Jacob Hoverman

Jacob Hoverman

Resource Protection Ranger

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Site Manager at Prairie Restorations, Inc.

  • Education

    • Northern Arizona University

      2011 - 2011
      Park Ranger Training Program Certificate

      Activities and Societies: Park Ranger Training Program

    • University of Wisconsin-River Falls

      2007 - 2012
      Bachelor of Science Horticulture

      Activities and Societies: Horticulture Society German Club

  • Experience

    • National Park Service

      May 2009 - Jan 2012
      Resource Protection Ranger

      Worked to ensure all visitors of the park were aware of the resource protection policies of the park, inform and guide visitors, and enforce laws when necessary. This frequently involved providing information regarding the park's resources and the facilities the Park Service had on site, as well as conveying the National Park Service's reasons for having regulations on visitor activities.

    • HMR Enterprises

      Jan 2012 - Nov 2013
      Greenhouse and Farm Manager

      I managed a 7000 square foot greenhouse that contained herbs, vegetables, fruit, and roses year round. The greenhouse was used (along with a 600 sqft vegetable garden) to supply food for the property owner, and grow roses for the purpose of making rose oil. I also managed production of a variety of herbs (primarily peppermint) for the purpose of making essential oils. I ran the on-site distillery that processed the herbs to make the extracts. I also cared for any decorative landscape plants, house plants, and monitored the health of the forested areas of the property. I interacted with another company owned by the farm owner (Intelligent Nutrients) to propagate mint plants for sale in their stores.I managed both a seasonal crew consisting primarily of temp. help and high school students on the farm, and a crew of adult professionals on the grounds crew. My duties involved delegating work, scheduling chores, and teaching crew members good management practices on the farm and how to operate within the company. Show less

    • Alex's Lawn and Turf LLC

      Dec 2013 - Dec 2017
      General Manager - Hort Specialist

      Daily scheduling of regular lawn maintenance services including fertilizer and weed control applications, mowing, and aeration, as well as enhancement services and landscape projects including hardscapes, mulching, shrub trimming, and planting.Designing small landscape projects, enhancements, and providing solutions for problems with landscape features.Managing personnel, including all steps of the hiring process, training, assigning, discipline and firing.Supervising all crews to ensure quality work.Working with customers to resolve issues with scheduling, services, or ongoing problems with their properties.Installing and implementing a new software program that combined job costing, scheduling, CRM, and timeclock. Training foremen to use this program on their tablets.Managing all marketing materials for the Lawn and Small Landscapes Division including capturing video or taking photos, creating flyers and newsletters, and organizing delivery, as well as working on the website when necessary.Light IT work.Supervising the mechanics and assigning priority to equipment and machinery in need of repair.Providing bids for regular maintenance work as well as small landscape improvements. Show less

    • Balsam Lake Pro Lawn Inc

      Apr 2018 - Sept 2019
      • Operations and Hort Specialist

        Apr 2018 - Sept 2019
      • Horticulture Specialist

        Apr 2018 - Sept 2019
    • Prairie Restorations, Inc.

      Sept 2019 - now
      Site Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Minnesota Landscape Association - Certified Horticulture Professional

      Minnesota Nursery and Lanscape Association