Dustin MacDougall
Address: 137 Maple Hill Rd. RR2
City: Walkerton
State: Ontario
Country: Canada
objective
Professional alignment with Dufferin Aggregates in a position that will benefit from my mechanical troubleshooting skills, willingness to work and love for the great outdoors. Seeking position requiring excellent mechanical skills with a variety of tasks.
Work Experience
Automotive Service Technician (04/03/2009 – Present)
Diagnose and perform repairs to all makes and models of cars and light trucks. Troubleshoot and repair electrical problems, engine mechanical problems or computerized vehicle control systems malfunctions. Some light diesel experience. Some welding experience. Automobile air conditioning repair experience.
Last Employer: Master Mechanic (Meadowvale location) , Mississauga, Ontario
Contact Person: John Viola 905-821-2353(I would prefer you did not call I still work there)
Responsibilities: Test drive vehicles and verify customers complaints. Diagnose complaints and provide a detailed written estimate of parts and labor required to perform repairs. Perform most any type of repair on today's vehicles
Accomplishments: Highest scoring technician on a written automotive/mechanical aptitude exam provided by Cars Ability out of 37 Master Mechanic franchise locations.
Franchise Owner/President (06/14/1999 – 04/02/2009)
Self employed. Repairs to all makes and models of vehicles
Last Employer: Master Mechanic (Meadowvale location) , Mississauga, Ontario
Contact Person: Jamie Holmes@Master Mechanic Head office (905) 820-2552 x205
Responsibilities: Oversee all operations as a franchise owner, provide customer satisfaction. Too many responsibilities to list.
Accomplishments: Successfully turned a bankrupt(prior miss-managed), struggling Automotive repair shop into a very profitable, well known and respected location. Recently sold my business but continued on as an employee.
Automotive Service Technician (01/18/1995 – 06/07/1999)
Repairs to all makes and models of vehicles
Last Employer: Master Mechanic (Meadowvale location) , Mississauga, Ontario
Contact Person: Roland Pfluegl (no contact #)
Accomplishments: Completed Motor Vehicle Mechanic apprenticeship. Earned a certificate of Qualification as an Automotive service Technician
Apprentice Mechanic (07/06/1992 – 01/13/1995)
Learned more working here for 2.5 years than I ever will. Welding,cutting,fabricating. Light and heavy diesel repair. Farm tractors and equipment repairs. Truck and Trailer repair.
Last Employer: Master Mechanic (Simcoe location)
Contact Person: Paul Vanderheyden 519-426-9170
Responsibilities: Customer pick up and delivery. Maintain parts inventory. Shop cleanliness. Assist mechanics. General repairs to vehicles and equipment.
Accomplishments: Signed on as a registered apprentice mechanic. Completed two semesters of trade school at Mohawk College.
Education
Establishment: Mohawk College Hamilton, Ontario
Degree: Class A Motor Vehicle Mechanic
Education Period: 09/07/1992 - 10/25/1996
Establishment: Bishop Reding Secondary School Milton, Ontario
Degree: Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Education Period: 09/06/1988 - 06/15/1992
Skills
Computer Skills: Average intermediate computer skills
Additional Information
Certifications or Licensures: Class "A" Automotive Service Technician. Certified Ontario Drive Clean Emissions Repair Technician. Ontario Ozone Depletion Prevention Certificate. Valid class "GM" Ontario Drivers license (clean record)
Interests
Camping, fishing, canoeing, snowmoboling, skiing, motorcycling on/offroad.
Gardening, hobbyfarming, landscaping, horses, pets.
Currently very interested in and researching reforestation, as I am replanting some partially cleared acreage on my farm