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Ila Jolly

Loveland,CO

Summary

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a timely matter.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Wholesale Greenhouse Assistant

Gulley Greenhouse And Garden Center
07.2023 - Current
  • Provide support for head grower by harvesting cuttings off stock plants for propagation
  • Administer adequate nutrients and water to stock plants, retail plants, seedlings and fully rooted plug trays
  • Assist with scheduled cut backs of stock plants to promote optimal growth
  • Inspect plants to identify for signs of disease or infestation and address problems early.
  • Maintain cleanliness of the greenhouse facility by regularly clearing debris and sanitizing workspaces to prevent disease spread.
  • Aided in transplanting un-rooted cuttings and sorting like sized plugs into separate trays

Social Media Coordinator and Gardener Intern

CSU Flower Trials
04.2022 - 11.2022


  • Created shareable content that resonated with followers, driving increased engagement rates and audience growth through various platforms.
  • Managed the social media, generating interest in the garden and attendance at public evaluation event.
  • Photographed and posted the various plants and people in the garden with tasteful comments attached.
  • Collaborated with crew members to maintain the trials though rototilling, augering holes for plants, transplanting, weeding, weed wacking, edging the sides of plots, deadheading flowers, and cleaning up plants at the end of the growing season


Floral Department employee

King Soopers
08.2020 - 01.2023
  • Assisted customers express a considerate gesture by arranging flowers and balloons for various occasions.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment to provide timely assistance to customers during various holidays.
  • Ensured a clean shopping area and kept the product condensed, tidy and fresh.
  • Processed dry-packed flowers and organized products for display.

Cashier

Big R
05.2020 - 08.2020
  • Ensured customers timely check outs and friendly customer service
  • Maintained a clean entry, and sanitized carts
  • Restocked and organized merchandise in front lanes.
  • Ensured a friendly work environment and enjoyable checkout experience.

Resident Assistant (RA)

Adams State Housing
08.2019 - 05.2020
  • I ensured a healthy and safe living environment for student residents by conducting routine door checks and room checks
  • Together, RAs planned events and programs for residents to interact, have fun and learn skills to survive college.

Insect Pest Management department member

Agro Engineering INC
06.2020 - 08.2020
  • I served as a member of the Insect Pest Management department
  • Duties included sorting through insects collected in traps and collecting potato petioles for sampling.

Education

Bachelors of Horticulture - Horticulture with a concentration in controlled environments

Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
12.2022

Associate Of Arts - Food Science

Adams State University
Alamosa, CO
05.2020

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Attention to detail
  • Personable
  • Time Management
  • Activity Planning
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

References

  • Angie Keller, Floral department manager, King Soopers, (970)388-4283
  • Tess Christensen, Agronomist, Agro Engineering Inc, (719)850-3319
  • Matt Scavezze, Resident Director, Adams State University Housing office, mattscavezze@adams.edu
  • Linette Schmidt, Employer, Two Rivers BBQ, (719)588-1636

Timeline

Wholesale Greenhouse Assistant

Gulley Greenhouse And Garden Center
07.2023 - Current

Social Media Coordinator and Gardener Intern

CSU Flower Trials
04.2022 - 11.2022

Floral Department employee

King Soopers
08.2020 - 01.2023

Insect Pest Management department member

Agro Engineering INC
06.2020 - 08.2020

Cashier

Big R
05.2020 - 08.2020

Resident Assistant (RA)

Adams State Housing
08.2019 - 05.2020

Bachelors of Horticulture - Horticulture with a concentration in controlled environments

Colorado State University

Associate Of Arts - Food Science

Adams State University
Ila Jolly