Horticulturist/groundskeeper

Thomas Thornton

**** ******* ***** **. *******, NC. 919-***-****

************@*****.***

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EDUCATION

B.S., Horticulture - General Horticulture Oregon State University

Expected Graduation: 2015 (one class left)

. Relevant courses: Landscape Plant Materials, Biology of Horticulture,

Plant Propagation, Ecology of Managed Ecosystems, Weed management,

permaculture

. Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office programs

. Permaculture Designer Certificate from Cascadia Permaculture Institute

WORK EXPERIENCE

Garden Staff, Juniper Level Botanic Gardens, Raleigh, NC

8/12 - 8/14

. Assisted head curator and assistant curator with daily maintenance

tasks

. Performed daily tasks including, planting, watering, weeding, pruning,

raking

. Performed IPM measures

. Performed annual tasks like fertilizing and pH adjustments

. Assisted curator with garden inventorying

. Assisted research department with installing underground irrigation

system

. Collected propagules for Nursery production

. Assisted in leading garden volunteers.

Groundskeeper, Drucker & Falk / Crosland, Raleigh, NC

9/03 - 11/04 / 1/09 - 4/10

. Properties include Sumter Square, Litchford Park, Shellbrook, The

Pinnacle

. Assisted superintendent and assistant superintendent with daily

property inspections

. Completed light duty work orders submitted by tenants

. Conducted annual preventative maintenance inspections

. Completed apartment turn-overs after tenant moves out

. Completed CPO, CFC II certification training

Endoscopy Technician, Raleigh Endoscopy Center, Raleigh, NC

1/06 - 8/07

. Assisted GI doctors during endoscopic procedures

. Completed pre-op and post-op room and equipment preparation

. Worked closely with nurse in collecting, labeling biological samples

. Received CPR training

References on next page

References:

Todd Wiegardt - Juniper Level Head Curator - 919-***-****

Ryan Finch- Former Raleigh City Farm Manager - 336-***-****

Ken Nowell - Crosland Property Manager, Supervisor - 919-***-****

Jimmy Daniels - Senior Archeologist at ASM Affiliates - 760-***-****

Jimmy is a long-time friend

Keith Lukowski - NCSU Horticulture Graduate - 919-***-****

Keith is a friend and employee at Juniper

Level.

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