RICK W. WITHROW
PHOENIX, AZ 85015
PHONE 602-***-****
PROFILE: Irrigation specialist with over 35 years of experience in the Maintenance &
Construction Industry. Results oriented leadership, customer service focused. Detailed oriented
with strong skills in supervision, communication and problem solving.
EXPERIENCE:
SOARING EAGLE LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION 10/97-CLOSED 07/2014
Self-employed business. High End Residential Homes throughout the City OF Maricopa, &
Maricopa County. Irrigation Audits on small home owners associations under eight acres of turf
and 3 acres of drip. Maintenance Route of homes in Phoenix, Chandler and Maricopa Az., on a
weekly basis.
REVEGETATION SERVICES 02/08 to 03/09
SUPERINTENDENT STORM WATER. Bidding jobs for Hydro Seeding, Soil Stabilization,
and Weed Control, protection of Storm Drains, Inlets. Silt Fence & Wattles. Invoice all work
performed Maintain a schedule for weekly & monthly maintenance Supervise crew of three to
five. Install wattles, logs, geo damns, rip rap, silt fence, filter socks rope and re-bar any and all
erosion control measures needed.
Operated Heavy Equipment. Certified in Mine Safety, and Maricopa County Air Quality Dust
Control.
MATHEWS FAMILY INVESTMENTS 01/06 to 05/06
Land/Site development for modular homes in Williams, Az. Excavate for foundation and
utilities. Install Septic tank, leech field and potable water tank. Upgrade landscape and install
landscape curbing. Finished six units while Uncle dying of colon cancer.
WHEAT’S LAWN & CUSTOM LANDSCAPE - VIRGINIA 07/05 to 12/05
Irrigation Tech. Trouble shoot, repair, design all irrigation systems for multi-million dollar
homes in McLean Virginia. Up sale systems for better performance. Trouble shoot all lighting
systems as well as install and design. Extensive Customer Service. Maintain Tucor irrigation
systems.
LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE 01/93 to 10/97
OF ARIZONA, INC. TEMPE, ARIZONA
MANAGEMENT
Bidding, scheduling contracts, purchasing, hiring and firing. Scheduled over 100 men on a day
to day basis in the maintenance of all the city of Mesa Parks,(ALL FIVE ZONES) including
sports fields over seeding, pruning, moving, planting, and irrigation systems. Residential homes
in the high end in Ahwatukee, Camelback Mountain, Scottsdale Ranch, and Fountain Hills.
Started three irrigation routes within the commercial division .Motorola, Cal sense, Maxicom
central controllers used throughout Mesa, Phoenix city parks.
Projects include Arrowhead mall, Colonnade Mall, City of Mesa Parks, Homestead Village
(Phoenix), West court in the Buttes.
EDUCATION:
Glendale Community College Glendale Arizona 1970-1972
Gateway Community College Phoenix, Arizona 1992-1995
Cross Connection Environmental Phoenix, Arizona 2004-2007
City College of San Francisco 2001-2002
RICK WITHROW
EDUCATION
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, GLENDALE, AZ
DRAFTING, ACCOUNTING
LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION AUDITING EWING EDUCATION WORK
SHOPS
REGISTRATION/PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AMERCAN BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSOCIATION (PAST)
ASSEMBLY TESTER (EXPIRED 2008)
MARICOPA COUNTY AIR QUALITY DUST CONTROL COMPLIANCE
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT (MSHA)
OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION INDUSTRY.
1.5 YEARS IN THE STORM WATER, HYDRO SEEDING, EROSION AND DUST
CONTROL INDUSTRY.
SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS/ASSIGNMENTS
SUPERVISION AND SCHEDULING OF 100 PLUS EMPLOYEES
LARGEST IRRIGATION MAIN 12” & 10”
SWIMMING POOL CONSTRUCTION, ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA
CITY OF MESA PARKS/SPORTS FIELDS MAINTENANCE OF ALL FIVE
ZONES IRRIGATION, MOWING, TRASH PICK UP, TRIMMING, WEED
CONTROL
LEHI, UTAH CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING SUBDIVISIONS. INSTALL
ALL UNDERGROUND SEWER, WATER.
ADOT NMDOT KITCHELL, BEAZER, MERITAGE, DR HORTON:
HYDROSEEDING, SWPPP INSTALLS & MAINTENANCE,
RIP-RAP, CHANNEL STABILIZATION, GABIONS, DUST CONTROL
TACKIFIER. TRACKOUT/SHAKERS INSTALL AND MAINTENANCE
EQUIPMENT:
BACKHOE, TRENCHERS, LOADERS, FORK LIFTS, GANNON, MOWERS
521 LOCATOR, BARTON FOUR VALVE BACKFLOW TEST GAUGE.
IRRIGATION AUDITS DATA COLLECTION & CALCULATION