Monika Kumar
Brampton
Summary
Safety-conscious School Bus Driver with 4 years in school bus transportation work and high regard for student safety. Transported large school district's students on daily routes and field trips and earned high safety ratings every year.
Professional driver with strong commitment to ensuring safe and reliable transportation for students. Skilled in route planning, vehicle maintenance, and adherence to safety protocols. Known for effective communication, teamwork, and flexibility in adapting to changing schedules. Dependable and focused on delivering consistent results while fostering positive and secure environment for passengers.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
School Bus Driver
Parkview Transit
05.2022 - 10.2025
- Developed positive relationships with students, faculty and parents to support continuous rapport and communication.
- Completed pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections and documented info in vehicle logs.
- Transported passengers safely along prescribed routes according to tight schedules.
- Assisted passengers with disabilities and other physical issues in boarding and exiting bus to promote passenger safety.
- Completed logbooks, incident reports and other daily paperwork, along with drafting and submitted reports detailing trips, fuel, mileage, and hours.
HR Recruiter
Drake International
10.2021 - 01.2022
- Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates while conducting reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks to verify information on applicant's resume.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.
- Emphasized job benefits and perks to applicants to improve organization's attractiveness.
- IS2 Workforce Solutions - Onsite Supervisor/HR Recruiter
HR Recruiter
Drake International
05.2020 - 01.2021
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
- Collected, arranged, and input information into database system while maintaining database systems to track and analyze operational data.
- Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address inefficiencies.
- Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
Team Lead /Backup Supervisor
SMX Staff Management
04.2018 - 05.2020
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Minimized resource and time losses by addressing employee or production issue directly and implementing timely solutions.
- Reviewed, implemented and updated company records related to team activities for future reference.
Clerk/ Cashier
Walmart Canada
08.2013 - 10.2018
- Delivered exceptional customer service to every customer by leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services and creating welcoming, positive experiences.
- Drove staff to exceed promotional objectives by motivating closings through contests and other motivational strategies.
- Opened and closed location and monitored shift changes to uphold successful operations strategies and maximize business success.
Education
Associate of Arts - Hair Styling Diploma
St. Louis Adult Learning And Continuing Education Centre
Kitchener, ONAssociate of Applied Science - Quality Assurance - Manufacturing And Management
Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Kitchener, ONBachelor of Arts - Economics
S.D College For Women
Jalandhar, IndiaSkills
- Data Communications
- Time Management
- Customer service
- Safety Management
- Leadership
- Quality Control
- Networking
- Remote Conferencing and Communication
- Incident reporting
- Special needs assistance
- Emergency procedures
- Route planning
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Punjabi
Full Professional
Timeline
School Bus Driver
Parkview Transit
05.2022 - 10.2025
HR Recruiter
Drake International
10.2021 - 01.2022
HR Recruiter
Drake International
05.2020 - 01.2021
Team Lead /Backup Supervisor
SMX Staff Management
04.2018 - 05.2020
Clerk/ Cashier
Walmart Canada
08.2013 - 10.2018
Associate of Applied Science - Quality Assurance - Manufacturing And Management
Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
S.D College For Women
Associate of Arts - Hair Styling Diploma
St. Louis Adult Learning And Continuing Education Centre