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Denison E. Stowe.Caretaker.
Address  190 Fairview St., Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone (413) 834 7680
E-mail denisto@comcast.net
Objective
I am driven to deploy the wide range of skills and experience I have developed over the last forty years to
secure a Property or Estate Caretaker position. My years of professional experience in tree care & removal,
landscaping, building care and maintenance, combined with more than twenty years managing and
maintaining rental properties, makes me a uniquely qualified asset for any caretaker role.
Highlighted Skills & Experience
 Tree Care
Thirty years of professional
experience (12 years as
foreman): from hand climbing very
tall trees and shearing 30 foot
hedges to disease prevention and
the proper care and pruning of
orchard fruit trees and a broad
range of ornamental shrubs
 Caretaking
Responding to security alarms
and stocking wood boilers for four
historic estate buildings; residing
on-site
 Landscaping
Thirty years of professional
experience (12 years as
foreman): removing and
transplanting large trees; building
& maintaining an irrigation
system; athletic field turf & formal
campus lawn care; operating
boom trucks, front-end loaders,
backhoes and other equipment;
small engine repair; snowplowing
 Safety
NRA Certified Basic Pistol &
Home Firearm Safety Instructor;
MA state license to carry;
conducted safety training,
oversaw CPR classes
 Tree Trimming &
Removal
Thirty five plus years of
professional experience (12 years
as foreman) safely removing all
manner of hazard trees: clearing
storm damage to restore power
after Hurricanes Bob and Gloria,
Super Storm of '93, Blizzard of
'96, Ice Storm of '98 and many
others; clearing trees and limbs
over and near remote high-tension
power lines
Professional Experience
GROUNDSMAN – Hildene Estate - Manchester, Vermont – June 1, 2015 to Present
● Directly care for the formal estate’s lawn and landscaping
● Perform tree care and tree removal on the estate; manage the woodlot and cordwood
production
● Reside on-site, respond to security alarms, closely monitor four buildings’ wood boilers
● Repair and clean gasification boilers
● Maintain gravel roads using a tractor with grader blade
GROUNDS CREWMAN – Deerfield Academy – Deerfield, MA – 1998 to May 2015
● Pruned, maintained and prevented disease in the campus shade trees, ornamental trees and
hedges
● Assisted the campus mason, carpenters, electricians and HVAC staff in historic building repair
and maintenance
● Assisted with large sodding projects of several athletic fields at once
● Reestablished The Trap and Skeet Club Student Organization and taught firearm safety
● Built and repaired brick paver walkways

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● Responsibly drove many bus runs including trips to NYC, NJ, and PA; managed the bus
scheduling & repairs
Education
● Class B CDL United Tractor Trailer Training (Maintain Class B CDL with passenger
endorsement, DOT Medical card
● Mass Hoisting training ( Maintain License HE-2B Frontend Loader Backhoe
● Woodlot management at Greenfield Community College
● Plumbing at Franklin County Tech School
Additional Skills
● Maintenance and repair of chainsaws and small engines
● Truck and equipment maintenance and small repairs
● Basic carpentry skills: skill saw, table saw, and roofing

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