Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Activities
Accomplishments
References
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Mario M. Lopez

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Summary

Reliable, highly-motivated, hard worker, comfortable in handling physically demanding tasks, and working with others to ensure the best work environment. Can easily adapt to new challenges and learn new skills as they come up. Energetic and industrious with the work I am involved in, and complete every task with the same perfectionist mindset.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Laborer DWOT Setup/Car Department

Illinois Railway Museum
Union
05.2023 - 08.2025

DOWT

  • Day Out With Thomas: A special two-weekend event run by the Illinois Railway Museum and Mattel to bring kids out to meet Thomas the Train!
  • Managed and assisted in assembling and disassembling products and displays accordingly, which ranged from a variety of physical labor tasks to unloading and loading the actual Thomas and Percy trains.

Car Department

  • Worked with a group of co-workers in the restoration of train cars.
  • Utilized technical skills and expertise to install roofs, seats, windows, and apply paint/penetrol.

Door to Door Sales

TruHomePros
Schaumburg
05.2024 - 07.2025
  • Developed effective sales pitches tailored to diverse customer needs and preferences.
  • Engaged potential customers through door-to-door outreach and product demonstrations.
  • Participated in team meetings to discuss performance results and strategies for improvement.
  • Completed Virtual Sales Training

Transportation Custodian

Marengo-Union School District #165
Marengo
06.2021 - 08.2022
  • Gain access to the bus barn with the responsibility of cleaning inside and outside of all the transportation buses.
  • Buses needed to be swept, wiped, and mopped with intense scrubbing to ensure that any markings, scrapes, or dirt were not visible.
  • The outside required the use of a high-pressure washer to be used on the buses to easily and properly clean any residue on the outside of the bus.
  • Started off as a two-man team, but ultimately, after the first month, it became a solo mission to get the buses cleaned, which was successful.

Education

High School -

Marengo Community High School
Marengo, IL
06.2022

Some College (No Degree) - Marketing

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

Skills

  • Effective communication
  • Restoration techniques
  • Hand and power tools
  • Sales strategy development
  • Painting/Sanding
  • Concrete work
  • Motorcycle knowledge
  • Sales

Activities

  • Football, 2012-2021
  • Basketball, 2015-2022
  • Track & Field, 2016-2022
  • Motocross (Highest Amateur Level), 2009-N/A
  • Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, 2024-2026
  • Snow Shoveling Business, 2023-2025
  • Intramural Track and Field ISU, 2023-2025

Accomplishments

  • Team Captain of football team voted by my peers.
  • All Conference Honors in Football and Track and Field 2021 - 2022
  • Top 10 Finish at Loretta Lynns (Motocross)

References

  • Tracy Beam, Transportation Director, Marengo-Union School District, (847) 971-9357
  • Dr. Lea Damisch, Superintendent, Marengo-Union School District, (815) 690-7258
  • Nick Kallas, Executive Director, Illinois Railway Museum, (630) 254-3007
  • Roger, Car Department, Illinois Railway Museum, +1 (847) 269-7906

Timeline

Door to Door Sales

TruHomePros
05.2024 - 07.2025

Laborer DWOT Setup/Car Department

Illinois Railway Museum
05.2023 - 08.2025

Transportation Custodian

Marengo-Union School District #165
06.2021 - 08.2022

High School -

Marengo Community High School

Some College (No Degree) - Marketing

Illinois State University
Mario M. Lopez