Melissa L. Morley
Objective
To obtain employment in Ohio or surrounding
states upon graduation in June 2001. Preference for work in sales,
plant pathology, or plant production.
Educational Background
Ohio State
University
Crop Science major with Plant Pathology minor.
Expected graduation date: June 2001
g.p.a. 3.76
Bowling Green State University
No degree obtained
g.p.a. 3.63 |
Sept. 98-present
Full time
August 92-June 95
Full time |
Related Work Experience
IPM Scout Intern
Ohio State University, Department
of Horticulture & Crop Science- Columbus, OH
Responsible for monitoring insect populations, disease, and soil quality
(pH & e.c.) at 16 floral greenhouses in Columbus & surrounding
areas. Responsible for sampling infected soil and plants, assembling
information, and serving as a liason between growers, diagnostic lab, and
OSU Extension specialists. |
Sep. 00-Dec. 00
(10 week position)
40 hrs/week |
Intern for Wholesale Floral Greenhouse
Cuthbert's Greenhouse- Groveport,
OH
Responsible for variety of tasks, including: assembling orders, processing
mums, and assisting with poinsettia propagation. |
Mar. 00-Sep. 00
20 hrs/wk til June
40 hrs/wk June-Sep. |
Student Research Assistant
Ohio State
University, Dr. Jim Metzger- Columbus, OH
Responsible for completing various jobs in the
laboratory and
greenhouse. Responsible for pulling shadecloth
on weekends. |
Sep. 99- Mar.00
8 hrs/week |
General Help for Wholesale/Retail Florist
Blooms Direct-
Columbus,
OH
Responsibilities include keeping 100+ species
of cut flowers and greens rotated, well presented, and marked for price.
Responsible for assisting both retail and wholesale customers. |
October 98-present
Currently 5 hrs/week.
Formerly 15-20 hrs/wk plus full time summers
& holidays. |
General Help for Market-Scale Vegetable Farm
Locust Run
Farm- Cincinnati (Oxford), OH
Responsibilities included seeding , transplanting,
cultivation, harvest, and direct marketing of 2-3 acres organic produce.
Assisted in increases of labor, crop diversification,
& marketing from 97-98. This resulted in substantial increase
of gross earnings for farm. |
May 98- Sept.
98
50-55+ hrs/week
and
May 97-Nov.97
32-50 hrs/week |
General Help for Market-Scale Vegetable Farm
Hawthorne Valley Farm-
Ghent, NY
Work included seeding, transplanting, cultivation,
and storage of 10 acres organic produce.
Worked total of 2-1/2 weeks in management role
during
head gardener’s absence. Planned and assigned
week’s work
for 5- member crew and myself. Planned
harvests according to
the needs of our various markets, communicated
with key contacts to those markets, and maintained paperwork.
Worked with managers, with crew, and independently,
to improve
efficiency. Improved division of labor,
increased preparation, and streamlined harvest methods allowed us to increase
our productivity by 10%. |
April96-Dec96
50-60+ hrs/week
|
Awards and Recognition:
Phi Kappa Phi-
Ohio State University Honor Society
Inducted May 2000
Gamma Sigma Delta-
Ohio State University Agricultural Honor Society
Inducted February 2000 |
Please Contact Me by E-mail:
morley.17@osu.edu
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