Wyatt Branson

**** ****** **** *** ********, Missouri

Email: adu8oe@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 573-***-****

Qualifications Summary: Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Plant Science with an emphasis in Horticulture. 8+ years of experience as a Technician in an industrial/electrical power-transmission repair shop. Extensive experience in maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnostics, repair and installation of industrial/heavy-farm equipment. 3-4 years of daily experience working with greenhouse and field crops, including all aspects of operating a farm. Experience problem solving in a multitude of high-pressure and technical situations. Ample experience speaking publicly, as well as organizing/working together with teams to reach mutual goals.

I’m an extremely particular person who believes patience, persistence and positivity are needed when approaching any task. I enjoy working with others, solving complex technical problems, and continuously learning new information to better myself or the environment around me.

Areas of strength include:

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Great Mechanical/Electrical Knowledge Base, Understanding of Physics

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Industrial Equipment Operation/Installment/Maintenance

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Knowledge of Hydraulic Power Systems

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Knowledge of Plant Science and Cultural Practices

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Personal and Technical Communication

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General Construction (Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing)

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Greenhouse and Indoor Facility Management

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Speed and Propensity to Learn/ Problem Solving Ability

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BSA Eagle Scout

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Plant Science- Missouri State University- Springfield, MO

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kelly Branson Equipment Sales/Repair LLC 6/2022- Present

Mechanical Technician

•Maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnosis, repair, and installation of large power transmission systems including gearboxes, electric motors, hydraulic, pneumatic, water pumps, rotary lobe blower/compressors and other heavy equipment

•Operated heavy equipment in shop daily as well as on an assortment of jobs including surveying and land preparation for building sites, excavations, and erosion control projects

Callaway Hills Stables- New Bloomfield, Mo 8/2021- 6/2022

Ranch Manager

•Maintain facilities/grounds at a large American Saddlebred Horse Ranch including repairing watering systems, electrical, HVAC, and heavy equipment operation/repair

•Preform handling, cleaning, training, general/medical care for horses on site

•Worked together with fellow employees to solve problems that arise, and develop goals/ plans for the ranch

Sportsman’s Research and Cultural Arts Foundation – Guthrie, MO 2/2018 – 4/2019

Horticultural Specialist/ Land Manager

•Worked for the foundation doing horticultural design and upkeep. Planting assortment of wildlife plots as well as maintaining 2-acre display garden.

•Assisted with regular crop maintenance, including seeding, watering, transplanting, harvest, and plot monitoring. Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and maintained cleanliness.

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Kelly Branson Equipment Sales/Repair LLC 5/2012 – 8/2018

Mechanical Technician

•Maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnosis, repair, and installation of large power transmission systems including gearboxes, electric motors, hydraulic, pneumatic, water pumps, rotary lobe blower/compressors and other heavy equipment

•Operated heavy equipment in shop daily as well as on an assortment of jobs including surveying and land preparation for building sites, excavations, and erosion control projects

Bugle Boy Honey LLC - Auxvasse, MO 3/2019- Present

Apiary Manager/Head Beekeeper

•Started my own business raising Italian and Feral Honeybees; selling the raw, filtered honey at a local market

•Was responsible for installing honeybee packages, capturing wild swarms, monitoring/ maintaining the growing colonies, harvesting, processing, bottling and marketing/sales of the honey and by-products.

•Establish yearly pollinator plots of both cool and warm season nectar sources for bees to forage on

David Barnes Farms LLC- Bois D’arc, Mo 8/2017 – 8/2019

Farm Hand/Laborer

•Worked on cattle ranch doing maintenance, roofing, mechanical repair, and building fence

•Working, feeding, and moving cattle, hogs, chickens, as well as monitor for health concerns or problems

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Prairie Fork Intern – Williamsburg, MO

12/2020

•Interned at a local conservation area dedicated to the preservation of native Missouri grasslands

•Preformed duties such as trail maintenance, fence repair, flora/fauna sampling and recording, planning educational activities for the public, and helping with controlled burns of native tall-grass prairies

Firewood Sales- Mid-Missouri Area 10/2014 - 2/2017

•Responsible for advertisement and coordination of firewood sales

•Cut, cure, split, load and deliver order to customers in the mid Missouri area

•Maintenance and repair on small engine chainsaws and hydraulic wood splitter

•Logging and keeping records of each sale as well as communication with customers over the phone and in person to establish customer rapport for return business

Wyatt Branson

Bachelor of Science- Environmental Plant Science

Missouri State University

adu8oe@r.postjobfree.com

573-***-****

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