Arborist Resume Examples

Certified Arborist

Performed all aspects of tree care including removals, pruning with rope and saddle, landscaping, chemical trunk injections, spraying, fertilizing, and many other advanced tasks as needed.

• Trained and supervised new employees
• Performed basic maintenance on a variety of trucks, equipment, power tools, and pumps.
• Coordinated and scheduled all work with customers, crews, subcontractors, and relevant utilities
• Diagnosed and recommended treatments for insect, disease, and nutrient/cultural problems of trees

Senior Arborist

Manage arborists and multiple tree service contractors for project quality, safety and timely completion of distribution line clearance tree pruning of approximately 1000 miles of overhead electrical lines annually.

• Successfully collaborate with community relations, procurement dept. and various electric service center personnel
• Successfully interfacing with state and town government (54 tree wardens), citizen groups and customers improving understanding and image of the NSTAR Vegetation Management Program.
• Created and implemented the downloading of circuit maps to pdf files onto CD eliminating the use of voluminous printed maps in the bid process
• Created and implemented the 100% arborist audit procedures and partial re-audit of circuits including the attachment of completed vendor audit forms to all contractor invoicing as well as tree removal forms mandatory for payment authorization, and systematically implemented quality audit procedure improvement
• Designed internal documentation, tracking and procedures for tree contractor requests for rubber sleeve installation, planned outages and pole to tree guy wire removal. Increasing communication processes, worker safety, and procedural accountability.

Senior Utility Arborist

• Inspect Utility right-of-ways to assess vegetation to conductors’ clearance for NERC, Utility Commission, and state/local regulatory compliance.
• Communicate effectively with property owners, public officials, and other stakeholders regarding proposed work and other vegetation related issues, resolving complex property owner complaints
• Managed responses to contractor questions concerning work procedures and requirements
• Documented, organized, and managed multiple work priorities using 3rd party GIS equipped & proprietary planning software
• Attentively inspected detailed work completed by contractors for compliance to utility specifications and industry standards such as ANSI A300, ANSI Z133.1, NESC
• Worked on a special Utility project such as PG&E Lidar project – ground verification of trees health and relation to conductors using iPad ArcGIS app
• Writing job descriptions, developing and implementation of QA/QC program, developing and presenting training materials, testing and implementing new software.

Arborist

• Planned and executed complex tree removals
• Repaired, maintained, and operated company chainsaws and wood chippers
• Consulted directly with customers to ensure their satisfaction
• Communicated with and worked with a team of four arborists

Arborist

for anything climbing related that needed assistance: advanced rigging and gear.

• Go to person for all big issues others were not experienced enough for: Hang ups, snags, transfers, topping etc.
• Spent most of my weekend hours training new aspiring climbers and performing maintenance on all of my old equipment (Saws sized from 200-441, All climbing saddles, Climbing rope, helmets and spurs)
• Was the acting crew leader for six months of my 8 months spent in Tahoe on the arbor crew.
• Earned the title of arbor specialist through my thorough and vast training/ knowledge of both chainsaw and climbing.

Arborist

members to ensure job goes smoothly, efficiently and safely

• Estimate costs and price jobs and ensure contracted jobs operate within budget
• Communicate effectively with homeowners about value of work to be performed and benefits to their home
• Extensive work with heights and experience with safety associated with working at heights

Arborist and Sales Coordinator

Responsible for generating and managing new sales, overseeing through production phase/follow up * Achieved 10%-20% year over year growth eight consecutive years

• Establish and maintain client relations offering consults, proper species identification, assessment, diagnosis, and propose plan of action to successfully meet client's objectives within budget constraints
• Consistently increased sales and built up territory
• Represented company regularly at variety of professional venues as an industry expert and trusted advisor
• Voted "Arborist of the Year" and "Best Team Player" multiple years

Utility Arborist / Pre-planner

Contractor with Bluebonnet Electric / Contractor with City of Austin involving inspection of power lines and existing electrical facilities.

• Operations include notification of vegetation work plans to commercial, private, and residential Bluebonnet Electric Members / Austin Energy Customers.
• ISA certified TX3665A / 1st Aid & CPR Certified / Line Clearance Certified - Asplundh Tree Experts.
• Attended BCP Infrastructure Maintenance Training & Texas Vegetation Management Association Conferences.

Sales Representative/ Arborist Apprentice

Exhibit extensive arborist knowledge required for client acquisition and client retention.

• Responsible for field diagnosing and gathering information required to bid a variety of small to large clients.
• Respond to customer questions and complaints.
• Involved in the marketing decisions required to bring in new clientele.
• Wrote annual company newsletter.

Utility Arborist / Work Planner

Consultant to Nashville Electric Service & LG&E / KY Utilities

• Planned routine line clearance work
• Audited tree contractors work for compliance with the utilities specifications
• Assisted in storm and emergency situations
• Operated system forestry computer programs and record systems