Maintenance Management

INTELLIGENT TREE CARE

Bill Gardner, Certified Arborist

Email: ***********@***.*** or (510)-676 -TREE (676-8733)

Web Page: http://parktrees.vze.com

CURRENT POSITION

Owner, Intelligent Tree Care

Supervisor of Parks, Retired, Hayward Area Recreation & Park District (HARD), 1998-2009

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

ISA Certified Arborist No. WC-3727A

ISA Certified Proctor

TCIA Certified Tree Safety Professional #00315

CA DPR Certification No. QC-88090, categories A-I, L-N

CA Structural Pest Control No. RA-4834, categories 2, 3, 4

Ornamental Landscape Professional Certification, 2002, PLCA

Certified Pool and Spa Operator No. 94-227856. 2008

ACWMA Master Composter Certification 2001

ACWMA Certified Bay-Friendly Landscaper

ACWMA Certified Bay-Friendly Landscape Designer

IA Landscape Water Auditor, CLCA No.-40044. 1999-Present

California Certificate Construction Planning Management 1999

Cal-OSHA Certified Forklift Operator

Mauget Certificate No. 99-0631

FMC Certificate for Termite Bait Stations No. 8069.

3M Respirator Fit Tester Certification

Red Cross Certified, First Aid & CPR

Certified Instructor, National Rifle Association:

Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzle-Loading Rifle, Muzzle-Loading Shotgun

BSA Trail Boss

EDUCATION

Tree Biology, Tree Chemistry, Tree Dissection, Rhizospheres, and Microscopic

Tree Structure Seminars by Dr. Alex Shigo, 2000 - 2006, Portsmouth, NH

MPDN Certified First Responder, 2008

Advanced IPM for Urban & Industrial, 2000, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN

Turf Grass Pest Control Certificate, 1999, Purdue University

1999 Graduate, ASCA Academy, Providence, RI

2008 MFI Graduate, New Braunfels, Texas

Pest Control Technology Certificate, 1998, Purdue University

1997 Graduate, Pacific Southwest Maintenance Management School

1998, Post-Grad, Employee Relations, Pacific Southwest Maint. Mgmt. Sch.

Coursework at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, ITRC

Ongoing/continuing education since 1995, available on request

Reserve Deputy Training, Alameda County Sheriff s Department, 1975

Wildlands Firefighter Training, Fairview Fire Department, 1975

Chabot College, 1972-1974: Horticulture, Nursery Practices, Turf Care,

Floriculture, Spray Technology, Supervision, Business, Warehousing, Physical Science, Landscape Design, Data Processing, Geology

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

Western Arborist Summer 2002, Tree-tenna photo.

Landscaper s Guide to Grasscycling (A), 2001 publication by the Grasscycling Advisory Panel; panel member.

Bolshiy Deryevya A Brief Look at Tree Care in Russia (in collaboration with

Dmitri Toupine and Fran Gardner) published in Western Arborist, Summer

2001.

Shigo Seminar 2001 published in Western Arborist, Summer 2001 and in

California Arborist Association Newsletter, Summer 2001.

SPEAKER ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS

Arboriculture

Baseball Field Maintenance

Chemical Safety (Agriculture + Structural)

Erosion Control

Forestry Topics

Gardening/ Horticulture

Intelligent Tree Care

Irrigation Issues

Parks and Park Maintenance

Risk Management

Safety

Supervision & Management>

Trail Maintenance

MEMBERSHIPS & OFFICES HELD

American Society of Consulting Arborists

Western Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture (Northern Area Publicity and Public Relations Committee 2005- Present, Award of Achievement, 2005)

(Judge - Certified Tree Worker Exam; Jamboree Competition; Aerial Rescue Instructor Exam)

International Society of Arboriculture

California Arborists Association, Tree Climbing Competition Judge; (Secretary, 1998-2003)

Tree Care International Association (formerly NAA)

Professional Association of Pest Applicators

(Planning Committee member, 1991-present)

California Association of Pest Control Advisors

Park Rangers Association of California

Maintenance Superintendents Association

Society of Municipal Arborists (Arborists Exchange Committee, 2008)

Arizona Comunity Tree Council

California Native Plants Society

California Rare Fruit Growers Association

California Parks & Recreation Society

(Board member, District 3, Parks Representative, 1998-99)

Bay Area Landscape Supervisors Forum (Chair, 1996-97)

Sierra Club

Plant Amnesty

National Arbor Day Foundation

California Oak Foundation

California Urban Forest Council

Nevada Shade Tree Council

Tree Climbers International

Urban Tree Foundation

Northern California Turf & Landscape Council (Board member, 2001- Present; Vice President 2002; President 2003 - 2005, Past President 2006-2007)

Kiwanis Club (Tree Planting Chair, Total K Day, 2000 - 2002)

Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout, 1967; Silver Beaver Award, 2004; James E. West Fellowship, 2004)

Boy Scouts of America (William Hornaday Award for Conservation, 2008)

You are visitor number:

Contact this candidate