Gaylon Head
Savannah
Summary
Oversaw operations and maintenance processes to enhance efficiency and elevate customer satisfaction levels.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Technician
Coweta County
Newnan, GA
02.2025 - Current
- Executed mowing, edging, trimming, pruning, hedging, and mulching of commercial grounds to enhance landscape aesthetics.
- Applied fertilizers, controlled weeds, and monitored for diseases or pests. Operated, cleaned, and maintained commercial-grade power equipment including mowers, blowers, chainsaws, and sprayers. Assisted in monitoring and troubleshooting irrigation systems to support proper watering. Cleared pathways, parking lots, and walkways of debris.
- Ensured compliance with safety protocols through proper handling of hazardous materials, including pesticides and herbicides.
- Executed seasonal cleanup and planting initiatives to enhance landscape aesthetics.
Project Manager
England Electric LLC
Newnan, GA
05.2024 - 12.2024
- As a project manager, I ensured all the contracts for jobs were signed and delivered, as well as answered emails and phone calls daily to different vendors across the US. While working with England Electric, I met with various companies at agricultural shows to network and go over the needs to set up their sections at events. I also oversaw a monthly budget, as well as interviewed candidates, to help with hiring.
Turf Grass Management
Dreamlawns LLC
Virginia Beach, VA
12.2021 - 05.2024
- Applied fertilizer, weed control, fungicide, insecticide, pesticide, mole control, flea and tick control, mosquito control, sod removal, tree and shrub care, aeration and seeding, mulching, pruning and maintained a valid Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services License. While with Dreamlawns, before relocating to Newnan I was tasked with properly following strict guidelines for pesticide application, as well as mixed all products into a spray tank and applied it to customer's properties.
Gunners Mate
United States Navy
Norfolk, VA
03.2019 - 05.2021
- While being a Gunners Mate (GM) in the navy I was responsible for the operation and maintenance of missile launch systems, underwater explosive weapons, gun mounts and other ordnance equipment. Jobs responsibilities include:
- Operating and maintaining guided missile launch systems, torpedo and rocket launch systems, gun mounts and other ordnance systems and equipment
- Training and supervising crews in the use of all ordnance equipment such as large caliber guns, missile systems and small arms
- Stowing, securing and ordering explosives
- Operating and maintaining magazine flooding and sprinkler systems
- Preparing systems casualty analysis using blueprints, schematics and diagrams
- Repairing, maintaining and test calibration equipment
- Maintaining hydraulic and pneumatic components associated with launching systems
- Tracing internal wiring, connections, cables and transformers
- Operating and maintaining optical scanning, optical marking and night optical devices used to label, identify and report use of explosives
- Inspecting weapons
- Enhanced weapon system reliability through meticulous maintenance, reducing system failures.
Equipment Operator
Heard County Public Works
Franklin, GA
05.2017 - 07.2018
- Operated mowers, weed eaters, edgers, preformed tree and shrub removal, pruning and installation, mulching, and cutting roadways throughout the County, as well as public parks and cemeteries.
Education
High school diploma - undefined
New Heard County High School
Franklin, GA05.2016
Skills
- DoD Experience
- Military Experience
- Leadership
- Security
- Power tools
- Hand tools
- Heavy lifting
- Mowing
- Landscape Maintenance
- Lawn Care
- Shipping & Receiving
- Snow Plowing
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Driving
- Project Management
- Program Management
Certification
- Secret Clearance
- FEMA ICS100
- ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The Emergency Management Institute developed its ICS courses collaboratively with:
- National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Programs Branch
Awards
Certified Fertilizer Applicator Training, Certified Fertilizer Applicator Training is a cooperative effort of Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The training consists of 10 online, self-paced modules, which cover the knowledge areas in which one must be proficient in order to become a Certified Fertilizer Applicator (CFA) in Virginia.
COURSES
- Certified Fertilizer Applicator Training
- Virginia Cooperative Extension — Jul 2021
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Military Service
- Branch: United States Navy
- Service Country: United States
- Rank: E4
Timeline
Maintenance Technician
Coweta County
02.2025 - Current
Project Manager
England Electric LLC
05.2024 - 12.2024
Turf Grass Management
Dreamlawns LLC
12.2021 - 05.2024
Gunners Mate
United States Navy
03.2019 - 05.2021
Equipment Operator
Heard County Public Works
05.2017 - 07.2018
High school diploma - undefined
New Heard County High School