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Fremont, California, United States

As an arborist at SavATree, I am responsible for helping to facilitate premier-quality tree care. This starts with clear communication with a client, ensuring their needs and desires are fully understood. I then produce a personalized cost estimate. Finally, I oversee a crew to ensure the work is completed to the client's satisfaction.

Leaning Pine Arboretum

Working at the Leaning Pine Arboretum involved an array of several landscaping responsibilities. This included using a variety of tools and equipment to prune plants, manage weeds, maintain trails, and clearing fallen debris.

San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

Working as a groundsman at Bunyon Bros allowed me to gain valuable hands-on experience in the tree service industry. I was able to learn many of the intricacies and nuances involved in caring for, trimming, and removing trees.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

As a summer intern with Performance Landscapes, a BrightView Landscapes branch located on Oahu, I received valuable experience in a wide variety of fields. I was tasked with hands-on, laborious work such as basic landscape maintenance and installation. I was also assigned more technical responsibilities, like bidding for jobs, landscape irrigation, and.

San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

During this role, I was responsible for working with a partner to monitor the spread of a pathogen called sudden oak death (Phytophthora ramorum) throughout San Luis Obispo County. We worked under the leadership and guidance of Kim Corella, a lead pathologist of Cal Fire. Our work involved contacting landowners, plotting GIS points, helicopter surveillance.

Nikiski, Alaska

This position involved a plethora of responsibilities. Each day we fished, we would set nets, haul equipment, pick fish from nets, and work collaboratively as a team. We practiced sustainable fishing and caught very little bycatch. The work was carefully coordinated, physically demanding, and often included 12-18 hour work days.