Experience

Presidio Trust

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Landscaper

  • Dec 2012 - Present

  Duties include: • Maintain turf by mowing and edging large turf areas around residential and commercial units; lays sod. • Assist with fertilizing, aeration, top dressing, and compost tea applications, using the amounts and kinds of fertilizer that are routinely used for turf, flowers, shrubs and trees, seeing that ground conditions are proper before application; rototill soil and incorporate soil amendments. • Eradicate and control weeds through hand pulling and mechanical means. • Maintain perennial and color accent beds in weed free condition; install landscape control fabrics and mulch beds with wood chips; assist with planting and transplanting flowers and shrubs. • Prune obviously diseased or excess branches from trees to 25 feet in height; prune shrubs that have reached the proper stage for trimming and control other growth around housing and commercial units. • Pick up litter; maintain maintenance shops and storage yards. • Look for obvious plant diseases (molds, brown spot, rusts, blight, mildew), plant insects (leaf miners, scale, borers, slugs), and unusual or poor plant growth, and report these conditions to the Gardener Leader. • Participate in meetings and events related to the Trust volunteer program and, as directed, lead and direct small groups of Trust volunteers (15 or less) in such grounds maintenance tasks as weeding shrub beds, moving wheelbarrows of mulch and spreading mulch, clearing invasive weeds and loading same into trucks, cutting brush down, raking, and sweeping; train volunteers, direct their work, and reinforce rules governing participation and safety of volunteers. • Excavate for plant installations, irrigation repairs, and soil relocation, as needed, using hand tools; re-grades soil as instructed. • Use gas blower to clear walkways and streets. • Install, repair, and remove park furnishings, playground fixtures, and fences. • Clean drains and drainage culverts. • Assist with minor repairs to irrigation Show less



Grover Landscape Service Inc.

• Modesto, California Area

• Maintenance Worker

  • Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  Duties include: • Maintain facility grounds and various offsite locations (Mow, fertilize, seed, aerate, verticut, edge, weed, and grade). • Maintenance schedules included aeration, fertilization, mowing, etc. • General landscaping duties which include planting, weeding, cultivation, ground cover pruning, vine and shrub pruning, mulching, leaf pick-up, tree trimming (up to 25 feet), brush pick-up, chipping, mowing, edging, and blowing clippings off landscape. • Clean drain covers and catch basins. Show less



Pittsford Central Schools District

• Pittsford, NY

• Master Groundskeeper

  • Nov 2004 - Apr 2012

  Pittsford Central Schools District, Pittsford, NY Duties include: • Maintained grass sports fields (mow, seed, aerate, verticut, edge, weed, and grade) • Oversee maintenance schedules, which include responsibilities like aeration and mowing. • Prepared soil surfaces for baseball/softball infield, mounds and track and field events. Blended appropriate mixture of sand, clay, and other soils to provide appropriate surface in areas such as pitcher's mound, home plate, and long jump pit. • General landscaping duties which includes planting, weeding, cultivation, ground cover pruning, vine and shrub pruning, mulching, leaf pick-up, tree trimming (up to 25 feet), brush pick-up and chipping, mowing, edging, and blowing clippings off landscape. Cleaned drain covers and catch basins. Hillside maintenance including brush, weed cutting, and litter pick-up. • Worked in adverse weather conditions (i.e., snow plowing). Show less



Locust Hill Country Club

• Pittsford, NY

• Groundskeeper

  • Aug 1999 - Nov 2004

  Duties include: • Responsible for the set up the golf course each day, which included duties such as changing cups, tee makers, moving ropes and checking ball washers. • In course of daily tasks, monitored fairway, tees and greens condition for irrigation, wear color or other irregularities in playing surfaces. • Safely operated and maintained equipment used in daily operations. • Filled out daily field reports and submitted them to the lead supervisor. Duties include: • Responsible for the set up the golf course each day, which included duties such as changing cups, tee makers, moving ropes and checking ball washers. • In course of daily tasks, monitored fairway, tees and greens condition for irrigation, wear color or other irregularities in playing surfaces. • Safely operated and maintained equipment used in daily operations. • Filled out daily field reports and submitted them to the lead supervisor.