Christopher Lane
Lakewood
Summary
Fast learner, with basic computer skills, experience with common tools and equipment knowledge. Strong mechanical aptitude to include job shop experience, communication skills, and complaint resolution. The ability to work as a team to ensure organization success in fast paced environments. Strong leadership skills, and the ability to train others. College student seeking new career experience, dependable, quick learner, and great team member. The ability to analyze situations accurately and adopt effective courses of action and perform technical studies and evaluations of various types of equipment, including capabilities, quality, and mission requirements. Demonstrates integrity, strong initiative, work ethic, as well as a focus on safety and quality of work on a continuous basis.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Grounds Work-Lead
Fort Logan National Cemetery
Denver
08.2025 - Current
- The Cemetery Grounds Work-Leader oversees jobs requiring mainly manual skills and physical strength.
- Performs a variety of tasks, such as leading work pertaining to operating small tractors and riding lawn mowers; transplanting shrubs; digging graves to the proper level; cutting and removing sod, tamping and leveling dirt using hand and power tools; digging and squaring graves using pneumatic equipment, picks and shovels; assisting in lifting and placing caskets on lowering devices; loading and unloading materials; aligning headstones; cleaning and clearing cemetery grounds of debris using power trimmers, chainsaws, axes, shovels, rakes, blowers, vacuums etc.; weeding, mulching, and applying fertilizer; pruning shrubs and low level dead branches; removing snow and ice; cleaning headstones using sprayer and hand brush; and cleaning service and administrative areas.
Tractor Operator
Fort Logan National Cemetery
Denver
08.2023 - 08.2025
- Operates licensed vehicles on public roadways to pick up and/or deliver supplies and equipment.
- Drives a variety of equipment which has an assortment of towed or attached accessories powered by take-off, hydraulic pumps or by direct drive from wheels.
- The operator must maneuver around headstones, markers, trees, shrubs, and other obstacles.
- Vehicles are driven within the cemetery in both the developed and undeveloped areas over rough and uneven terrain.
- Performs first echelon operator's maintenance on assigned equipment, such as checking oil, checking water, tire pressure, and grease fittings.
- With assistance of cemetery caretaker supervisor or his designee, performs required scheduled maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
- Reports any needed major repairs or safety problems immediately to caretaker supervisor or cemetery director.
- Performs minor repairs to vehicles and equipment.
- Cleans equipment daily.
- Steps in as acting grounds work-lead and Foreman when grounds work-lead or Foreman is absent.
- Leading 1-10 employees throughout the entirety of the shift.
- Providing guidance to new and existing employees.
- Safety representative for Interments where I am responsible to ensure the safety of my team and others within the work area by ensuring everyone is wearing PPE and doing their job in a safe and efficient manner.
- Knowledge of how to operate all heavy equipment at the cemetery site.
- Physical and manual labor in all weather conditions.
Cemetery Work-Lead
Pikes Peak National Cemetery
Colorado Springs
11.2022 - 08.2023
- Leading teams of 1-13 people consisting of both admin, grounds, and internment crew.
- Stepping in as Foreman & Director when they are absent for the day/week.
- Handling all operations and overseeing the entire cemetery throughout the duration of both Foreman & Director being absent.
- Cemetery Caretaker Work Leader for all monument activities at Pikes Peak National Cemetery.
- Reports to the Cemetery Foreman to provide support to all headstone/monument and grounds activities, actions, and inquiries.
- Identifies problems, needed repairs, and necessary maintenance by maintaining good relations with the subordinate personnel, or by observation.
- Directs repairs or maintenance of such equipment and in some instances will perform the repairs on my own.
- Performs and oversees manual tasks such as tilling and tamping sunken graves, preparing areas for seeding or sodding, leveling soil, grading, or other similar duties.
- Responsible for the Yearly and 5 Year Equipment Plans and notifying the Foreman on matters concerning building maintenance and repair.
Metal Forming Machine Operator
U.S. Denver Mint
Denver
02.2021 - 10.2021
- I have the knowledge of operating Milling equipment and Metal Working equipment such as stamp and press machines.
- As well as the knowledge of Powered Industrial Trucks.
- I have the ability to transfer material safely throughout the factory floor without damage or loss of material.
- I have the ability to monitor equipment to ensure machines are fully operational, do not jam, or overheat as well as troubleshoot and perform safety checks before operating machinery.
- I am able to inspect coins and condemn coins if any damage is present and am able to interpret instructions and specifications without any errors.
- I am able to operate over-head cranes safely and deposit material into container without loss or damage of material.
Mechanical Technician/Electrician
Vestas American Wind Technology
Brighton
03.2019 - 10.2019
- Built a new transport system for transporting generators in and out of the factory building.
- Taking over the responsibility of ensuring the new transport system is built correctly for each generator throughout the shift.
- Building and wiring panels and CT boxes for 3mW drive train, placing wires and sensors on 3mW drive train.
- Ability to grip and manually manipulate, often with repetitive motion, items such as, but not limited to, hand tools, turbine parts.
- Building brakes and replacing brake lines.
- Operate multiple cranes, 5-40 ton, and overhead cranes to move and position objects such as drive trains and main shafts.
Custodial Worker
Defense Commissary Agency
Denver
09.2018 - 03.2019
- Maintain an orderly and clean specified area following general instructions regarding the tasks to be performed.
- Sweep, mop, strip, scrub, wax, and polish floors using heavy industrial powered equipment.
- Remove stains from a variety of surfaces such as rugs, drapes, walls, floors, and fixtures by use of chemicals and cleaning solutions.
- Wash and clean windows inside and outside of building.
- Perform seasonal tasks such as the following: cut grass, pull weeds, and trim bushes.
- Pick up litter from immediate area outside of the building.
- Department of Defense
Education
High School Diploma -
Walla Wall High School
Walla Walla, WAAssociates Degree -
The University of Phoenix
Bachelor's Degree -
The University of Phoenix
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Certificate -
The University of Phoenix
Masters - Business Administration
The University of Phoenix
Certificate of Completion -
National Society of Leadership and Success
References
- Will, Denver, CO, (720) 989-9367
- Jeremy Spradling, Denver, CO, (720) 201-4190
- Glynda Merenda, Supervisor/Budget Analyst Retired Federal Employee, Denver, CO, (801) 390-0999
Timeline
Grounds Work-Lead
Fort Logan National Cemetery
08.2025 - Current
Tractor Operator
Fort Logan National Cemetery
08.2023 - 08.2025
Cemetery Work-Lead
Pikes Peak National Cemetery
11.2022 - 08.2023
Metal Forming Machine Operator
U.S. Denver Mint
02.2021 - 10.2021
Mechanical Technician/Electrician
Vestas American Wind Technology
03.2019 - 10.2019
Custodial Worker
Defense Commissary Agency
09.2018 - 03.2019
High School Diploma -
Walla Wall High School
Associates Degree -
The University of Phoenix
Bachelor's Degree -
The University of Phoenix
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Certificate -
The University of Phoenix
Masters - Business Administration
The University of Phoenix
Certificate of Completion -
National Society of Leadership and Success