NATIONAL
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL
FEATURED GRADUATE
Please Meet Sarah Lewis.
Sarah graduated from National training
Heavy Equipment Operators program
in December of 2003. She has been
working for the Florida Department
of transportation ever since. She
operates John Deere loaders, graders,
dump trucks, tractor loader/backhoes
and a big stick hoe for the sunshine
state. Sarah loves her job, operating
heavy equipment, and the money!
Sarah overcame some
personal challenges to come to school.
Sarah is divorced and was waiting
tables to make ends meet. It took
her a whole year to save to be able
to pay for school. She never gave
up on the dream and did finally
arrive at the Resident Training
facility in Green Cove Springs Florida.
While with us, Sarah
trained on late model loader, dozers,
and back-hoes. She also developed
skills for the compact equipment
too. We asked Sarah what the hardest
part of the training was for her.
She told us “Just getting
here.” Sarah is blessed with
natural ability, a love of heavy
equipment, and great instructors.
Sarah loves the outdoors
to such an extent that even when not
operating equipment, she’s still
outside. She enjoys hunting and playing
with her kids and grandkids. Sarah
has kicked around the idea of moving
up north near the Pennsylvania area.
But the sunshine state and the kids
are a tough act to give up. What ever
Sarah decides to do, we know she will
be terrific! She has demonstrated
excellent learning skills, and perseverance
that rivals that of Job from the Old
Testament.
