Cole Roelofsen
cole.r@summitreforestation.com
519-321-1162
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About Me:
I am Ontario born and raised, grew up on a dairy farm outside of a small town. In my youth I spent nine years as a Boy Scout, constantly hiking and camping my summers away. After moving to the city for school, I had an itch to get back out to the wild and stumbled upon tree planting through a close friend. The bush is my life and every year I can’t wait to get back out there. |
Industry Experience:
This will be my first year taking the reins as a crew boss after five seasons with Summit as a planter. As the right hand to my previous foreman, I’ve been learning and preparing for this for a few years and can’t wait to get started. My biggest strength is in training, I have trained rookies for the past three seasons and had amazing success in cultivating incredible planters.
Planter Expectations :
● Respect: How you treat the community you work and live with, is essential in the success of a crew. Respect your body, your mind, and the others around you every day.
● Work Ethic: Everyone knows going into this job that it's going to be hard, but I promise you it's going to be harder. Be money driven, have goals every day and push yourself like you never thought possible.
● Be on Time: This one stems from my previous foremen having this as a pet peeve, well it’s mine too. A crew is a unit and one person being late puts everyone behind. BE ON TIME!
● Have Fun: It’s not all bad I swear, a culture of having a good time is super important and makes it all worth it in the end!
Expectations for myself:
● Work Hard: I will be pushing myself everyday so that you can succeed. My hope is that if you see me working harder everyday it inspires you to do the same.
● Support: I will always be looking for ways to support everyone in every aspect. I want you to grow and succeed as a planter and as a person.
● Build a Legacy: Your crew is your family, and I want to build the connections that have you coming back for more and calling your friends ten years down the road.
This will be my first year taking the reins as a crew boss after five seasons with Summit as a planter. As the right hand to my previous foreman, I’ve been learning and preparing for this for a few years and can’t wait to get started. My biggest strength is in training, I have trained rookies for the past three seasons and had amazing success in cultivating incredible planters.
Planter Expectations :
● Respect: How you treat the community you work and live with, is essential in the success of a crew. Respect your body, your mind, and the others around you every day.
● Work Ethic: Everyone knows going into this job that it's going to be hard, but I promise you it's going to be harder. Be money driven, have goals every day and push yourself like you never thought possible.
● Be on Time: This one stems from my previous foremen having this as a pet peeve, well it’s mine too. A crew is a unit and one person being late puts everyone behind. BE ON TIME!
● Have Fun: It’s not all bad I swear, a culture of having a good time is super important and makes it all worth it in the end!
Expectations for myself:
● Work Hard: I will be pushing myself everyday so that you can succeed. My hope is that if you see me working harder everyday it inspires you to do the same.
● Support: I will always be looking for ways to support everyone in every aspect. I want you to grow and succeed as a planter and as a person.
● Build a Legacy: Your crew is your family, and I want to build the connections that have you coming back for more and calling your friends ten years down the road.
