Experience

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Pacific Landscape Services, Inc.

Account Manager

2017 - Present (7 years)

Vancouver, WA

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GRO OUTDOOR LIVING

Project Manager

July 2015 - Present (9 years 4 months)

Vancouver, WA

* Manage 3-6 crews for landscape installations

* Order material based on proposal budget

* Motivate team members to complete projects on schedule

* Perform final walk-through of projects with clients; assuring customer satisfaction by exceeding their expectations

* Manage large commercial and residential projects, including neighborhood parks:- apartment complex consisting of (16) buildings, coupled with (6) rain gardens to manage the entire site's water runoff;- neighborhood parks with amenities like play structures, splash pads, ands ports courts;- residential landscapes that include swimming pools, waterfall features, and outdoor living spaces.

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NW Native Landscapes

Landscape Construction Foreman

September 2013 - July 2015 (1 year 11 months)

NE Portland

* Manage landscape installation projects including flagstone/pave patios, rain garden installation, retaining wall installation, french drain installation, sod installation

* Assist owner with labor/project solutions by trouble-shooting employee issues and shuffling team members to projects that require specific skill sets

* Order material based on design/math calculations

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Blessing Landscapes

Landscape Construction Foreman

March 2013 - September 2013 (7 months)

NE Portland, OR

* Lead construction team installing landscape designs including retaining walls, paver and flagstone patios/walkways, sod lawns, decorative boulders, rain gardens, plantings, and water features.

* Ordered materials based on budget and scope

* Complete projects, including walk-through, within allotted schedule

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NW Native Landscapes

Landscape Technician

December 2012 - March 2013 (4 months)

* Landscape maintenance: mowing, debris pickup, pruning

* Landscape installation projects including flagstone/pave patios, rain garden installation, retaining wall installation, french drain installation, sod installation

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Balanced Energy Solutions

Stormwater Management Specialist

July 2010 - December 2012 (2 years 6 months)

NE Portland

* Residential weatherization: insulation installation, duct testing, draft sealing

* Eco roof construction for facilitating stormwater management; french drain installation; rain garden installation; other stormwater management procedures

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Beery, Elsner, and Hammond LLP

Paralegal

December 2007 - June 2010 (2 years 7 months)

Performed legal research and drafted briefs and findings. Worked and solved problems in all areas of municipal law.

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Adaptive Construction

Administrative Assistant/Laborer

September 2007 - December 2007 (4 months)

Metal and wood stud framing Read blueprints to determine elevations and grade for materials needed Track change orders and bid proposalsA ssist accounting with accounts payable

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Oregon Law Center

Legal Secretary

June 2005 - July 2007 (2 years 2 months)

Train attorneys to use the Oregon Judicial Information Network Train attorneys how to e-file in federal court Accounts Payable Format pleadings, create tables of authorities, perform legal research Set up video conferencing capabilities for clients outside the United States for mitigation/arbitration purposes

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Oregon Judicial Department

Court Operations Specialist

January 2005 - June 2005 (6 months)

Set up payment plans for people who had money judgments against them and enter those plans into the Oregon Judicial Information Network. Update case status in the Oregon Judicial Information Network.

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Education

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Clackamas Community College

Project Management Studies, Project Management · (2012 - 2014)

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University of Oregon

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) · (1998 - 2003)

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