Robert Coburn

Experience

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  MCLEAN GAME REFUGE, INC

  May 2011 - Sept 2012

  Maintenance Assistant

  - Maintained game refuge cleanliness by walking trails and clearing debris including trash and tree limbs- Cooperated with coworkers on certain projects such as roofing, felling trees, painting signs and leading volunteer trail work- Supervised refuge recreation by walking the grounds and enforcing all policies- Preserved cleanly appearance of park vegetation including lawn mowing and tree pruning

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  County of Marin

  Feb 2013 - Sept 2013

  Natural Resources Crew Member

  - Worked with team to locate and GPS groups of invasive plant and tree species- Identified existing problem species while keeping an eye out for new invading species- Cooperated with co-workers to control non-native problem species through a number of different treatments including but not limited to; pulling, weed-whacking, chain-sawing, applying herbicides and tarping- Communicated with the public about the reasons why certain species are problematic to the local ecosystems

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  CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2015

  Inland Fisheries Resource Assistant

  - Maintained Rainbow Dam Fishway in Windsor, CT and monitored all fish and eel passage during their migrations- Worked with coworkers to lead volunteers in salmon fry stocking of numerous tributaries along the Connecticut and Farmington river watersheds- Collaborated with crew members to trap, tag and release adult salmon- Conducted stream electrofishing, data collection, fish weir construction, passage and nesting analysis along several rivers

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  Monrovia Plants

  Jul 2015 - now

  Production Planning/Business Process Manager

  - Coordinate incoming plant shipments from nationally-based Monrovia locations and international vendors - Create spreadsheets and manage data pertaining to growing schedules of on site plant varieties- Work with the national purchasing manager to create and cultivate relationships with vendors via telephone, email and on-site meetings to prepare estimates, cost comparisons and purchase orders- Manage team of workers throughout the process of unloading plant shipments, collecting inventory, and ensuring accurate purchase and transfer fulfillment- Lead a team of workers to collect unrooted plant cuttings to be packaged and shipped to sister nurseries for the purpose of propagation- Used Lean Six Sigma training to lead DMAIC Projects, Kaizen Events and 5S events across many different departments of the nursery Show less