Martin Myrdal
Allendale
Summary
Dynamic irrigation technician with extensive experience at Piedmont Landscape Maintenance, excelling in system installation, repair, and low-voltage troubleshooting.
Proven ability to enhance plant care through expert knowledge and care.
Skilled in operating heavy machinery and all types of vehicles.
Varied technical background spanning several industries, and experienced with a large variety of tools.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Irrigation Technician
Piedmont Landscape Maintenance
Augusta
07.2024 - Current
- Installing and maintaining irrigation systems in residential and commercial properties.
- Troubleshooting wiring and solenoids, testing for continuity, resistance, and line voltage using an LCR multimeter, and locating wiring faults using trackers, toners, and chatter boxes in the field.
- Programming and installing controllers, from basic to the latest generation smart controllers of all major brands.
- Acquired vast plant knowledge to properly irrigate the different types of plants across varying properties, conditions, and changing seasons.
- Installing and repairing low-voltage landscape lighting.
Over The Road Truck Driver
Prime Inc
Springfield
03.2023 - 06.2024
- Operated heavy-duty trucks and reefer trailers to transport goods across various routes.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to ensure vehicle safety and compliance.
- Maintained accurate logs of driving hours and deliveries made.
- Communicated effectively with dispatch and customers for timely updates.
- Adhered to all traffic laws and company safety regulations consistently and completed all available safety training.
- Transported goods to and from specified destinations across 47 States in my time behind the wheel.
- Demonstrated safe driving by observing road rules, exercising caution in unfamiliar areas and maintaining vehicle control through all types of weather, including snow storms, day and night.
Master Gardener
Piedmont Landscape Management
Augusta
01.2019 - 02.2023
- Maintained common areas totaling 600 acres within a 6,000-acre subdivision.
- Solely maintained all the irrigation systems on the property.
- I was in charge of and cared for over 20 flower beds, including weeding, fertilizing, spraying, and netting.
- Maintained all landscape lighting across the property.
- Operated machinery such as a tractor with a host of attachments, a skid steer, a wood chipper, a tiller, sprayers, pole saws, chain saws, a host of landscape equipment, and a heavy truck and trailer.
- I left this job to go truck driving; however, I returned to the company after about one and a half years and still currently work here.
Education
Palomar Community College
San Marcos, CASkills
- Irrigation system installation
- Controller programming
- Low-voltage electrical troubleshooting
- Plant care
- Low-voltage lighting installation and repair
- Operating and inspecting heavy machinery, including tractors, skid steers, and semi trucks
- Installing, tuning, and troubleshooting mobile audio systems and vehicle accessories Proficient in 12-volt electrical systems
- Extensive construction knowledge, including home renovation, framing, drywall, painting, insulation, flooring, basic plumbing, roofing, and window replacement
- Extensive woodworking experience, including veneer work
- Restoring vintage speakers, including testing and replacing wiring, capacitors, resistors, inductors, and loudspeaker drivers
- Basic vehicle maintenance, both cars and motorcycles
Affiliations
- Gardening
- Motorcycle riding
- Passionate about hifi systems
- Animal lover
- Hobby wood worker
Accomplishments
- Varies safety certificates while truck driving, over 100,000 miles over the road experience hauling heavy freight with a perfect safety record.
Certification
- CDL
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
German
Native/ Bilingual
French
Elementary
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Irrigation Technician
Piedmont Landscape Maintenance
07.2024 - Current
Over The Road Truck Driver
Prime Inc
03.2023 - 06.2024
Master Gardener
Piedmont Landscape Management
01.2019 - 02.2023
Palomar Community College