Tania Bennett

Experience

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  County of Ventura

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1987

  Lost & Found/Volunteer Supperisor for Animal Control

  Started out as a volunteer as a lost and found clerk. Was hired on full time and the responsibility of supervising and scheduling volunteers was added to my responsibilities, I was also the point of contact for all rescues pulling animals from the shelter and was the coordinator and sometimes driver for special events and grooming appointments for the dogs/cats/horses. I was also allowed to assist in feeding exotic airmails when in our care including monkeys, racoon, bear, skanes and various others. Show less

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  Laidlaw Transit

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1990

  Dispatcher/Bus Driver/Accounting

  Started as a school bus driver, responsible for driving vans & large class B buses transporting kids including special needs to and from school and other fucntions. Was promoted to a charter bus driver, where i handled charters thruought southern california and covered as a city buss driver when work was slow. Promoted to dispatcher, where i was responsible for dispatching over 200 school busses, approximalty 20 charter buses, as well as ensuring all ran smoothly for Thousand Oaks Transportation, City of Camarillo, and also San Luis Obispo tollies. Promoted billing/accounting where i ordered office supplies, did billing for the busses we provided throughly the Ventura County school districts as well as the city busses we ran. Also insured all vehicles were current on service, registration and insurance and keep track of drivers hours. Show less

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  C.R. England

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1994

  Over the Road Truck Driver

  Drove as a solo Truck Driver across the US. Hauled up to 53' dry box and refrigerated units, kept accurate log book, and loaded my own trucks whenever allowed by the dock supervisor.

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  Toys R Us

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

  Seasonal Local Truck Driver & Dispatcher

  Was hired on a seasonal (Christmas) Local Truck Drier hauling 48' & 53' dry box trailers from yard to stores & containers from harbor to yard. The following year I was called back to continue driving and also assisted with some dispatching for Christmas & Easter. The third year I was brought back to mainly dispatch and occasional cover a load when drivers were short.

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  Idealease/Dietrich International

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  Rental Truck Manager

  Sales, billing, maintained service and registration on all rental equipment, delivered Commercial trucks and trailers when needed. Assisted in specing out and ordering new equipment to meet my customers needs

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  BEAR TRUCKING

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Tanker Truck Driver

  Drove semi tanker truck as a local driver.

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  Bush Truck Leasing

  Apr 1998 - Jan 1999

  Truck Rental Manager

  Sales, managed and trained rental agents across CA, maintained service and registration on all rental equipment in CA. Assisted in the hiring process.

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  DynCorp

  Oct 1999 - Dec 2000

  Help Desk Manager (2000 Census)

  Managed, trained, disciplined help desk staff, scheduling of staff, ordered office supplies for the data capture center, oversaw the data destruction of paper produced at center. Entered IT help desk tickets for center as well as tracked them. Attended national meetings and calls and ran reports for upper management for all companies based at the center.

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  High Desert Oasis (Ranch)

  Apr 2002 - now

  Ranch Manager/Owner

  I am responsible for every detail involving the 15-40 horse ranch, including all computer work (excel, word, power point, access, and publisher, web page and advertising) accounting, filing taxes, purchasing, scheduling and hiring professionals, transport of all livestock to and from the ranch. I maintain the feed schedule and ensure each animal has the best diet to meet its needs. I organize all ranch events including shows, organize trail rides, and community disaster awareness events as well as advertising on social media and other means Show less

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  Mustang-Spirit Equine Rescue

  Apr 2002 - Dec 2016

  Owner/President/Founder

  I started and operated a non-profit horse rescue for 14 years. We took in over 700 animals in this time. Some of my responsibilities were conducting board meetings, resolving problems, purchasing, billing, budgets, contracting and negotiating with professionals such as veterinarians, farriers, trainers, and haulers. I assured all dietary and exercise needs for each horse was met. I managed, trained and scheduled all volunteers. I reviewed all adoption applications as well as tracking each horse, and when there was a breach of contract, I was the one who went to court to assure the safety of our animals. I organized and ran various events to promote and raise funds to operate the facility as well as being responsible for all advertising. I also opened up as a livestock evacuation center during any local disasters. As well as dispatching and transporting horses during these disasters. Show less

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  State of California Department of Food And Agriculture

  Sept 2005 - Dec 2014

  Advisory Board Member

  As an advisory committee member, I was responsible for addressing industry-related concerns about the Equine Medication and Monitoring Program. The committee ensures the integrity of public horse shows, competitions, and sales through the control of performance and disposition enhancing drugs and permitting limited therapeutic use of drugs at an equine event. The committee also helped rewrite legislature which allowed the enforcement of the rules by setting up a fine structure and deciding which drugs needed to be lab tested to decide allowable amounts of some substances as well as which substances were not allowed at all. As a committee we set the fees for the competitors as well as the severity of fees if rules were broken or competitors did not cooperate with officials. Show less

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  Tania's Hot Mess Express

  Jan 2009 - Sept 2021

  Food Truck Owner

  Specialized in providing food for horse and dog shows and other events serving anywhere from 20-350 people. Job responsibilities included advertising, interviewing, hiring, firing, accounting, time management, prepared menus depending on event, shopped, safe food handling and prep, inventory control, cooked food ahead when able or at the venue when not, plated and served food and beverages took payments including cash, check, and credit card.

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  Mobile Medical Technologies

  Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

  Service Manager

  Responsible for scheduling and writing up repair orders for commercial trucks and trailers. Delegate repair jobs to department mechanics. Order parts, billing, outside sales, create estimates for incoming jobs, billing customers. Tracking maintenance and inspections for current customers.

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  Bass Pro Shops

  Sept 2019 - Aug 2021

  Hunting Department Admin

  Provide customer service, identify customer's needs, make product recommendations based on departmental knowledge. Promote programs and sales items and club cards. Sort incoming product as well as restock as required. Schedule department employees in Kronos Workforce, maintain attendance, time off requests, and availability reports for the hunting manager. Assure sales signage and club signage are up and current. Back up cash registers at any of the check-out locations. Cover shooting range as an NRA Range Safety Officer during lunches or when coverage is needed. Assist all hunting associates are current on all required training and certificates. Administer the Firearms Safety Certificate to customers. Ordering products for upcoming featured seasons. Maintain and minor safe repairs for the gun safes we offer. Assist manager with retraining and disciplinary actions and reviews. Maintain, refresh and post new sign displays. Assist with inventory, price changes, negatives and ordering from our warehouse on a monthly basis or as needed as well as scheduling special speakers or guest professionals to conduct demos for our customers. Assure all abandoned ammo is returned to the shelf as well as completing the abandoned orders online. When time allows I also handle the abandoned firearms. Show less

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  Color Street

  Mar 2021 - Dec 2023

  Independant Stylist

  Responsible for personal inventory, accounting, and hosting online and in person parties featuring Color Street dry nail polish strips.

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  RightSpace Storage

  Oct 2021 - Aug 2024

  Assistant Manager

  Work as a productive and reliable Assistant Manager focused on keeping the site running efficiently and smoothly. Respond to and resolve any tenant issues including completing any required reports to document issues. Thoroughly explain policies and limitations to new and potential tenants. Complete follow calls as needed. Utilize great attention to detail to ensure the highest levels of accuracy when taking payments, whether credit card, check, money orders or cash and making bank deposits and doing end of day reports. Maintain the grounds and units to keep the high standards expected at this facility. Contacted outside vendors when required, including following paper trail to assure all required work is completed, reports and invoices are processed correctly and in a timely manner. Following up from fist call through payment for services. Conducting any training for new employees as needed. Processing on line auctions insuring all legal notifications have been completed prior to sale. Show less