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Louisiana License Number LC – 0982Independent Landscape Contractor & Horticulturist in the installation and maintenance of various residential and commercial landscapes in Baton Rouge and the surrounding parishes.

Responsible for overseeing Landscape Maintenance Crews mowing of Interstates I-10 and I-12 as well as City Parish Roadways and Right of Ways for East Baton Rouge Parish. Also, manage litter, trash and debris removal on abandon properties throughout the parish. Oversee and manage Street Sweeper Crew and Special Event and Parade Clean-up Crews. Respond to storm and disaster calls, trees in roadway, storm trash and debris removal.Louisiana State Licensed Pesticide Applicator responsible for managing roadside vegetation pesticide program for the City of Baton Rouge.Work with Purchasing Department to purchase tools and equipment for the Landscape Division/

Responsible for running shop operations, inspecting vehicles, putting together estimates, ordering parts, stocking inventory, recording and editing time sheets for mechanics and service crew.

Responsible for maintaining landscape and vegetable demonstration gardens, giving lectures, presentations and tours. Responsible for teaching & writing articles on Sustainable Landscaping. Worked with various schools & community gardening programs. Responsible for teaching the Louisiana Master Gardener Program (3 classes/28 programs). Work with Master Gardener volunteers on various School & Gardening Projects.

Responsible for maintaining landscape and vegetable demonstration gardens, giving lectures, presentations and tours. Responsible for teaching & writing articles on Sustainable Landscaping.Worked with various schools & community gardening programs. Responsible for teaching the Louisiana Master Gardener Program (3 classes/28 programs). Work with Master Gardener volunteers on various School & Gardening Projects.

Assist on-site Arborist with tree and debris removal caused by Hurricane Gustav. Experienced in proper rigging and climbing techniques to safely remove trees and limbs. Heavy Equipment Operator. Operated skid steer, 15 ton crane, backhoe, and military dump truck.Assisted in construction of Burden Trees & Trails Project. Build walking trails & coordinating Arbor Day Tree Planting & Forest Restoration Events.Installed Blue Flagstone flooring in Steele Burden Memorial Orangerie.

Co-owner of a full service landscape nursery & contracting company. Responsible for designing and installing landscape planting plans, irrigation and drainage systems, low voltage lighting systems and landscape maintenance programs.Some of the commercial projects include the designing and installation of the West Baton Rouge Tourist and Information Center. The Dow Chemical Company Gate 1 Entrance and the LSU Campus Federal Credit Union Sign & Sugar Kettle Planting on Perkins Road.Worked on many residential landscapes in Baton Rouge, Port Allen, Brusly, Plaquemine, and New Orleans.Currently working towards Landscape Architecture License with the State of Louisiana and anticipate furthering my education at LSU.

Responsible for the planning, estimating, and scheduling and management of environmental remediation and construction projects for the Dow Chemical Company (Louisiana Operations Facility – Plaquemine, LA).Worked with Emergency Response Team in the design and implementation of two Oil Boom Containment Stations for the facility’s storm water run-off and out-fall canals. Responsible for inventory management of spill response supplies and safety equipment at each Station. Performed air monitoring during spills and worked with Dow Environmental Personnel in the supervision of the spill cleanup and site restoration.Served as the On-Site Safety Officer, responsible for scheduling and maintaining On-Site employee training records and scheduling sub-contractors. Responsible for updating on-site personnel and for the Company’s Safety and Loss Prevention Procedures.Worked on the closure and clean up of a rifle range in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Supervised the cleanup of an EPA Superfund site in Abbeville, Louisiana and an abandoned river barge sandblasting and painting site located along the Inter-Coastal Canal in Indian Village, Louisiana. Performed wetland delineation for a 13-acre Chevron facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi and a 6-acre site for Allegiance Health Care in Hammond, LA.

Worked as a field-purchasing agent for the Dow Chemical Company (Louisiana Operations Facility – Plaquemine, LA). Responsible for the procurement and expedition of materials for expansion and new construction of industrial manufacturing plants. Prepared project cost and estimates and cost outlay schedules. Tracked projects with cost accounting procedures.Worked as a carpenter and pipefitter on the expansion of the Control Room at the Exxon Plastics Plant, Baton Rouge, LA.

Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Computer Drafting Prepared construction drawings using AutoCAD design software for various agricultural buildings and facilities for The Louisiana State University Experimental Research Stations. Worked on the landscape planting design and implementation for the new Aquaculture Research Facility at LSU.

As a student traveled and worked as an intern for a Japanese environmental landscape design firm. Worked on landscape design projects ranging from parks and recreation to urban design and city planning. Designed a plaza with a sculpture fountain for the new community center for Yashio Park located in Japan. Worked on a team of city planners for the master plan of Izume New Park Town located in Japan.

Worked on the construction of the Tampa Lowery Zoo Manatee Exhibit and Hospital. Worked with brick mason and concrete personnel in construction of the Exhibit. Served as operator of heavy equipment which included excavators, 15 ton cranes, man lifts, and forklifts.

As a student worked on planting designs for residential properties.