Experience

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  Akron Zoo

  • Akron, Ohio, United States

  • Horticultural Manager

    • Dec 2023 - Present
    • Akron, Ohio, United States

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  The Davey Tree Expert Company

  • Akron, Ohio, United States

  • Horticulturist / Crew leader

    • Mar 2022 - Dec 2023
    • Akron, Ohio, United States

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  ABM Industries

  • Hiram, Ohio, United States

  • Horticulturist

    • Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
    • Hiram, Ohio, United States

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  Portage Country Club

  • Akron, Ohio

  • Master Horticulturist

    • Apr 2015 - Jun 2020
    • Akron, Ohio

    Master Horticulturist, April 2015 – June 2020Responsibilities include: designing and updating gardens, annual beds, and structural plantings. In addition tasked with budgeting, pricing and ordering of plant materials, fertilizers and greenhouse supplies. Designing, ordering, creating and overseeing seasonal displays for the facilities. Installation of projects, scheduling of jobs, supervising of workers.

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  Kent State University Golf Course

  • Kent, Ohio

  • Golf Course Intern

    • Apr 2014 - Dec 2014
    • Kent, Ohio

    Horticulture intern/Sustainability Co-op/Student employee, April 2014 – November 2014 Responsibilities were redesigning and updating gardens with an emphasis on best performing cultivars. Installation of new flower beds throughout the grounds. Familiar with grounds keeping equipment. Proficient in various means of propagation, division and relocation of existing plant material. Studied areas of the course suffering from soil erosion due to slope, lack of vegetation and problems with water flow while creating solutions via soil sampling and proper plant selection or hardscapes. Generated ideas to assist in protecting the existing bodies of water on the course, reduce fossil fuel consumption via reduction in mowing and increases plantings along with generating additional recycling ideas. Experience in training and overseeing other student employees.

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  Pizzute's Plant 'n Thyme

  • Kent, Ohio

  • Greenhouse/Sales/Customer Service,

    • May 2014 - Sep 2014
    • Kent, Ohio

    Responsible for keeping plant material salable. Merchandising of plant material and garden related structures and products. Assisted key clients with plant selection, bed and planter design, plant health/maintenance issues and customer service.

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  Lane Bryant

  • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

  • Sales Associate

    • Oct 2011 - Apr 2014
    • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

    Team member driving to achieve store goals, promote selling through product knowledge, build brand loyalty through selling of the Lane Bryant and Cacique brands along with credit, ensure proper floor set execution, effective execution of all operational tasks, replenish sales floor as needed, execute store maintenance checklist as needed, responsible for contributing to the efforts to reduce shrink, customer service and guest relations.

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  Kent State University

  • Kent, Ohio

  • Grounds crew

    • May 2011 - Apr 2014
    • Kent, Ohio

    Beck Family Memorial Garden Caretaker/Horticulture intern, June 2011 – October 2011, May 2012 – April 2014 Sole caretaker of the Beck Family Memorial Garden Designed and maintained gardens to compliment the image. Campus & Athletic areasMay 2012 – April 2014Responsible for redesigning, replanting and maintaining of high traffic, focal point gardens. Maintenance of various beds and hanging baskets. Removal of invasive plants/weeds, division, propagation and moving of plants. Spraying of herbicides/pesticides, application of fertilizer and pre-emergents. Mowing and maintenance of campus lawn areas as well as apartment areas. Maintaining cleanliness of campus and athletic areas. Pre-treatment and treatment of walkways/steps/drives and snow removal. Training/supervision of other student workers

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  I Schumann & Company

  • Purchasing/Maintenance/Traffic Assistant

    • Feb 1997 - Oct 1998

    Purchasing/Maintenance/Traffic Assistant. Job responsibilities include: researching and order tools and supplies for the maintenance department. Reconciling bill of ladings and bills for traffic manager. Preparing documents, making photocopies, sorting, and filing of documents/papers for all departments. Receptionist. Answering and screening of incoming calls. Greeting of clients. Sorting of incoming mail. Copying, sorting and filing of documents.