Travis Hammons
Keyser,WV
Summary
Dedicated Arborist and Line Clearance Arborist with nearly a decade of experience, specializing in promoting safe working environments through comprehensive knowledge of arboriculture. Proven ability to enhance team performance and industry standards by training future arborists and leaders. Committed to continuous learning and applying best practices in the field.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Foreman A
Wright Tree Services
Des Moines, IA
09.2015 - Current
- Manage a climbing crew through safety, training, production, and moral.
- maintain 3 way communication in both directions on the hyarchy ladder.
- Understand First energy specs for right of way vegitation managment and safetly exicuting that through midigation methods.
- Identified areas of improvement for increased efficiency and productivity.
- climber, ariel lift operater, traffic control, dynamic rigging, static rigging, grounding, DOT driver, felling, Track boom, and more.
Climber / Lift Operator
Skyview Tree Experts
Agusta, WV
- Manage and perfom complex rigging in the residential side of tree care.
- Removed trees via crane
- Install lightning protection
- Cabling
- Run equipment
- City winchester snow removal
- Urban forestry
- Light line clearence
Education
Certified Treecare Safety Professional - Safety & Training
TCIA
04-2023
Certified Arborist -
ISA
International06-2022
High School Diploma -
Mnt. Ridge
Frostburg MD06-2009
Skills
- Climbing techniques
- Rigging systems
- Safety influence
- Equipment operation
- Inviting to self challenge
- Team leadership
- Employee training
- Customer service
- Effective 3 way communication
- Problem resolution
- Time management
- Tree based Crane work
- Traffic Control setup
- Moral Booster
- Risk Assesment
- Hazard Midigation
Industry related training and workshops
- TCIA best practices for crane use in arboriculture workshop
- TCIA best practices for SRT in arboriculture workshop.
- First energy Manual of Operations
- CPR / First Aid
- Electrical hazard awareness training
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Foreman A
Wright Tree Services
09.2015 - Current
Climber / Lift Operator
Skyview Tree Experts
Certified Treecare Safety Professional - Safety & Training
TCIA
Certified Arborist -
ISA
High School Diploma -
Mnt. Ridge