Manager Maintenance
Resume:
Shahar Caspi
***** ********** *** *******, ** ***35
******.*****@*****.***
Objective: I’m very passionate about farming and particularly bio-dynamic farming. I am seeking a position
where I can use my experience, education, and passion to help you implement the best bio-dynamic
practices available.
Experience:
2008-2011 Vineyard manager at Renaissance vineyard and winery. I was hired to convert their 45 acres
conventional cultivated vineyard to one using fully bio-dynamic viticulture. Among my
responsibilities: production of bio-dynamic compost, compost tea and preparations, establish
nursery for cuttings, prepare an annual vineyard plan and budget, prepare biennial replanting
program for the 35 years old vineyard, mentoring and training the staff in bio-dynamic – organic
viticulture, Monitor nutrient status and grape diseases, manage and maintain record keeping of all
vineyard activities, manage preventative maintenance programs for all equipment and irrigation
(including servicing for all vineyard equipment), Scheduling and mentoring of irrigation, spray
and fertilization program, perform all tractor work (spraying, mowing, disking, composting as well
as front loader operation).
Under my management, in the last 3 years the yearly crop went up steadily between 3-7% every year
and production cost went down by 12%!!
2005-2007 I established a combined vegetable, fruit, and animal farm for the production and marketing of bio-
dynamic agricultural produce. The business grows ~75 different crops!! In the second year of
operation the annual gross income went up by 105% and then 80% in the third year.
2004 Agronomist at Da Kedem, organic pesticides company. I managed and analyzed all field trails
2004 Agronomist. I managed the nursery and the experimental plots of Eucalyptop a company marketing
the farmed forest concept.
2003–2004 First job after school(seasonal) operator of large tractors (John Deeres 4850) and several machines
in processing and planting fodder at one of the largest dairy farm in Israel including preventing
maintenance and service.
1998-2000 I was a partner in a woodshop specialized in custom furniture from exotic trees.
1994-2000 I was executive manager of a decoration company.
1989-1990 Farm manager of a farm that grew exotic fruits and vegetables
Education:
Completed certification course for conducting examinations in organic agriculture at SKAL
company, Israel
2005 Completed certification course for organic growers – at the organization for organic agriculture
(IBOAA) the Israeli administrative agriculture research institute
2000-2003 Bachelor in Plant Sciences at the Hebrew university, Jerusalem, agriculture faculty. (Self funded)
1990-1994 Took a self-funded round-the-world trip to study and learn new organic and bio-dynamic practices.
During this trip, I studied various crop growing methods at several places around the world
including apple, mango, wine grapes cultivation in Australia, deer and dairy farms production in
New Zealand, as well as vegetables cultivation in Japan.
1989 Took plant protection courses at the ministry of agriculture.
I am proficient using Microsoft Professional Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
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