Hunter Avant
San Jose State University Facility Development and Operations
Los Altos Hills
2
Languages
9
Years of experience
Grounds Maintenance Professional experienced in landscape care and routine property upkeep. Delivered visually appealing outdoor spaces through collaboration, horticulture knowledge, and equipment operation. Focused on enhancing outdoor environments while ensuring health and sustainability of plants and lawns.
Work History
Student Senator-At-Large
1 Year- Stood as equal representation for students on campus
- Identified student housing issues and developed a program to alleviate search and cost burdens
- Established a food pantry on campus to assist students dealing with food insecurity
- Collaborated with Santa Cruz Public Transportation to oversee a 4 million dollar budget for affordable travel initiatives
- Reviewed and authorized grant applications from student clubs from college funds to support club activities
President
1 Year- As the president of the BSU, I grew our club members exponentially from 15 members to 88
- Increased club account from $1,500 to establish a sustainable resource for future black college students
- Fostered a sense of community and belonging through the organization of awareness events that provided essential information on health, mental health, and various nuisances.
- Confronted academic staff about their insensitive handling of racial historical information
- Secured college spaces for club meetings and access to academic supplies and tools.
- Fostered community and belonging by organizing awareness events that shared essential information on health and mental health issues.
- Addressed insensitive handling of racial historic information from working academic staff
- Demonstrated true leadership skills, a humble personality, and ability to work well in teams
Landscape Groundskeeper
10 Months- Assisted in planting, pruning, and fertilizing trees, shrubs, and flowers to ensure healthy growth.
- Operated landscaping equipment to maintain campus grounds and enhance aesthetic appeal.
- Developed schedules for regular maintenance activities, ensuring timely upkeep of outdoor spaces.
- Collaborated with team members to implement sustainable landscaping practices across university facilities.
Groundskeeper
1 Year- Maintained an aesthetically pleasing and functional outdoor space, improving safety, cleanliness, and visual appeal.
- Cultivated and cared for trees, shrubs, flowers, and various landscaping features to enhance overall landscape quality.
- Removed debris, weeds, and litter; gathered leaves; and ensured pathways were free from hazards while conducting storm cleanup.
- Managed and utilized a range of tools and equipment, including mowers, trimmers, leaf blowers, and pesticide sprayers, to ensure effective maintenance of outdoor areas.
- Provided adequate irrigation for plant materials and submitted work orders to the irrigation team for installation, maintenance, and repair of irrigation systems.
- Addressed plant health, pest issues, and maintenance concerns to promote healthy and thriving landscapes.
- Maintaining seasonal maintenance and pruning requirements to guarantee timely flowering and a natural appearance
- Trained and led seasonal staff to enhance team performance and efficiency.
Golf Course Maintenance duties
1 Year 4 Months- Turf Care: Mowing, trimming, watering, fertilizing, aerating, and treating turf on greens, tees, fairways, and roughs
- Bunker Maintenance: Raking, trimming, and maintaining bunkers, including sand management and weed control
- Equipment Operation: Operating and maintaining a variety of golf course equipment, such as mowers, tractors, and other specialized tools
- General Groundskeeping: Operating carts, utilizing power tools, repairing irrigation systems, mowing greens and fairways, trimming trees, and maintaining plants were essential tasks. This includes the use of power equipment such as chainsaws, pole saws, weed eaters, mowers, WorkMan tow-behind blowers, as well as air and water pressurizers. Additional responsibilities involve laying new seed in play areas, removing weeds, applying herbicides and pesticides, and employing a Sand Pro machine for sand management.
- Removed debris, repaired divots and ball marks, and enhanced overall course aesthetics for improved player experience
- Problem Solving: Identifying and addressing issues related to course maintenance and operations
- Monitored environment for hazards: Ensuring the safety of golfers and staff by maintaining a safe environment and addressing potential hazards
- Facilitated communication among staff and guests: Communicating effectively with staff, members, guests, and other stakeholders
- Resolved maintenance and operational issues: Identifying and addressing issues related to course maintenance and operations
- Identified opportunities for operational enhancements: Seeking ways to improve course conditions and operations
- Performed course duties in the morning and was an Aesthetic Pruner/Horticulturist in the afternoons
- Operated carts, utilized power tools, repaired irrigation systems, mowed greens and fairways, and trimmed trees while maintaining plants; laid new seed in play areas, removed weeds, applied herbicides and pesticides, and managed sand using a Sand Pro machine
Horticulture Graduate
2 Years- Managed care of trees, plants, flowering species, shrubs, grasses, and vegetable and fruit gardens through watering schedules, removal of dead plant matter, and pruning methods to enhance visual appeal, promote healthy growth, and reduce disease risk.
- Sowed seeds and incorporated young plants into various landscapes.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness, and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Education
AS Degree - Environmental Horticulture & Design
Awarded by Cabrillo College
Associates Degree - Liberal Arts and Sciences with Emphasis in Math and Science
Awarded by Cabrillo College
Associates Degree - Health Science
By Cabrillo College
Environmental Science Degree
One class left (pending)
Associates Degree - Liberal Arts and Sciences with Emphasis in Interdisciplinary Studies
By Cabrillo College
Skills
Landscape Design Techniques
Grounds Maintenance Planning
Plant Health Management
Landscape design rendering
Microsoft Outlook
Irrigation Systems
Irrigation System Management
Problem Solving
Team Work
Groundskeeping techniques
Communication skills
Accomplishments
- Expanding upon high-quality social and professional networks.
- Deliberately cultivating and enhancing connections with individuals, both in digital spaces and in-person, fostered a supportive community and opened doors to various opportunities. This approach provided me with a multitude of advantages, such as professional growth, the exchange of knowledge, and the introduction of fresh viewpoints.
- Recommending and executing design solutions
- Enhanced the space to be more welcoming and visually appealing, while also simplifying maintenance.
- Early detection of irrigation issues
- Revitalized plants to a healthy state, averted wilting, and promoted ongoing robust growth.
- Early detection of plant diseases and pests
- This measure safeguarded the plants from dying, curtailed the transmission of diseases to neighboring plants, and preserved the overall aesthetic appeal.
- Eliminating 500 pounds of debris weekly from landscapes due to natural events and maintenance activities.
- This contributed to a visually appealing environment by ensuring that spaces were kept tidy and that plants were well-maintained, thereby meeting overall aesthetic standards.
Languages
English Native
American Sign Language Intermediate
Interests
Groundkeeper Aesthetics
Timeline
Landscape Groundskeeper
San Jose State University Facility Development and Operations
09.2025 - 07.2026Read More
Groundskeeper
Stanford University
03.2024 - 03.2025Read More
Golf Course Maintenance duties
Boulder Ridge Golf Course Private Golf Country Club
08.2023 - 12.2024Read More
Horticulture Graduate
Los Altos Hills
01.2022 - 01.2024Read More
Student Senator-At-Large
Student Senate Cabrillo College
01.2018 - 01.2019Read More
President
Club President Cabrillo College
01.2018 - 01.2019Read More
Cabrillo College
Associates Degree from Liberal Arts and Sciences with Emphasis in Interdisciplinary Studies
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Evergreen Valley College
Environmental Science Degree
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Cabrillo College
Associates Degree from Health Science
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Cabrillo College
Associates Degree from Liberal Arts and Sciences with Emphasis in Math and Science
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Foothill College
AS Degree from Environmental Horticulture & Design
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Other
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