Staff Certifications for Grounds Services

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Our Grounds Services employees are highly trained and certified by a number of educational institutions and professional agencies. For a list of our staff's current degrees and certifications, please see the table below. You can sort this list by employee name, crew or certifying agency.

 

 

 

Employee Name Crew Certification or Degree Certifying School or Agency
Michael Burdzinski Tree Crew Certified Arborist International Society of Arboriculture
Danny Gazzano Academic Maintenance Qualified Applicator Certified Department of Pesticide Regulation
Joe Riggs Academic Maintenance Certified Landscape Technician, Maintenance California Landscape Contractor's Association / PLANET
Joe Riggs Academic Maintenance Qualified Applicator Certified Department of Pesticide Regulation
Jose Escanuela Academic Maintenance Certified Landscape Technician, Maintenance California Landscape Contractor's Association / PLANET
Jose Escanuela Academic Maintenance Qualified Applicator Certified Department of Pesticide Regulation
Max Pinedo Administration and Management M.S. Forest Science University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Max Pinedo Administration and Management Certified Arborist International Society of Arboriculture
Mary Nolan Administration and Management B.S. Landscape Horticulture University College Dublin
Mary Nolan Administration and Management Qualified Applicator Certified Department of Pesticide Regulation
Ted Tucholski Administration and Management B.S. Landscape Architecture S.U.N.Y at Syracuse
Andy Butcher Faculty, Staff & Student Housing A.S. Horticulture Foothill College
Andy Butcher Faculty, Staff & Student Housing Certified Arborist International Society of Arboriculture
Andy Butcher Faculty, Staff & Student Housing Certified Landscape Technician, Maintenance California Landscape Contractor's Association / PLANET
Andy Butcher Faculty, Staff & Student Housing Qualified Applicator Certified Department of Pesticide Regulation
Chris McGilvery Faculty, Staff & Student Housing Qualified Applicator Certified Department of Pesticide Regulation
Julie Day Horticulture Group B.S. Environmental and Ornamental Horticulture Cal Poly State University
Julie Day Horticulture Group Certified Landscape Technician, Maintenance California Landscape Contractor's Association / PLANET
Julie Day Horticulture Group Qualified Applicator Certified Department of Pesticide Regulation
Carlos Ceballos Landscape Construction & Irrigation Certified Landscape Technician, Irrigation and Maintenance California Landscape Contractor's Association / PLANET
Dennis Nice Landscape Construction & Irrigation Maxicom Installation Levels I and II Rainbird Corporation
Dennis Nice Landscape Construction & Irrigation Maxicom Water Manager Levels I & II Rainbird Corporation
Francisco Preciado Landscape Construction & Irrigation Certified Landscape Water Auditor Irrigation Association
Ruben Gutierrez Landscape Construction & Irrigation Maxicom Installation Level I Rainbird Corporation
Ruben Gutierrez Landscape Construction & Irrigation Maxicom Water Manager Level I Rainbird Corporation
Jiwon Bhurtyal Pest Control Certified Landscape Technician, Maintenance California Landscape Contractor's Association / PLANET
Jiwon Bhurtyal Pest Control Qualified Applicator Certified Department of Pesticide Regulation
Kyle Colson Special Housing Qualified Applicator Certified Department of Pesticide Regulation
Chris Rippey Tree Crew Certified Arborist International Society of Arboriculture
Chris Rippey Tree Crew Certified Treeworker International Society of Arboriculture
Chris Rippey Tree Crew Certified Utility Treeworker International Society of Arboriculture