VITO VARGAS
San Jose
Summary
Highly dependable, meticulous, and safety-focused professional with with years of hands-on industrial janitorial experience, paired with an extensive background in facility operations, logistics, and project engineering. Expert in executing heavy-duty cleansing projects, managing comprehensive facility inventories, and strictly adhering to federal safety regulations and PPE mandates. Possesses deep familiarity with defense and corporate environment cleanroom standards, exceptional attention to detail, and a disciplined approach to maintaining large-scale corporate infrastructure.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
PROJECT ENGINEER
Skanska
11.2022 - Current
- Oversaw daily on-site facility operations, ensuring subcontractor craftsmanship aligned with project specifications and safety standards.
- Enforce rigorous job-site compliance with federal, state, and local safety regulations, ensuring all on-site personnel read and follow strict PPE requirements.
- Checked and received building equipment, managing physical layouts to maintain safe, clean, and orderly work areas.
BUYER ASSISTANT
Santa Clara County HHS Resource Management / Materials Management
11.2006 - 11.2022
- Managed material logistics, tracking inventory levels of assets, consumables, and industrial materials across multiple warehouses and docks to ensure timely availability.
- Coordinated with Dock & Property Control on physical movement, storage, and allocation of facility goods to optimize resource management.
- Developed operational discipline by maintaining accurate logistics logs and preparing for compliance with standard corporate and LX certification requirements.
FOOD SERVICE WORKER II / COOK & SANITATION LEAD
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
08.1998 - 09.2006
- Executed large-scale, commercial-grade janitorial tasks and heavy cleansing projects in a highly regulated industrial facility servicing over 500+ daily occupants.
- Maintained immaculate building conditions by systematically sweeping floor areas, vacuuming high-traffic carpeting, and utilizing industrial scrubbers to mop office, cafeteria, and restroom lavatory floors.
- Performed deep-clean sanitation of restroom fixtures, sinks, toilets, mirrors, and partitions, ensuring sterile and germ-free environments.
- Managed specialized floor care routines, executing detailed washing, stripping, waxing, and mechanical polishing of hard floors, alongside dusting and polishing woodwork, walls, and sills.
- Safely handled, diluted, applied, and stored complex commercial cleaning chemicals and disinfectants in strict compliance with OSHA regulations and MSDS guidelines.
- Managed facility waste streams by pulling, bagging, and disposing of daily trash and organic waste, while carefully sorting and removing structural recycling materials.
- Monitored and maintained the facility's local janitorial inventory, regularly pulling bulk stock from the main storeroom to ensure chemical, towel, and soap dispensers were fully replenished.
- Maintained all cleaning machinery (buffers, vacuums, pressure washers), manual tools, and custodial closets in a clean, organized, and compliant state to ace routine safety inspections.
Education
Business Administration, Computer Science, Chicano Studies
De Anza College
Skills
- Safety
- OSHA Standards
- HazMat & Compliance
- PPE Requirements
- Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Tracking
- Spill Containment
- Logistics & Facility Support
- Supply Inventory Management
- Storeroom Organization
- Industrial Janitorial Excellence
- Commercial Facility Cleaning
- High-Traffic Floor Scrubbing
- Comprehensive Mop Operations
- Deep Disinfecting
- High-Dusting
- Window Washing
- Specialized Surface Care
- Strip & Wax Processes
- Buffing/Polishing Machine Operation
- Commercial Carpet Vacuuming & Spot Extraction
- Hardwood & Vinyl Care
- Industrial Buffers
- Refuse & Hazardous Waste Disposal
- Recycling Stream Management
- Digital Time Charging
- Digital Time Charging
Certifications And Skills
- Security & Citizenship: Proud US Citizen (fully aligning with defense facility baselines).
- Technical Skills: Fluent in documentation, following precise operational workflows, and digital time-tracking apps (crucial for accurate data entry and corporate time charging).
- Leadership & Safety: Head Coach & Player Safety Board Member for Andrew Hill Pop Warner Youth Football Association (2008-Present); certified in managing teams, following strict safety protocols, and leading operational safety stand-downs.
Timeline
PROJECT ENGINEER
Skanska
11.2022 - Current
BUYER ASSISTANT
Santa Clara County HHS Resource Management / Materials Management
11.2006 - 11.2022
FOOD SERVICE WORKER II / COOK & SANITATION LEAD
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
08.1998 - 09.2006
Business Administration, Computer Science, Chicano Studies
De Anza College