Elijah Bartholomew
Nevada City,CA
Summary
Detail-oriented owner operator with proven success building relationships, strong leadership qualities, and a problem solving personality. Experienced in every aspect of tree work intending to increase overall safety and productivity on a job site. Familiar with traveling assignments for residential, commercial, and/or emergency tree work. Reasonable and easy to work with offering clear and direct communication. Encouraging and educating to those with an eagerness to learn skills from routine equipment maintenance to the more technical side of tree work and everything in between. Production tree climber of 8 years; specializing in hazardous tree removal.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/ Operator
Local Roots Tree Service
05.2020 - Current
- Managed day-to-day operations; job site safety analysis, equipment inspections, tree related field tasks, and administrative work.
- Provided exceptional customer service during estimates, addressing questions or concerns promptly to ensure customer satisfaction and repeat business.
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing high-quality services and timely communication.
- Managed daily operations within crew of 5 for optimal safety and efficiency, streamlining processes to reduce costs.
- Various climbing tasks; pruning, cabling, and tree removal
Contract Climber
Self Employed
01.2018 - 05.2020
- Assisting tree services with various tree tasks, pruning, cabling, and most often technical tree removal requiring meticulous rigging.
- Providing personalized coaching on climbing techniques and rigging strategies.
- Organized teams to strengthen job site safety and overall efficiency
- Providing coverage to the greater portion of Northern California i often traveled with little notice to complete a contract.
Climber/Bucket Truck Operator
JPs' Tree Service
08.2017 - 12.2017
- Driving and operating bucket truck from shop to job sites.
- Cabled, braced, tied, bolted, staked and guyed trees and branches to provide support for mature at risk trees.
- Enhanced climbing safety by conducting thorough equipment inspections and maintenance; greasing, chipper blade inspection, tightening tracks, checking fluids, etc.
- Climbed trees using various canopy access techniques; line setting, climbing spikes, and/ or ladders to gain access to work areas.
- Assisted foreman in daily safety meetings, and executing work order tasks; tree pruning, hedges, cabling, ground operations, traffic control, rope man.
Education
High School Diploma -
Fayetteville High School East
Fayetteville, AR05.2015
Skills
- Leadership
- Job site Organization and Operation management
- Staff training
- Sales
- SRS spikeless pruning, ISA standard pruning techniques
- Excels at technical tree removal requiring rigging
- Operates Buckets, lifts, full-size/compact skidsteer, excavators, grapple trucks, and willingness to operate various other
- 300 hours of crane assisted removals
- Familiar with Emergency tree removal/ hazard mitigation ie Ice storms, snow storms, tornado, hurricane, and fire
Timeline
Owner/ Operator
Local Roots Tree Service
05.2020 - Current
Contract Climber
Self Employed
01.2018 - 05.2020
Climber/Bucket Truck Operator
JPs' Tree Service
08.2017 - 12.2017
High School Diploma -
Fayetteville High School East
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