Jerald Ripia

• Installed metal and wooden fences and privacy borders.
• Dug holes and trenches to position fences correctly.
• Used hand tools and instruments to take measurements.
• Joined, raised and secured fence segments in place.
• Inspected fences for gaps and vulnerabilities, making necessary adjustments.
• Discussed fencing requirements and specifications with clients.
• Filled post holes with concrete to maintain proper stability and longevity of fencing installations.
• Attached rails or tension wire along bottoms of posts to form fencing frames.
• Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes.

• Pruned orchard trees by shortening or removing upper limbs and removing long shoots in center and tops of trees.
• Examined trees for blight and insect infestation and recorded damage and location of affected trees.
• Removed brush, fallen fruit and trash to maintain clean and safe orchard.
• Packed and loaded orchard harvests into appropriate boxes.
• Maintained healthy trees by pruning and checking for disease.
• Harvested fruit by grasping, twisting, pulling, shaking trees and vines to separate crop from plant.
• Safely operated forklift, scissor lifts and harvesting equipment.
• Labeled outgoing shipment with proper information for prompt delivery.

Tree planting

• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
• Bared soil, operated auger, and tamped soil around trees.
• Transported trees in bags to carry to planting sites.

Tree Pruning

• Prepped trimming tools by sharpening shears, grinders and saw teeth.
• Trimmed greenery, shrubs and hedges to maintain uniform appearance.
• Mixed and sprayed fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides onto shrubs, trees and grass.
• Removed dead and excess branches from trees.
• Performed basic tree pruning, watering, and fertilizing.
• Used ladders, ropes, harnesses and other protective equipment to climb trees and to identify arboricultural pathology concerns.

Tree faller

• Cut trees and placed felling wedges in strategic locations to achieve desired felling results.
• Inspected and repaired equipment such as wedges, machinery, lifts, saws and saw blades before and after use.
• Stopped saw engines, pulled cutting bars from cuts and ran to safety as trees fell.
• Sawed back-cuts to leave sufficient sound wood to control fall direction.
• Selected safe and appropriate trees for daily cutting targets to meet outlined production demands and protect long-term forest growth.
• Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.