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David Lafollette

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College/Springboard

Technologies

My Portfolio Highlights

My New Workbook

Live Training: Data Visualization for Absolute Beginners (Solution)

My New Course

Introduction to Python

My New Workbook

Live Training: Data Visualization for Absolute Beginners

Data whisperer, listening closely to the stories hidden within the numbers.

My Work

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DataLab

Live Training: Data Visualization for Absolute Beginners (Solution)

course

Introduction to Python

DataLab

Live Training: Data Visualization for Absolute Beginners

My Certifications

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Other Certificates

Alteryx Designer Core Certification

DataCamp Course Completion

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My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

Commonwealth of Kentucky | May 2019 - Present

Transportation Auto/Truck Technician II

Working on all Transportation cabinet equipment from chainsaws to excavators. Repairing Engines, suspension, steering, brakes, transmissions, hydraulics, mowers, snow equipment, lights, mirrors, chassis and engine electrical. Using scan tools and other software to diagnose issues and complaints to quickly and effectively repair the equipment. Responsible for completing repair orders. Responsible for Truck inspections. Responsible for the programming of salt dispensing software.
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Commonwealth of Kentucky | Aug 2017 - May 2019

Transportation Auto/Truck Technician I

Full Equipment repairs. Worked on trucks, tractors, dozers, excavators, rollers, chippers, bobcat, graders, and mowers. Repaired salt equipment. Responsible for filling out service reports. Preformed vehicle inspections and listed repairs if needed. Effectively worked in a team setting or alone if needed. preformed vehicle inspections and listed repairs if needed.

Insurance Risk Services, Inc. | Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

Independent Insurance Home Inspector

. I inspected homes from the exterior for erosion, foundation issues, roof repairs, broken windows, holes in siding or mold on outside of the home, gutter repairs, down spouts, drainage issues, trampolines, pools, vicious dogs, and other insurance risks. I had to sketch out the foundation and list the building materials ﴾siding or brick, metal or shingled roof, etc.﴿ and the measurements for the foundation. I had to take photos of any issues and from each corner of the house and various pictures of the roof. I had to submit my reports for the above listed agencies.

JMI services | Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

Independent Insurance Home Inspector

I was a home inspector for JMI Services. I inspected homes from the exterior for erosion, foundation issues, roof repairs, broken windows, holes in siding or mold on outside of the home, gutter repairs, down spouts, drainage issues, trampolines, pools, vicious dogs, and other insurance risks. I had to sketch out the foundation and list the building materials ﴾siding or brick, metal or shingled roof, etc.﴿ and the measurements for the foundation. I had to take photos of any issues and from each corner of the house and various pictures of the roof. I had to submit my reports for the above listed agencies.

Lafollette Contracting LLC. | Jul 2014 - Feb 2017

Construction Laborer

Concrete labor including building forms, setting up forms, mixing concrete, pouring, floating, brooming, and finishing concrete, grooving side walks, screeding concrete using a machine and by hand, and using a jack hammer for removing old concrete. Operated a concrete mixer, backhoe, Bobcat ﴾skid steer﴿, telescopic forklift, and tractor. Cut, laid, and tied rebar. Mixed epoxy and installed carbon fiber for concrete reinforcement. Mixed and painted on rubber coating to concrete floors. Installed drains in concrete floors. I maintained and completed oil changes on equipment and work trucks.

Copley's Garage LLC. | Jan 2013 - Jul 2014

Master Automotive Technician

I worked as an auto technician performing maintenance and tune ups including preforming electrical repairs ﴾such as head lights, tail lights, wiper motors, window motors, wiring harnesses, pigtails, starters, alternators, engine sensors, and O2 sensors﴿, running diagnostic tests and following trouble trees to pinpoint issues and needed repairs, vehicle inspections, oil changes, brakes, engine repairs ﴾such as intake gaskets, head gaskets, and timing belts﴿ and engine replacements, repair and replace transmissions, power steering repairs, replaced radiators and hoses and flushed cooling systems, replaced a/c compressors, charged a/c systems with a/c machines, tire rotations, replacing tires, mount and balance tires. I processed receipts, ran and issued tickets, set up appointments, and updated diagnostic scan tools. I maintained and ordered stock items such as oils, lubricants, air filters, oil filters, and shops supplies ﴾like towels, oil dry, and brake cleaner﴿.

Advance Auto Parts | May 2011 - Dec 2012

Commercial Parts Professional

dealerships, used car lots, and repair shops﴿ and the public. I maintained and conducted inventories and delivered parts to commercial customers.

Swope Chrysler | Nov 2008 - May 2011

Automotive Technician

Worked as an auto technician performing basic maintenance, warranty repairs, and tune ups including replacing trim panels and door panels, preforming basic electrical repairs ﴾such as head lights and tail lights﴿, preforming warranty repairs, oil changes, brakes, engine repairs ﴾intake gaskets, head gaskets, and timing belts﴿, power steering repairs, replaced radiators and hoses and flushed cooling system, replaced a/c compressors, charged a/c systems with a/c machines, tire rotations, replacing tires.

My Education

Take a look at my formal education

Associate of Science - AS, Business StatisticsElizabethtown Community and Technical College | 2023
Predictive Analytics For Business, Data AnalysisUdacity | 2022
Associate of Applied Science, Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/ TechnicianElizabethtown Community and Technical College | 2008

About Me

Former Master certified Auto Technician making a career change to data analytics. Current student at Springboard in the Data Science Career Track. Received nanodegree from Udacity in Data Analytics. Working toward a Bachelors degree in Business data.

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