Holly Coon
Summary
Driven professional with a strong background in horticulture and culinary arts, demonstrated by impactful roles at Native Foods Nursery and Butch's Dry Dock. Excelled in garden maintenance and team collaboration, enhancing client satisfaction and operational efficiency. Skilled in using hand tools and heavy lifting, with a proven ability to manage time effectively and adapt to flexible schedules.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Worker
Native Foods Nursery
03.2023 - Current
- Weed, thin and prune potted crops to encourage good growth, and weeding around pallets.
- Pot up bare root plants and plugs into various pot sizes and move them to organized sections of pallets.
- Consolidate and organize plant pallets and greenhouses to keep a clean and organized space.
- Sometimes help in the packing shed, picking plants for orders, quality checking them, then wrapping and packing them to be sent out in the mail.
Personal Gardener
Self Employed
05.2023 - Current
- Cultivate personal relationships and connections with clients who need help on their personal land and in their gardens.
- Performed fall and spring cleanup to clear brush and debris from landscaped areas.
- Educated clients on proper weed control techniques, ensuring long-term success of their gardens.
- Weed invasive plants and grasses out of garden beds.
- Prune dead or unhealthy limbs off trees and shrubs to promote healthy new growth.
- Dig holes and prepare healthy soil to insert new plants.
- Yard cleanup and disposing of weeds and yard waste in each clients preferred methods.
Chef
Butch's Dry Dock
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Cultivated a positive work culture among kitchen staff through open communication lines and mutual respect within the team.
- Worked multiple stations throughout the week and also did my own prep work everyday.
- Mostly maintained a position as the saute chef.
Education
High School Diploma -
Portland High School
Portland, MI05.2018
Skills
- Time Management
- Garden maintenance
- Planting flowers and bushes
- Team Collaboration
- Using hand tools
- Flexible Schedule
- Heavy Lifting
- Maintenance of flower beds
- Weeding gardens
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Personal Gardener
Self Employed
05.2023 - Current
Field Worker
Native Foods Nursery
03.2023 - Current
Chef
Butch's Dry Dock
01.2022 - 09.2022
High School Diploma -
Portland High School
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