Integrated Pest Management Program Manager

• May 2021 - Present

Living Wall Horticulturist - Maintenance Technician

• Jul 2020 - Present

Interiorscape Gardener

• May 2020 - Jul 2020

- Interior gardener for high-end private homes, celebrity residences, and businesses in Malibu, Westlake, and Calabasas areas. - Created and cared for tropical foliage and orchid displays, and indoor trees - Provided pest control and general plant maintenance - Interior gardener for high-end private homes, celebrity residences, and businesses in Malibu, Westlake, and Calabasas areas. - Created and cared for tropical foliage and orchid displays, and indoor trees - Provided pest control and general plant maintenance

Plant Science Lab Technician

• Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

- R&D at a tech startup that sought to design the first fully automated indoor vertical farming system - Conducted plant research to help create a vertical-plane aeroponic growing system - Monitored plant health, regulated nutrient & pH levels in growing systems, maintained plant nursery equipment - Created multiple plant growth tracking spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel, utilized those spreadsheets for monitoring crop progress and various metrics - R&D at a tech startup that sought to design the first fully automated indoor vertical farming system - Conducted plant research to help create a vertical-plane aeroponic growing system - Monitored plant health, regulated nutrient & pH levels in growing systems, maintained plant nursery equipment - Created multiple plant growth tracking spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel, utilized those spreadsheets for monitoring crop progress and various metrics

Lead Student Succulent Grower at Cal Poly Horticulture Unit

• Apr 2018 - Jul 2019

- Organized the first 2 day succulent sale at Cal Poly: prepared 2,500 plants for sale over the course of 3 weeks, contacted local news sources for media coverage, oversaw social media coverage, directed 20 employees & volunteers during the event, answered the majority of customer questions; event brought in $25,000 in sales - Maintain 3 greenhouses full of succulents by myself throughout the summer - Manage 4 students during the school year to propagate, transplant, water, and fertilize succulents while ensuring high quality production and best practices for greenhouse management - Assign tasks to, train, schedule, & oversee hiring of student employees - Scout for, treat, and communicate with managers about pests and diseases problems - Prepare plants for wholesale/farmer’s market, restock campus plant shop, design succulent arrangements weekly Show less

Student Worker

• Oct 2015 - Sep 2017

- Submitted 100-200 pesticide use reports, which are used to ensure growers are properly applying chemicals, to California Department of Pesticide Regulation per day - Contacted 5-7 Ventura County growers each day to resolve pesticide use reporting errors - Cleared phytosanitary certificates, which certify plants are free from regulated pests, for USDA APHIS - Trained 4 new student workers over the course of 6 months on pesticide use reporting and office responsibilities - Surveyed and removed wild celery in areas throughout Ventura County to prevent spread of Celery Mosaic Virus - Developed numerous forms, applications, and excel spreadsheets for use by the department and/or to be published on Ventura County’s official website - Performed front desk responsibilities such as directing customers and answering telephone calls Show less