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Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Founder and secretary of Board of Directors. Project manager for development of new gardens. Enlist property owners to volunteer land for new gardens. Helped accrue about half an acre for use in community gardens in dense urban neighborhood. Lead fundraising coordinator.

Zeeland, Michigan, United States

Perform routine and emergency maintenance on electrical, plumbing, ventilation, and structural systems of farm infrastructure. Work with a master electrician and assist with electrical upgrades and installations. Operate light and heavy machinery with attention to safety. Interface with a large Mexican H2A immigrant labor force. Consult in Spanish about needed repairs and greenhouse operations.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Surpassed sales caps in each brokerage for which I have worked for multiple consecutive years despite market challenges by constantly expanding productive relationships. Coordinate sales of single-family homes, vacant land, multi-family properties, and multimillion dollar portfolios. Build unity among investors, bankers, buyers, and government entities around transactions. Manage grant acquisition and government subsidy processes. Managed multiple rental properties by renovating to pass inspection, prospecting for tenants, executing lease agreements, and monitoring asset maintenance. Full-service agent in Spanish language.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Surpassed sales caps in each brokerage for which I have worked for multiple consecutive years despite market challenges by constantly expanding productive relationships. Coordinate sales of single-family homes, vacant land, multi-family properties, and multimillion dollar portfolios. Build unity among investors, bankers, buyers, and government entities around transactions. Manage grant acquisition and government subsidy processes. Managed multiple rental properties by renovating to pass inspection, prospecting for tenants, executing lease agreements, and monitoring asset maintenance. Full-service agent in Spanish language.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Trained and supervised dozens of staff and volunteers for educational programs. Acted as liaison between staff and other non-profit agencies. Planned, promoted, and executed seminars and conferences for more than one hundred participants at a time. Marketed and promoted programs, increasing participation by hundreds. Prepared and reviewed annual budgets in the scope of hundreds of thousands of dollars and accounted for actual expenses.

San Jose, Costa Rica

Selected out of a national pool of applicants. Conducted research at the University of Costa Rica on waste reduction and bioenergy technologies for processing organic matter from landscaping and cafeterias. Tested viability for composting and anaerobic digestion in laboratory tests. Consulted with farmers around San Jose on organic waste management strategies. Work was done almost entirely in the Spanish language. Part-time work was also completed up to eight months before this full-time period, and months of pert-time reporting afterwards.

Michigan, United States

Assist in commercial hoop house construction. Assist inexperienced volunteers in operations. Fastest installations of commercial hoops in the industry! Most projects were funded with NRCS grants.

Benzonia, Michigan, United States

Managed production of thousands of pounds of tomatoes and other staples. Enhanced climate and irrigation systems. Marketed product at farmers' markets, grocery stores, and country clubs. Lived on-site at the farm. Managed jail trustees coming on site to volunteer. Managed on-site community garden.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Fulfilled inventory needs by contacting farmers directly, purchasing produce at farmers' markets, and through wholesale companies. I waited tables, worked as a prep cook, excelled in customer service and restaurant management, and I trained new employees.