Jeff Cooke

Rod-man/ jr. party chief

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Malabar, Florida, United States

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About me
Natural Resources Enforcement Officer at Brevard County Government
Education
- Palm Bay High School
  1977 - 1979
- Florida Medical Training Insitute
  2000 - 2001
  EMT-B Emergency Medical Technology/Technician
  obtained The State of Florida Certification as a Basic Emergency Medical Technician.
- Florida Master Naturalist Program
  2011 - 2012
  Master Naturalist interpretation of Florida's major ecosystems
  obtained A Master Naturalist Certification by completing all the required classes which include; Upland highland forest, freshwater wetlands and Marine, environment courses.
- Brevard Community College
  2005 -
  Botony 4.0
Experience
- Peninsular Engineering/ Gordan Surveyors
  Apr 1980 - Oct 1984
  Rod-man/ jr. party chief
  Assisted in ; Boundary, Topographical, Construction, Location, and Tree, surveys
- Dairy Road Plant Farm
  Oct 1984 - Nov 1985
  Nursery Worker
  Maintain Plant nursery stock ,install and deliver landscape plants, and design landscape packages. Retail sales, general maintenance, and propagation of plant materials.
- Holopaw Plant Farm
  Nov 1985 - Mar 1990
  Manager
  Building of a Wholesale /Retail Nursery from a sand lot to a 7 acre Nursery.
- Dairy Road Plant Farm
  Apr 1990 - Mar 2002
  Manager
  All purchasing, Hiring, and Supervising of a Retail Landscape Nursery.A working Manager of two, nursery / landscape, retail locations with responsibility for 9 full time and 4 or more part time employees. Additional responsibilities includes; Maintenance of Pumps, irrigation systems, vehicles, facility maintenance, advertising, book keeping, sales, customer service, nursery stock purchases, delivery logistics, landscape design and installation. As well as the propagation and container growth of over 300 species of landscape plants, shade, and fruit trees, for this and our subsidiary nursery in Osceola County. Show less
- IGM International Golf Maintenance
  Feb 2003 - Apr 2003
  Maintenance Technician and spray tech.
  Mowing including greens, edging, weed control, utilizing a calibrated spray rig, and performing general maintenance to the course.
- Culligan Water Conditioning
  Apr 2003 - Jul 2004
  Warehouse Specialist
  Receiving and loading, Drive forklift, Reconditioning water softener and carbon filters, Clean and recondition rental water coolers, load customer products. General maintenance of warehouse facility.
- Ecor
  Jul 2004 - Jul 2005
  Technician
  Commercial grounds, Aquatic, and Natural area, pesticide applicator.
- Culligan Water Conditioning
  Jul 2005 - Jan 2007
  Field Service Technician
  Service, repair, and installation of water filtration systems. Backup rout driver for home and business water delivery.
- Brevard County Parks and Recreation, South Area
  Jan 2007 - Oct 2013
  Landscape Technician
  Responsible for Athletic field Culture and grooming. Application of all pesticides and fertilizers for more than forty acres of Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Football, and Cricket, facilities, Exotic control of well over 100 acres of County Park and aquatic facilities. Maintenance of, computerized and other automated irrigation control systems, plumbing, and pump maintenance.Specialized assignments included; Conducting environmental surveys for land mitigation reporting, oversight inspection of irrigation, and landscaping installation, during park construction. Show less
- BREVARD COUNTY Parks & Recreation
  Oct 2013 - Apr 2015
  Parks Repair Technician
  The repair and maintenance of park facilities including carpentry, electrical, and pluming. Inspection and reporting of structures such as beach crossovers, playground equipment, community center buildings. Manual and mechanical tree pruning, and equipment maintenance.
- Brevard County Natural Resources Management ; Storm Water Department
  May 2015 - May 2016
  Engineer I Technician
  Locate and categorize storm water infrastructure, Inspect and assess, engineered storm water systems for property tax credit. Respond to citizen reported storm water system complaints and concerns.http://www.indianriverlagoon.org/symposium.html
- Brevard County Natural Resources Stormwater
  May 2016 - Aug 2018
  Assistant Environmental Specialist
  Field locate and determine basin out falls for nutrient reduction projects to the Indian and St. Johns River systems for Brevard County . Assist storm water engineers with storm water nutrient reduction outfall systems. Inspect and access private engineered storm water systems for property tax credit.
- Brevard County Government
  Aug 2018 - now
  Natural Resources Enforcement Officer
  Investigate and seek compliance for complaints of Natural Resource code violations reported to Brevard County by private citizens, and governmental agencies.
Licenses & Certifications
- Florida Stormwater, Erosion and Sedimentation Control Inspector Training and Qualification Certificate Program
  DEP
- Fundamentals of Code Enforcement (formerly Level I)
  Florida Association of Code Enforcement
  Feb 2019
- Best Management Practices
  Department of Enviromental Protection
  Mar 2007
- Stormwater Operator Level 1
  FLORIDA STORMWATER ASSOCIATION
  Aug 2015
- Commercial Applicator License
  Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  Aug 2015
- Florida Master Naturalist
  University of Florida
- ISA Certified Arborist®
  International Society of Arboriculture
  Sept 2023