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Anthony Snow

Bengworden,Victoria

Summary

Dedicated farming professional with history of meeting company goals utilising consistent and organised practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organisational brand.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience
9
9

Certification

8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director/Owner

Snow Rural
Bengworden, Victoria
01.2015 - Current
  • Beef cattle breeding enterprise.
  • Development of farms for fertility and functionality.
  • Building construction.
  • Dryland cereal and fodder crops.
  • Irrigation crops including seed corn and fodder crops
  • Experienced in farm business management during drought conditions.
  • Business growth through education and surrounding myself with like-minded and ambitious farmers and business people.
  • Bookkeeping and financial management including budgeting through the use of Xero and Figured software packages.
  • Grant applications
  • Modern machinery and technological advances in many types of plant and equipment.

Production & Farm Development Manager

Lilydale Instant Lawn
Bengworden, Victoria
01.2010 - 12.2015
  • Farm infrastructure and design management
  • Crop planting and production
  • Harvest & Logistics
  • Irrigation scheduling and managemnent
  • Staff management
  • Agworld farm planning
  • Business development
  • Vegetation projects
  • Plant & machinery management
  • Subcontractor engagement and liaisons
  • OH&S management

Director/Operator

PlantGro Wholesale Nursery
Geelong, VIC
04.2007 - 01.2010
  • Resource recovery and reuse services
  • Tendering
  • Wholesale native plant growing and planting services
  • Recycled water supply & cartage during 10 year drought conditions

Manager of Operations

ISS Facility Services
Melbourne, VIC
01.2006 - 04.2007
  • Following the sale of my sports turf construction and renovation business to ISS Facility Services, I became the Operations Manager of the Open Space division.
  • Tendering
  • Staff management
  • Stadium sportsfield contract management including GMHBA Stadium and Marvel Stadium
  • stadium turf renovations including The MCG, Marvel Stadium, Bruce Stadium, GMHBA Stadium, Telstra Stadium, The Australian Institute of Sport
  • Golf course turf renovation and construction including Royal Melbourne, Commonwealth, Capital Golf Clubs.
  • Sportsfield construction and renovation

Director/Owner

SISTEMS Sports Turf & Environment
Geelong, VIC
01.1998 - 01.2005
  • Owner operator of Victoria's leading sports turf construction and renovation business.
  • Tendering
  • Staff management
  • Construction and renovations of sportsfields, golf courses, bowling greens, tennis courts and premium turf surfaces throughout Victoria and into NSW and Canberra.
  • Contract Stadium turf management including GMHBA Stadium and Marvel Stadium
  • Contract golf course management
  • Spray contracting

Labourer

Grass Australia
Melbourne, VIC
01.1985 - 01.1996

Labourer/Operator in my Father's landscape and turf business from a very young age. Jobs included a vast array of machinery operation, landscaping, quoting jobs with my father, and other manual labour tasks. This provided me with the business and operational skills in which I used to build my own businesses after I completed University.

Education

VCE - VCE

The Geelong Collage
Geelong
01.1991 - 11.1994

Bachelor of Science - Horticulture

University of Melbourne
Burnley, VIC
02.1995 - 11.1998

Skills

  • Flexible & Adaptable
  • Collaboration
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Self-Motivated
  • Decision Making
  • Responsible
  • Leadership
  • Organisation and Time Management

Certification

  • Private Pilot and Recreational Pilot Licence
  • Heavy vehicle licence
  • Category A & B Longarm licence
  • Motorbike licence
  • AgVet certification
  • Working with Children Check
  • Open Water Diver
  • Boat licence
  • Licence to Perform High Risk Work

Timeline

Director/Owner

Snow Rural
01.2015 - Current

Production & Farm Development Manager

Lilydale Instant Lawn
01.2010 - 12.2015

Director/Operator

PlantGro Wholesale Nursery
04.2007 - 01.2010

Manager of Operations

ISS Facility Services
01.2006 - 04.2007

Director/Owner

SISTEMS Sports Turf & Environment
01.1998 - 01.2005

Bachelor of Science - Horticulture

University of Melbourne
02.1995 - 11.1998

VCE - VCE

The Geelong Collage
01.1991 - 11.1994

Labourer

Grass Australia
01.1985 - 01.1996
Anthony Snow