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My name is Joe and I was born on 21st of April, 1985 in Italy. My parents are Mike and Joanne. Three of my four grandparents were from Italian descent. They were fluent in Italian cuisine and language. My fourth grandparent was from Scandinavia and he taught me the Scandinavian language and culture as I grew older. I was the first born in a family of three. My sister, Gwen, is three years younger than me and my brother, James is eleven years younger than me. My brother was born when I was in middle school. Therefore, much of my memories from childhood are with my sister who we spent much time together.
Childhood and Early Life
My childhood life was a clear characteristic of a middle-class environment. My father, Mike, operated a business owned by the family. There was enough capital for the entire family. Leadership responsibility of the family company was always transferred from one generation to another. I had a normal and happy childhood enjoying the privileges of being a first-born child. We lived as a one big family comprising of my parents and grandparents. I developed a passion for Baseball at a younger age and played my first Baseball match in 1988. The passion and love for Baseball increased as I grew. In 1991, I started playing organized baseball matches. Through the matches I played, my love for Baseball grew even higher. When I was nine years old, I got my first part time job at coaching sport club. My responsibility was to coach other baseball teams and continued to play organized games until 1996. Further, I got my first real job in 1999 at sort line Marine resource Recovery center. Later that year, I applied for a high school chance in Marine Catholic High school. My application was accepted and I first joined that school in August the same year.
Education
Having so much responsibilities at a younger age is a difficult task. Balancing school, sports, and work became a hectic burden for Joe. My parents having high expectations from him, since he was to take over family business after school, he struggled with time management. Balancing all responsibilities expected of him became difficult. With much struggle, Joe completed My primary and secondary education after sitting for My twelfth-grade examination. To keep up with all the responsibilities expected of him and to withstand the pressure they were inflicting, I developed a smoking habit and started smocking bhang. I joined Marine Catholic High School in 1999. With much struggle, I was able to finish and graduate from Marine High School in 2003. I joined Collage of Marine in 2003 and graduated after two years. In 2006, I enrolled in my second collage, Grossmont Community College, where he graduated in 2007. I then joined Dominican University of California in 2009 where I pursued my bachelor’s degree in Business Management.
Family and Social Life
I was raised in a big family comprising of my parents, grandparents, and siblings. As mentioned above, I was the eldest son in the family of three. I developed an interest in sport at a tender age where my passion for Baseball was established. At the age of three, I participated in my first baseball match. My social life was very active since I interacted with different people in the pitch and off the field. I was able to meet and interact with people from different parts of the world. I started playing organized baseball games when I was six. I had opportunity to travel from one place to another as we were playing in different tournaments. The love for baseball and the games I played significantly enhanced my social life. In 1994 I was given a chance to coach other baseball teams. I was able to earn some money due to the coaching activities and my Baseball experience was also improved. I excelled in sports in high school time, which allowed me to coach a High School Lacrosse team. My passion in sports and Baseball in particular enabled my team to earn many trophies and many other gifts for the school. Similarly, it improved my social life to a considerable level.
My parents had high expectations in me. They expected me to do great in studies as I was the heir apparent to the family business. At the same time, I had to practices for sports and work to attend to. Time management became a challenge to him. Due to struggle in balancing my social and school work, my developed a smoking habit. I started smoking bhang. With much struggle, I completed my twelfth-grade final exams and joined high school and there after enrolled in a collage. I stopped smoking after my college graduation and obtained my first commercial driving license. Bhang smoking is a dangerous and addictive habit. It has considerable consequences on the human health. I was able to quit smoking habit before getting to a severe addiction level. That proved to be a good move as I was more focused in my education and sport life.
I was able to date significant number of ladies in high school because of my active sport and social life. My sport life enabled me to interact with different women of which I developed feelings with. Though my high school relationships were not that serious, I really enjoyed dating. In 2004, when I was in his first college, I got into my first serious relationship with a girl. We shared great moments together and traveled to different places together. In 2005, we had a trip to Costa Rica. We enjoyed every moment there. In 2006, their relationship ended after discovering that my girlfriend was cheating on me. I was heartbroken, depressed, and even devastated. To be honest, that was one of the hardest moments in my entire life. To overcome the stress and depression I had at that time, I joined a gym and started lifting weights for the first time in my life. Joining the gym really helped as I spent much of my free time at the gym and less time thinking of my relationship which did not work. I continued with his training at the gym and joined CrossFit in 2010. CrossFit is a high intensity interval training form. It is a conditioning and a strength training which is comprised of functional movements carried out a high level of intensity. My passion in weight lifting and CrossFit developed and became perfect at it. I started coaching weight lifting classes and even CrossFit towards the end of 2010. My interest and passion for weight lifting grew even more.
In 2009, I got into another serious relationship. I started dating the girl by the name Nina who is now my wife. The relationship was sweet and smooth since we had several things in common. We shared several nice moments. She encouraged me to purchase my own house which I did in 2010. Our relationship continued smoothly for four years until I decided to propose to her in 2012. We stayed for few months then got married in the same year. Our daughter, Giovanna, was born two years later, 2014, when I was twenty-nine years old. Giovanna was an active child who brought so much joy to our family. She was born with a perfect health condition. Two years later (2016), my son, Rico, was born. He was a sickling and weak child forcing us to frequently take him for hospital checkup. Rico was diagnosed of a skull disease six months later which called for immediate skull surgery. The family was down at that particular point, the three of us lost morale and even appetite. Fortunately, the surgery was conducted few weeks later and it was a success. Rico regained his normal health and the family was live again. We maintained the Italian culture in our house. We teaching our children Italian language. Our parents (my wife’s and mine) were striving to keep the family recipes alive in us and our kids. Our children practiced Italian culture, language, and cuisine.
Employment History
I was first employed in 1994 when I was nine years of age at coaching sports camp. In camp, I was trained on how to coach teams and how to handle players. i was able to raise some funds when I was still in primary school. At the same time, I was playing organized baseball matches. We played for those teams of which we were paid for every training we attended and for the trophies won for the club. The matches also enabled us to make extra coins which was not a bad idea. Towards the end of 1999, I got his first real job at the marine resource recovery center. I reported in January 2000. At Marine Resource center, I was working as a sorter. My role at the company was to separate materials that can be recycled. After separation, I was to classify the recyclable materials in their suitable bails. I was also responsible for preparing the bailed materials for transportation. I operated both rotating and non-rotating forklifts, small and large wood splitters, ten-wheel debris roll-off trucks, and loader CAT tractor. I worked in this position for eight years (2000-2007)
In 2007, I was employed at Marine Sanitary services. I worked in that department as a driver. I completed any route I was assigned with greatest efficiency and safety at all the time. I had a proper training and know-how in driving rear and side loading garbage, recycle trucks, and yard wastes. Furthermore, I was also well trained with roll-off debris trucks and fork trucks. I really enjoyed working at this department since I had enough experience with machines. Similarly, I was well paid at this department which enhanced my working morale as well as my satisfaction. I worked in this department for ten years (that is from 2007 to 2017). When I was working in Marine Sanitary Service department, I applied for a part time job at the gym to coach weight lifting classes and even CrossFit lessons. My application was successful and I was employed as a part-time worker in 2010. Working at the gym was enjoyable since I was able to maintain my physical fitness as well as adding more coins in my pocket. In October, 2017, I left my family busines due to competition after working with them for more than 18 year.
I was employed by Recology Vallejo from October 2017 immediately after quitting from my family business. I worked in this company for only four months. I was employed here as a supervisor of operations. One of my responsibilities in Recology Vallejo company was to manage the teams. I was to develop and oversee the workflow of his team, or the job that was to be finished at a certain time. I was to set and describe objectives (Marc, Makai-Dimeny, and Oşvat, 2014, 222). I was also to define goals of the task or project, and monitor the performance of the team. I worked directly with managers and foreman to supervise the day-to-day operations. Besides, he had a role training new employees. I was to help new employs who have joined the team to realize their responsibilities and Help them in their time of transition. I Helped new employees by describing the policies of the company or job responsibilities and offering orientation of their places of work. Besides, I use to manage all activities of onboarding. Sometimes, I worked with the department of human resource to ensure that the new employees were getting all the necessary information and guidance.
Moreover, I had a responsibility of assessing work performance and giving feedback. I was to develop or implement feedback and identification programs. I was responsible for setting the goals of the team and pointing out suitable rewards for success. The rewards include giving bonuses and incentives. I was also tasked to offer constructive and positive feedback to the manager. Besides, I was responsible for reporting the individual and team performance to the senior and human resource management (Marc, Makai-Dimeny, and Oşvat, 2014, 225). I evaluated every team member and recorded our professionalism, punctuality, performance on objectives, adherence to rules and policies of the company, and disciplinary issues. I was also expected to establish and give out plans for performance improvement.
From December 2017, Joe was employed at Recology Sonoma marine. I also worked Sonoma marine as an operational supervisor. My responsibility was to oversee all operations. In the Recology company, I had a duty of supervising everyday working of the operating processes of the department and enhance work efficiency for different programs concerned with growth. I was overseeing point of contact with the Santa Rosa City Schools, Santa Rosa Parks department, and Santa Rosa Junior College working on different adjustments and issues. Similarly, I was to maintain and provide backup that is efficient to source department and guarantee the success of all external and internal needs. I provided a backup dispatcher, assigning over 120 drivers, helpers and vehicles to daily routs, as well as managing employee’s absenteeism.
Furthermore, I was expected to train employees and offer improvements to different technical skills. Operation supervisors are required to guide their employees and give them proper instructions. In the Recology company, I was expected to instruct employees on how to use certain machines (Marc, Makai-Dimeny, and Oşvat, 2014, 230).. Due to the improvement in technology, there are several machines that are developed to carry out different tasks. The management expected me to have basic understandings of almost every machine in the firm. Similarly, I was to govern all the performance of different departments through efficient monitoring and coaching. During his supervisory routines, I was to correct any mistake made by employees to ensure maxing performance. Also, I was to give them detailed instruction on how to carry out a specific task.
Moreover, Joe was working with uniform vendors to maintain inventory. I was responsible for ordering and distributing uniforms to the students and employees. Also, I was to regularly conduct an audit of all the Santa City Services identified in the Franchise Agreement and was to ensure they had service in AS400. I created and facilitated Friday Tailgate meetings by working with different departments to establish talking points to discuss with 120 drivers and helpers. Through the discussion, the company was able to understand the basic challenges facing these drivers and helpers. There will be a proper flow of communication from senior managements to the employees. The managers and supervisors, therefore, will understand how to handle different needs of their employees.
Besides, the senior company management expected me to oversee the audit of 113 commercial and residential collection routes in an interval of twelve weeks. Assigning work to temporary labor employee. I volunteered to be a member of fun committee. I Helped in tackling overtime related issues by controlling the start time of their drivers. I also handled interdepartmental problems by through proper coordination with appropriate managers ((Marc, Makai-Dimeny, and Oşvat, 2014, 225).. furthermore, I adjusted rates and billing disputes as appropriate and in coordination with appropriate manager. I received and investigates complaints of customers concerning rates and services. Currently, I am enrolled in the Recology Academy.
Hobbies
I had a passion in trash and baseball. I spent most of My time talking about and managing trash. If I was not managing or talking about trash, I was out building Legos. I spent much of my free time fishing and building Legos with my children and grandchildren. I am very social; I am known for his outgoing and infectious personality. Everybody loved me. I am generous with my time and love and was always willing to help any person in need.
Conclusion
I am a very hardworking man. I managed to complete my education despite of several challenges I was facing. I struggle with balancing my social and education life. The struggle was because of high expectations his parents had on me. I was to excel in both my studies and sports. My parents also expected me to take over leadership responsibilities of the family business when I is of age. All those responsibilities and expectations gave him a hard burden which led me to the development of smoking habit. I smoked weed for years but managed to quit the habit early enough before having a greater impact on my life. I was married to one wife and together we raised two kids, Giovanna and Rico. Rico was diagnosed with a skull degenerative disease which called for skull surgery. The surgery was successful and Rico regained his normal health. Joe was a friendly man. I am friend to everybody and I am always willing to Help anyone in need. I had a passion in Baseball. I spent most of his free time fishing and building Legos.
References
Marc, C., Makai-Dimeny, J. and Oşvat, C., 2014. The social work supervisor: Skills, roles, responsibilities. Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov Series VII: Social Sciences, Law, 7(56), pp.221-230.
