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Nicholas Bridler

Ukiah

Summary

Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Forestry Technician (Wildland Firefighter) GW 4 Step 1

United States Forest Service
06.2025 - Current
  • Participate in hoselays
  • Construct handline
  • Perform daily vehicle inspection and maintenance
  • Perform station maintenance( I.e lawn mowing, weed whacking, etc)
  • Work efficiency and safely in a wildland fire module to effectively fight fire
  • Apply safe work practices
  • Respond to vegetation fires as dispatched
  • Work with state agencies, private companies and other federal agencies in a combined effort to contain and put out wildfires

DSP (Direct Support Professional)

Compass SLS & ILS
09.2024 - 06.2025
  • Help clients (adults with disabilities) with daily tasks like meals, cleaning & errands
  • Provide client transportation to work, school & appointments
  • Encourage independence & social engagement
  • Assist with personal care, if needed

Direct Support Professional

CHRYSLIS Supported Living Services
06.2024 - 09.2024
  • DUTIES:
  • Reading, writing, and carrying out written and verbal instructions
  • Charting or taking notes for others to review
  • Providing companionship and supportive listening
  • Reporting changes in the health or status of the client
  • Taking vitals, height, and weight, etc.
  • Assisting with all Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) as needed
  • Report the status of client’s health equipment
  • Responding to emergency situations
  • Transporting client to appointments
  • Facilitating community and recreational outings, including transport

Choker Setter

Barnett Logging
10.2023 - 06.2024
  • Attaching Chokers: Securely fasten choker cables around downed logs to create a noose-like attachment for pulling.
  • Clearing & Preparing Logs: Clear brush and debris from under logs and prepare them for the cable or tractor to pull.
  • Communication: Use radios and hand signals to communicate with yarding operators, rigging slingers, and other crew members to ensure safe and efficient log movement.
  • Rigging: Assist with setting up, installing, and dismantling high-lead or tractor-based rigging systems.
  • Equipment Management: Handle, inspect, and maintain heavy cable rigging, blocks, and associated equipment.
  • Safety Compliance: Adhere strictly to safety protocols and be constantly aware of surrounding hazards in a dangerous logging environment.
  • Teamwork: Collaborate with other crew members, providing assistance where needed and ensuring smooth operation of the logging crew.

Arborist Groundsman

Bartlett Tree Experts
08.2023 - 10.2023
  • Learning through on-the-job training to safely perform all aspects of arboriculture, including:
  • Pruning
  • Rigging
  • Cabling and bracing
  • Removals
  • Properly maintaining and operating equipment (hand tools, chainsaws, chippers, and aerial lifts)
  • Implementing work zone safety procedures
  • Assisting Arborist Climbers and Arborist Crew Leaders working on the ground and aloft
  • Assisting with driving, backing, dumping, and parking duties
  • Learning, understanding, and adhering to all safety rules and company safety policies

Direct Support Professional

CHRYSLIS Supported Living Services
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • DUTIES:
  • Reading, writing, and carrying out written and verbal instructions
  • Charting or taking notes for others to review
  • Providing companionship and supportive listening
  • Reporting changes in the health or status of the client
  • Taking vitals, height, and weight, etc.
  • Assisting with all Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) as needed
  • Report the status of client’s health equipment
  • Responding to emergency situations
  • Transporting client to appointments
  • Facilitating community and recreational outings, including transport
  • Providing support with hobbies, studies, and social activities

Tree Trimmer/Climber

Wright Tree Service of the West
03.2022 - 11.2022
  • Trims and/or removes trees by climbing with the aid of a ladder, safety belt, climbing line, powered trimmer lift truck, or works from the ground using saws/pruners. Will cut branches or trunk sections and drops or lowers them to the ground with lines.
  • Uses appropriate tools, will fell trees or trimmed trunks and split them into manageable pieces.
  • Sprays stumps and brush with hand-spraying equipment to prevent further growth.
  • Loads and unloads trucks with logs, stumps, brush, and debris and/or feeds brush into a wood chipper.
  • Repairs slight damage to lawns, fences, and walks caused by tree trimming.
  • Relays hand-signals, directs traffic, drives and operates trucks and equipment as assigned, and keeps trucks and work area clear and orderly.
  • Trains new employees on proper procedures.

Utility Skilled

MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC
05.2021 - 03.2022
  • Regularly operates a forklift
  • Keeps equipment and work area clean
  • Performs as a relief operator on other jobs as needed
  • Keeps designated areas, as assigned by supervisor, clean and clear of sawdust, wood chips, bark, strips and other foreign objects;
  • Operates chain saw to cut up scrap lumber and broken logs;
  • Uses hand tools to move sawdust, chips and bark into conveyors, bins and scoop on tractor;
  • Operates Bobcat and forklift to transport debris to conveyors or disposal site;
  • May pull strips off of transfer chains into conveyors to chippers;
  • May keep lumber straight on transfer chains to trimmer;
  • Pressure treat lumber
  • Barcode and band units

Team Member

Tractor Supply Company
03.2021 - 05.2021
  • Work scheduled shifts and have the ability to work varied hours, days, nights, weekends and overtime as dictated by business needs.
  • Greet the Customer
  • Uncover the Customers' needs
  • Recommend products
  • Ask for the Sale
  • Operate cash register/computer following cash handling procedures as established by Tractor Supply Company
  • Recovery of merchandise
  • Participate in mandatory freight process
  • Complete Plan-o-gram procedures (merchandising, sets, and resets)
  • Assemble merchandise
  • Perform janitorial duties
  • Execute price changes/markdowns
  • Operate Forklift
  • Operate Cardboard Baler
  • Assist customers with loading purchases
  • Complete all documentation associated with any of the above job duties

Closing Manager

Domino's
09.2020 - 03.2021
  • Perform all duties of a Customer Service Representative, Manage anywhere from 3 to 30 employees during shift, Responsible for all store operations, Greet customers and take orders, Operate cash register and collect payment, Make fast and accurate products, Maintain cleanliness of equipment and restaurant, Check POS sales report and compare with cash on hand and credit card receipts- Reconcile Tips, Organize daily cash deposits

Utility Skilled

MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC
08.2019 - 06.2020
  • Regularly operates a forklift
  • Keeps equipment and work area clean
  • Performs as a relief operator on other jobs as needed
  • Keeps designated areas, as assigned by supervisor, clean and clear of sawdust, wood chips, bark, strips and other foreign objects;
  • Operates chain saw to cut up scrap lumber and broken logs;
  • Uses hand tools to move sawdust, chips and bark into conveyors, bins and scoop on tractor;
  • Operates Bobcat and forklift to transport debris to conveyors or disposal site;
  • May pull strips off of transfer chains into conveyors to chippers;
  • May keep lumber straight on transfer chains to trimmer;
  • Pressure treat lumber
  • Barcode and band units

Corps Member/Sawyer

California Conservation Corps
12.2016 - 06.2019
  • Monterey/Ukiah California
  • I assisted in doing control burns around California with CalFire and other state agencies. I have experience as a Sawyer and hazmat crew. I have worked for the Caltrans tree crew as an Intern. I started climbing and learned my knots for good support. I am capable of falling large and small trees. Also a good groundsman but also capable of climbing and using a bucket truck.

Education

High school diploma -

John Muir Charter School
Ukiah, CA

Skills

  • Merchandising
  • Climbing
  • Heavy lifting
  • Lawn Care
  • Load & unload
  • Chainsaw operation
  • Risk management
  • POS
  • Bucket Truck Experience
  • Tree Care
  • Mowing
  • Sales
  • Freight
  • Landscape Maintenance
  • Backhoe Operation
  • Cash register
  • Driving
  • Tree Trimming
  • Forklift
  • Sustainable forestry practices
  • Fire suppression
  • GPS navigation

Certification

  • Driver's License
  • Youth Mental Health First Aide
  • May 2018 to May 2020
  • HAZWOPER
  • S212
  • Non-CDL Class C

Languages

  • English - Expert

Timeline

Forestry Technician (Wildland Firefighter) GW 4 Step 1

United States Forest Service
06.2025 - Current

DSP (Direct Support Professional)

Compass SLS & ILS
09.2024 - 06.2025

Direct Support Professional

CHRYSLIS Supported Living Services
06.2024 - 09.2024

Choker Setter

Barnett Logging
10.2023 - 06.2024

Arborist Groundsman

Bartlett Tree Experts
08.2023 - 10.2023

Direct Support Professional

CHRYSLIS Supported Living Services
05.2023 - 08.2023

Tree Trimmer/Climber

Wright Tree Service of the West
03.2022 - 11.2022

Utility Skilled

MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC
05.2021 - 03.2022

Team Member

Tractor Supply Company
03.2021 - 05.2021

Closing Manager

Domino's
09.2020 - 03.2021

Utility Skilled

MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC
08.2019 - 06.2020

Corps Member/Sawyer

California Conservation Corps
12.2016 - 06.2019

High school diploma -

John Muir Charter School

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