Stephen Hanson Email & Phone Number

I am a dedicated and hardworking professional with over 20 years experience working in landscaping and gardening, with general skills in carpentry and construction. Results driven and self motivated, I possess a strong mechanical aptitude with a practical hands-on approach, coupled with a strict compliance of workplace safety. I am a strong team player with proven ability to manage and complete projects to the highest standard. I excel at building trusted relationships with clients and staff and consistently committed to the highest levels of professional and personal excellence.Specialties:✔ Landscaping✔ Gardening✔ Carpentry✔ General Construction✔ Maintenance & Repair✔ Customer Service

Listed skills include Landscape Management, Caretaking, Security Operations, Tree Planting, and 33 others.

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  Garden Labourer

  Sydney Living Museums (Historic Houses Trust Of Nsw)

  Nov 1995 - Present - Sydney, Australia

  Over 20 years solid experience working in landscaping and gardening for a range of properties listed under Sydney Living Museums (previously the Historic Houses Trust of NSW), including Vaucluse House, Elizabeth Bay House, Elizabeth Farm, Rose Seidler House, Susannah Place Museum, The Mint and Rouse Hill House & Farm.
• Plan and supervise the daily activities of other workers
• Provide training and guidance to new staff including use of tools or machinery, procedures and familiarisation of the property/grounds
• Organise and coordinate subcontractors for various tasks and work collaboratively
• Identify and correct soil deficiencies
• Identify and treat pests and diseases affecting plants
• Prepare fields, garden beds or lawn areas by cultivating soil and adding fertilisers and compost
• Utilise growth regulators and other chemicals
• Interpret landscape plans and construct rockeries, paths or ponds
• Plant and transplant flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns
• Maintain gardens by fertilising and trimming plants and ensuring that they are receiving adequate water
• Prune trees and hedges to promote their health and increase the attractiveness of plants
• Thin out, hoe, irrigate and fertilise crops
• Maintain lawn and grass areas using machinery, fertilisers and chemicals
• Service equipment such as tools, lawn mowers and heavy machinery
• Operate and install irrigation and drainage systems
• Perform minor repairs and small maintenance tasks such as electrical, plumbing and general carpentry 
• Offer guided tours of the property to visitors including notable clientele and the general public