000 Sanilac Street w Staten Island, NY 10306 w (718) 888-8888 w Email: JeannineSmith@msn.com   

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Outstanding office worker with over ten years of experience in various work environments including parks and recreation and human resources.  Hardworking professional, able to meet deadlines, prioritize, and multitask in order to accomplish projects communicated.  Effective problem solver with ability to maximize resources, work effectively in teams, and create stunning landscapes.  Articulate leader overseeing three teams of landscaping artists to effective implementation of company goals.

SKILLS AND COMPUTER PROFICIENCY:

MS Word                                  MS Excel                         MS Powerpoint                          MS Publishing  

Typing: 60 WPM                       Proficiency in use of scanners, faxes, and telephone switchboards  

EDUCATION:

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks Alaska            B.S. Natural Resources Management                                    2004

Morrisville State College, Morrisville, NY                        A.A.S. Natural Resources Conservation                               1995

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE:

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, Staten Island, NY                  Nov. 2008 - June 2009

Forest Technician

• Performed seasonal operations that included removal of park brush, vine clippings, and invasive trees in order to restore landscaping and scenery to its natural ecosystem.
• Assisted supervisors and forest technician team in the planting of herbaceous shrubs and mixed foliage items such as Sassafras, Hackberry, and Beech and other tree species such as Oak, Pine, and Mable trees in cost effective manner.
• Broad knowledge base of life history of trees and growth requirements for tree species, plant species, and vines.

• Extensive application of tools for landscaping including edge cutters, brush cutters, pruning sheers and loppers.     

• Carried out other duties as assigned by park administrators such as maintenance and record keeping for inventory.

HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION, Staten Island, New York                       Dec. 2007 - Feb. 2008

Office Assistant / Receptionist

• Clerical: data entry, scanned, collated and photocopied public case files for supervisors, case managers and other office personnel.
• Enacted receptionist duties for large office environment including directing calls, facilitating data office entry on key pad, and disseminating public relations information to local officials in the community.

• Conducted interdepartmental mail delivery and facilitated errands for a staff team of fifteen overseeing five well-managed company departments.

FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH, Fairbanks, Alaska                                                Oct.  2004 – Feb. 2006

Ranger Aide 

• Collected fees, issued permits, and maintained daily logs for inventory for landscaping projects designated by parks department.
• Dispersed information to visitors pertaining to park and outlying natural areas.
• Patrolled park and enforced regulations on beaches and in campgrounds.
• Performed brush cutting, timber harvests, and maintained flowerbeds in all landscaping areas for public use.

TRADER HORN, Fairbanks, Alaska                                                                                                    Sept. 1990 – Oct. 1994

Cashier / Clerk / Inventory Supervisor                                                                                            

• Processed customer sales invoices, refunds, and monetary exchanges in high paced, corporate sales environment.
• Enacted reception duties, directed calls, answered sales and service inquiries, and resolved customer complaints.
• Managed and balanced cash drawer, made deposits to bank, executed payroll, ordered merchandize for branch.
• Filed and collated customer invoices, and processed credit card applications that led to increased company revenue.