Sean Henniker -Heaton

I teach people in a very fun way to have confidence and balance on a paddle board. I start my lesson on the beach and follow through on the water accompanying my clients so I can teach them lots of skills to enhance their great experience.

I regularly walk over to people on the beach offering rentals and classes which has strengthened my communication skills as well as my salesmanship.

I rent out the Surf and Paddle Boards keeping an eye on them once they are on the sea for my clients safety and their timely returns. Due to wind and currents, complications can occur causing the need to rescue clients taken beyond their comfort zone. Having trained myself and continuing to train and learn both mentally and physically, I bring the clients back to the bay and assure them through my actions and speech that they are in safe hands.

I maintain all our equipment so they are always in safe and clean condition ie:- life jackets, watches, boards, fins, leashes, flags and our tent. I frequently take the work van down (mobile school) to the beach, seting-up, operating and packing-up the school by myself.

I also look after clients' personal items so that they can feel as free and relaxed as possible once on the sea.

• Sending and following up on all my clients professional and personal invoices ensuring payments are made on time and receipts are duly issued.
• I manage their professional schedules, organize their meetings, and oversee any follow up correspondence.
• I ensure a well-maintained professional image for my clients exterior affairs by sending reminders to my clients for their meetings and arranging their transportation or flights corresponding to their timetable.
• I keep up to date all their professional and personal financial spreadsheets so at a click they are visible to my clients as are their schedules.
• Once a year or more if necessary I personally meet up with my clients otherwise all my work is done online and via WhatsApp.

• Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth transitions between different phases of the concrete placement process.
• Reduced material wastage through effective use of leveling, screeding, and concrete smoothing techniques.
• Streamlined workflow on job sites by skillfully operating various pieces of heavy machinery used in the concrete-laying process.
• Strengthened relationships with clients through clear communication, professionalism, and consistently meeting deadlines for project completion.
• Achieved aesthetically pleasing results on patios, walkways, driveways and indoor flooring using many types of concrete and the rocks within the composition as well as staining techniques tailored to individual client preferences.
• Minimized downtime during projects by properly maintaining tools, equipment, and machinery essential for efficiency in such a time-centered job.
• Contributed to a positive work environment by maintaining open communication with team members and supervisors on project progress.
• Assisted in training new employees on proper techniques and best practices for concrete finishing tasks.

• Operating large machinery such as tip trucks and bobcats.
• Building wall and roof framing using timber as well as steel. Covering such framing with weather and heat insulation, drywall and perforated steel.
• Advanced knowledge and use of power-tools such as drills, saws and jackhammers.
• Welding experience on steel and aluminum.
• Prepared planting beds for new installations with proper soil preparation techniques including tilling, amending soil composition if needed, grading surfaces level before planting began.
• Demolition of unwanted existing structures.
• Transporting building materials and tools from site to site using allocated vehicles, temporary elevators and muscle.
• Enhanced curb appeal by maintaining and improving landscape features such as lawns, gardens, and walkways.
• Maintained clean worksites throughout projects by removing debris, trimming overgrown plants, and keeping tools organized.

I applied to the Royal New Zealand Air Force after extensive preparations and tests I was accepted passing both the mental, medical and physical tests. I wanted to do be trained as a Communications and Intelligence Officer ultimately becoming an Engineering Officer.

After being accepted I realized at 18 years old I needed more time for my personal development before becoming a part of the RNZAF. I feel this will be a career for me in my later years.