Gerald Warren
Pittsburgh
Summary
Motivated high school student seeking an entry-level landscaping or horticulture position where I can apply hands-on skills, work safely with tools and machinery, and continue learning professional landscape practices.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School-Based Landscaping & Horticulture Projects
Forbes Road High School
Pittsburgh
08.2024 - Current
- Assisted with planting, maintaining, and renovating school landscape beds
- Performed seasonal fall and spring cleanups including pruning, debris removal, mulching, and bed re-edging
- Completed hardscape projects such as patios and retaining walls
- Removed trees safely and efficiently as part of supervised projects
- Tested soil nutrients and applied improvements to promote plant health
- Used heavy machinery and power tools following safety procedures
- Worked collaboratively with teams to complete outdoor projects on schedule
- Read and followed professional landscape designs to execute installations
- Practiced proper planting techniques and efficient watering methods
Education
Applied Horticulture & Landscape Design Program
Forbes Road High School
Pittsburgh, PaSkills
- Plant identification
- Landscape bed maintenance
- Plant care
- Ability to read and interpret landscape designs
- Soil testing
- Hardscape installation
- Operation of landscaping tools and machinery
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Leadership
- Client interaction
- Task prioritization
- Meeting project deadlines
- Comfortable working outdoors
- Follows directions
- Initiative
- Strong visual sense
- Professional communication
Certification
OSHA Career Safety Certified, MM/DD/YY
Equipment Experience
- Skid steer
- Excavator
- Stand-on mowers
- Hedge trimmers
- Weed wackers
- Blowers
- Chainsaws
- Hand tools
- Safe machinery operation and maintenance practices
- Basic hand tool experience
Cover Letter
Dear hiring manager, I am writing to apply for an entry-level landscaping position with your company. Currently I'm a high school student at Forbes Road High School in the program Applied Horticulture and landscaping design, where I've learned how to maintain landscape beds and make them look appealing to a customer, proper tool safety with knowing when to use them, and knowing basic plant identification. I enjoy working on projects outside and pride myself that it looks the best it can. I work well with others and will finish the job on time. I wish to further grow my skills in the landscaping field with gaining more experience when working with your company. Thank you for considering my application and taking the time to read it. I look forward to the opportunity of working with your company and being able to grow it further. Sincerely, Gerald Warren
Timeline
School-Based Landscaping & Horticulture Projects
Forbes Road High School
08.2024 - Current
Applied Horticulture & Landscape Design Program
Forbes Road High School