Professional Experience
Everything you could want to know about my future job preferences, past employment history, skills, education, and more.
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Future & Outlook
Bad news potential employers: if I'm applying to your job and it's not in one of these 3 industries, then I don't really want to be there.
Aviation
I plan to be a commercial helicopter pilot by the end of 2028 and a private airplane pilot by the end of 2029.
Transportation
Immediately seeking high-paying OTR driving jobs, effective spring of 2025, including hazmat, long-haul, and international (including Canada and Alaska)
Real Estate
Will be a muliproperty landlord by 2030, and am seeking new relationships with realtors, property managers, investors, and contractors. Not looking for employment currently.
Employment History
Buffalo, NY • Dec 2024 ~ Present
Summary:
Ensuring on-time departures for all inbound passenger aircraft. Making jokes to all the boarding passengers about how their favorite team didn't make it to the superbowl again
Role Details ▼
Engaged in the following responsibilities:
Maintaining exclusive authority over the aircraft while parked at the gate, and overseeing all operations
Filing all Load & Balance paperwork regarding weight distribution of passengers and luggage
Receiving and parsing special service requests both from the airline pilot and the Denver Headquarters prior to aircraft arrival; ensuring all requested services are performed upon arrival
Delivering fueling requirements to aircraft fuelers to supply proper levels for the upcoming flight
Communicating with maintenance to promptly resolve any functional issues that arise with the aircraft
When necessary, manually starting aircraft engines before takeoff using heavy machinery
Preventing passengers from leaving the jet bridge once they have already entered
Working closely with the ticket counter, bag room agent, gate agents, pilots, and flight attendants to resolve any disputes, discrepancies, interruptions, or other unexpected circumstances that may arise
Monitoring simultaneous flights using radar and airline-provided ETAs to ensure there are enough ramp personnel to handle all demands of each flight
Moving aircraft back away from the gate and onto the taxiway using pushback tugs; disconnecting all equipment from the aircraft
Communicating with the pilot to ensure that aircraft engines are powered on only once all ground personnel and equipment are safely distanced from the aircraft
Directing inbound aircraft to their proper destination using hand signals, marshalling wands, and radio communication
Wingwalking during pushbacks to to increase the aircraft's visibility to other vehicles
Overseeing the aircraft's replenishment of water, fuel, and transitory power
Ensuring all passenger luggage is accounted for and is properly and securely loaded onto the aircraft
Ensuring all ground operations are performed in time for the aircraft's estimated departure
Preventing multi-aircraft collisions while at the gate or while entering the taxiway
Observing all passengers boarding the aircraft using the jet bridge and immediately reporting to TSA any suspicious passenger behavior that may pose a terrorist threat or other safety concern to the flight
Transporting all luggage to and from the airport carousel
Buffalo, NY • Mar 2024 ~ Dec 2024
Summary:
Delivering humanity's most precious resource to Erie County: food
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Truck driver for Tarantino Foods. Transported produce ingredients to schools, hotels, small retailers, hospitals and restaurants in Western New York such as Applebee's, Chili's, Olive Garden, and a number of local restaurants and cafes. Assisted in warehouse operations such as FIFO product rotation, quality control, and customer service.
Buffalo, NY • Jan 2024 ~ May 2024
Summary:
Giving new tenants a great place to live, maximizing occupancy rates for the landlord, buzzing in the FedEx guy every 5 minutes
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Assistant Property Manager for Buffalo Management Group, a privately owned property management company with over 1,000 units in Buffalo, Tonawanda, and Depew. Reported directly to the Senior Property Manager. Was engaged in the following responsibilities:
Contacting prospective renters, determining their needs and requirements, and suggesting apartments based on availability
Scheduling and conducting showings to prospective renters
Ensuring eligibility of applicants and extending rental leases and lease renewal
Addressing and quickly resolving all questions, concerns, and complaints of current tenants
Communicating with vendors and contractors to ensure timely and effective project completion
Coordinating with maintenance and cleaners to perform inspections and ensure quick apartment turnover after tenant departure
Paying utility bills and collecting rent
Responding to after-hours emergency maintenance requests
Planning multimedia marketing campaigns using web presence, advertising, and social media
Appraising apartment market value based on unique factors such as size, kitchen appliance type and condition, and structural improvements
Maintaining exclusive oversight and management of all 1,000+ units during a brief time that the owner and property manager were both on vacation
Buffalo, NY • May 2023 ~ Jan 2024
Summary:
Making sure your local Tops store doesn't run out of your favorite meats and cheeses (try the herb coated mozzarella !! )
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Sales representative in Western New York for Shea Provisions Inc, an authorized distributor of exclusively Boar's Head branded products. This position entailed the following responsibilities:
Maintaining a positive relationship with retailers of Boar’s Head products and ensuring an excellent representation of the brand
Placing orders for and overseeing deliveries of 6 Tops store locations in the northern Buffalo region (Lewiston, Grand Island, Amherst, East Amherst, Williamsville, Harris Hill)
Distributing and implementing promotional materials such as advertisements, retail displays, and pamphlets
Ensuring the seamless operation of in-store technology such as pricing monitors and displays
Obtaining new clients and training them on proper handling procedures when preparing Boars’ Head deli products for customers
Fulfilling occasional store-to-store transfer requests for replenishment of inventory
Ensuring presentability of Boar's Head products within the store, and working with employees and store managers to resolve any issues or inefficiencies
Predicting future sales volumes using various factors such as holidays, local events, and past data to ensure stores remain stocked while not exceeding allotted space for overstock
Properly ensuring all inventory is rotated on a FIFO basis to minimize product shrinkage
Working with scan coordinators to ensure all products are accurately priced and tagged
Victor, NY • Jan 2023 ~ May 2023
Summary:
Making more educational board games that help middle schoolers remember the difference between an octagon and an octopus
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Seasonal resumption of my previous position, in which I printed, organized, assembled, and packaged a variety of products sold by NewPath Learning. This role involved a great deal of organization, attention to detail, efficiency, and operation of equipment such as printers, card cutters, creasers, shrink wrappers, and pallet jacks.
I worked part-time here while attending my last semester of college full-time, before moving to Buffalo.
Canandaigua, NY • Aug 2022 ~ May 2023
Summary:
Making a bunch of posters and sussing out the people who set off smoke detectors from smoking but claim it was from their shower
Role Details ▼
A seasonal role in which I did the following for Association Housing LLC, a subsidiary of FLCC, during my residence there:
Conducted opening and closing of the residence
Occupied the security office, checked in guests, and prevented unauthorized entrance
Enforced administration policies including prohibited items, substances, and conduct
Responded to and, when possible, rectified resident crises including conflicts and potential fires
Completed incident reports as necessary
Planned and executed educational and entertaining resident programs
Designed and distributed event bulletins, flyers, and advertisements
Certified Gold Product Expert in the Google Sites Help Community. Google's "Product Expert Program" is an invite-only program in which Google endorses and certifies highly knowledgeable volunteers to act as a support specialist for one of Google's specific products or services. My responsibilities in this role included the following:
Assisting users with issues they incurred with Google Sites (a user-friendly website creation tool offered by Google); analyzing the cause and suggesting the best solution
Reporting widespread complaints or trending issues to the developer team at Google
Participating in the testing of unreleased features and providing feedback on potential areas of improvement
Working with Google Community Managers to roll out new customer service resources and procedures
In addition, I was and still am the owner of the Google Sites Facebook Group, having more than 10,000 members, a moderator of a Google Site Subreddit, and the maintainer of an experimentation website which tests new and unusual features released by Google Sites, experimental.joshbauer.com.
Landing Page:
www.joshbauer.com/projects/google-sites
Public Endorsements of Expertise:
www.kirksvillewebdesign.com/google-sites/resources
www.imaketemplates.com/google-sites-blog/learn-to-use-google-sites
Read my 500+ answers in the publicly viewable Google Sites Help Forum:
https://support.google.com/profile/34322033
Buffalo, NY • May 2022 ~ July 2022
Summary:
Making educational board games that help middle schoolers remember the difference between an octagon and an octopus
Role Details ▼
A seasonal summer position I held between two semesters, in which I printed, organized, assembled, and packaged a variety of products sold by NewPath Learning. This role involved a great deal of organization, attention to detail, efficiency, and operation of equipment such as printers, card cutters, creasers, shrink wrappers, and pallet jacks.
Canandaigua, NY • Mar 2022 ~ May 2022
Summary:
Helping new students and parents navigate the stressful process of enrollment, financial aid, course scheduling, and career & internship opportunities
Role Details ▼
A part time role in which I worked for the college I was attending from March to the end of the semester, in which I did the following:
Took all inbound calls to the Academic Advising office; helped the caller directly or forwarded them to an appropriate office within the college.
Greeted and assisted all students and parents that came to the office.
Scheduled appointments for students to meet with an advisor.
Managed calendars for all academic advisors within the college.
Ovid, NY • Oct 2020 ~ Jun 2021
Summary:
Fixing tech stuff that the students break. Asking teachers if they've tried turning it off and back on again
Role Details ▼
A high school internship in which I did the following:
Assisted teachers and students with issues they incurred with G-Suite products, chromebooks, Windows PCs, external input devices, audio & video, printers, network/WiFi, etc
Maintained outgoing records of inventory (chromebooks and other hardware)
Assisted in troubleshooting schoolwide network issues and updating outdated systems/software
Created instructional videos for teachers and faculty regarding G-Suite products
Seneca Falls, NY • Oct 2018 ~ Feb 2019
Summary:
Looking at basketballs not go into the net way too many times
Role Details ▼
A seasonal role in which I did the following as a scorekeeper for Tyburn Academy:
Kept timely and accurate record of live basketball game scores in an extremely fast-paced environment
Maintained meticulously accurate control over the clock (countdown timer) based on the position of the ball and calls from the referee
Paid close attention to in-game dynamics such as fouls and out-of-bound plays to ensure maximum accuracy
Troubleshooted technology-related issues with the scoreboard
Communicated effectively with coaches and referees in a high-stress and emotionally-charged environment
Addressed and calmed misdirected grievances and complaints from players and spectators
Businesses
Buffalo, NY • Apr 2022 ~ Present
Summary:
Selling a lot of random things on Amazon
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Buffalo, NY • Nov 2022 ~ Present
Summary:
Making cool chess sets to sell on CornerTactics.com
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Buffalo, NY • Apr 2017 ~ Present
Summary:
Inventing awesome skill-based board games
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Projects
Probably too many too put on this page (it's already crowded enough here). So head over to my PROJECTS page
Education
Canandaigua, NY • Aug 2021 ~ May 2023
What to Know ▼
3.9 GPA & dean's list first two semesters, till I met this girl... who didn't even like me back :(
3.2 second two semesters.
Invited to Phi Beta Kappa but declined. If y'all charging me an admissions fee you better do more than give me a stamp of artificial prestige to put on my Linked In
President of the chess club (and I didn't just take it over, I essentially started it from the ground up)
Had a bunch of high school credits transfer over, but instead of taking the W and graduating in three semesters, I decided to take a whole semester's worth of courses that I didn't need but was interested in. Hey, financial aid's paying for it anyway! Web coding, social psychology, geographic mapping, accounting 103, small business management. Thank you tax dollars
Got to live on campus for free as a result of being an RA. Easy work. Highly recommend it!
My academic advisor said I was the only student she'd ever met who planned out their own class schedule before ever stepping foot on campus
Ovid, NY • Feb 2020 ~ Jun 2021
What to Know ▼
Started high school out in FLCS, a private school. Started and ran a chess club. Ran a joint pizza fundraiser with a friend that raised over $2,500. Involved in a bunch of extracurricular stuff. Ran the sound booth. High honor roll every year (94%+ averages). Played soccer & volleyball.
Got expelled from FLCS in 11th grade for hacking the principal (oops)
Went to Waterloo High School for 3 months where I remain suspended, for having hacked the principal (oops still)
Went to South Seneca High School for the remainder of 11th grade, where despite knowing this, they allowed me a new start, gave me an internship in their IT department that I didn't even ask for, and eventually offered me a full-time job in their school's IT department (which I declined, since I would be soon leaving for college). Forever grateful to their administration.
New York State Regents exams throughout high school: World History 89%, Biology 90%, Algebra I 91%, Earth Science 94%, English 95%, Geometry 98%, Algebra II, Chemistry, and Physics never had to take due to Covid-19.
Only student in my graduating class to receive a Regents mastery designation in both math and science on my diploma
Skills
Airport Operations
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Podcasting
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3D Printing
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Board Game Design
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Driving
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Forklift Operation
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Property Management
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AppFolio
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Incident Reports
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Chess
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Product Research
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HTML & CSS
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Android OS
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Organization
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Google Sheets & Microsoft Excel
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Amazon FBA
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Punctuality
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Collaboration
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Google Docs & Microsoft Word
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Geometry
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Business Development
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Financial Planning
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Accounting
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Budgeting
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Strategic Planning
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Wordpress
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Problem Solving
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Windows OS
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Audio Engineering
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Adobe Premiere Pro
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Customer Service
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Inventory Management
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Podcast Hosting
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Drone Piloting
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Google Workspace
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Google Sites
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Communication
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Time Management
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Web Design
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Adobe Photoshop
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