Rideshare & Private Transportation Driver - Independent Contractor - Spokane, WA
(2024-12 - 2025-08)
Provided full-time ride-share services up to 60+ hours per week, navigating high-traffic areas across Spokane via Uber and Lyft.
- Maintained a high customer rating by delivering safe, dependable, and timely door-to-door transportation.
- Used live GPS and traffic updates to choose smart routes and get riders to their destinations on time during rush hours.
- Kept the vehicle clean, maintained safety standards, and followed all local traffic laws and ride-share requirements.
Office & Field Manager - Start 2 Finish Coatings Inc. - Otis Orchards, WA
(2014-05 - 2023-08)
Handled office management, bookkeeping, and weekly payroll while running day-to-day business operations.
- Supervised crew members across job sites to keep projects moving on schedule and ensure high-quality finish work.
- Set daily tasks and job descriptions for workers so the team clearly understood their expectations and stayed on task.
- Managed job site supplies, materials, and equipment to make sure crews had everything needed for job completion.
- Solved day-to-day issues in both the office and the field to keep job sites safe, organized, and running smoothly.
Parts Runner / Driver - Camp Chevrolet - Spokane, WA
(1993-09 - 1996-12)
- Drove delivery routes daily to deliver auto parts to customers and picked up returns across the Spokane area.
- Pulled and checked parts orders from the warehouse to make sure shipments matched invoice paperwork.
- Ran forklifts to load, unload, and stage heavy inventory and equipment safely around the shop and yard.
- Picked up daily core returns and warranty items from shops and processed them back into warehouse stock.
Paint & Parts Delivery / Dispatcher - KC Auto Paint & Supplies - Spokane, WA
(1989-07 - 1993-09)
- Started as a delivery driver hauling auto paint, parts, and shop supplies to customers around Spokane.
- Worked up to running the back counter—took customer phone orders, pulled parts, and handled shipping and receiving.
- Dispatched daily delivery routes and managed the driver schedule to keep drop-offs on time.
- Handled counter sales and attended vendor training clinics to get product certifications.
