MORRIS RICKETTS, JR.
McDonald
Summary
To utilize my current training and experience to obtain a position that is challenging as well as rewarding. I enjoy working in a fast-paced environment that offers new challenges on a regular basis.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Traffic Management Specialist
Talent Burst (TDOT)
01.2025 - Current
- -Duties include controlling traffic on Chattanooga area Interstate Highways and State roads on 24 surrounding counties
- -Dispatching TDOT help trucks on Interstate Roadways.
Traffic Control Specialist
Byrdine Assist
01.2024 - 01.2025
- -Duties include setting up traffic zones and controlling traffic.
Public Safety Technician
City of Collegedale
01.2022 - 01.2024
- -Duties include school traffic control and reserve police officer.
Tooling Technician
Waddington North America
01.2018 - 01.2019
- -Work on plastic extruder machines
- -Remove and replace tooling parts for machines
- -Work in shop area doing various duties
- Forklift/Tugger
Field Specialist
Baker Hughes
01.2012 - 01.2013
- -Work on offshore drilling rigs as well as inland waterways rigs
- -Perform maintenance on cementing units and change out engine parts as required
- -Performs cementing operations including all phases of pre-job & post job preparation as well as safety meeting planning & execution.
- Forklift/Tugger
Deckhand/Mate
American Commercial Barge Lines
01.2010 - 01.2012
- -Work on all major navigable waterways in US
- -Supervise deck crew, maintain the vessel, and perform safety drills
- Forklift/Tugger
Service Supervisor
BJ Services
01.2008 - 01.2009
- -Experience on offshore drilling rigs as well as inland waterway rigs
- -Performed maintenance on cementing units, replaced engine parts
- Forklift/Tugger
Field Specialist (Supervisor)
Schlumberger
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Ranked 4th in school for well services (including pumps, valves and hydraulics)
- -Experience on offshore drilling platforms and ships
- -Performed routine maintenance on cementing units
- -Replaced engine parts as needed
- -Trained in the use of various chemicals in the oilfield industry to prepare cement for pumping into the oil well
- Forklift/Tugger
Deckhand/Mate
American Commercial Barge Lines
01.2006 - 01.2006
- -Worked on all major navigable waterways in US
- -Supervised deck crew
- Forklift/Tugger
Sales Consultant
Saturn of Chattanooga
01.2005 - 01.2006
- -Received excellent customer service ratings
Customer Service Representative
Merastar
01.2005 - 01.2005
- -Sold property and casualty insurance to all fifty states
Sales Consultant/Sales Support Specialist
Unum
01.1998 - 01.2004
- -Mentored and trained consultants for disability and long-term care products while maintaining top three (3) ranking in sales
- -Provided customer service support to field agents across the country for various insurance products
- -Instrumental in the implementation of the merger of two call centers
- -Extensive use of ACT, Outlook and Microsoft Office
Education
Industrial Maintenance Engineering
Chattanooga State Technical Community College
Chattanooga, TN01.2010
Administration of Justice Major
Belleville Area College/Police Academy
Belleville, IL01.1992
Skills
- Work zone safety
- Traffic data collection
- Pedestrian safety
- Transportation planning
- Traffic monitoring
- Traffic control
Timeline
Traffic Management Specialist
Talent Burst (TDOT)
01.2025 - Current
Traffic Control Specialist
Byrdine Assist
01.2024 - 01.2025
Public Safety Technician
City of Collegedale
01.2022 - 01.2024
Tooling Technician
Waddington North America
01.2018 - 01.2019
Field Specialist
Baker Hughes
01.2012 - 01.2013
Deckhand/Mate
American Commercial Barge Lines
01.2010 - 01.2012
Service Supervisor
BJ Services
01.2008 - 01.2009
Field Specialist (Supervisor)
Schlumberger
01.2006 - 01.2008
Deckhand/Mate
American Commercial Barge Lines
01.2006 - 01.2006
Sales Consultant
Saturn of Chattanooga
01.2005 - 01.2006
Customer Service Representative
Merastar
01.2005 - 01.2005
Sales Consultant/Sales Support Specialist
Unum
01.1998 - 01.2004
Industrial Maintenance Engineering
Chattanooga State Technical Community College
Administration of Justice Major
Belleville Area College/Police Academy
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