John Nichols

Experience

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  Camp T. Brady Saunders

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  Outdoor Skills Instructor

  My duties included teaching First Aid, Camping merit badges with classes of up to forty scouts. My regular duties also included serving food, setting up and cleaning campsites, interacting with scouts and scoutmasters, attending all daily ceremonies. I was on duty 24 hours a day to tend to any special needs from campers, or to work special events.

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  Thomas Nye Construction

  Jun 2014 - Apr 2017

  Brickmason Technicians Assistant

  Assisting brickmasons by any means necessary. This can include but is not not limited to:Preparing materials on job sites before masons arriveMixing mortar to standard formulasErect scaffoldingTransport materials, tools, or machines to job site by hand or using conveyance requirementPrepare cut stone or brick to specified sizes for installation

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  Hampden-Sydney College

  Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Duties include peer reviewing students papers, offering editing advice, and being up to date on modern English grammatical knowledge. Duties include creating labs, preparing labs, and assisting professors during labs. I was on hand to answer any questions from students, or to handle any advanced laboratory equipment.

  • Rhetoric Tutor

    Aug 2015 - May 2017

  • Biology Teachers Assistant

    Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
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  Miller Timber Services, Inc.

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2019

  Wildland Firefighter/ Forestry Technician

  • As a wildland firefighter, extinguish, control, or contain wildfires using machinery, hand tools, backfires, or a number of other means.• Fall trees and cut brush to create firelines and firebreaks• Logged 70 days on fire, with 16 days of hotline as a sawyer• In the off-fire season, work on a sawyer team responsible for pre-commercial thinning. Responsible for working independently, safely falling trees, identifying tree species, and maintaining chainsaw in the field.• Perform inspections on recently planted logging units. Collect data based on seedling spacing and depth and also act as quality control. Use navigational tools such as map, compass, and GPS while traversing steep terrain in large logging units.• Effectively burn recently constructed landing piles on logging units. Effectively maintain upkeep of drip torch and other field equipment necessary for burning. Show less

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  Stahlbush Island Farms

  Mar 2019 - Aug 2019

  QA Laboratory Technician

  Perform all required finished product testing properly and within all required sample periodsPerform all raw product inspections in a timely mannerAssist in maintenance and distribution of spec sheets, flow charts, nutritional compositions and other customer required documentationParticipate in solving quality and food safety issuesCollect and label all required samples correctly and according to aseptic techniques Test sanitation chemicals used on the production line following proper safety regulations Ensure inventory and labeling is correctMaster the proper operation of all labeling equipment Legibly complete all required documentation Maintain all QA equipment and work areasProperly operate and document all metal detectors and scalesProvide routine information to and solicit situation specific information company-wide from employees, managers, and external relationships and general inquiriesMaintain a high level of confidentiality Perform other duties as assigned Show less

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  Panda Restaurant Group

  Sept 2019 - Oct 2022

  Assistant Manager
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  SavATree

  Oct 2022 - Jun 2023

  Arborist
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  Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department

  Apr 2023 - Feb 2024

  Recruit Firefighter