Wesley Runyon
Saint Petersburg
Summary
Hardworking professional with impressive skills in horticulture and landscaping. Committed to worksite safety and client satisfaction. Well-versed in operating equipment to plant, trim and protect customer greenery and produce attractive, long-lasting displays.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Barber
Cummings Barber Shop
10.2021 - 08.2025
- Distributed business cards outside of salon to generate new business.
- Resolved guest complaints about service or style.
- Educated clients about products and self-maintenance for healthy hair based on needs and preferences.
- Built strong and lasting rapport with clients through consistent delivery of requested services and exceptional results.
- Styled hair according to customer preferences.
- Counted and documented opening and closing cash amounts daily.
- Consistently received positive performance reviews from guests.
- Consulted with clients to assess personal style preferences and unique needs.
- Demonstrated knowledge of latest industry trends, tools and techniques to meet diverse customer preferences.
- Applied range of waxes, creams, gels and pomades to client hair to achieve style goals.
- Maintained regular client list and successfully handled walk-in customers.
- Kept shop neat, professional and welcoming to guests of different backgrounds.
- Helped clients feel relaxed and improved experiences with use of scalp massage and related treatments.
- Offered clients variety of facial shaving services using both modern and traditional techniques.
- Operated clippers and shears to create customized looks.
- Maintained high number of return customers through precise cutting, coloring and styling of clients' hair.
Warehouse Forklift Operator
Williams-Sonoma
03.2012 - 07.2021
- Wrapped pallets in plastic wrap and attached merchandise tags to prepare for shipping.
- Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices.
- Turned in paperwork outlining orders for inspection before loading, marking load tickets for out of stock items, withholding or completing orders as necessary and inspecting trucks before departure.
- Verified functionality of forklifts through performance of preventive maintenance and effective troubleshooting of malfunctions.
- Monitored area for pedestrian and vehicular traffic while operating various types of equipment.
- Maneuvered forklift safely in congested and confined areas using [Skill] and [Technique].
- Packed items into appropriate containers for shipment.
- Transported stowed product inventory to various locations throughout unit, labeling and replenishing inventory items, making boxes and loading and unloading trailers to keep stock in proper condition.
- Drove carts, dollies, hand trucks, mobile power-propelled trucks and other moving equipment to move large quantities of merchandise.
- Worked with racking systems and loaded or unloaded pallets, pulling and placing pallets on or off of vertical product racking systems and trucks, maximizing storage by stacking products vertically.
- Used strapping and bracing techniques combined with proper balancing to prevent load shifting.
- Inspected equipment for defects and performed repairs or maintenance tasks.
- Transported goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs.
- Communicated with floor managers to determine merchandise placement.
- Operated forklift in compliance with OSHA guidelines and organizational policies.
Landscaper
Jwise Landscapping
08.2003 - 02.2012
- Performed planting, watering, mulching, and edging of lawns.
- Used trimmers and chainsaws for grounds maintenance, brush clearing, and tree removal and thinning.
- Removed weeds, hazards, and debris from common pathways to improve usability.
- Maintained grounds by trimming, weeding, and general clean-up.
- Installed lights, sprinklers and other outdoor features based on requirements.
- Inspected gardens for pests, weeds and diseases.
- Removed tree stumps, roots and debris for cohesive landscape appearance.
- Applied fertilizers and pesticides to outdoor areas according to safety standards.
- Utilized power tools and landscaping machines to maintain outdoor areas.
- Installed stonework according to landscape design plan and client specifications.
- Cut trees and shrubs to shape and maintain landscape.
- Maintained gardening tools by replacing blades and fluids.
- Prepared soil for planting and sowing.
Education
Associate of Science - Basic
HGTC
Dublin, GA08-2003
High School Diploma -
West Laurens
Dublin, GA05-2002
Skills
- Shrubbery trimming
- Soil preparation
- Stonework
- Landscape design
- Yard mowing
- Flower planting
- Planting
- Cultivating soil
- Using hand tools
- Sod laying
- Turf management
- Hardscape installation
- Responsible and punctual
- Residential landscaping
- Hardscape design
- Weeding and edging
- Commercial construction experience
- Machine safety practices
- Landscaping plans
- Hedge walls
- Jobsite safety
- Lawn care
- Maintaining equipment
- Customer service
- Planting flowers and bushes
- Flexible and adaptable
- Strong work ethic
- Complex Problem-solving
- Organic practices
- Lawn and grounds maintenance
- Physically fit
- Heavy equipment operation
- Landscape equipment knowledge
- Heavy lifting
Timeline
Barber
Cummings Barber Shop
10.2021 - 08.2025
Warehouse Forklift Operator
Williams-Sonoma
03.2012 - 07.2021
Landscaper
Jwise Landscapping
08.2003 - 02.2012
Associate of Science - Basic
HGTC
High School Diploma -
West Laurens