BENJAMIN HERMANN
PINE ISLAND
Summary
Well rounded applicant with experience in many different fields. From working with customers, assisting patients with medical issues and loss of property in tough times as well as fundraising. Mechanical ability and experience from growing up and learning on the farm from my father which furthers your learning in numerous experiences. Driving, operating fire and rescue vehicles as well as machinery. Autobody, painting, collision repairs as well as welding and metal fabrication, minor automotive and mechanical repairs. Current Class A CDL license
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Captain
Pine Island Fire Department
08.2007 - Current
- Certified in Emergency medical responder (EMR), CPR, Firefighter 1 & 2, NIMS
- Job duties include, operating and driving fire engines, water pumps, tankers for water supply, ATV, UTV, hovercraft operation, fire suppression, medical response, traffic control and patient extrication during auto accidents, 800mhz radio usage
- Job titles have been, Assistant Chief, Crew Chief and currently Captain
- PIFD responded to over 400 Fire, rescue auto accidents and medical calls as volunteers in 2023
- Member of the charitable gambling committee from 2008-present, raising funds to donate to youth and city organizations or anyone in need, by selling paper and electronic pulltabs and meat raffles
- Charitable gambling manager from 2016-2019 duties included accounting and auditing sold pulltabs as well as submitting monthly accounting reports, working with the state gambling board stay compliant with rules and regulations for the State of Minnesota.
Salesman
Zumbrota Drivetrain
03.2004 - Current
- Sales and technical support of manual transmissions, transfer cases and differentials for automotive use
- Assisting and selling parts to customers in automotive repair shops across the country and Canada
- Inputting sales orders on computer assisting with warranty issues and solving the reasons for them both phone, email and willcall
- Sales department from 2011-current, prior to that ran the transmission dyno to test them, quality control for all manuals that were sold as well as receiving and inventory of parts form 2005-2011
- Started out loading and unloading shipments with forklifts and maintained a clean warehouse of cores form March 2004-January 2005.
Laborer
Dave Hermann Farm
03.1984 - 09.2007
- Farm work assisting my Dad from a young age through the time they moved off the farm
- Tractor operation, bailing, racking and cutting hay with a haybine, plowing, disking, planting crops, spreading manure, cutting & trimming trees with chainsaw, putting up fencing, minor carpentry and snow removal with plow truck and skid loader
- Numerous hours of skid loader operation which I still do today
- Feeding, milking cows, calves, cleaning barns with the skid loader and by hand.
Bridge Crew
MN DOT
06.2003 - 09.2003
- Summer temp laborer, duties included traffic control, flagging, crack, marking sealing & blasting.
Building Maintenance
MN DOT
06.2002 - 09.2002
- Summer temp laborer, duties included mowing the grounds at the Rochester location, mopping, sweeping, garbage emptying, general repairs around the office and shop.
Education
Associates Degree - Collision Refinishing, Auto Upholstery & Street Rod (Metal fabrication & custom paint)
Wyotech
Laramie12.2004
Skills
- Ability to lead
- Calm under pressure
- Problem solving & planning
- Mechanical & automotive ability
- Machine operation
- Welding & auto body
Timeline
Captain
Pine Island Fire Department
08.2007 - Current
Salesman
Zumbrota Drivetrain
03.2004 - Current
Bridge Crew
MN DOT
06.2003 - 09.2003
Building Maintenance
MN DOT
06.2002 - 09.2002
Laborer
Dave Hermann Farm
03.1984 - 09.2007
Associates Degree - Collision Refinishing, Auto Upholstery & Street Rod (Metal fabrication & custom paint)
Wyotech
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