Carlos Taylor

I am seeking full time employment in the Washington, DC metro area and St Mary's County, MD. I am in excellent health. If the conditions of my employment call for it, I am willing to drive my personal vehicle to fulfill my job duties. I have a clean driving record and strong professional and character references.

I am looking for employment in following areas: Delivery, Hauling, Staging and Set Up (Special Events, Public Sector, Commercial or Residential)

• Dock Hand
• Electrical Work (Supervised)
• Environmental Restoration and Clean-up (Creeks, Rivers and Wetlands)
• Facilities Maintenance
• Landscaping and Gardening
• Lead Abatement (Residential Buildings).

Willing to relocate: Anywhere.

Work authorization: Authorized to work in the US for any employer.

Field Technician I - Utility Data Contractors - Hughesville, MD

(2024-02 - 2026-03)

• Perform stray voltage and transformer inspections.
• Safety check voltage with Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO).
• Create and maintain data electric utilities using GIS software
• Worked independently to complete daily utility locating assignments.
• Used utility locating equipment to identify and accurately mark underground utilities.
• Read and interpreted utility maps, records, and construction plans.
• Documented completed locate requests in an online ticket management system.
• Communicated professionally with homeowners, contractors, excavators, and utility personnel.
• Followed company safety policies, customer regulations, and industry standards.
• Used laptops and mobile technology to manage work orders and complete reports.

Groundskeeper - Charlotte Hall Veterans Home - Charlotte Hall, MD

(2022-11 - 2024-02)

• Mows lawns, trims weeds, and rakes leaves as assigned.
• Picks up and removes trash prior to mowing a designated area.
• Empties trash and recycling containers.
• Trims bushes, shrubs, and hedges.
• Prepares soil and plants flowers, bushes, hedges, or shrubs.
• Plants trees and prunes them when necessary.
• Cuts and removes trees as needed.
• Applies fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides as directed.
• Completes snow removal tasks such as shoveling sidewalks, steps, and doorways as needed during winter months.
• Operates snowblower or snowplow to clear roads, driveways, and parking lots.
• Performs routine maintenance on power equipment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Safety & Security - SMCPS - St. Mary's City, MD

(2021-11 - 2022-06)

Provides security for the school district staff, students, buildings, and property through patrol of the school building(s) and building perimeters, including parking lots, to prevent unauthorized visitors or property damage and provide general building security.

• Oversees and participates in security inspections of school facilities;
• Develops and periodically monitors a reporting system designed to detect security issues in school facilities;
• Makes recommendations to correct security issues once identified; Participates in providing security for all occupants of school buildings and grounds;
• Provides assistance and security to community agencies using school facilities and for after-school activities;
• Prevents unauthorized visitors from entering school buildings and/or loitering on school grounds;
• Informs counselors, parents, teachers, and school administrators of student behavior problems;
• Prepares reports and assists in special assignments as directed

Volunteer - St Mary's Housing Authority - Lexington Park, MD

(2017-03 - 2017-06)

• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors and sills.
• Makes minor carpentry, electrical, mechanical and plumbing repairs.
• Performs touch up and finish painting.
• Empties wastebaskets.
• Replenishes restroom supplies.
• Replaces light bulbs.
• Sets up and tears down chairs, tables and equipment in meeting rooms, and function rooms.
• Participates in general cleaning, painting, and repair work.
• Uses hand tools and power tools in making minor maintenance repairs and maintaining grounds and walks.

Grounds Maintenance Worker (Seasonal Temporary) - St Mary's College Of Maryland - St. Mary's City, MD

(2015-08 - 2015-10)

• Landscaping and keep up of the college grounds using shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• Gather and remove litter.
• Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
• Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
• Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.

Laborer (1040 hrs) - National Park Service - Washington, DC

(2014-05 - 2014-11)

Laboring and maintenance duties when groundskeeping work has been completed at the National Mall in Washington, DC. May perform trash truck duty, minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in groundskeeping.

• Cuts lawn using hand, power or riding mower; trims and edges around walks, flower beds, walls, etc.
• Waste Truck Crew
• Operate vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
• Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
• Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas.
• Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
• Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• Gather and remove litter.
• Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
• Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
• Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
• Janitorial and landscaping upkeep of buildings and monuments of the National Mall in Washington, DC
• Skills Used: Landscaping and custodial

Grounds Maintenance Crew Leader - Earth Conservation Corps - Washington, DC

(2012-02 - 2014-11)

• Stormwater management project planting 100 trees with DDOT/Urban Forestry Administration
• Responsible for landscaping Earth Conservation Corps program center
• Team leader responsible for managing volunteers during service projects
• Paint buildings, lines in parking lots and prime wooden decks
• Provide for a safe environment by supervising & coordinating the removal of snow ice, leaves fallen branches and any other weather-generated debris trash from the grounds
• Ensure that groundskeeping personnel have the equipment and supplies necessary to perform their duties by estimating the types and amounts of materials and equipment needed for specific groundskeeping projects coordinating the ordering or contracting for their purchase with maintenance administration issuing the material & equipment to groundskeepers & tracking recording their use
• Train grounds personnel on how to properly perform grounds services including operation of equipment safe use of chemicals and customer interface encourages the exercise of initiative
• Track work assignments and special duties including seasonal grounds maintenance plans preventive maintenance plans and snow removal plans and supervises planting pruning cultivating seeding fertilizing of grounds

Custodian - Prince George's County Public Schools - Prince George's County, MD

(2014-02 - 2014-06)

Temporary Worker

• Perform all activities that are custodial in nature and deemed appropriate by Head Custodian or Administration.
• Keep buildings and grounds neat and clean at all times.
• Clean and maintain all assigned workspaces and equipment.
• Assist in building and grounds security by locking all doors and gates after use and at end of work day.
• Assist in maintaining seasonal grounds work (snow, lawn).
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs of buildings, equipment, and grounds.
• Understand and follow safety procedures as provided by the district.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Assess the condition of floors that need to be cared for and devise methods to clean, buff or refinish them
• Perform buffing and refinishing activities to ensure that designated floors are kept shiny and clean
• Sweep and mop surfaces in offices, hallways and stairways to ensure that they are kept in a constant state of cleanliness and maintenance
• Perform preventative maintenance checks on all floor care equipment and tools prior to using them
• Operate floor care equipment such as automatic scrubbers, floor machines and dry vacuums
• Dust, mop, burnish and refinish floors according to floor maintenance procedures
• Provide work direction to workers such as floor care apprentices and general cleaners to ensure that all cleaning and maintenance work is done based on specified standards
• Tag equipment and tools for major repair and maintenance and ensure that supervisors are duly informed

Dockhand - Gangplank Marina - Washington, DC

(2013-09 - 2014-01)

• Facilities maintenance of buildings, equipment, marine storage areas, parking lots, offices and docks used by live aboard, a restaurant and other commercial establishments.

Buildings & Grounds - DC Water - Washington, DC

(2012-04 - 2013-09)

• Cuts lawn using hand, power or riding mower; trims and edges around walks, flower beds, walls, etc.
• Removes snow and ice from building walkways and steps; may rake leaves, clean and sweep litter.
• May perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in groundskeeping.
• May perform routine laboring and maintenance duties when groundskeeping work has been completed.
• Plants grass, flowers, trees and shrubs; prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth.
• Sprays lawns, trees and shrubs with fertilizers and insecticides.
• Move furniture

Cook/Dishwasher - Johnny Rockets Group, Inc at FedEx Field - Landover, MD

(2012-05 - 2013-01)

• Prep and cook food.
• Monitors money in cash drawer to ensure adequate change is available.
• Performs other duties such as clean up of concession stand and counting revenues as assigned by

Independent Electrical Contractor - Woodland Job Corps Career Development Center - Laurel, MD

(2010-11 - 2012-02)

• Understand symbols and simple schematic drawing listed in blueprints
• Introduction to National Electrical Code
• Commercial and residential wiring
• Identify fuses and breakers 600v or less
• Demonstrate proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) OSHA 10
• Introduction to Network Cabling Installation
• Introduction to Electrical Theory

Custodial Worker - We Move It - Washington, DC

(2005-01 - 2010-02)

• Performs work according to standard procedure and by building's operational schedule.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, restrooms, locker rooms, offices, stairways and windows.
• Uses brooms, mops, and floor equipment to sweep, mop, strip and wax floors.
• Uses vacuum cleaners to clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture and blinds.
• Dusts furniture and equipment.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors and sills.
• Skills Used: Moving and Custodial

High School Diploma - Woodland Job Corps (2010 - 2012)

Electrical (Apprenticeship) (NCCER Electrical Level 1) - Anne Arundel Community College (2010 - 2012)