Experience

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  Caves Valley Golf Club

  • Property Landscape Manager And Golf Course Horticulture
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  Caves Valley Golf Club

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Horticulturalist

    • Jul 2018 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Began by standardizing landscape maintenance work around the clubhouse facilities. Introduced repeating processes for floriculture, fertility, pruning, weed control, irrigation, which elevated the look and feel of the gardens immediately. Transitioned the Horticulture Team, away from private resi...

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  Ruppert Landscape

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Area Manager

    • Dec 2015 - Jun 2018
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Manages landscape maintenance crews to mow, detail, clean and install new landscapes in and around Washington, DC. Serving multi-family, commercial, and institutional properties.Setting the standard in sales, contract renewal and employee retention, two years in a row, people are my main priority.

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  The Yard Group, LLC

  • Central Connecticut

  • Foreman

    • Apr 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Central Connecticut

    Detailed fine gardens and outdoor spaces in a team. Led by example, demonstrated techniques and got results. Communicated with clients to address their needs and reported our conversations back to my managers. Finished work effectively and on time to deliver work as estimated, resulting in on-tar...

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  Dishing the Dirt

  • Winston-Salem, NC and Calvert County MD

  • Owner

    • Jan 2007 - Dec 2015
    • Winston-Salem, NC and Calvert County MD

    Dishing the Dirt helps people better enjoy their personal connections to nature. Design, consultation, installation, selected maintenance and low toxicity pest and disease services. Supervises turf care and other outdoor service contractors.Delighting Clients since 2007

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  NAVFAC

  • Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.

  • Gardener

    • Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
    • Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.

    Responsible for over 12 acres of manicured gardens, lawns and natural areas, plus interior plants and containers. Supervised contractors and subcontractors to provide auxiliary services. Very budget conscious Purchase Card Holder with a yearly $50K in micro-purchases. Documented purchases in Maxi...

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  Weatherspoon Art Museum

  • Greensboro, NC

  • Registrar's Intern

    • Nov 2005 - May 2006
    • Greensboro, NC

    Condition reporting, file updating and reclassification for the Weatherspoon’s collection of art books. Sensitively handled, inspected and referenced 76 objects. Reported findings to the registrar and the curators by museum formatted documents and briefings. Assisted with the preliminary fact fin...

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  Rosedale Nurseries, Inc.

  • Hawthorne, NY

  • Sales Associate

    • Feb 2001 - Apr 2003
    • Hawthorne, NY

    Advised customers on the purchase and care of their plant materials. Wrote and produced marketing materials and in house guides for hundreds of plants. Designed and installed rotating displays featuring seasonal color and hardgoods. Cared for tropical houseplants, annuals, perennials and shrubs.