Jacob Chatham
Starkville
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional and military veteran with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Assembler
Water-Way Incorporated
04.2019 - 12.2022
- Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail while assembling intricate components, resulting in fewer defects and higher overall quality levels.
- Improved production efficiency by assembling products according to established guidelines and quality standards.
- Streamlined inventory management by accurately tracking parts usage, reducing waste, and ensuring availability of necessary components.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail while assembling intricate components, resulting in fewer defects and higher overall quality levels.
Crew Lead
All Trades Construction
10.2017 - 03.2019
- Discussed daily work requirements with crew and assigned skills-based tasks to enable completion of work.
- Delegated tasks according to individual strengths, optimizing overall team performance and output.
- Adapt to changes or status updates, facilitating effective communication between management, crew workers and homeowners.
- Managed project timelines, ensuring milestones were met while maintaining high-quality standards.
- Instructed crew members in safe work practices and methods to reduce work-related injuries.
- Maintain inventory by checking stock to determine supply levels, placing and tracking orders, and verifying receipt of supplies complying with project budgets.
- Track and record employee working hours for payroll
- Managed project timelines, ensuring milestones were met while maintaining high-quality standards.
Welder/Fabricator
Skyline Steel
08.2016 - 09.2017
- Maintain necessary level of communication between shifts
- Ensure that pipe products were produced on time and of the best possible quality.
- Assemble old and new pipe products including modification and repair work to conserve any materials possible
- Develop a layout and sequence of operations for various projects.
- Position, align, fit, and weld pipe components to match schematics, and pass ultrasonic x-ray.
- Stick Gouging and back gouging accordingly with and without backing strips to establish certainty of complete fusion between metals.
Assistant-Lead Maintenance Technician
Alpha-Barnes Real Estate Managements Services
03.2013 - 06.2015
- Inspect, fix, and maintain property equipment and machinery
- Conduct preventative maintenance and identify when items need upgrading or replacing
- Completing scheduled maintenance tasks to include property and the dwellings within
- Liaison with contractors to ensure that they complete projects to standard on time
- Communicate between management and tenants with maintenance issues and provide excellent customer service
- Provide advice and accurate information on maintenance issues to clients and customers
Motor Transport Operator
United States Army
08.2008 - 02.2013
- Motor Transport Operator (88M)
- Accountable for safety, operating efficiency, and operations of government equipment valued at over $3.5 million
- Charged with supervision, management, and performance of 12 US Army Soldiers.
- Maintained proficiency in tactical planning options and convoy defense techniques.
- Assisted in the planning and execution of logistics and security of countless convoy missions combined with other leadership for a total of almost 20,000 miles in Iraq.
- Established the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and adequate training tactics to a company of 350 US Army soldiers for a series of likely possible events to expect in Iraq.
- Versatile with fluent operation of a large variety of heavy equipment.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Business Management Technology
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Booneville, MS12.2024
BBA - Management
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS05-2026
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS12-2026
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- QuickBooks Online Certification
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Certified Forklift operator
- Equipment operation
- Structural and Pipe Welding
- Attention to detail
- Pipe Fitting
- Following procedures and protocols
- Lead by Example
- Problem-solving
- Fast learner
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Workspace organization
- Talented Troubleshooter
- Materials management
- Schematic Diagram Interpretation
- Data entry and recording
- Strong Mechanical Aptitude
- Inventory management
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Multitasking
- Computer Efficient
- Excellent communication
- Shop and General Math Skills
- Critical thinking
- Strong Initiative
- Organizational skills
- Good Judgment
- Active listening
- Effective communication
- Waste Reduction
- Production Efficiency
Achievements Awards
- Army Commendation Medal for distinctive meritorious achievement and service.
- Iraqi Campaign Medal w/ Campaign Star
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Timeline
Production Assembler
Water-Way Incorporated
04.2019 - 12.2022
Crew Lead
All Trades Construction
10.2017 - 03.2019
Welder/Fabricator
Skyline Steel
08.2016 - 09.2017
Assistant-Lead Maintenance Technician
Alpha-Barnes Real Estate Managements Services
03.2013 - 06.2015
Motor Transport Operator
United States Army
08.2008 - 02.2013
Associate of Applied Science - Business Management Technology
Northeast Mississippi Community College
BBA - Management
Mississippi State University
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Mississippi State University
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