Matthew Oak

• Maintained optimal course conditions for golfers through regular mowing, edging, and trimming of greens, tees, and fairways.
• Utilized lawn striping methods for healthy grass growing and appearance.

As a property maintenance foreman, the list of properties I oversee includes corporate head offices in Toronto, housing projects, condominiums, retirement communities, funeral homes, municipal buildings, and luxury residential homes.

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• Delegated maintenance and landscaping tasks to workers daily, taking into account personal skill levels, daily targets and weather conditions
• Continual training of team members in groundskeeping practices, including lawn cultivation, pruning and other horticultural skills.
• Investigated and resolved customer complaints to ensure satisfaction.
• Determined and recommended methods to address improvement opportunities.
• Maintained tools and equipment to foster safe and consistent operation.
• Snow and ice management

Hired to oversee and develop multiple social enterprises within a non-profit organization; the goal being to provide meaningful employment to those living with mental illness within the community.

• Reviewed and assessed ongoing operations, developing initiatives for continuous process improvement
• Trained, coached and mentored staff to ensure smooth adoption of new work processes
• Prepared and presented work proposals and quotes to potential clients
• Worked alongside Executive Director on business development, strategic planning, and community awareness initiatives
• Managed fleet of vehicles and equipment

Responsible for the ongoing landscape maintenance of 20+ properties; consisting of large, multi-residential condominiums, commercial and industrial complexes, and retirement communities.

• Reporting of weekly service to board members and property managers
• Planning and scheduling of seasonal maintenance activities
• Supervision and continuous in-field training of team members
• Delegation of work tasks
• Snow removal operations
  
  

• Machine operation (Zero turn, walk behind, pay loader, skid steer)
• Pruning and shearing
• Turf and garden maintenance
• Planting/Removals
• Seasonal installations
  

• Cut/Trim/Blow
• Deweed-Cultivate-Edge gardens
  
• Spring/fall cleanups
• Litter pickup