Experience

Vande Hey Company

• United States
• Landscaping Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Landscaping Crew Lead (softscapes)

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Lead a small crew on softscaping projects. Most of my tasks are related to bed building/preparation and plantings, although I work on a range of projects. On a daily basis I interact with homeowners, make sure my crew works efficiently and enjoys their work, and communicate with coworkers. Lead a small crew on softscaping projects. Most of my tasks are related to bed building/preparation and plantings, although I work on a range of projects. On a daily basis I interact with homeowners, make sure my crew works efficiently and enjoys their work, and communicate with coworkers.



Self Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Sep 2010 - Present

  For about four years following college graduation I freelance wrote for a variety of apps and websites with an emphasis on home and garden topics full-time and have continued since that period to occasionally pursue freelance writing as a supplement to my primary income. I work with editors to hone articles and perform extensive research on a regular basis, largely to "translate" complex scientific or technical information into easily digestible material. For about four years following college graduation I freelance wrote for a variety of apps and websites with an emphasis on home and garden topics full-time and have continued since that period to occasionally pursue freelance writing as a supplement to my primary income. I work with editors to hone articles and perform extensive research on a regular basis, largely to "translate" complex scientific or technical information into easily digestible material.



Natural Beauty Growers

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Greenhouse Grower

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2022

  Cultivated young plants (plugs) and bedding according to a rigorous production schedule. Worked both independently and as a team to water, fertilize, and apply chemicals. Assisted other departments (seeding, production, etc) as needed. Cultivated young plants (plugs) and bedding according to a rigorous production schedule. Worked both independently and as a team to water, fertilize, and apply chemicals. Assisted other departments (seeding, production, etc) as needed.



GroHub Farms

• Lead Hemp Grower

  • May 2019 - Sep 2019

  Cared for mother plants in a greenhouse setting, supervised cloning operations and worked to create a cloning chamber where we propagated clones for sale. Cared for mother plants in a greenhouse setting, supervised cloning operations and worked to create a cloning chamber where we propagated clones for sale.



Deerfield Academy

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Physical Plant

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2018

  Worked with other staff, faculty, and students to maintain safe and tidy dormitories and other school spaces. Worked with other staff, faculty, and students to maintain safe and tidy dormitories and other school spaces.



Student Conservation Association (Allegheny National Forest)

• Trail Monitoring Intern

  • May 2010 - Sep 2010

  Hiked trails in the national forest to collect data, used GPS and ArcGIS to map and present issues with trails and suggest areas for trail crews to improve. Hiked trails in the national forest to collect data, used GPS and ArcGIS to map and present issues with trails and suggest areas for trail crews to improve.



Canterbury Farms and Greenhouse

• Greenhouse worker

  • Feb 2003 - Mar 2010

  Cared for bedding plants, assisted customers with selecting and purchasing plants, instructed customers in plant care requirements. Cared for bedding plants, assisted customers with selecting and purchasing plants, instructed customers in plant care requirements.



Student Conservation Association

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• FIREMON Intern

  • May 2008 - Nov 2008

  Partnered with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to conduct FIREMON (fuel load, vegetation surveys, etc) surveys on tribal lands before and after fire events. Obtained certification as a wildland firefighter type II with the BIA. Partnered with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to conduct FIREMON (fuel load, vegetation surveys, etc) surveys on tribal lands before and after fire events. Obtained certification as a wildland firefighter type II with the BIA.



AmeriCorps

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corpsmember

  • Sep 2005 - Jun 2006

  Served as an AmeriCorps NCCC corpsmember on a tight-knit team that traveled around the southeastern U.S. completing service projects. Projects included disaster relief (from Hurricane Katrina) in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida, construction, and education in eastern Tennessee. Served as an AmeriCorps NCCC corpsmember on a tight-knit team that traveled around the southeastern U.S. completing service projects. Projects included disaster relief (from Hurricane Katrina) in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida, construction, and education in eastern Tennessee.