Professional Groundskeeper with 15+ years of hands-on experience in the care and maintenance of grounds, facilities, and other park areas. Skilled at managing time for optimal productivity. Highly effective communication skills proven by interaction with management, team members and the public.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Worker 3
City of St. Pete Beach
06.2023 - Current
Run Broyhill trash collector
Clean and maintain beaches, dunes, parking lots
Maintain all parks with spin trimmers, edgers, mowers, backpack blowers
Remove all debris including trash, limbs and other unwanted debris
Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
Removed outdoor debris and yard clippings into receptacles to properly maintain grounds.
Followed safety precautions to avoid personal injury and provide safe work environment.
Cleaned and lubricated parts to keep equipment operating at peak performance.
Followed work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair, or maintenance.
Followed instructions from supervisor regarding daily job tasks and duties.
Working Leader –Grounds
City of Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation
01.2011 - 05.2023
Company Overview: Fort Wayne, IN
Supervise 3 mowing crews of 3 mowers and 6 relief workers and up to 4 seasonal employees
Coordinate with Heavy Equipment, Solid Waste and Street Departs for projects
Supervised a 5 month long Solid Waste project when our local trash company went under
Supervised 3 trash trucks with a total of 12 employees from various departments
Maintain and operate Toro 580D, 4000 series, 5910 Toro, Toro Grounds master Z 62” mowers, tractors with attachments, garbage truck, and vehicles with trailers
Working knowledge in cleaning and maintaining the listed equipment
Operate and service ball diamond equipment
Maintain all athletic fields, including dragging ball diamond in fields, lining fields, and turf care
Operate variety of power tools and hand tools, such as chainsaws, spin trimmers, snow blowers and other equipment
Responsible for cleaning park restrooms and facilities as assigned
Maintain Park grounds by mowing, ground repair, tree and limb pruning, grinding stumps, tree removal, and fertilizing
Collect and remove litter and other refuse such as limbs, trash and debris
Fort Wayne, IN
Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
Oversaw day-to-day activities of 25 employees in establishment, fostering inspiring atmosphere to optimize employee experiences.
Trained employees on PPE and assigned duties.
Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
Announcer
Summit City Sports
01.2016 - Current
Company Overview: Fort Wayne, IN
Research data to obtain accurate player and team statistics
Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Google Documents
Announce player and team statistics, and play by play for high school football, volleyball, soccer, basketball and baseball
All announcing is live streaming
Working knowledge of Production Truck (live streaming)
Fort Wayne, IN
Read commercials and announcements into microphone following prewritten scripts.
Read prepared scripts for radio and television shows.
Baseball Coach
Athletes with Purpose
01.2015 - Current
Company Overview: Fort Wayne, IN
Schedule ball field time, practices and games
Conduct team practices
Instruct players in the rules, regulations, proper equipment usage
Motivate players
Assess player skills
Model good sportsmanship behavior
Fort Wayne, IN
Owner
Marco’s Pizza
01.1992 - 01.2011
Company Overview: Fort Wayne, IN
Handled inventory, accounts payable and receivable
Annually increased sales with aggressive advertising and flyer distribution
Built loyal and trustworthy client base which established the longevity of the store
Management duties including hiring, training, job evaluations, and filing all forms and other documents
Fort Wayne, IN
Education
Early Childhood Education classes
Indiana University – Purdue University
Fort Wayne, IN
01.1990
Skills
Emergency call management
Grounds maintenance
Valid Driver's license
Landscaping and groundskeeping
Equipment and system inspection
Safety protocols
Equipment maintenance
Scheduled maintenance
Pest control
Accomplishments
Supervised team of 25 staff members.
Certification
American Heart Association CPR and First Aid
Chainsaw Operator Certification
Bobcat Operator Certification
Registered Tech License
Licensed 3B Applicator/Turf Management
Erosion and sediment certification
FNGLA certification
Performanceprofile
Professional Groundskeeper with 15+ years of hands-on experience in the care and maintenance of grounds, facilities, and other park areas. Skilled at managing time for optimal productivity. Highly effective communication skills proven by interaction with management, team members and the public.
Timeline
Maintenance Worker 3
City of St. Pete Beach
06.2023 - Current
Announcer
Summit City Sports
01.2016 - Current
Baseball Coach
Athletes with Purpose
01.2015 - Current
Working Leader –Grounds
City of Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation
01.2011 - 05.2023
Owner
Marco’s Pizza
01.1992 - 01.2011
American Heart Association CPR and First Aid
Chainsaw Operator Certification
Bobcat Operator Certification
Registered Tech License
Licensed 3B Applicator/Turf Management
Erosion and sediment certification
FNGLA certification
Early Childhood Education classes
Indiana University – Purdue University
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