Resume for Kristine K. Edge

Summary:

Nearly 20 years of customer service experience.
5 years experience managing crews for farm labor, groundskeeping, festival production and volunteers.
6 years of experience in the event planning and the production of public events.
8+ years of horticulture experience, growing, maintaining and studying: vegetable crops, flowers, turf grasses and trees within a business setting.
3 years of property management experience.
3+ years of organic farming experience.
Working knowledge of office support computer programs.
Quick learner, creative, loyal and fun with great verbal and written communication skills.

Education:

1994-1997- University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Bachelor of Arts majored in Environmental Populations and Organismic Biology.

1990-1993- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD.

Studied Interdisciplinary Sciences.

Work Experience:

2001- Planet Bluegrass/ Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Lyons, CO.

Property manager/caretaker of a 20 acre property which serves as a music festival venue. Manage multiple aspects of festival production, maintenance of property and equipment, property improvements, groundskeeping and landscaping. Responsible for yearly budgets of expenditures, inventory and supplies for each of those departments. I was responsible for a 25% decrease in festival expenses and a 50% decrease in labor expenses within the first year. Successfully implemented recycling and composting plan for greener festivals. Serve as the company's safety coordinator for worker compensation and oversee proper practices for public safety and hazard awareness. Part time Customer Service Representative handling daily details of tickets and phone sales.

1997-2000- Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch, Longmont, CO.

I went from part time market employee to Assistant Farm Manager of 100+ acre organic farm within 3 years. Active in every aspect of crop production: seeding, planting, irrigation, pest control, harvest, packaging and sale of produce. Managed 2500 sq. ft. greenhouse for farm plant starts and flowers for market sales, initiated and managed a successful CSA, directly responsible for a major organic wholesale food account with over $20,000 in sales within the first year. Managed a country store, multiple farmers markets and employees for selling of RMPR produce. Produced fall pumpkin festival with responsibilities including personnel management, K-6 educational tours, country market, site preparation/ maintenance and much more!

1986-2000- Customer Service Industry.

Multiple positions within the restaurant and retail industry. Most recent employer, Oskar Blues, Lyons, CO. 1997-2000.

Additional Training:

2002-Colorado Master Gardener Program, Colorado State University, Cooperative Extension Boulder County.

* 2002-2004 Active volunteer for program.

2003- Pruning Trees for Structure and Health, 1/2 day seminar sponsored by the City of Thornton, CO.

Additional Skills:

* Knowledgeable in the areas of basic mechanics, plumbing, electrical, sprinkler systems and irrigation. Can operate many varieties of equipment from farm tractors and complementing attachments for farming and landscaping to forklifts, loaders and more.

* Excellent driving record with experience driving large delivery trucks and trailers.