Experience

Annie's Annuals & Perennials

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Horticulture & Propagation Specialist

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  Richmond, California, United States



OnePointOne

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Science Lead

  • Jun 2021 - Feb 2023

  San Jose, California, United States Lead day to day operations of plant science team. Designed and implemented various plant growth experiments. Standardized data collect protocols and record keeping for all plant growth trials. Screened over 100 new cultivars for suitability for production in vertical aeroponic system. Developed a fundamental understanding of factors affecting plant growth in an aeroponic environment.

• Plant Scientist

  • Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

  San Jose, California, United States Worked with Director of Plant Science on experimental design and implementation of various plant growth experiments. Collect agronomic data from experimental plant growth trials. Monitored plant health and collected data from experimental grows.

• Grower/Plant Science Technician

  • May 2019 - Jun 2020

  San Francisco Bay Area Implemented plant growth experiments to improve and optimize plant growth in an aeroponic environment. Worked with the engineering team in development of a state-of-art vertical aeroponic plant production system. Developed and wrote SOP’s for plant growing operations.



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Nursery Technician

  • Oct 2013 - May 2019

  Maintained plants in a research facility including 40,000 sq. ft. greenhouse space, 10 growth chambers and outdoor and field areas. Carried out all nursery operations including: watering, installing drip irrigation, planting, propagation, fertilizing, pest/disease control, and greenhouse maintenance. Gained knowledge of pesticide safety and handling, including regulatory and reporting requirements. Pesticide safety and handling. Managed junior staff when supervisor was unavailable.

• Nursery Technician

  • Nov 2011 - Oct 2013

  Performed various tasks supporting plant research in greenhouse, lath house, growth chamber and field settings. Carried out general nursery operations including: watering, setting up drip irrigation, planting, propagation, fertilizing, pest/disease control, and greenhouse maintenance. Assisted in seasonal preparation Oxford and Gil Tract research fields Coordinated plant care and maintenance with greenhouse manager, other staff members and researchers.



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2011

  Matthews Lab •Performed computational analyses on grapevine stem sections. •Processed High Resolution Computed Tomography (CT) scans using Avizo® 3D visualization software. •Created graphs and schematics to present experimental data and conceptualizations of physiological phenomena. •Compiled and organized anatomical grapevine data using Excel. •Pruned, transplanted, and maintained grapevines in a research greenhouse.



UC Davis Botanical Conservatory

• Intern

  • Jul 2010 - Sep 2010

  •Assisted staff with propagation, pruning, transplanting and general maintenance of plants in the conservatory collections •Worked alone as well as in teams with other interns. •Spent long hours working in a greenhouse environment. •Attended weekly lectures on plant biology, physiology and biodiversity.