John Ferguson
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(H) (304)591-6195, (C) (250)801-8828,
Objective
Professional alignment with Club Penguin/Disney Interactive that will benefit from my communication skills, art/design skills, and a commitment to keeping children safe while online. Seeking a position requiring excellent communication skills in an office environment. Position should require a variety of tasks, including player support and customer service.
Work Experience
End Matcher Operator/Lug Loader/Nester (07/10/2000 – 04/03/2009)
Operated end matching saw, cutting tongues/grooves into ends of hardwood flooring. Loaded hardwood flooring into lugs chain to be fed into end matcher, and also nested flooring into movable pallets, banded, and tagged flooring to be stored in warehouse, finished, and shipped to distributors. Also cleaned and performed general maintenance on equipment and work area.
Last Employer: Armstrong Wood Products Box 160 Beverly, WV 26253
Contact Person: Jerry Thorne (304)338-4100
Responsibilities: Safety, wearing all required personal protective equipment, and guiding newer employees in safe work practices. Ensuring quality cuts are made so that daily footage quotas are met. Checking equipment prior to, during, and after operations for cleanliness
Accomplishments: Helped to attain numerous record-breaking days i.e: breaking previously set records for footage in a day while running certain types of hardwood. Achieved 5 year service certificate and never had a recordable injury.
Parts Counterperson (05/13/1996 – 07/18/2000)
Retail sales of Ford authorized auto parts to businesses and public consumers, delivery of automotive parts and components to automotive technicians at work sites all over West Virginia. Inventory control as well as kept a professional
Last Employer: Jenkins Ford/Mercury Rt. 33 Buckhannon, WV 26201
Contact Person: Ron Snyder (304)472-1600
Responsibilities: Delivered automotive parts
Accomplishments: Attained Ford Motor Company training certificates for several years as well as assisted other parts counter persons in qualifying with their training. Learned many things about how vehicles work, how to repair them, and the location of parts on a vehicle.
Parts Manager (05/05/1992 – 05/10/1996)
Started as assistant sales manager and within 6 months time moved into manager position. Sold automotive components to public
Last Employer: Summers Auto Parts, Inc. formerly located at Rts. 92/250 Belington, WV 26250
Contact Person: Tom Parsons
Responsibilities: Sold automotive components to public
Accomplishments: Achieved manager position within 6 months. Retained long-time customers and technicians as well as brought in new customers from surrounding vicinity.
Education
Establishment: CTC, Inc.
Degree: N/A
Education Period: 04/08/1996 - 06/14/1996
Speciality: Certificate in Office Administration
Average Grade: A average, 36 wpm typing speed.
Details: 10 week course in which qualifying participants earned a Certificate in Office Administration. Gained skills with data entry, word processing, typing, and general office procedures. Used Corel WordPerfect as well as Microsoft Works.
Skills
Skills Acquired: operated end matchers to cut tongues/grooves in ends of unfinished & finished hardwood flooring, loaded unfinished & finished flooring into lugs to run through end matching system, nested unfinished flooring into movable pallets, banded and tagged (type of wood, size of pallet, date finished) flooring to be finished. working with multiple others as a team, working under time constraints, working in a loud environment, working while using personal protective equipment. Many hours of environmental & safety training. Trained multiple new employees on-the-job. maintenance & cleaning of equipment & work areas. Sold automotive components to public & automotive technicians in a courteous & helpful manner, operated computers & adding machines for use in sales, assisted in inventory control operations, delivered automotive parts & completed vehicles to customers, ordered & retrieved automotive components from outside sources for use/sale at location, completed mandatory Ford Motor Company sales training. Equipment used: End matchers, movable pallets, computers, adding machines, typewriters, copiers, scanners, printers, fax machines, bandsaws, hacksaws, chainsaws, jigsaws, electric/cordless drills, concrete cutters, jackhammers, farm tractors, lawn tractors, gasoline/electric lawn mowers & string trimmers, HMMV's, HEMMT cargo/fuel tankers, TPU's, 500 gpm fuel pumps, generators, SINCGARS radios, teletypes, mobile antenna sets, etc., etc. Graduated Philip Barbour High School With: • National Honor Society • Advanced Placement English • Advanced Placement Art • Football - Blue Chip Trophy (3 years Varsity Award) • Wrestling - Blue Chip Trophy (3 years Varsity Award) • Track & Field - Blue Chip Trophy (3 years Varsity Award) Member of the Yearbook and Journalism Staff, 1988-1992.
Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, Corel WordPerfect, Windows 2000, Windows XP Pro. data entry, word processing, Notepad, Wordpad.
Foreign Language Skills: Basic French 1 course during my Grade 12 year of High School.
Additional Information
11 years military experience. 05/08/1992-08/24/2000 U.S. Army Reserve. 31C (Single Channel Radio Operator), 92F (Petroleum Heavy Truck Operator). 07/14/2007-07/14/2010 W.V. Army National Guard 92F (Petroleum Heavy Truck Operator)
Honors: • National Honor Society • Advanced Placement English • Advanced Placement Art • Football - Blue Chip Trophy (3 years Varsity Award) • Wrestling - Blue Chip Trophy (3 years Varsity Award) • Track & Field - Blue Chip Trophy (3 years Varsity Award) U.S. Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War On Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon, U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Ribbon.
Conferences or Courses: CTC Inc. 10 week course. Certificate in Office Administration.
Professional Membership: U.S. Army Reserve 31C (Single Channel Radio Operator), 92F (Petroleum Heavy Truck Operator) SPC./E-4. W.V. Army National Guard 92F (Petroleum Heavy Truck Operator) SPC./E-4.
Certifications or Licensures: Office Administration. 1996 CTC. Inc. Rm. 22 Seneca Mall, Elkins, WV 26416
Interests
I am a spiritual person, and I strive to keep Jesus Christ first in my life at all times. I have always been very artistic. Art has been a huge part of my education and family life. I have also been a huge music lover, I believe that music is the spice of life and it exponentially helps people to communicate better and to develop better relationships with each other. I have also been very active during my life, and I strive to make sure that my children stay physically fit as well, and I believe that as a result will maintain a more positive outlook on life in general. I always strive to do my very best, and I believe that a good work ethic is one of the most important attributes an individual can posess.