Russell Stanley Harris, III
Post Office Box 14081
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898
(225) 933-2526
E-mail: russellharris@sprintmail.com

EDUCATION
Louisiana State University; Horticultural Systems Major; Bachelor of
Science Degree in Agriculture awarded 12/19/1997. Cumulative GPA: 3.133.
186 Cumulative Hours.

LANGUAGE TRAINING
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Courses: Beginning and Intermediate Russian.
Harvard University Ukrainian Research Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Course: Beginning Ukrainian.
National Agricultural University of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine.
Courses: Intermediate and Advanced Ukrainian, Agricultural
Terminology, Ukrainian Geography, History, and Culture.

LICENSES
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
€Landscape Contractor No. 01-1922
€Horticultural Service No. 01-1226
€Commercial Pesticide Applicator No. 01-3291. Mauget certified applicator.

WORK HISTORY
€June 1999-Present. Baton Rouge Country Club, Baton Rouge, LA.
Horticulturist. Employee management; landscape management;
irrigation/water management; integrated pest management. Budget
development and management.
€June 1998-June 1999. Eastover Country Club, New Orleans, LA.
Horticulturist. Supervised grounds maintenance crews; designed and
installed landscaping; repaired, designed, built and installed landscape irrigation;
applied pesticides.
€August 1996-November 1997 and August 1993- February 1994. Department of
Horticulture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
Student Worker. Research data base management; scheduled
and maintained greenhouse and field crops; operated and maintained
farm equipment; designed, installed, and maintained irrigation systems;
and applied pesticides.
€August 1992-May 1995. Harris Construction and Painting Company, Baton
Rouge, LA. Head Foreman. Interviewed, selected, and hired employees;
managed shifts; supervised sites; renovated commercial, public, and private buildings.
€June 1992- August 1992 and June 1991-August 1991. Charles Simonson, MD,
Gretna, LA. Receptionist and Office Assistant. Sorted and filed
paperwork; balanced ledgers; and verified and filed insurance claims.
€June 1985-August 1989. Audubon Park and Zoological Garden, New Orleans,
LA. Keeper Aid. Educated general public about animals; assisted and
educated elderly and mentally and physically handicapped.

ACTIVITIES
€Foreign Travel: Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Holland, Honduras, Hungary,
Mexico, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine.
€Skydiving: United States Parachute Association; Mem No. 94140; License No. B-23576.

REFERENCES
€Available upon request