Tim Leon

I’ve been involved in the building trades for over 40 years, starting out as a yard attendant for one of Santa Barbara’s largest General Contractors at the age of 9. Working my way up to general Laborer, joining the Laborers Union in 1983then to Labor Foreman of an underground utilities crew, then to Carpenters Laborer (Bridges) eventually to general Foreman. Working as a Laborer for over 20 years.

Then in 1995, I was given the opportunity to start working as a Heavy Equipment Operator, Backhoe’s ,Excavator’s, Loaders, Dozers, Motor Grader, Compactor, Skid Steers, Trenchers, and some Scrapers. For the last 20 years I’ve been working on mostly over excavations, Land Clearance, Underground Utilities, and hard Demolition. I also spent the last 5 years working in the Simi Valley Landfill as a Heavy Equipment Operator lll,

Heavy Equipment Operator III at Waste Management (2021-02 – Present)

• Special projects
• Prep for Daily Coverage of trash
• Process materials (soil) for cover
• Blade roads

Fuels Crew Superintendent/Heavy Equipment Operator/Labor at Property Maintenance Services (2021-04 – 2022-12)

Supervisor / Heavy Equipment Operator / Labor, Fuels Crew Supervisor

Forklift Operator at Driscoll Berries (2021-04 – 2021-08)

Forklift Operator, Berry Cooler

Heavy Equipment Operator/Laborer at Shwan BROTHERS Excavation (2012-01 – 2013-12)

• Heavy equipment operator
• Labor
• Grade checker
• Demolition worker
• Underground utilities worker
• Pipe Layer

General Construction Laborer at Lash Construction (1984-03 – 2013-04)

Worked off and on for this company for about 15 years

• General laborer
• Carpenters Laborer (Bridge Worker)
• Underground pipe layer (water, sewer, storm drain)
• Concrete Laborer
• Asphalt Laborer
• Demolition Laborer
• Heavy Equipment Operator
• Truck Driver

Superintendent/Heavy Equipment Operator/Estimator at Channel Coast Corp. (2009-02 – 2012-08)

• Estimator
• Superintendent
• Heavy Equipment Operator
• Laborer
• Emergency Fire Demolition & Clean Up in Hazardous Area After Santa Barbara Fires

Firefighter at FIRESTORM WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION (2007-01 – 2008-12)

• Crew Supervisor
• Cut and remove brush for fire clearance around homes in the high risk areas of wildland fire
• Initial attack on Wildland fires
• Led 20-man crews on cutting brush to stop the spread of fire in emergency situations

General construction laborers union, utilities line locator at Peter Kiewit & Son's (1995-04 – 1999-11)

• Level 3 (Fiber Optic) placement labor
• Existing utilities
• Line locator
• Utilities line locator
• Foreman

General Laborer at Peter Kiewit & Son's (1992-02 – 1995-06)

• General Laborer for fiber optic installation on Level 3 Communications
• Underground Utilities Locater Foreman
• General Foreman
• End of Project Rehabilitation Superintendent

General Construction Labor – General Construction Labor's Union Training School (1984-06 – 1984-08)

High school diploma – San Marcos High School (1980-09 – 1983-06)