| HTML Block | Thank you for taking a few minutes to complete a reference for the person who has applied with us at the Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon Ski & Snowboard School. We value your comments regarding this applicant. |
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| Reference Provider Information | |
| Your Name | Connor McDermott |
| Your Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Your Title | Senior Consulting Arborist |
| Company Name | Tree Solutions Inc. |
| Type of Reference | Personal Reference |
| Work Related - Reference Check Information | Thank you for including the person's name and answering these questions about your experience working with this person. |
| Personal Reference Information | |
| Name of person you are referring | Rodrigo Troya |
| Your relationship to this person | Friend and former coworker |
| Key descriptors | Personable, dependable, great with people, hard worker. |
| How would you rate your experience with this person? | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding your experience with this person (not required) | We worked together working for for a tree care company. It is a high stress environment that requires good communication, a level headed-ness and ability to work under physical and demanding conditions. Rodrigo was a glue for our team bringing his sense of calm, respect and humor to the table. He was great learning the hard skills and teaching things he knew as an experienced guide and wildlife medic. |
| Please rate this person's ability to handle conflict with others? | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding handling conflict (not required) | Rodrigo is direct and personable and knows how to take accountability while also communicating his issues to resolve a conflict. |
| Please rate this person's dedication or engagement to their work or studies | 5-excellent |
| Comments about dedication or engagement (not required) | Rodrigo is a hard worker who dove head first into arboriculture and worked to make it a career for himself. |
| Please rate this person's willingness or desire to improve their performance | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding willingness or desire to improve performance (not required) | He always strives to know and learn more on the job and improve his performance. |
| What would you consider this person’s strengths and/or weaknesses? | Rodrigo is smart, personable, kind and has many of the soft skills needed to be good with people and a teacher. His weakness is that he was a snowboarder before he saw the light and became a skiier. |
| Is there anything else you feel would be important for us to know, and if so, please describe? | Rodrigo is great with people, a great teacher, and brings levity to any situation. I have missed working with Rodrigo since he moved from Seattle to Portland and I think you would be lucky to have him on your team. |