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Jody Sanchez

Richmond,CA

Summary

Passionate landscape gardener with extensive experience in maintaining and enhancing public spaces for the City of Berkeley Parks and other reputable employers. Expert in drought-tolerant native gardens and irrigation systems, with a talent for leading teams and bilingual communication. Proven track record in improving outdoor areas through innovative gardening techniques and effective crew management.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Landscape Gardener

City of Berkeley Parks
Berkeley, CA
01.2023 - Current

Maintains parks and medians:

Mows, trims, edges, fertilizes, and waters lawn areas.

Weeds, prunes, mulches, feeds, fertilizes, and irrigates shrubs and small trees.

Operates a variety of hand and power tools, such as hand and riding mowers, edgers, blowers, hedge trimmers, weed eaters, chain saws, and other maintenance tools.

Cleans and maintains grounds, paths, walkways, stairways, restrooms, and other park buildings; performs touch-up painting, including surface preparation and painting.

Ensures the safety of work sites by utilizing appropriate safety equipment and devices, including traffic control.

Assists in DEI projects

Landscape Gardener

City of San Rafael
San Rafael, CA
04.2022 - 01.2023

Maintained parks and medians:

Mows, trims, edges, fertilizes, and waters lawn areas.

Weeds, prunes, mulches, feeds, fertilizes, and irrigates shrubs and small trees.

Operates a variety of hand and power tools, such as hand and riding mowers, edgers, blowers, hedge trimmers, weed eaters, chain saws, and other maintenance tools.

Cleans and maintains grounds, paths, walkways, stairways, restrooms, and other park buildings; performs touch-up painting, including surface preparation and painting.

Ensures the safety of work sites by utilizing appropriate safety equipment and devices, including traffic control.

Crew Leader (Senior) Gardener

Gardeners Guild Inc.
Richmond, CA
07.2014 - 04.2022
  • Trained and instructed new crew members to teach proper use of landscape equipment, maintenance practices and safety procedures.
  • Pruned trees and bushes to improve visibility and shape.
  • Performed regular maintenance duties such as mowing lawns, pruning shrubs, trimming trees and edging beds.
  • Taught landscaping crew members proper techniques for new plantings and ongoing maintenance.
  • Monitored job progress daily and provided feedback on performance issues when necessary.
  • Completed daily timesheets for team and submitted to managers.
  • Assisted in training new employees on proper use of equipment, safety protocols and job expectations.
  • Responded quickly and efficiently to emergency situations related to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
  • Organized worker schedules and supervised loading of tools and equipment on work trailers to prepare for upcoming workday.
  • Answered customer questions regarding care and general knowledge of landscape.
  • Communicated with managers to resolve issues needing attention on customer property.
  • Assigned work tasks to crew members, ensuring all safety regulations were followed.
  • Picked and chose new shrubs and plants according to bedding and sunlight.
  • Settled issues among crew members by addressing problems immediately and mediating disagreements.
  • Cut and trimmed lawns using power mowers and edgers.
  • Recruited and hired workers, in addition to supervising and monitoring daily performance.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - General Studies

Contra Costa College
San Pablo, CA

Skills

  • Installation of drought-tolerant native gardens
  • installs, maintains, and repairs irrigation systems
  • Trained to operate riding mowers and tow trailers
  • Installing hardscapes and retaining walls
  • Bilingual in Spanish,

Timeline

Landscape Gardener

City of Berkeley Parks
01.2023 - Current

Landscape Gardener

City of San Rafael
04.2022 - 01.2023

Crew Leader (Senior) Gardener

Gardeners Guild Inc.
07.2014 - 04.2022

Some College (No Degree) - General Studies

Contra Costa College
Jody Sanchez