Uriel Gomez
Mattawa
Summary
Accomplished Applied Management graduate with five years of agricultural involvement seeking to contribute my capabilities and dedication. Experienced with team leadership and operational management. Utilize strong organizational skills to optimize workflow and improve team efficiency. Track record of fostering a collaborative work environment to achieve collective goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Admin Support – Irrigation Supervisor/Safety Officer
Zirkle Fruit Company, Soaring Eagle Ranch
2023.09 - Current
- Conduct irrigation observations for Beverly, Mattawa, Four Feathers, and Zillah properties to determine if irrigation personnel were irrigating based on the irrigation schedules provided and if irrigation sets stayed the same, or make necessary changes to irrigation set maps.
- Maintenance and Repairs on Amiad Water Filters and Irrigation systems for all four ranches
- Utilized the Wilbur-Ellis probe schedule to conduct irrigation schedules for the week, and used Ceres Imaging for closer observations of soil moisture
- Supported the Crew Leader in training new team members on pick trace
- Collaborated with the Orchard Manager to oversee daily operations during the harvest season, ensuring smooth workflow and prompt completion of tasks.
- Managed and supervised a team of crew leaders in agricultural operations, ensuring effective coordination.
- Installation of Lumo smart valves and setting automated irrigation schedules for vineyard and apple blocks.
- Maintain an inventory of irrigation supplies for each property and order any needed supplies promptly.
- Installation of new irrigation systems and coordination of repairs
- Apple Bud Dissection for guided winter pruning
- Monthly safety walk inspections and fire extinguisher inspections
- Order Irrigation Water from South Columbia Irrigation District
- Coordinate Fertilizer Injections
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
- Oversaw daily operations of the department, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
Admin Support – Assistant
Zirkle Fruit Company, Four Feathers Vineyard
2023.06 - 2023.09
- Conduct monthly chemical inventories
- Ranch/property inspections every month under the company's and state policies
- Provide and retrieve inspection sheets from tractor and ATV operators who conducted their pre-inspection before operating any equipment
- Supervision of tractor operators and irrigators while completing spray records during applications
- Purchase parts for irrigation personnel and mechanics
Admin Support
Zirkle Fruit Company, Soaring Eagle Ranch
2020.03 - 2023.06
- Worked in the Viticulture department doing bud counts, cluster counts, pest monitoring, lag phase weight, identifying/marking sick vines, vine counts, and delivering grape samples to 14 Hands Winery and Four Feathers Winery.
- Supervise and organize planting for new grape blocks. Supervised grape harvest, filling out the truck tickets, providing operators with their designated harvesting area, and making sure trucks were being completed in order and filled adequately.
- Assisted in Cherry and Apple Harvest by doing quality control, supervising crews, and assuring that the bins were filled adequately with minimal debris, filling out truck tickets, and assisting with operating equipment when necessary.
- Operated machinery when necessary. Equipment that I’ve operated are forklifts, bin-trailers, sprayers, weed sprayers, and mowers for apples, cherries, and grapes. Can operate Gregoire harvesters/sprayers, gondolas, excavators, and skid-steers.
- Doing tree/vine counts when necessary or when planting new blocks of cherry, apple, and grape.
General Labor
Allan Bros Inc
2019.06 - 2020.01
- Performed quality control during the cherry harvest and assisted with removing any debris from the bins. Harvested cherries occasionally when needed.
- Assisted in extending and removing the reflective film or white cloth during apple harvest
- Thinning and Harvesting Apples
- Training in Cherries and Apples
- Assisted at the loading area during apple harvest to prevent the crop from bruising
Equipment Operator
Anderson Hay & Grain
2018.06 - 2018.09
- Operated a tractor to rake, tedder, and bale hay
- Operated a stack cruiser.
Seasonal General Labor
Zirkle Fruit Company, Soaring Eagle Ranch
2017.06 - 2017.08
- Shoot/Cluster thinning in vineyards
- Shoot thinning in apple blocks
- Unclogging irrigation lines
- Training vines to wire
Education
Bachelor of Applied Science - Applied Management Emphasis Agriculture
Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA2023-06
Associate in Arts & Sciences - Honors
Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA2021-06
High School Diploma -
Wahluke High School
Mattawa, WA2020-06
Skills
- Time Management
- Equipment Operation
- Critical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Responsibility
- Problem-Solving
- Bilingual
- Goal oriented
- Training and mentoring
- Strategic planning
- Complex Problem-solving
- Project planning
- Quality control
Certification
- Forklift Certified
- Private Applicators License
- Commercial Pest Control Consultant License
- CPR and First Aid Certified
- WISHA 10 Certification
- Medical Card Holder
Timeline
Admin Support – Irrigation Supervisor/Safety Officer
Zirkle Fruit Company, Soaring Eagle Ranch
2023.09 - Current
Admin Support – Assistant
Zirkle Fruit Company, Four Feathers Vineyard
2023.06 - 2023.09
Admin Support
Zirkle Fruit Company, Soaring Eagle Ranch
2020.03 - 2023.06
General Labor
Allan Bros Inc
2019.06 - 2020.01
Equipment Operator
Anderson Hay & Grain
2018.06 - 2018.09
Seasonal General Labor
Zirkle Fruit Company, Soaring Eagle Ranch
2017.06 - 2017.08
Bachelor of Applied Science - Applied Management Emphasis Agriculture
Columbia Basin College
Associate in Arts & Sciences - Honors
Columbia Basin College
High School Diploma -
Wahluke High School