SOFTWARE:
PC proficiencies include: Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, West Chicago, IL
Seasonal Tree and Shrub Specialist
Responsibilities:
- Performs scheduled service calls to residential or commercial Tree and Shrub customers
- Applies fertilizers and pesticides to trees and shrubs in accordance to schedule, safety procedures and manufacturer specifications
- Diagnoses and recommends professional landscape solutions in consultation with clients
- Completes all company driving and equipment safety training
- Maintains accurate daily manifest of client visits
- Performs and reports daily inspection of truck and equipment
- Assists in maintaining cleanliness of facility and equipment
Confidential, Northbrook, IL
Second Assistant Superintendent
Responsibilities:
- Directly reported to the golf course superintendent to successfully maintain three high play public courses.
- Trained and supervised seasonal golf course and landscape maintenance staff.
- Conducted safety training and monitor crew’s use of personal protection equipment.
- Share management responsibility of scheduling daily work load. In the winter months, supported the mechanic with equipment preventative maintenance, snow plowing and tree trimming/removal.
- Perform and supervise planting, fertilizing and care of turf, plants, shrubs, and trees on the golf course and grounds.
- Assist with the implementation of fertilization, pesticide and cultural practices including:
- Identification and reporting of insect damage, plant stress, disease and equipment issues.
- Calibrate boom sprayers. Mix tanks, spray greens, tees, fairway, rough and native areas. Maintain spray logs
- Identify, diagnose and repair irrigation and drainage issues
- Monitor turf moisture. Hand water as necessary. Provide input for changes to automated watering schedule
- Identify, diagnose and repair irrigation and drainage issues
- Lead and assist construction and maintenance projects
- Calibrate spreaders. Fertilize greens, tees, fairway and rough
- Core aerate greens, tees and fairway
- Top - dress, drag and roll greens
- Safely trim or remove trees
- Keep inventory of tools, course equipment and supplies; order as appropriate
Confidential, Wheaton, IL
Seasonal Turf Technician
Responsibilities:
- Trained to mix tanks and operate a boom sprayer.
- Performed course set - up: changed pin placements, tee markers and course clean-up
- Maintained bunker consistency to uniform sand depth. Removed silt wash-out layers and debris
- Mowed greens, green collars, tees, approaches, fairway, fairway collars and courtesy walks
- Dragged and rolled greens
- Participated in a prescribed burn of a restored prairie area
Confidential, Schaumburg, IL
Customer Service & Sales Associate
Responsibilities:
- Customer service, marketing and sales for food service industry manufacturer’s representative.
- Served as inside and outside sales agent
- Streamlined order fulfillment, invoicing and account receivables to increase time management and cash flow
- Warehouse management: maximized use of space, improving shipping and receiving methods
- Forklift operator
- Diagnosed and repaired foodservice equipment that resulted in a new revenue stream
- Website creation and maintenance
Confidential, Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Customer Service & Security Specialist
Responsibilities:
- Customer service and security related to promotional marketing
- Implemented digital video/audio surveillance and disaster recovery program
- Advanced departmental processes and reduced turnaround by implementation of technical innovations
- Created security procedure templates to reduced development time
- Performed participant submission verification and sweepstakes drawings
- Vendor management, implementation and documentation of tracking applications
