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John  Rogan

John Rogan

Monroeville,PA

Summary

Dynamic Terrain Park Operator with extensive experience at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, excelling in heavy equipment operation and welding. Proven leadership in supervising teams and ensuring safety while achieving high-quality terrain park features, including the East Coast's only 22' Superpipe. Strong time management and effective communication skills drive successful event coordination and maintenance.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Terrain Park Snow Cat Operator Lead and Welder

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
09.2022 - Current

-Perform daily grooming and rebuilding of terrain parks to give our guests a safe environment.

Preform daily inspections and some routine maintenance on snowcats.

-Helping mainline when finished with park grooming.

-Leading a crew of 4+ more operators.

-Maintenance and repair of rail and box fleet(welding, fabricating, grinding, painting)

-Built, Cut, and maintained the only 22' Superpipe on the East Coast.

-Built, Cut , and maintained 13' minipipe.

Have experience running

22' & 13' Zauggs

Pistenbully 400 & 600 Winch Cats

Pistenbully 400 & 600 Park Pros

Prinoth Bison X, 350 & 275

Backhoe, Skidsteer, Brushcutter, minimal excavator experience

Helped built and maintained for multiple events such as

-US Ski and Board Revolution Tour

-Oakley Mini Pipe Challenge

-Burton Qualifiers

-Snowboarder Magazine/Good Company/Burton Photoshoots

Terrain Park Snowcat Operator

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
01.2017 - 09.2022

-Preformed nightly grooming and changes to the terrain parks and help mainline grooming when finished.

-Performed daily inspections and some routine maintenance on snowcats.

Helped snowmaking get the mountain open at beginning of the season.

-Built, Cut, and maintained the only 22' Superpipe on the East Coast.

-Built, Cut, and maintained 13' Minipipe.


-Have experience running

22' & 13' Zauggs

Pistenbully 400 & 600 Winch Cats

Pistenbully 400 & 600 Park Pros

Prinoth Bison X, 350, and 275

Backhoe, Skidsteer, and minimal excavator experience


-Helped build for multiple events such as

US Ski and Board Revolution Tour

Oakley Mini Pipe Challenge

Burton Qualifiers

Snowboarder Magazine/Good Company/Burton photoshoots

Snowmaking

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
10.2021 - 12.2021

-Preforming minor snowmaking repairs

-Excavating, digging, and backfilling snowmaking lines and hydrants

-Making snow to provide the best conditions for our guests

Glades Clearing Supervisor

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
09.2020 - 11.2021

-Supervised, scheduled, and trained 5+ employees.

-Made sure PPE was worn at all times.


-Cleared glades across 3 Mountain resorts using

Skidsteer and Brush Cutter

Weedeaters

Chainsaws



Bike Park Lead

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
05.2015 - 07.2019

- Design and building of bike park trails and features.

- Leading acrew of 3 or more on a daily bases.

- Daily checks to make sure are trails and features are safe for the public.

- Routine maintenance of bike trails.

- Running the cash register in the bike shop.

- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

- Helped create and coordinate several bike races/events

- Helped built and opened a new section of bike trails on a new area of the mountain.


Helped various other department's to make sure events ran efficiently

-Winefestival

-Rib and Wing Festival

-Mud on the Mountain

-Marathon on the Mountain

-Total archery Challenge

-International Bowhunting Organization

-Mother Earth News Fair

Terrain Park Handcrew Supervisor

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
10.2014 - 03.2017

Worked entry level Handcrew from Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 and Handcrew Supervisor from Nov 2015 - March 2017.


-Supervising daily operations of the terrain parks and making sure parks open on time while giving a safe environment to the public.

-Scheduling of 20+ employees.

-Helped snowmaking get the mountain open at the beginning of each season.

-Helped design and build terrain park layouts.


-Worked/built and coordinated staff for events such as

US Ski and Board Revolution Tour

Burton Qualifiers

Superpark 19 & 22

Motown Throwdown

Tom Wallisch World Record

Snowboarder Magazine/Good Company/Burton photoshoots

Education

High School Diploma -

Kiski Area High School
Leechburg, PA

Skills

  • Time management
  • Effective communication
  • Heavy equipment operation
  • 22' & 13' Zaugg Experience

  • Winch Cat Experience
  • Welding and Fabrication Experience
  • Snowmaking & Snowmaking Repair Experience
  • Health And Safety Experience

Timeline

Terrain Park Snow Cat Operator Lead and Welder

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
09.2022 - Current

Snowmaking

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
10.2021 - 12.2021

Glades Clearing Supervisor

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
09.2020 - 11.2021

Terrain Park Snowcat Operator

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
01.2017 - 09.2022

Bike Park Lead

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
05.2015 - 07.2019

Terrain Park Handcrew Supervisor

Seven Springs Mountain Resort
10.2014 - 03.2017

High School Diploma -

Kiski Area High School
John Rogan