Joe Thomas Rolfe

**** ********* ** – Kiln, MS ***56

Home 228-***-**** Cell 228-***-****

Objective: Seeking a challenging position with a successful company.

Education:

University of Louisiana in Monroe - Monroe, LA

Bachelors of Science in Agriculture-Business

Graduation - December 17, 1977

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Certified Occupational Safety Specialist

Graduation – December 16, 2011

Summary:

Experienced in operation and management of a personal business as

well as a corporate farm operation

Experienced and knowledgeable in the calibration and application of

agricultural chemicals, pre-emergent, post emergent, defoliants,

and pesticides

Licensed pesticide applicator

Experienced in producing accurate and timely bids and estimates on

landscape installations

Experienced operator of bobcat, forklift, tractor, front-end loader,

bulldozer, cotton picker, and combine

Knowledge and experience with use of laser instrument operations for

Surveying and land leveling

Experience with hiring and management of large labor crews.

Work Experience:

Owner/Operator - Bay Lawn Equipment Jan 2005 – Present

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Designed and constructed 12,000 sq. ft. facility accommodating up to 8 tenants including commercial grade lawn equipment dealership.

Facilitate all financial decisions and day to day workings of equipment dealership

Owner/Operator- Evergreen Garden center Apr 2001- Aug 2005

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Hurricane Katrina

Managed all facets of small business

Managed crews of up to 25 employees and complex machinery

Produced accurate and timely bids and estimates on landscape projects

Owner/Operator - Rolfe Planting Company Jan 1980- Feb 2002

Oak Ridge, Louisiana

Named # 16 of the Top 100 best managed farms of 1990

Calculated seed, chemicals and equipment needed to produce crops

Produced over 5,000 acres of crop per year

Oversaw bulldozer, backhoe, track hoe, and tractor operations

Owned and Operated J&J farms, Inc., Rolfe Brothers farm, and Rolfe Cattle Company

Experienced with pivot, furrow, and flood irrigation systems

Maintained a Cow/calf operation of approximately 150 pair

Farm Manager - Barham, Inc. Jan 1978- Dec. 1991

Oak Ridge, Louisiana

Calculated products and equipment needed to optimize crop production

Oversaw harvest and planting operations

Authorized to hire and release laborers as necessary

Achievements:

Board Member Federal Land Bank of North Louisiana, 1997-1999

Number 16 of the 1990 Top 100 Best Managed Farms

Planted, maintained and produced a combination of:

2500 Acres Cotton 1000 Acres Corn

300 Acres Milo 10 Acres Christmas Trees

800 Acres Soybeans 500 Acres Rice

Raised and maintained 200 Head and 500 Yearlings ( 1990-2000)

Including branding, dehorning, castrating, vaccinating and worming

Operated and supplied cattle for team roping competition

Certifications:

HSE – 0039 Water Survival/HUET Shell Training Academy Robert, LA

Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)

SMS training Academy – records available upon request

IADC Rig Pass

OSHA 30 Hour Outreach Training for General Industry

1018 Mississippi Real Estate License

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