Manager Plant

RICARDO ALVAREZ

** ** ********** *, ******, Mexico, 51260, H: 726-***-****, C: 722-***-****, ***************@*******.***

SUMMARY

I have 5 years of supervising and propagating experience, pruning techniques and grafting techniques for fruit trees.

Supervising retail experience in the horticultural field with retail potted flowers, roses, agapanthus and vegetables for 5 years.

Passionate about facing new challenges and proactive on taking the best decisions for problem solutions in client s retail market for more than 15 years.

15 years of experience with collaborative landscape design.

I am passionate about landscape gardening; I enjoy flourishing and designing beautiful outdoor spaces.

Dedicated to meet and exceed client s gardening needs on their private homes for their gardens for 15 years.

More than 10 years of parks and grounds maintenance supervision.

I have supervision experience in propagating plant materials like hard-wood, semi-hardwood and soft-wood cuttings as well as fertilizing and irrigation techniques.

I am currently making organic solid and liquid fertilizers with aminoacids, enzimes and gibberellic acid.

HIGHLIGHTS

*Plant propagator experienced *Draught resistant gardens

*Extensive native plant knowledge *Invasive species knowledge

*Lawn repair specialist *Rain gardens

*Japanese gardens *Aesthetic pruning seminar

*Proven retail experience

ACOMPLISHMENTS

Oversaw more than 10 acres of forestland in Amanalco, state of Mexico.

Promoted to supervisor production on flowers like roses, agapanthus and Irish bells.

Promoted to headgrower of a 3 acre avocado tree farm and greenhouse flower production.

Trained and supervised 20 nursery staff tree and greenhouse flower operation.

EXPERIENCE

Greenhouse manager supervisor 01-2005/01-2016

Viveros el árbol Mexico

*From 2005 to up to date 2016, I work for viveros el árbol propagating cuttings from: buganvileas, cissus, roses, vinca minors, agapanthus, some ornamental plants and fruit trees like apples, guavas, avocados, pears, tejocotes, oranges and pears at a 2,500 greenhouse operation in Amanalco de Becerra, state of Mexico.

*Supervised as a greenhouse manager on tomato production under 1,000 square meters of greenhouses, possibility to increase to 2,000 square meters on the 2016 year.

*Supervised as a greenhouse manager on roses, Irish bells, agapanthus and sunflowers production.

* Supervised planted seeds, bulbs, root balls, ground covers and fruit trees as part of propagation programs.

*Tracked production costs and progress using excel software programs.

*Supervised production scheduling times using data with excel and windows programs software.

*Experienced in fundraising and budget management for greenhouse hydroponic vegetable production.

*Supervised propagation cuttings on hard-wood, softwood and semi-hardwood cuttings with different amendments like compost and perlite, compost and peat moss and compost and vermiculite substrates.

*Managed 20 day labors in completing propagation plant cuttings, planted in compost-perlite substrates and composted mixtures.

*Supervised workers mixed and sprayed fertilizers, fungicides, root hormones and insecticides to plant cuttings and finished transplant plants.

*Supervised time propagation from 90 days to 40-45 days for hard-wood cuttings, 30 for semi-hardwood cuttings and 30 for soft-wood cuttings with proper temperature ranges from 35-38 centigrade with wires and thermostat under worm and silt substrates media.

Landscape manager. 01/1990 to 03/2004

Supervised scheduled tree and plants to be planted for the landscaping malls and private gardens based on drought tolerant, shade and light requirements and market demands for customers.

Supervised plant materials for planters.

Supervised irrigation systems installations in accordance with client specifications.

Supervised mowed and edged lawn and flower bed specifications using lawnmowers, edge and hedge trimmers.

Supervised planted seeds, bulbs, rose stocks, rose zcions in the greenhouses.

Supervised mixed and sprayed fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides onto grass, shrubs and trees.

Researched several silvicultural techniques used for the Mexico state area.

Supervised propagation techniques on hardwood, semi-hardwood and soft cuttings were used on plants trimmed.

Identified tree species and mapped stand strata.

Supervised preparation of amendments with compost and michorizas for plant beds.

Nursery salesman. 01/1986 to 01/1989

Nesei gardens Glendale, California.

*From January 1986 to December 1989 I worked at Nesei gardens nursery as salesman in Glendale California.

*Sold fertilizers, seeds, bulbs, sod, fumigants, trees and plant materials at the nursery.

*Took client demands, proposing their best plant and trees materials to be planted onto their gardens.

01/1985 to 01/1986

Thomson Rose Company. Carlsbad, California.

*Internship graduation program on California State Polythecnic University of Pomona.

*Operated a rotter tiller to prepare the soil in the greenhouse beds. Incorporate sawdust and chicken manure to the rose beds. Fertilized rose beds with calcium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, potassium sulfate and iron chelates.

*Pruned the rose plants to a five bud leaflet height to get them out for commercial production.

*Laid out mist irrigation systems to water rose beds.

Welding supervisor. 01/1984 to 12/1984.

Paul Ecke Poinsettia Ranch. Encinitas, California.

*Weld pipes for the heating system of the greenhouses.

*Worked as supervisor of 50 day laborers for the welding pipes of the greenhouse heating system.

*Worked cutting poinsettia cuttings for the greenhouses.

EDUCATION

Associate of Science : Ornamental Horticulture 1982

Cuyamaca College San Diego, California, U.S.A.

Member of the international club at Cuyamaca College.

Took an environmental design and Ornamental Horticulture coursework.

Associate of Science: Ornamental Horticulture 1989

California State University of Pomona Pomona, California,U.S.A.

INTERESTS.

Actively involved in triathlons, like playing tennis, swimming and like going hiking up the mountains.

Enjoy going to the beach and doing barbecues.

SKILLS.

Production experience on flowers and vegetables.

Landscape designing experience.

Propagating experience on plant materials.

Experience on recruiting laborers.

Supervising laborers.

Designing and laying out of irrigation system designs.

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