Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Customer recognition calls
Timeline
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Mike Southgate

3401 Glenelg Hwy, Linton,VIC

Summary

Dedicated Industry professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Fully trade qualified painter and decorator with over 35yrs experience Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Worked for local council for over 13 years in multiple roles inc roads and drainage repairs to infrastructure within CBD and gained an excellent reputation for getting on with tasks completing on time and safely, was also part of Frankston councils after hours and emergency response team responding to 24hr a day callouts inc storm damage, flooding, tree incidents and general emergency response for building damage assessment of general public/rate payer assets within municipality often working on own in hazardous conditions to achieve the safety of persons and property and to make safe untill repairs where made.


Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Infrastrucure/maintenance Graffiti Officer

Frankston City Council
09.2010 - 12.2023
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Responsible for maintenance and repairs to council assets and buildings inc graffiti removal and high pressure cleaning using machinery with hot and cold facility for correct removal inc chemicals and solvents.
  • Fully ticketed in all aspects of local government required endorsements inc OHS safety management plans,First aid/CPR accredited and acting safety officer for the operations dept within council
  • Able to work autonomously, responsible for ordering all materials and equipment required for day to day projects, can work well on own or within a group dynamic, easy going and approachable personality.
  • Complies with instruction to complete tasks in a safe and timely manner
  • Fully qualified painter/decorator tradesman of over 35yrs exp within building and construction industry. proficient in electrical and plumbing carry a good general knowledge of principals required [ but not certified in either] completed 3yrs working with my father who was a master carpenter and learnt many skills including framing and fencing, repairs to gates and windows and doors

Area Service Manager

Rentokil Initial
08.2009 - 09.2010
  • Established and maintained relationships with regional customers, vendors and contractors.
  • Planned and implemented strategies for improving customer service and satisfaction across the area boundaries
  • Collaborated with regional sales teams to identify and meet customer needs and implement a more effective installation and delivery system
  • Implemented and enforced regional service quality assurance processes.
  • trained over 30 staff to be multi skilled to save on time and wasted traveling time and that streamlined customers products and services being delivered and installed more efficiently.
  • Confirmed compliance with local, state and federal regulations at all times in regards to safe disposal of clinical and bio hazard waste

Property and Building Painting/maintenance Service

Self Employed Buisness Owner
06.2003 - 02.2008

operated my own property maintenance service company that included building services and painting and landscaping

  • Followed safety precautions to avoid personal injury and provide safe work environment.
  • Removed outdoor debris and yard clippings into receptacles to properly maintain grounds.
  • Installed new locks, door handles, and door closers.
  • Replaced light bulbs in indoor and outdoor fixtures and checked smoke and carbon monoxide detectors for proper functionality.
  • Trained new maintenance personnel to safely and properly use equipment and tools and apply best practices.
  • Performed preventive maintenance and repairs on various types of equipment.

Education

High School Diploma -

Menai Bridge High School
North Wales, Uk
06.1979

Skills

  • Residential/property Maintenance
  • Grounds Maintenance
  • Structure Maintenance
  • Emergency Response Coordination
  • Traffic Direction
  • Effective communication
  • Adaptability
  • Problem solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Decision making
  • have current WWC
  • have police check

Accomplishments

Acquired one of councils highest amount of customer recognition awards within the operations dept at council within 13yrs employed for Frankston council,

  • Supervised team of 3 staff members.
  • completed full H.R.training and becoming the ohs representative for over 400 council employees working out of the operations centre for over 3yrs implementing multiple safe work practises and updating councils MSDS protocols
  • completed all local government on line learning and training services as mandatory for all local government employees.

Customer recognition calls

High acheiver awards and customer recognition awards and acknowledgment awards from staff and colleagues within council

Timeline

Infrastrucure/maintenance Graffiti Officer

Frankston City Council
09.2010 - 12.2023

Area Service Manager

Rentokil Initial
08.2009 - 09.2010

Property and Building Painting/maintenance Service

Self Employed Buisness Owner
06.2003 - 02.2008

High School Diploma -

Menai Bridge High School
Mike Southgate