winter operating 544K and 324 Deere loaders and hauling snow with a tandem truck and pup.
• 25 hr plus shifts.

• Coordinated jobs and operated Over-width Tri-drive Truck with Tridem Pup hauling bales from fields to customers yards.
• Maintained detailed logs, customer records and DOT-required documentation.
• Kept truck clean and in good operating condition with daily upkeep.
• Became mechanic/welder/tire Tec as we did all our own repairs.

• Assembled ICF foundations and did concrete flatwork.
• Framed houses and garages and completed finish work.
• Swept a lot of floors.

• At the age of twelve I became responsible for feeding my families 70 cow heard with a tractor and Bale processor during the winters.
• I spent the summers cutting and baling hay and completed all the maintenance on the farm equipment.
• Months were spent perfecting the art of building a straight barb-wire fence.
• Disced, cultivated, harrowed, rolled, and mowed countless acres.