Cody W. Faircloth
Horticulture Manager, Greenhouse Production
Apopka, FL · (407) 555 0138 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/codywfaircloth
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Thirteen years in commercial greenhouse production
CROPS
Annual bedding plants, tropical foliage, poinsettias, hanging baskets
SPECIALTIES
Crop scheduling, climate and irrigation control, integrated pest management, shrink reduction
SYSTEMS
Priva climate control, Picas grower software, SAP, Cornerstone
CREDENTIALS
Florida commercial pesticide applicator license, Certified Professional Horticulturist
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in environmental horticulture, University of Florida
Executive Summary
Greenhouse horticulture manager running fourteen acres of covered production for a wholesale grower shipping annuals and tropical foliage to garden centers across the Southeast. Thirteen years growing under plastic and glass. Manages crop scheduling, climate control and a production crew of sixty through the spring push.
Signature Achievements
- Cut spring crop shrink from eleven percent to four percent by moving to weekly sow scheduling against confirmed orders.
- Raised on time ship performance for garden center programs from eighty seven percent to ninety eight percent.
- Reduced fungicide spend one hundred forty thousand dollars a year by putting biological controls in on the propagation benches.
- Brought a fourteen acre poinsettia crop to color within a four day window for three seasons running.
- Lowered water use twenty two percent by rebuilding the ebb and flood recirculation on two ranges.
- Trained eleven crew leads to read their own crop schedules, which removed most daily direction from the office.
Professional Experience
Horticulture Manager
Wekiva Springs Growers, Apopka, FL 2020 to present
Production leadership for fourteen acres of greenhouse and eight acres of shadehouse at a wholesale grower of two hundred employees.
- Build the annual crop plan from sales forecasts and hold weekly scheduling reviews with the sales team.
- Set climate, irrigation and nutrition strategy by crop and adjust through the season on plant response.
- Direct integrated pest management including scouting routes, threshold decisions and rotation of chemistry.
- Manage a production crew of sixty through spring, including hiring, training and Worker Protection Standard compliance.
- Own the production budget of four point two million dollars covering labor, inputs and freight to the dock.
Assistant Grower
Lake Jesup Foliage Company, Sanford, FL 2016 to 2020
Crop responsibility for six acres of tropical foliage in a family owned nursery.
- Grew ferns, aglaonema and dracaena from liner through finished sizes on a rolling schedule.
- Ran the scouting program and made spray decisions inside the label and the reentry interval.
- Managed liner receiving and quality inspection from three offshore suppliers.
- Kept fertilizer injection and water quality records for state nursery inspection.
Greenhouse Technician
Orange Blossom Plant Works, Winter Garden, FL 2013 to 2016
Daily crop care across propagation and finishing houses at a small bedding plant operation.
- Handled sticking, transplanting, spacing and pinching to the grower schedule.
- Monitored irrigation zones and reported dry spots and drainage problems.
- Assisted with pesticide mixing and application under supervision.
Licensure and Certification
Florida commercial pesticide applicator license, ornamental and turf category
Certified Professional Horticulturist
Member, American Society for Horticultural Science
Member, Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association
Education
Bachelor of Science in environmental horticulture, University of Florida, 2013
Core Skills
Crop scheduling · Climate control · Irrigation management · Integrated pest management · Plant nutrition · Crew leadership · Production budgeting · Propagation · Shrink control · Supplier quality