Jessie Salazar

               11643 El Granada Ave | Lynwood, Ca 90262 | (310) 529-2291

                office@salazarlandscapingla.com | salazarlandscapingla.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________

Salazar Landscaping                                                                                                        Dec 2014 - Present

Founder and President

●      Obtained Certification as B Corporation through B Lab as of June 2018.

●      Obtained Certification as a Social Enterprise through Los Angeles County as of June 2018.

●      Improved the landscape of HOA Management clients throughout Los Angeles County.

●      Improved City of Maywood public parks and street medians throughout city.

●      Spearhead everyday landscape firm office operations and contracts.

●      Manage and lead a team of 4 people consisting of project managers and technicians.

●      L.A.R.E  Section 3 Landscape Architectural accreditation testing in August 2018.

Claremont Environmental Design Group Firm                                             Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

Intern

• Collaborated in creating plant palette for Mudtown Farm.
• Provided Auto-Cad takeoffs and drafting.

LICENSING & CERTIFICATIONS_____________________________________________________

California Landscape Contractor Lic # 1000327                                              Dec 2014 - Present

●      Lead Design, Build, and Maintenance projects.

●      Lead Irrigation Design + Installation projects.

●      Lead Lighting Design + Installation projects.

●      Lead Planting Design+ Installation projects.

Certified Qualified Pesticide Applicator Lic # 147052                                                 Jul 2018 - Present

●      Applied and Supervised Commercial Pesticide Application.

●      Applied and Supervised Residential Pesticide Application.

EDUCATION________________________________________________________________________

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo                              Graduation: March 2018

            Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

Relevant Coursework: Plant Identification, Design Studios, Site Grading & Engineering,

                                    Irrigation Design, Planting Design, Design Theory

Santa Monica College                                                                                            Graduation: June 2014 Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts: Social and Behavioral Science 

Relevant Coursework: General Education Courses

SKILLS _____________________________________________________________________________

• Fluent in written and spoken Spanish with over 15 years translation experience
• Proficiency in:  Auto-Cad, Land F/X, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Lumion.
• Manage monthly team building exercises.
• Manage monthly budget.
• Manage payroll and tax payments.
• Lead Project Manager in Design, Build and Management Contracts.
• Lead a team of 4 people to practice sustainability in the workplace.
• Participate and speak at Lynwood Community Garden Cleanups.
• Lead person in charge of monthly educational meetings with 4 other people.