Mike's Resume


MIKE ROWE
www.mikeroweWORKS.com

OBJECTIVE

To work more jobs than anyone else on the face of the earth. To toil in every state. To labor as an apprentice with regular men and women, doing the kind of jobs that make civilized life possible for the rest of us. To laugh. To sweat. To collapse. To laugh some more. To prove that hard work and fun can sometimes
co-exist.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Creator, Executive Producer and Host Guinea Pig, Discovery Channel’s DIRTY JOBS (2005 – Present)

• Initiated a hands-on way to pay tribute to a nation of unsung heroes
• Conclusively demonstrated that fun and hard work are two sides of the same coin
• Confirmed the value of delayed gratification, sacrifice, hard work, good humor, and optimism
• Launched hit show on the most trusted station in network television
• Sustained numerous injuries and multiple humiliations while performing the dirtiest jobs America has to offer

Projects in this role have included 200 Dirty Jobs, and counting:

Animals

  • Alligator Farmer
  • Alligator Egg Harvester
  • Alpaca Shearer
  • Avian Vomitologist
  • Bat Biologist’s Assistant
  • Bee Keeper
  • Big Animal Veterinarian
  • Bird Tagger
  • Bloodworm Digger
  • Bug Breeder
  • Cave Biologist
  • Chain Metal Suit Tester
  • Chick Sexer
  • Cow Birther
  • Cow Feed Lot Worker
  • Cow Hoof Trimmer
  • Dairy Cow Midwife
  • Dog Groomer
  • Duck Wrangler
  • Exotic Animal Keeper
  • Fainting Goats Farmer
  • Goat Milk Soap Maker
  • Hippo Wrangler
  • Horse Ferrier
  • Horse Inseminator
  • Island Horse Keeper
  • Maggot Farmer
  • Monkey Rehab Worker
  • Mosquito Control Officer
  • Necropsy Tech (sharks)
  • Ostrich Farmer
  • Penguin Keeper
  • Pest Control Technician
  • Pig Farmer
  • Pregnant Cow Examiner
  • Shark Repellant Tester
  • Shark Spotter/Researcher
  • Shark Tagger
  • Shark Taxidermist
  • Shark Wrangler
  • Sheep Docking
  • Slime Eel Fisher
  • Snake Breeder
  • Snake Researcher
  • Snake Wrangler
  • Termite Exterminator
  • Turkey Inseminator
  • Turkey Farmer
  • Wild Goose Swabber
  • Yaks and Big Animal Veterinarian
  • Zoo Keeper

Construction:

  • Billboard Installer
  • Bridge Painter
  • Chimney Sweeper
  • Concrete Chipper
  • Demolition Man
  • Elevator Repair Technician
  • Fire Overhauler
  • Frac Tank Refurbisher
  • Hot Tar Roofer
  • House Mover
  • Mastic Slinger
  • Mule Logger
  • Parade Float Demolition Worker
  • Plumber
  • Spray Installation
  • Well Digger
  • Wine Barrel Maker
  • Wine Cave Digger
Food:

  • BBQ Smoker
  • Bologna Maker
  • Brewery Vat Cleaner
  • Candy Factory Worker
  • Casino Buffet Recycler Cheese Maker
  • Coffee Bean Picker
  • Cranberry Farmer
  • Dirty Chip Maker
  • Egg Farmer
  • Micro Algae Farmer
  • Mushroom Grower
  • Potato Farmer
  • Rice Plantation Worker
  • Sausage Maker
  • Smokehouse Worker
  • Sugar Cane Farmer
  • Taro Farmer

Green/Environmental:

  • Aqua Cleaner
  • Abandoned Mine Worker
  • Barge Demolition Worker
  • Bell Maker
  • Bio Diesel Fuel Maker
  • Cactus Mover
  • Car Crusher
  • Cave Cleaner
  • Cobb Home Builder
  • Dirt Sterilizer
  • Fluid Pumper
  • Geo Thermal Driller
  • Hotel Keeper
  • House Deconstruction
  • Hydro Seed/Erosion Control
  • Malibu Creek Clean-Up
  • Mastic Slinger
  • Mobile Home Breakdown
  • Mud Shampooer
  • Poo Pot Maker
  • Put-In-Bay Seaweed Harvester
  • Reef Ball Worker
  • San Francisco Debris Collector
  • Sludge Remover
  • Storm Drain Cleaner
  • Tank Liner Cleaner
  • Transfer Station Utility Worker
  • Tundra Turd Burner
  • Tree Stump Remover
  • Wine Maker
  • Wind Farm Technician

Manufacturing:

  • Brick Maker
  • Charcoal Maker
  • Coal Miner
  • Coke Hopper Cleaner
  • Concrete Stamping
  • Copper Foundry Worker
  • Gourd Maker
  • Jug Pot Maker
  • Leather Tanner
  • Lithograph Press Worker
  • Mannequin Maker
  • Marble Quarrier
  • Printing Pressman
  • Rock Quarrier
  • Rooftop Copper Worker
  • Salt Miner
  • Salvage Worker
  • Scrap Metal Worker
  • Shingle Maker
  • Special Effects Mask Maker
  • Steel Mill Worker
  • Stone Cutter
  • Terra Cotta Maker
  • Underwater Logger
  • Vellum Maker
Nautical/Fishing:

  • Buoy Cleaner
  • Boat Mooring Repairman
  • Catfish Noodler
  • Crab Fisherman
  • Crawfish Catcher
  • Fish Gutter
  • Floating Fish Processor
  • Geoduck Harvester
  • Ice Salvage Worker
  • Kelp Harvester
  • Lobster Fisherman
  • Marine Mammal Rescuer
  • Marine Salvager
  • Mussel Harvester
  • Oyster Fisherman
  • Oyster Shucker
  • Salmon Carcass Counter
  • Seabass Fisherman
  • Shrimper
  • Stamford Water Barrier Repairman
  • Steam Ship Boiler Cleaner
  • Tar Rigger
  • Yacht Builder

Petrochemical:

  • Heating Oil Tank Remover
  • Mud Driller
  • Oil Tank Removal
  • Tank Lining
  • Technician
  • Oilfield Roughneck
  • Snow Oil Seperator

Sanitation:

  • Disaster Clean-Up Crewman
  • Garbage Collector
  • Gum Remover
  • Odor Eater
  • Road Kill Remover
  • Septic Tank Cleaner
  • Sewage Treatment Plant Operator
  • Sewer Inspector
  • Skull Cleaner
  • Transfer Utility Station Worker
  • Waste Engineer
  • Water Tank Cooper

Soil/Fertilizer:

  • Erosion Control Technician
  • Lava Evaluator
  • Mud Mineral Excavator
  • Worm Poop Rancher

Sports/Leisure:

  • Bar-B-Q Smoker
  • Barbeque Cleaner
  • Baseball Mud Gatherer
  • Bowie Bay Sox Baseball Groundskeeper
  • Crew Cruise Director
  • Golf Ball Collector/Diver
  • Pipe Organ Cleaner
  • Spa Mud Mixer
  • Special Effects Artist/Victim
  • Surfboard Shaper

Transportation/Military/Aerospace:

  • Aerial Tram Worker
  • Air Force Fuel Tank Cleaner
  • Airport Maintenance
  • Airport Runway Painter
  • Auto Salvage
  • Gandy Dancer
  • NASA Shuttle Crawler
  • Tire Recycler
  • Tire Retreader
  • U.S. Army Vehicle Mechanic

CURRENT ENDEAVORS

CEO of (and frequent Blogger on) mikeroweWORKS.com (2008 to Present)

Mike has launched a “call to arms” in the hope of redefining our nation’s dysfunctional relationship with work. mikeroweWORKS.com is currently focused on the decline in the trades and the crumbling state of the infrastructure (and, no, he is not running for office).

IN CLEANER DAYS

• Sang professionally with the Baltimore Opera
• Fired repeatedly from The QVC Cable Shopping Channel
• Hosted Worst Case Scenario for TBS, On-Air TV for American Airlines, The Most for the History Channel, No Relation for FOX, and New York Expeditions for PBS
• Current Spokesman for Ford Trucks, and narrator of Deadliest Catch

SKILLS

Very low maintenance. Unusually prompt.

REFERENCES

Nothing credible.