Donald Graves

Experience

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  US Army

  Aug 1991 - Nov 1995

  Specialist

  13 Bravo crewman on a 109 self propelled howitzer. Was also trained in Heavy forklift operation, map reading, team building and leadership.

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  Trux Trailer and Tractor, Inc.

  Feb 1995 - Dec 2001

  Repair Technician

  Built and repaired several types of tractor trailers. Forklift driving, mig, tig and arc welding, blueprint writing and reading. Custom fabrication with aluminum, mild and stainless steel.

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  Murray Guard Security

  May 1995 - Dec 2001

  Field Sergeant

  Special situation retained officer. Personal and property protection. Also routinely inspected posts to make sure procedures were followed and personel were up to code.

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  Modern Drop Forge

  Jul 2002 - Mar 2006

  PTS tooling repairman

  Forklift driving, welding, machining, blueprint reading and installation, setup and repair of steel hammer tooling.

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  Positronic Amphenol

  Mar 2007 - Jan 2009

  Shift Leader for Davenport Department

  2nd Shift Davenport Department Lead and operator. Trained operators in the running, setup and maintenance of Davenport machines producing all types of metal products like screws, tooling and pins.

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  RadioShack

  Aug 2009 - Apr 2015

  Store Manager

  After successfully opening a brand new location in Harrison Arkansas was asked to manage one of the few Concept Stores that Radioshack opened nationwide in Branson Missouri. I was also a team lead and district expert for store operations and sat on the board for the district leadership. On top of my duties running the store and training associates I also ran store inventories throughout the district ensuring they were being completed properly.

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  Famous Footwear

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2016

  Store Manager

  I was successful at upholding company standards in an ever changing tourist location. I was able to maintain high customer service standards and had the lowest inventory loss score ever recorded at that high loss location.

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  Dart Container

  Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

  Shipping Receiving

  Operated double wide forklift to load and unload tractor trailers at a large distribution center.

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  Executive Print & Promo

  Mar 2018 - now

  Print Shop Manager