Paballo Setloboko

I am a qualified Landscape Architectural Technologist with an intent to make a career in the green industry (Horticulture & Landscaping). For me it will always be concepts that integrates soft and hard landscapes to produce resilient, ecological and cultural public spaces that reunite and empower people through aesthetic, fun, and safe projects. I am hardworking, disciplined young african man who possesses the intercultural communication skills and I can work well alone and as well as in groups.

I have had opportunities to serve as the leader or manager in previous and current organisation which improved my leadership trade and skills. with 4 years of experience I served in the government and in private sector to be able to plan, organise, direct and report. I am pro-active worker & I can take critique

Maintenance Manager/LA Technologist - Trees Online Quality Landscaping - 55 Waarburg Rd, Joostenberg Vlakte, Cape Town, 7570

(2025-04-14)

Permanent position managing maintenance operations and landscape installations.

• ESTATE MANAGER: Planning the maintenance program for the Vineyard Office Estate (Durbanville Hills), Client liaising & reporting.
• OPERATION: Manage the installation of new Landscapes, daily maintenance of existing vegetation & human capital responsibility
• PLANT CARE: Pruning of the trees or shrubs, irrigation and the overall plant health.
• LAWN CARE: schedule and supervises the lawn mowing, directing the lawn topping, fertilising & irrigation.
• WEED CONTROL & ALIEN CLEARING: Guides the team on manual weeding and chemical weedkiller application, Alien removal.
• FURTHER RESPONSIBILITIES: Design landscapes and client briefing and quality check over few sites.

Landscape Technologist/GOSM Horticulturist - Lavender Blue Landscape CC - 14 Good Hope Rd, Wynberg, Cape Town, 7800

(2023-05-29 - 2024-11-30)

Permanent position as qualified Landscape Architectural Technologist.

• DESIGN: landscape plans (for client & City approval), Irrigation plan, electrical plan & 3D model
• SOFTWARE: Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD 2D/3D, Autodesk Revit (beginner), SketchUp Pro, and Microsoft package.
• OPERATION: Landscape installation, inspecting oversee contractors, team supervision, client brief, & project tracking.
• GARDEN MAINTENANCE: Plan & supervise residential garden maintenance, plant care, lawn care, soil condition & hedging.
• WEEDING & PRUNING: structural pruning and clearing or broken branches, weed removal and weedkiller application on paving.
• FURTHER RESPONSIBILITIES: Part of the interviewing team, disciplinary team and attendance and make quotations.

Green Open Space Management - Horticulturist - SANBI - Harold Porter National Botanical Garden - c/o Clarence & Broadwith Rd, Betty's Bay, 7141

(2022-07-01 - 2023-05-28)

Contract position focused on research development, human capital development, and plant conservation & collaboration.

• RESEARCH DEV: Global Malaise Trap Program (insect collection) Data collector and sample packaging.
• RESEARCH DEV: Plant trials (under supervision), Propagation through cuttings/seed and exposure to plant grafting (mainly on Proteaceae)
• RESEARCH DEV: Horticultural institution (presentation): a). Adva. Dip Horticulture (CPUT) Research on Ericaceae plant Family. & b). Grootboos Foundation, presentation focused plant propagation conservation of fynbos species
• HUMAN CAPITAL DEV: Supervision of labourers, plan and implement garden maintenance, writing reports, nursery hygiene, curation of living collections
• PLANT CONVERSATION & COLLABORATION: Presented on the out-reach programs, conducted tour guides, assisted the education centre, stakeholder engagements, designed and helped install community projects.

AutoCAD Lab Assistant - CPUT - Horticulture Department - CPUT, Bellville South Industrial, Cape Town, 7530

(2021-02 - 2021-11)

Contract position assisting with training and tutoring.

• Assist with training on programs including Microsoft Package, Adobe suit, AutoCAD, SketchUP and landscaping tutorials
• AutoCAD Lab Assistant & Integrated Design Studio tutor

Garden Maintenance - Berrisford (Residential property) - 5424 Clarence Dr, Betty's Bay, 7141

(2016 - 2021)

Seasonal work during summer and winter holidays.

Advanced Diploma - Landscape Construction Management - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2021 - 2021)

Diploma - Landscape Architecture - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2020 - 2020)

English for Projects - Hochschule Osnabrück, University of Applied Sciences (2021 - 2021)

Grade 12 (NSC) - Lehana Senior Secondary School (2015 - 2015)