
Adaptable, people-focused professional with experience in wildland firefighting, landscaping, ski instruction, and odd jobs. Skilled at working with teams, serving customers, and handling projects from start to finish. Strong at situational awareness, learning quickly, and delivering quality work.
- Started with the company as a swamper (laborer) on various jobs in the woods in the Spearfish SD area
- Joined the wildland side of the company as a member of the private contract engine crew a few months later
- Worked in various physically demanding scenarios as a part of the crew
- Maintained heightened situational awareness in several potentially dangerous and actually dangerous scenarios
Co-founded this company alongside my father and brother.
- Mowed, maintained, and improved lawns
- Completed small to medium landscape jobs such as redoing planting beds, tree trimming, full property cleanup/refresh
- Met with and maintained communication with new and existing clients, quoted for services, managed our facebook account
- Worked on various projects including demo/garbage removal, drywall, flooring, small concrete pours, minor electrical/plumbing, finish work, some fencing/decking, etc.
- Completed troubleshooting and minor planning for jobs/projects ranging from minor private homes to large scale commercial properties
- PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) Alpine level I certified
- Instructed beginner to intermediate skiers of all ages (youngest ever was newly 3 years old, oldest was 62)
- Managed anywhere from 1 - 8+ skiers at a time
Wildland Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2)
PSIA Alpine level I
TAM (techniques of alcohol management) Certified
Commercial Applicator (categories G and 4, SD only)