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Nathan Horst

Dickerson,MD

Summary

Hardworking professional with impressive skills in buildings and grounds maintenance. Has 16 years of related work experience and 3.5 years in management. Versatile team player that is proficient at both giving and following directions. Pursuing role where hard work and dedication will be highly valued.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Foreman

Quality Lawn Care
04.2022 - Current
  • Providing premium property care to customers across Middletown and Frederick MD
  • Services include mowing, pruning, planting, grading, weeding, mulching, tree removal, snow removal and ice prevention, light hardscaping, pressure-washing, and more
  • Responsible for leading, training, and guiding a crew of 2-4 members
  • Work with clients through the estimation and approval process and then see the job through to completion
  • Responsible for repairing and maintaining equipment, and maintaining logs of all equipment services
  • Built a brand new website for the business from the ground up and streamlined estimate requests

Grounds and Maintenance Manager

Madison Fields, Madison House Autism Foundation
02.2020 - 03.2022
  • Responsible for all buildings and grounds maintenance for a 400 acre therapeutic riding farm
  • Provided leadership, instruction, and education for the grounds and maintenance team which included 1-2 part-time staff and 4-5 regular volunteers
  • Responsibilities included: landscaping and maintenance of 12 acres of lawns and flower beds; building maintenance and repair for the Equestrian Center, four houses, large bank barn, and many other outbuildings; equipment and vehicle maintenance and repair; maintaining 40 acres of horse paddocks; fence repair and installation; maintaining 3+ miles of gravel roads; snow removal on lanes and parking lots
  • Office work included corresponding with volunteers via email and phone, organizing projects for large volunteer groups, sourcing parts and supplies needed, etc
  • Utilized machinery of a wide range of types to maintain the grounds and facilities
  • Work with program manager to execute farm programming and events

Groundskeeper

Madison Fields, Madison House Autism Foundation
02.2019 - 01.2020
  • Assisted with maintenance and upkeep of property including: equipment and vehicle maintenance and repair, equipment operation, mowing and landscape maintenance, building maintenance and repair, road maintenance, fence repair and installation
  • Operated large and small tractors, pickup trucks, small dump truck, track-loader, zero-turn mowers, mini-excavator, large rotary mowers, and various other machinery
  • Performed most maintenance and repairs on above mentioned machinery
  • Assisted with prep and cleanup for farm programming and events as well as parking and traffic control

Maintenance Farm Hand

Jehovah-Jireh Farm
06.2007 - 01.2019
  • Assisted with designing and building a 35 acre pastured-poultry operation from the ground including housing for the birds, various types of fencing, access lanes throughout the property, a full-service feed mill, and an egg cleaning and packaging facility
  • Supplied eggs to stores all over the DC metro area and the farm grew to be the largest pastured-poultry operation in the state of Maryland
  • Assisted with facilities and machinery maintenance and repair
  • Operated zero-turn mowers, tractors, trucks, skid-loader, tillers, weed-eaters, and other farm machinery
  • Assisted customers at on-farm store
  • Processing and packaging eggs

Education

High School Diploma -

Dickerson, MD

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Project Estimation and Bidding
  • Effective Communication
  • Team Leadership
  • Machinery Operation
  • Comprehensive Landscaping Skills
  • Pruning and Maintaining Trees and Shrubs
  • Highly Proficient with Zero-Turn Mowers
  • Training Junior Team Members
  • Repairing and Maintaining Equipment
  • Facilities Maintenance and Repair
  • Snow removal

Timeline

Foreman

Quality Lawn Care
04.2022 - Current

Grounds and Maintenance Manager

Madison Fields, Madison House Autism Foundation
02.2020 - 03.2022

Groundskeeper

Madison Fields, Madison House Autism Foundation
02.2019 - 01.2020

Maintenance Farm Hand

Jehovah-Jireh Farm
06.2007 - 01.2019

High School Diploma -

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