Middle River, Maryland, United States
Committed to education and possess demonstrated adaptability On the path to a career in Sustainable Landscape Architecture Currently in the process of completing the Sustainable Horticulture program at CCBC, overseen by Dr. Bradley Thompson. This program will include attaining the following: CPH, Landscape Installation, Maintenance, and Design Certificate, Basic Horticulture Technician Certificate, Greenhouse/Agricultural Production Certificate, Turf and Landscape Maintenance Certificate, as well as Associates of Applied Sciences in Sustainable Horticulture. I have earned the CBLP 1 Certification and a consistent 4.0 GPA. Native Maryland flora and sustainable gardening practices have been a personal focus for several years. I would be delighted to apply the skills I have developed in my career and ever growing knowledge to the field. It is my goal to improve the human relationship with our environment through education, community green space, and stewardship. By trade, I am a restaurant and market operations manager. About a decade of leadership experience has honed my aptitude for facilitating solutions through positive and honest communication. Working in these industries has taught me the true meanings of hard work, patience, and resilience. It trained me to maintain excellent customer service, quality of product, and respect for coworkers under a variety of difficult circumstances. As a person, I am humble in the face of new information and confident with what I have learned. When developing systems, I am focused on ensuring their longevity as well as their accessibility. Collaborating to create plans of action is usually ideal, however I am quite savvy with creative problem solving extempore. Primarily interested in creating green spaces and wildlife habitats in urban environments. Providing healthy food security and safe places for children to learn is of the utmost importance to the focus of my ideal career.
-Plants and transplants woodies and herbaceous materials. Clears wooded areas, prunes trees and shrubs, as well as removes fallen trees, branches, and weeds. Cares for a wide variety of ornamental and naturalized gardens of annuals, perennials, woodies, and aquatics -Knowledge of how to operate and maintain landscaping tools, equipment, and vehicles such as mowers, trimmers, and irrigation systems. Awareness of safety procedures and how to use power tools safely. Cleans and performs minor preventative maintenance Experience with lawn care tasks such as mowing, edging, weeding, and mulching. Familiar with shearing, trimming, and training multiple types of topiary 2024 Seasonal Position
-Hire and train team members, accountability to policies, improve procurement and ordering systems; organize and coordinate store projects, environmental activism events, departmental support, daily schedules, accounting, and coordinating incoming deliveries -Participate in regular meetings with central managers and fellow store leaders to discuss progress, areas of improvement, and financial results. Implement and follow up on enhanced practices and procedures
-Hired for the tandem opening of two fine-dining restaurants in the Baltimore Inner Harbor, first residents of the commercial space in 414 Light Street -Primarily responsible for creating extensive bar program, hiring/training/leading FOH team, supporting Executive Chefs and BOH teams, executing various promotional events, managing floor, engaging VIP's, and developing enticing specials
-Supervising manager of restaurant floor and bar at a full service organic, vegan restaurant. Trained and supported team, resolved hospitality issues as they occurred, ensured quality of both food and service -Monitored costs, analyzed sales, and prepared nightly closing reports, reestablished calculating and tracking bar profit margins, co-created seasonal drink menus, placed orders and maintained organization of inventory
Bartender, FOH