Jesse Aulin

Worked on the TMEP (Trans Mountain Expansion Project) and Coq10 project as a full time equipment operator.

• Operated a variety of heavy equipment on regular basis with advanced skill. (Excavators, dozers, loaders, skid-steer, side-boom, etc)
• Adapted quickly to changing project requirements or unexpected obstacles encountered during the course of work assignments.
• Demonstrated versatility in skillset by operating multiple types of heavy machinery to accommodate project needs.
• Performed thorough pre-shift and post-shift inspections and accurately completed equipment logs and reports.
• Loading and off loading trucks with different materials and supplies for the job.
• Responsible for grading and preparing the site for crane pad construction, ensuring a level and stable foundation for safe operations.
• Played a key role in successful project completions by maintaining open lines of communication with supervisors and team members, ensuring timely adjustments to work strategies when needed.
• Experience in excavating trenches with Topcon 3D and working around shoring boxes.
• Proficient at stripping, digging, sand shade, and backfill.
• Experience working around utilities and overhead powerlines with heavy equipment.

During this time period I was operating a ho-chucker. Helping the grapple skidder op's get trees down and off steeper slopes safely and efficiently.

• Operated heavy equipment safely with a team of operators.
• Daily Inspections.
• Reduced equipment downtime, performing routine maintenance and minor repairs.
• Responsible for driving other crew members to and from worksites.
• Responsible for calling kilometers while driving up and down active logging roads.

Worked as a laborer on a track bore crew on the Deep Valley South and Colt project.

• Worked in the trench's with large components for a forty eight inch track bore machine.
• Complied with legal and company requirements to create a safe and efficient work environment.
• Signaled equipment operators to align machinery.
• Eliminated risks by correctly identifying potential safety hazards.
• Measured ditch depths as bell-holes were being dug and moved cut stakes to proper distances.
• Operated rock truck and occasionally excavator.

Worked as a general laborer on a slip-bore and HDD bore crew.

• Laid out materials for efficient project work.
• Built skid piles and marked out proper distances for rollers to be placed.
• Followed correct reporting procedures for safety concerns and incidents.
• Performed jeep repairs on pipelines.
• Worked with excavator operators to measure and maintain the depth of the trenches.
• Greased and fuelled equipment.

Worked around the lower mainland on steep grounds operating a grapple skidder.

• Removed debris such as brush and stumps to clear work areas and build trails.
• Lifted, moved and bunched felled trees using skidders and ho-chucker's.
• Worked quickly and safely to ensure maximum production.
• Increased safety awareness with thorough pre-shift checks on all skidder components, ensuring proper functionality and addressing any issues immediately.
• Greased, fuelled and serviced equipment.

Gained hands-on experience operating a variety of forestry machinery, including (grapple log loader, grapple skidder, log processor, excavator, and dozer.)

• Learned quickly and safely how to operate boom and stick equipment.
• Maintained accurate logs of equipment operation hours.
• Learned how to service (oil change) equipment, and kept logs of all future service hours.
• Completed diligent equipment inspections, repairs, and maintenance actions to prolong life of each piece of machinery.
• Kept machinery in proper working order by repairing and replacing malfunctioning parts.