Liam Holland
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Seasonal General Landscaper
Creative Landscapes
03.2025 - 11.2025
- Build hardscapes, such as outdoor kitchens, patios, stone walkways, or small/large retaining walls, as requested
- Operated landscaping equipment
- Managed landscape elements, including planting, pruning, and maintaining various plant species for aesthetic appeal and health
- Load and unload tools, heavy equipment, and other supplies from the truck at the beginning and end of each day
- Kept an eye out for exposed wires before and while we were digging.
Seasonal Landscaping Laborer
Stone Werx Landscaping
06.2023 - 12.2024
- Build hardscapes, such as patios, stone walkways, or small/large retaining walls, as requested.
- Operated landscaping equipment, including a jumping jack, skid steer, mowers, and trimmers, to maintain residential and commercial properties.
- Managed landscape elements, including planting, pruning, and maintaining various plant species for aesthetic appeal and health
- Load and unload tools, heavy equipment, and other supplies from the truck at the beginning and end of each day.
05-General Meteorologist
National Weather Service
11.2022 - 06.2023
- Analyzed meteorological data to generate accurate weather forecasts for diverse clientele.
- Presented complex weather information clearly to stakeholders, ensuring informed decision-making.
- Collaborated with emergency management teams to provide timely updates on fire weather and severe weather events, minimizing potential risks.
- Operated computer graphic equipment to produce weather reports and maps for analysis.
- Promoted transparency in weather reporting by maintaining open channels of dialogue with local media outlets during high-impact events.
- Posted daily weather information to social media platforms to keep public informed.
- Collected and updated meteorological information and data to develop weather forecasts and report current weather conditions.
Seasonal Landscaping Laborer
Stone Werx Landscaping
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Constructed hardscapes, including patios, stone walkways, and retaining walls.
- Plant flowers, trees, bushes, and other landscape design elements to create beautiful, sustainable lawns.
- Load and unload tools, heavy equipment, and other supplies from the truck at the beginning and end of each day.
- Kept an eye out for exposed wires before and while digging.
Seasonal Ice Rink Maintenance
Public Works Department
12.2018 - 01.2021
- Performed the removal of snow using motorized snow removal equipment.
- Ensured ice quality was consistently maintained at the rink.
- Cleaned and maintained the warming house for public use.
- Updated Public Works director on rink status to facilitate timely decision-making.
Seasonal Outdoor Commercial Lawn Maintenance
More Than Mowing
05.2019 - 08.2020
- Performed lawn care maintenance for residential, commercial, and public grounds
- Communicated with property owners regarding concerns or lawn care needs
- Performed necessary maintenance to lawn care equipment
- Assisted owner with various operational tasks
- Continuously communicated with other maintenance staff to check status of job
Seasonal Street Maintenance
Public Works Department
06.2015 - 08.2018
- Performed blacktop and stripping maintenance on city streets
- Maintained landscaping and grounds throughout city-owned parks and facilities.
- Performed other necessary duties as directed by the supervisor.
- Used power tools to trim trees in boulevards and parks.
- Performed general building and ground maintenance, and upkeep.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Meteorology
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN05-2022
Skills
- Gathers the information to ensure accuracy in tasks
- Ability to collaborate with key individuals needed to reach organizational goals
- Ability to adapt to changing situations
- Maintains positive attitude in stressful situations
- Listens to others when they communicate, asks questions to better understand
Additional Information
- Was a member of the American Meteorological Society of St. Cloud State
- Thesis Project: What impacts does field tile drainage have in the Minnesota River Basin?
- Built a Sling Psychrometer in Instrumentation and Data Analysis class
- Helped out at a Skywarn class run by the National Weather Service Wichita, Kansas
- Week long storm chasing trip May 2021 with classmates
Certification
- National Weather Service Skywarn Spotter
Instruments used in Meteorology and Hydrology
- Rain Gauges (Tipping Bucket)
- Sling Psychrometer
- Deterministic and Ensemble Models
- Water level Indicator
- River Staff Gauge
- Flow Meter
- Data Recording
- Anemometers
- Thermometers
- Doppler Radar
- Collected data from Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS)
Computer Sciences
- Windows
- Microsoft
- Linux/Unix
- Python
- C++
- Excel worksheet
- Jupyterhub
- AWIPS
- GFE
- GIS
College level Classes
Radar and Satellite Meteorology
Instrumentation
Weather Analysis
Mesoscale Meteorology
Synoptic Meteorology
Weather Discussion 1 (Forecasting)
Weather Discussion 2
Atmospheric Thermodynamics
Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics
Climate Dynamics
Meteorological Analysis
Numerical Weather Prediction
Introduction to Linux/Unix
Beginning Programming (Python)
Computer Science (C++)
Introduction to Hydrology
Water Resources Engineering
River Hydraulics
Surface Hydrology
Physical Geology
Ground Water Modeling
Physical Hydrogeology
Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
Timeline
Seasonal General Landscaper
Creative Landscapes
03.2025 - 11.2025
Seasonal Landscaping Laborer
Stone Werx Landscaping
06.2023 - 12.2024
05-General Meteorologist
National Weather Service
11.2022 - 06.2023
Seasonal Landscaping Laborer
Stone Werx Landscaping
05.2021 - 08.2021
Seasonal Outdoor Commercial Lawn Maintenance
More Than Mowing
05.2019 - 08.2020
Seasonal Ice Rink Maintenance
Public Works Department
12.2018 - 01.2021
Seasonal Street Maintenance
Public Works Department
06.2015 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Science - Meteorology
Saint Cloud State University