Experience

Fort Worth Botanic Garden

• United States
• Zoos and Botanical Gardens
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Horticulturist Japanese Garden

  • Oct 2022 - Present



City of Irving

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Horticulturist

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2022

  • Maintain all city horticulture installations and displays, design, planting, tilling, fertilizing, maintenance • Operate hand-held and heavy machinery as needed, as well as train new employees in proper equipment handling and safety procedures • Assist with irrigation system maintenance • Growing, planting and maintaining seasonal flowers from seeds and plugs in city greenhouses along with potted plants and nursery stock • Maintain records of work, garden maintenance, and plant health, as required • Assist with city and community events by both providing logistical support including deliveries, set up and take down, as well as working the event to promote the Parks and Recreation department



Maxx Gardens

• Dublin 5, County Dublin, Ireland

• Owner & Gardener

  • Nov 2014 - Nov 2015

  Built a profitable ‘one-man crew’ garden maintenance business from the ground up • Work included tree/shrub pruning and felling, lawn mowing, edging of lawn, hedge trimming, weeding, chemical spraying, division, planting, designing, and general garden tidy-ups • Offered reliable, honest, and friendly service that was affordable Built a profitable ‘one-man crew’ garden maintenance business from the ground up • Work included tree/shrub pruning and felling, lawn mowing, edging of lawn, hedge trimming, weeding, chemical spraying, division, planting, designing, and general garden tidy-ups • Offered reliable, honest, and friendly service that was affordable



Hunting Brook Gardens

• Ireland
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism

• Gardener

  • Feb 2014 - Nov 2014

  • Worked for one year with Jimi Blake, the stellar plant man and visionary creator of Hunting Brook Gardens. Hunting Brook is known as Ireland’s most exciting and fascinating garden. • Duties included planting, dividing, stonewall erecting, sowing seeds, trimming bamboo and ornamental grasses, mulching, and organizing greenhouse • Worked for one year with Jimi Blake, the stellar plant man and visionary creator of Hunting Brook Gardens. Hunting Brook is known as Ireland’s most exciting and fascinating garden. • Duties included planting, dividing, stonewall erecting, sowing seeds, trimming bamboo and ornamental grasses, mulching, and organizing greenhouse



St. Anne's Park & Rose Garden

• Raheny, Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland

• Gardener

  • Feb 2010 - Apr 2011

  Worked on a part-time basis during first 2 years of college and focused on commercial nursery work and golf course turf work • Dedicated time in the Parks Rose Garden, duties included chemical spraying, hedge cutting, and rose planting Worked on a part-time basis during first 2 years of college and focused on commercial nursery work and golf course turf work • Dedicated time in the Parks Rose Garden, duties included chemical spraying, hedge cutting, and rose planting



Malahide Castle and Gardens

• Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland

• Gardener

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

  • Worked here on a part-time basis during my first semester of college and began my journey on plant names and knowledge with Barbara Cunningham, the head gardener • Duties included bulb planting bulbs, shrub removal, and general garden clean-up and maintenance • Worked here on a part-time basis during my first semester of college and began my journey on plant names and knowledge with Barbara Cunningham, the head gardener • Duties included bulb planting bulbs, shrub removal, and general garden clean-up and maintenance