Experience

Frank and Grossman Landscape Contractors Inc.

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fine Gardening Estate Manager

  • May 2023 - Present



RareField Design/Build

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fine Gardening Lead

  • Oct 2022 - May 2023

  San Francisco Bay Area • Scheduling and management of 70+ residential gardens including all aspects of maintenance, plant care, planting design services, installations, material selection and sourcing, integrated pest management, irrigation, lighting, and add-on services • Client communications and relations management including introduction to company and fine gardening program by meeting with new and existing clients to provide sales and design services • Detailed and accurate note keeping, invoicing, data… Show more • Scheduling and management of 70+ residential gardens including all aspects of maintenance, plant care, planting design services, installations, material selection and sourcing, integrated pest management, irrigation, lighting, and add-on services • Client communications and relations management including introduction to company and fine gardening program by meeting with new and existing clients to provide sales and design services • Detailed and accurate note keeping, invoicing, data and record management • Oversight and training employees including endorsing safety protocols and best practices, providing adequate feedback and proper delegation of tasks • Increase sales, marketing, and networking for all fine gardening services by implementing changes for productivity, efficiency, and communication (Seasonal annual and veggie planting) • Identifying and remedying deficiencies in the quality of services provided • Executing high end detailed technical horticultural maintenance techniques • Client relations and route scheduling • Irrigation and lighting systems assembly, management, and troubleshooting • Drafting hand and computer planting design Show less



Native Edge Landscapes

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fine Gardener

  • May 2022 - Oct 2022

  Boulder, Colorado, United States • Horticultural maintenance of gardens, lawns, and properties • Supervised small gardening crews and recorded labor hours



Santé Botanica - The Clean Clone Company™

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tissue Culture Lab Technician

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Palm Springs, California, United States • Performed axenic plant micropropagation, tissue culture, and meristem isolation in a ventilated hood • Identified contaminations • Prepared media, lab station and operated autoclave



Laurel Hill Gardens

• Horticulturist

  • May 2020 - Nov 2021

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States • Horticultural maintenance of gardens, lawns, and properties • Designed and installed landscapes, arranged pots, garden beds and seasonal displays • Supervised small gardening crews, documented materials used and recorded labor hours



Morris Arboretum & Gardens of the University of Pennsylvania

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Propagation Intern

  • Jun 2020 - May 2021

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States • Routine and technical propagation, processing, production, collection, storage and maintenance of annuals, vegetables, perennials, woodies, bulbs, and tropical plants • IPM practices with emphasis on predator release and other biological controls • Authored gap analysis of the deciduous Ilex collection • Experimentation, research, data collection, data analysis, record keeping and inventory management • Greenhouse, fernery, and nursery maintenance • Landscape maintenance… Show more • Routine and technical propagation, processing, production, collection, storage and maintenance of annuals, vegetables, perennials, woodies, bulbs, and tropical plants • IPM practices with emphasis on predator release and other biological controls • Authored gap analysis of the deciduous Ilex collection • Experimentation, research, data collection, data analysis, record keeping and inventory management • Greenhouse, fernery, and nursery maintenance • Landscape maintenance and display design • Supervised, scheduled, and trained the watering crew • Supported volunteers through propagation techniques Show less



Hawaiian Macadamia Orchards

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Orchard Project Assistant

  • Oct 2019 - May 2020

  Pahala, Hawaii, United States • Researched, diagnosed, and enhanced orchard planning and execution • Diagnosed and implemented remedies for plant disease, pest, and nutrient deficiencies • Researched and analyzed data to improve the fertilizer program and orchard health • Researched, designed, and proposed nut curing experiment to increase yields and processing • Nursery monitoring, sample collection and analysis • ArcGIS field examination, data collection and mapping



VERA CULTIVATION

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cultivation Assistant

  • Feb 2019 - Sep 2019

  Boulder, Colorado, United States • Aeroponic propagation • Built, managed, monitored, repaired, and adjusted DWC hydroponic systems • Diagnosed, and treated nutrient deficiencies • Performed plant maintenance • Collected plant tissue and media samples for analysis • Data collection and management • Chemical applications • Streamlined sanitation process, drafted, and implemented a new sanitation SOP



Colorado State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Agronomy Intern

  • May 2018 - Feb 2019

  Fort Collins, Colorado, United States • Assisted research in the Double Haploid Wheat Lab • Collected, prepared, and stored seed samples for analysis • Data collection and reporting • Wheat emasculation • Specimen management and maintenance • Chemical applications • Greenhouse maintenance

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  Fort Collins, Colorado, United States • Conducted research, developed protocols, and ran experiments pertaining to phytoremediation • Participated in seed surface sterilization and prepared sterile plant growth media in autoclave • Performed axenic plant micropropagation and tissue culture in ventilated hood • Weighed and prepared samples for analysis • Calibrated lab equipment • Performed acid digestion of plant material and elemental analysis via inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry… Show more • Conducted research, developed protocols, and ran experiments pertaining to phytoremediation • Participated in seed surface sterilization and prepared sterile plant growth media in autoclave • Performed axenic plant micropropagation and tissue culture in ventilated hood • Weighed and prepared samples for analysis • Calibrated lab equipment • Performed acid digestion of plant material and elemental analysis via inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) • Measured water potential via psychrometry • Measured chlorophyll fluorescence using Hansatech Fluorometer FMS and Fluorocam equipment • Data collection and analysis



Self-employed

• Horticulturist

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2018

  Boulder, Colorado, United States • Participated in landscape installations, and horticultural maintenance • Led business operations, client relations and communication • Basic pest recognition and IPM • Seasonal yard cleanup • Time management and scheduling



Fort Collins Montessori School

• Elementary and Preschool Teacher

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Fort Collins, Colorado, United States • Assisted and supervised children from preschool to elementary age through non-traditional learning experience • Led children through gardening lesson plans



Green Bean' Gardens

• Gardener

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2016

  Boulder, Colorado, United States • Maintenance of commercial and residential gardens • Time management and plant maintenance: re-potting, transplanting, garden designing, fertilizing, watering, weeding and pruning • Basic pest recognition • Seasonal yard cleanup • Time management



Shelly's Garden Center

• Greenhouse Assistant

  • Mar 2014 - Aug 2014

  Boulder, Colorado, United States • Plant maintenance: re-potting, transplanting, fertilizing, watering and grooming • Basic pest recognition and management • Pot arrangement design • Customer service, horticultural recommendations, greenhouse maintenance and inventory receiving