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Hydro-Vac, Inc.

HVI has been a family-owned and operated company since 2001. In 2020, Caleb stepped in on a truck and worked part-time at night and on the weekends to learn what it took to run the company from an operational and business standpoint. Caleb has started and sold his small businesses, so his experience as a young entrepreneur transfers over to his role at HVI.

- Caleb oversees ongoing business operations within the company. 
- Jobsite crews and office staff report directly to Caleb. 
- Caleb is reporting directly to the CEO.

Currently, Caleb oversees close to 20 employees and 7 service crews.

Chief Operating Officer

- Directing the day to day operations. 
- Directing 6-7 crews, fleet vehicles, and managing 12-14 people.
- Online job bidding and estimating. Proficient in several construction softwares.
- Fielding all company / customer calls and emails.
- Assisting in recruiting new employees, fielding resumes to the CEO
- Running advertising ads across platforms. 
Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and web platforms.
- Overseeing the Hydro Excavation division; invoicing, billing, vendors, and health & safety program.
- Daily, weekly, and quarterly reports for various organizations. Such as DOT, FMSCA, and various Unions.

—— ACHIEVEMENTS ——
- In 4 months, I have assisted in hiring, onboarding, and training 2 full-time crews. 
- Bringing in an additional 50-100k gross per month. 

- In 6 months, I completely took over bidding/estimating. 
- Largely contributing to the 400% increase in net income for the company.

Head Operations Manager and Coordinator

Framework - Construction Recruiting

Helping framework connect more people to more opportunities through online and social media initiatives.

Consultant / Contractor Role

- Creating videos
- Online campaigns 
- Assisting in the recruitment process

Marketing Outreach Consultant

Fouss Vending

Self Started a Vending Machine Company from my Dorm Room.

* Providing Vending Machines AND Micro-Markets to businesses sized Small to Medium 
* Scaling the business consistently 
* Donating a Percentage of Profits to various charities designed to help people out of crisis

—— ACHIEVEMENTS ——
Sold the company. Bought by a vending machine startup company. 
* Exited at 21 years old.

Ambassadors for Business

* Consistently served as a volunteer at AFB events
* Assisted in setting up and takedown of the event
* Assisted in maintaining the community and socializing of the events
* Engaged with numerous local professionals in their field
* Built long-term friendships with local business executives
* Spoke on the "Do Something Initiative" at an event

Ambassador

5 Things About ME ⬇️

- I’m a Christ Follower
- I’m a Husband
- I’m a Father 
- I’m a Business Owner
- I’m a Coach & Consultant 


CALEB Fouss 👷🏼‍♂️👨🏼‍💻

Six Red Marbles

Developed the following courses for Health Informatics (MS) program:
1) Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems
2) Biomedical Sciences and Health IT
3) Analysis and Reporting in Healthcare

Subject Matter Expert

American Health Information Management Association

Independent Contractor

INSiGENe

Bioinformatics Consultant

American College of Education

Instructor of various MS in Science Education courses geared toward K-12 teachers.

Part-time Faculty, STEM

Davenport University

Seasonal (winter semester) - Design and teach Introduction to Bioinformatics to senior undergraduate biology majors.

Adjunct Instructor

Teachable

https://laura-harris.teachable.com/

Developed and teach the following courses:
Start your bioinformatics/data science project portfolio
Python Programming Basics
Bioinformatics for Biologists
Project Course - Hypothetical Protein Annotation
Project Course - Gene Identification from Transcriptomics Meta-Analysis

Course Instructor

Lansing Community College

Teach introductory biology and microbiology online and face-to-face to nursing and science undergraduate students.

Waldorf University

Design their HQM 6000 – Data Science and Analytics - course for their Health Care Management MA Program, Healthcare Quality Management Concentration.

Course Developer

NeuroX1 Inc.

Establish and implement bioinformatics pipelines to support drug discovery.

Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

Michigan State University - Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research

Collaborate with MSU departments and research groups to assist in developing, implementing, and improving curriculum and outreach programs that enable researchers and educators of all levels (K-12, undergraduate, graduate, post-doctoral, faculty) to utilize MSU’s high-performance computing resources.

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The Battle

CALEB Fouss 👷🏼‍♂️👨🏼‍💻

Laura Harris, Ph.D.

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