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10+ years of experience
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
6-10 years of experience
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.
0-5 years of experience
- 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.
0-5 years of experience
- 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
0-5 years of experience
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.
10+ years of experience
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
0-5 years of experience
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
6-10 years of experience
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.
0-5 years of experience
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.
0-5 years of experience
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
0-5 years of experience
Promote and manage websites.
- Aggressively seeks online marketing presence using SEO and other social media tools.
- Introduced and designed companies new website: www.kmlawnandgarden.com
- Responsible for the design and layout of company’s new mail order catalog.
- Assist in the financial budget for annual marketing strategies and projects.
- Arrange and set up 3 annual tradeshow to promote our company and services.
- Assisted customers with equipment purchases; arborist tools and Stihl power products.
- Managed inventory of arborist equipment.
0-5 years of experience
Oversee the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, plants and other perennial woody plants and lawn care.
- Ensured job schedules, safety procedures, and client satisfaction while maintaining profitability numbers.
- Trained new employees on horticulture and cultivation
- Operated equipment for landscaping and cultivating
0-5 years of experience
Served on crew, trimming and moving trees from power lines while maintaining safety at all times.
- Utilized bucket truck or “cherry picker” to trim trees near power lines.
- Obtained pesticide license.
- Learned different ways to use and tie knots and how to properly prune trees.
0-5 years of experience
Certified Arborist and tree climber
- Daily tree care operations to include pruning, removals, stump grinding, driving, bucket truck operations
- Plant health care applications
- Inspected, assessed and maintained the health of trees and shrubs
- Interacted with clients on daily basis to ensure quality of service
0-5 years of experience
- Led weekly safety meetings utilizing Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) safe worker operations manual.
- Managed woody debris disposal trailer and its associated operations.
- Conducted tree pruning and removal operations using OSHA, American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) best management practices.
- Operated gas powered chainsaws of various models and power for 100+ hours.
- Operated wheeled and tracked skid-steers for 20+ hours.
6-10 years of experience
Performed tree work and inspected work performed in the field to assure standard operating procedures are followed and performance standards are met.
- Equipment operator including truck-mounted hydraulic lifts, ASV, winches, chipper, etc.
- Work with residential and commercial clients to ensure client satisfaction.
- Advanced climbing skills, familiarity with crane removals and competent operation of chainsaws, chippers, stumpers, and other heavy machinery.
- Advanced pesticide and chemical application techniques.
- Train new employees to perform safe and efficient arboricultural procedures.
- Quick response team member for storm and disaster crew.
6-10 years of experience
Managed landscape projects throughout the City’s Special Assessment Districts
- Managed the tree-maintenance contract for the Special Assessment Districts and supervised contractors for special projects
- Supervised a team of Student Interns and Engineering Trainees
- Developed and maintained maps for Citywide landscape projects
- Performed tree health and risk assessments as necessary
- Managed Citywide street tree inventory efforts in TreeKeeper, ArcGIS and Access formats
- Developed City of San Jose Street Tree Identification Guide
- Integral team member in developing the Citywide Landscape Best Management Practices
- Other tasks included assisting property owners with questions related to street tree maintenance and municipal codes, and issuing and maintaining records of street tree permits
0-5 years of experience
Operated power equipment such as mowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, pruning saws, and wood chippers.
- Mow and edge lawns, using power mowers and edges.
- Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing and removing thatch, and trimming and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls.
- Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge and brush trimmers, and axes.
- Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
- Remove litter.
- Maintain and repair tools, equipment, and structures such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, and benches, using hand and power tools.
- Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, and other grounds features.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for managing and maintaining 1,300 acres of nursery tree stock.
- Responsible for all evaluation, diagnosing, and treatment of nursery stock trees.
- Oversee employees correctly perform pesticide, herbicide, insecticide, and fungicide applications.
- Responsible for bi-weekly NYS DEC Hemlock Wooly Adelgid inspection of over 4,000 Hemlock trees on the farm.
0-5 years of experience
Climbing with rope and saddle, spikes, foot-lock, mechanical devices, and ladders.
- Removal techniques: Natural and false crotches, various friction devices.
- Cabling experience: Various hardware types and sizes, various system installations.
- Safety: Familiar with the ANSI A300 standards and their application.
- Pruning: Class I-IV. Storm damage and topping restoration. Pruning young trees to establish structure. Familiar with A-300 standards.
- Knots: Familiar with all basic knots and several advanced friction hitches.
- Tree Biology: Basic Tree Biology studies and some studies from the ISA arborist study guide on tree biology and tree I.D.
- Experience with chainsaws in the tree and on the ground. Knowledge of sharpening chainsaws. Experience with hand saws in the tree and on the ground. Usage of pole pruners and pole saws also from the tree and the ground.
- Aerial Rescue: Different techniques and situations. Had practice runs.
- Splicing double braid ropes and 16 strand ropes.
- Plant health care: Insecticide spraying, fertilizing, mauget treatment, Emerald Ash Bore treatment, mixing chemicals to treat, and proper cleaning of equipment used.
0-5 years of experience
Operations manager, responsible for the overall operations for the Arbor Division
- Responsible for scheduling, safety, training, and recruiting.
- Responsible for the development of new business and long term customer relationships.
- Oversee vehicles and equipment for the Arbor division are inventoried regularly and maintained consistently in a satisfactory condition, operating efficiently and safely.
0-5 years of experience
- Work mostly involved tree removals by way of climbing and bucket truck
- Further developed climbing skills, both with and without gaffs, and rigging skills
- Mostly on as an needed part time basis
0-5 years of experience
Scheduled appointments for two arborist’s and monitored their calendars
- Entered all new sales proposals into PC
- Updated customer accounts with constant service changes
- Handled all incoming customer calls regarding services to be performed and rescheduled on their properties
- Handled all billing inquiries from customers regarding payments, questions on invoices and adding and subtracting services
- Processed credit card and check payments to customer accounts
- Made weekly collection calls to customers with overdue accounts
- Prepared and processed weekly payroll using company system
- Promoted to Arborist Assistant in 2008
0-5 years of experience
Liaison between the utility, their clients, and tree contractors.
- Inspection and assessment of trees within the vegetation management area.
- Auditing tree contractors completed work for quality and compliance with state and federal specifications.
- Assisted Management with daily assignments per contract.
0-5 years of experience
Planned, designed, and executed medium to large scale landscaping projects using AutoCAD 2014.
- Certified to climb, trim and remove all types of trees.
- Sprayed trees and shrubs for unwanted pests and fertilized when needed.
- Dug trenches to install sprinkler systems.
- Operated all sorts of gardening tools.
0-5 years of experience
- Performing tree risk assessments to identify hazardous trees (dead trees, old decadent or rotten trees, trees weakened by decay or disease) in the vicinity of power lines, pols and towers as required by CPUC GO 95 Rule 35, PRC 4292 and 4293
- Obtaining customer approval for all jobs
- Ensuring that contractors comply with ANSI A300, environmental compliance policies and procedures and other applicable codes
- Coordinating the necessary interaction between customers, tree removal crews, SCE, and other parties
0-5 years of experience
- Cross-trained and provided back-up for other arborists when needed.
- Ensured proper knowledge of all safety regulations and environmental laws.
- Handled daily heavy flow of tree cutting and wenching and secured the zones needed and organized clean up after the desired outcome had been determined.
- Provided effective communication and support to the team on a daily basis.
- Worked under strict deadlines and responded to service requests and emergency call-outs.
6-10 years of experience
- Managed and trained tree crews.
- Managed scheduling of work for territory.
- Responsible for estimating, selling, record retention and customer service.
Arborist Duties and Responsibilities
Based on postings that we examined, most arborists share several core duties:
Trim and Prune Trees One of the foremost responsibilities of an arborist is trimming and pruning trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. Arborists frequently need to climb to a tree’s upper branches using ropes, harnesses, and ladders, and they use hand and power tools to remove branches. This aspect of the job requires thorough knowledge of how to trim trees to encourage healthy growth, along with the physical strength and dexterity to climb and move around a tree’s branches.
Apply Pesticides Arborists also prevent infestations and pest-related issues by applying pesticides to trees and shrubs. For this part of the job, arborists need to understand the potential risks and benefits of a particular type of pesticide and ensure that the pesticide they are applying will not have adverse effects on the surrounding environment. In some locations, arborists need special licensing to use pesticides.
Remove and Plant Trees In many cases, arborists also need to remove problematic trees. For example, a tree that is threatening structures or power lines may need to be removed rather than trimmed to prevent damage or property destruction. Arborists also supervise plantings, ensuring that new trees have room to grow without damaging neighboring areas and that selected tree species will thrive in the surrounding environment.
Maintain Soil Conditions In addition to caring for the trees, arborists also focus on maintaining soil conditions. This can include testing the soil’s acidity to make sure it is within an acceptable range for the tree type, as well as maintaining moisture levels through regular watering and ensuring proper drainage. If the arborist removes a tree, they may also need to backfill the area or prepare the ground for future planting.
Identify and Treat Tree Diseases Arborists also use their knowledge of tree anatomy and biology to identify and treat tree diseases. In this aspect of the role, the arborist identifies symptoms such as blights and fungal infections and determines whether a particular tree can be saved. If the infection appears to be limited to a single tree, the arborist may remove it and treat the soil while also examining surrounding trees for indicators of disease.
Consult with Clients Many arborists also provide consulting for homeowners, landscaping companies, and local governments on tree care and maintenance. These arborists prepare reports and provide advice and guidance on planting and tree placement, maintenance, removal, and disposal. They may also participate directly in the client’s tree maintenance, planting, and removal activities.
Arborist Skills and Qualifications
Arborists care for trees through regular trimming, pruning, and soil care. Most arborists have at least a bachelor’s degree and the following skills:
- Tree trimming – arborists should understand how to trim trees to promote healthy growth and prevent trees from damaging surrounding structures or utilities
- Soil management – soil health is central to maintaining healthy trees, so arborists should be familiar with balancing soil composition and maintaining correct moisture levels through watering and training
- Physical strength and dexterity – arborists frequently need to climb trees using ropes and harnesses, so they should have excellent upper-body strength and be dexterous enough to maneuver in and around trees
- Math skills – in many cases, arborists need to calculate trimming and tree removal activities to prevent damage or injury, so they should have some familiarity with math and physics
- Tree anatomy and biology – arborists also help diagnose diseases in trees and shrubs, so they should be knowledgeable about tree anatomy and biology in order to identify issues
Arborist Education and Training
Although there are no formal education requirements for this role, many arborists have at least a bachelor’s degree in a related field such as biology, horticulture, or botany. Some schools also offer programs specifically focused on arboriculture that allow students to focus on tree care. Arborists can also enhance their employment prospects by achieving certification through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). There are many opportunities for on-the-job training in this role, but most arborists begin their careers with some level of familiarity with tree care and botany.
Arborist Salary and Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) categorizes arborists as tree trimmers and pruners, although the duties of an arborist often go beyond trimming and pruning. According to the BLS, tree trimmers and pruners earned a median annual salary of $36,460 as of May 2017. The highest-paid ten percent of workers in this role earned more than $58,910 per year, while the lowest-paid earned less than $23,180. While the BLS does not provide employment outlook information for tree trimmers and pruners, data from O*Net suggests that this field will grow at a faster-than-average pace of ten to 14 percent between 2016 and 2026.
Helpful Resources
We searched the web and found many resources if you’d like to learn more about working as an arborist:
International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) – The ISA is a professional and advocacy organization for arborists and other tree specialists, providing certification programs, industry news, and career development opportunities.
Arborists’ Certification Study Guide by Sharon J. Lilly – read this book to prepare for ISA certification examinations, with illustrated examples, key terms and concepts, and sample questions.
Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) – arborists can join the TCIA to find information on training, connect with other tree care professionals, and access educational resources.
The Tree Climber’s Companion: A Reference and Training Manual for Professional Tree Climbers by Jeff Jepson – this book focuses on standard and advanced tree-climbing techniques that arborists can use in their work, with additional information on throw lines, knots, and hitches.
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