Newborn Jeff

About Newborn Jeff

Over 45 years in the green industry, from my own landscape business when I was 12, to working at Golf Courses during and after High School and helped build one while I was in the Navy in Gulfport Mississippi. Graduated from California State University-Humboldt with a Bachelors of Science in Forestry.Was married to the same wonderful woman for 38 years- my High School Sweet Heart.Have a Son whom has his own Law firm in Tuscon and a Daughter that is a Nurse for Geriatrics (she likes working with the elderly, think God someone does) in Kansas. Have 4 fantastic, talented, and semi-well rounded grandchildren.

Experience

1. Planting Supervisor on Board of Directors

   Canopy

   Jan 2000 — Present

   Canopy is a wonderful Non-Profit tree preservation organization for the city of Palo Alto, CAOversaw the Planting Crews and taught the volunteers how to properly Plant a tree. We, as a group, would plant anywhere from 10 trees to 500 trees, depending on the project that the Director or her office staff would set up.

Education

• United States Navy

  Certificate, Organizational Leadership

  1981 — 1981

• Humboldt State University

  B. of S. Forestry, Urban Forestry/Art History/Photography

  1991 — 1996

• American River College

  Associate of Science (A.S.), Forestry/Education

  1988 — 1991

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Arcgis
• Landscape Design
• Forestry
• Tree Planting
• Sustainability
• Environmental Compliance
• Contract Negotiation
• Team Building
• Management
• Horticulture
• Soil
• Trees
• Plant Identification
• Ecology
• Gardening
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Education
• Public Speaking
• Gis
• Landscape Maintenance
• Photography
• Customer Service
• Irrigation
• Environmental Awareness
• Parks
• Garden
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Natural Resource Management
• Landscape Architecture
• Landscaping
• Legal Writing