TIM SULLIVAN

Brookings, Oregon
707-954-5983
tsullivan541@gmail.com
Qualifications
-1986 Ornamental Horticulture Degree, Dupage Horticultural School of West
Chicago, IL..
-30+ years Grower/Mgr. Experience working in the floral industry.
-Years of cost accounting for crops, yield, loss, labor, spacing requirements,
scheduling always keeping quality and safety as a number one priority.
-Ability to visualize and develop new methods enhancing overall yield and
quality.
-Understanding the way a proper production area should be and how to run it.
-Past 215 Patient and caregiver for 6 other Patients
-Past OMMP Patient and caregiver
-Experienced in growing over 75 Cannabis varieties in different methods
ranging from soil, rockwool block, Groton rocks, utilizing either a flood irrigation
or a drip type systems indoors.
-35 Years of Cannabis familiarity
-Strong Communication skills and work ethic
Education
-1986 Dupage Horicultural School, OH Degree, West Chicago, Ill
-1984 Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
-1982-83 University of Ca at Irvine, Irvine, CA
-1981 Newport Harbor High School

Employment History
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Ohana Hydrangea Farm 11/1998 to Present, Crescent City, CA

Operation Manager: Built and created a 4 acre Hydrangea farm for the purpose of
producing fresh and dried flowers for the wholesale consumer. Marketing, managing
and growing of crops including hiring of personnel, fertilizer and pest management,
pruning, frost protection, organization, supervision, and delegation of workload.
propagation of hydrangea cuttings used on farm. Design, construction and layout of
facility.
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Flora Pacifica Inc., 8/96 to 10/98, Brookings, OR

Field Production Manager: Assisted in the growing, scheduling, and planting of 7+

acres of perennial and annual varieties for dried and preserved flower production,
along with maintaining a large selection of 4 herbs sold through the retail outlet,
scheduled cuttings and seeds to be grown to meet such needs, chemical and fertilizer
supervisor and labor foreman.
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Dahlstrom and Watt Bulb Growers, greenhouse division, 1/95 to 5/96, Smith River,

CA, Grower/Assistant Greenhouse Manager

Responsibilities included the overall supervision of the work force sometimes
exceeding 100+, irrigators and section growers, dormant hydrangea supervisor which
consisted of propagation, fertilizer, fungicide, growth regulator applications, cooler
timing and packing of some 400,00+ cuttings. Maintanence of hydrangea mother
block. Seed foreman responsible sowing and germination of annuals and perennials
helped make recommendations and supervised growth regulator and pesticide applcations for entire farm, Assisted in Easter Lily growing and tracking program, man-

aged the Easter Lily pack of some 230,000 plants, organizing and coordinating the
entire labor force, record keeping cost accounting.
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Wavecrest Flowers Inc., 2/92 to 12/94, Nipomo, CA, Owner

Established a cut flower operation involving a 5 acre shade house and 15 acres
of field production, responsible for scheduling, growing, marketing, propagation,
hiring, fertilizer and chemical applications crop specific.
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Oak Ridge Farms Inc. an 80+ acre cut flower operation, 11/86 to 1/92, Santa Maria,

CA, Asst. Production Manager/Propagation Manager/Section Grower

Section grower of Gerbera and Snapdragon crops consisting of 9+ acres combined,
Fertilizer and chemical recommendations on said crops, scheduling and propagation
of 100,000 seedlings a week, handled and grew tissue culture gerbera plants received
from Holland at rates sometimes of 30,000 per week. Damage and quality control
foreman, assisted in overall production of farm including other crops such as roses,
alsroemaria, mums, and field crops, we would bring on a million roses for valentines
day.
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Familiar with a wide range of irrigation: drip tape, spray stakes, emitters, ebb and flo,

high pressure fog systems, line pipe, portable pumps, submersible pumps, hydroponic
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Speak Spanish

Skilled 50 hp tractor operator or less

Past Private Applicator Certificate holder thru CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation

trong Leadership skills

Personal Info

-Married 19 yrs. with 4 children

-Coached locally for the past 10 yrs. soccer and basketball
-Member of the Rogue Yacht Club, Medford Oregon
-Enjoy competition and racing my sailboat