Rob Mcfarlane Email & Phone Number

CURRENT POSITION AND FUTURE ASPIRATIONSCurrently I am unemployed in the landscape projects apart from my small personal nursery farm in Ras Al Khaimah, a registered company, which sponsors myself and family.It is my desire to obtain challenging landscape work in the UAE where I can use my experience by teaching, training and implementing sustainable horticulture or hands on nursery work. PERSONAL SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS Since my initial residency in Dubai in June 1973, I have been engaged in both the establishing and operating of plant nurseries, landscape designs and landscape contracting.Most noted achievements have been in establishing landscape a variety of salt tolerant plants and grasses used with success in projects around the UAE. Official commercial representative of ICBA, (International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture), Dubai for promotion of saline grass and re-establishment of salt effected landscapes. Establishment of 20 ha Turfarm and 30ha of plant nursery for Nakheel Waterfront Nursery, which closed down in July 2009 due to the financial crisis.Design and construct sports grounds including polo fields and football grounds using ground water with salinity of up to 20.000ppm.Computer literate with IT communication skills.Specialties: Training in fresh farm food production including fresh water fish farming.

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