Saleem Soomro
PO Box 3346
Grand Junction, CO 81502
Tel. (510) 565-4744
saleem@soomro.us
CAREER OBJECTIVES
To obtain an Area Manager or Operation Manager position where my experience in horticulture, tree management and customers relationships can be useful to the business development of an aggressive landscape maintenance company.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Many years of experience performing assessment and diagnosis of trees, lawns, shrubs and ground covers in commercial and residential landscape.
Experience in landscape, irrigation, and water management.
Successful in my communication with co-workers and subordinates; able to adjust my management to diverse cultures and levels of education.
Successful in customer communication and development of excellent business relationships.
Experience in crews and equipment organization as well as maintenance routes set-up.
Experience in analysis of financial reports from administrative offices and HOA committees.
Experience in sales and marketing for tree and commercial landscape companies.
Experience in horticulture research, pests and diseases diagnosis-control.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Achieved substantial revenues and clients retention for my formers employers and my own consulting work.
Very successful in the conduction of large pest control operation in compliance with California law.
Consistently attended to many horticultural, arboriculture, and environmental seminars, training series, and hands-on landscape practices in Northern California
Obtained the Qualified Applicator License (QAL) from the CA department of pesticide regulations (DPR).
WORK EXPERIENCE
March 21, 2008 to date RE Landscape Services, Account Manager.
August 2006 to March 21, 2008 Cairo’s Landscape Inc, Manager Maintenance Division.
April- 2005 to January 2006.The Care of Trees. Position: Plant health care scientist. Duties: diagnosis and treatment recommendations for trees and other landscape plants, IPM practices for pest control, sales, follow-up with clients. Organize and schedule work, supervise quality.
August-2002 to April-2005.Arborwell, tree-company. Position: plant health care scientist. Duties: diagnosis and treatment recommendations for trees and other landscape plants, IPM practices for pest control, sales, follow-up with clients. Organize and schedule work, supervise quality.
April-2001 to August-2002. Totally organic products. Position: Agriculture scientist. Duties: Development of natural agricultural crops, prevention of environment pollution. Testing organic pesticides and fertilizers.
1996-1998. OxfamGB Pakistan Program. Worked as Pest management and plant protection consultant.
EDUCATION
1994-1998. Sindh Agriculture University. Degree: Master in Horticulture. Specializations: Plants- pest and disease control and agriculture extension.
2001, Qualified Applicator License # QL 32768
60 hours of continued education per year by attending local and state-wide seminars on personnel management, tree care and landscape maintenance.
Licenses in Progress:
SKILLS
References: Upon request.
