Max Brown
Wanchese
Summary
Detail oriented Vector Control Technician with experience in data collection, analysis, and pest control techniques. Experience in supervision and customer service. management and effective training. Successfully managed teams in high-pressure environments, ensuring quality control and compliance while enhancing efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Vector Control Technician
Dare County Mosquito Control
Manteo
08.2025 - Current
- Go out in the field and collect and analyze data for mosquitoes
- Call residents regarding no spray zones
- Spray/treat county buildings for various pesticide needs
- Mice control for county buildings
- Equipment maintenance when needed
- Help prepare trucks for nightly sprays (in season)
- Drive route & spray, if needed, with the nightly pesticide spraying
- Helped supervisor conduct new employee training for part time drivers
Equipment Operator
Dare County Public Works
Manteo
12.2024 - 08.2025
- Bring recyclable materials, trash and other items to the transfer station at the top of the hill.
- Transported items to Ivy's in Wanchese.
- Utilize different equipment during daily operations at landfill and transfer station to maintain functionality.
Meat/Seafood Department Manager
The Fresh Market
Nags Head
05.2019 - 11.2024
- Managed the meat & seafood departments.
- Supervised the 5-6 employees in the two departments.
- Set the display case up when opening the store and took it down when closing the store.
- Ordered inventory and performed monthly inventory checks for both departments.
- Made the weekly schedules for the meat & seafood departments.
- Cut meat, workeded the counter, and helped with the customers.
- Did weekly reports on our department's progress, goals, and on what needed to be improved.
- Took phone orders and talked to vendors, suppliers, & other Fresh Market stores.
- Made sure the meats on display were dated and I followed the manual for what was needed in the case weekly.
- When placing orders, I ordered what I thought was needed based on my inventory, sales from the past week, & what was currently on special.
Pest Control/Carpet Cleaning Technician
Professional One Pest Control/Carpet Cleaning
Kill Devil Hills
05.2017 - 05.2019
- Owned and operated OXY Fresh franchise, providing carpet cleaning services for Professional One.
- Performed carpet cleaning for residential and commercial clients, ensuring high standards of cleanliness.
- Ordered supplies online when needed for the company.
- Checked our portal online several times daily for any new jobs that came through and responded within a timely matter.
- Prepared and sent invoices when the jobs were complete.
- Identified and addressed pest issues for residential and commercial clients, delivering effective pest control solutions.
Meat Manager/Seafood Specialist
The Fresh Market
Nags Head
03.2014 - 05.2017
- Managed/supervised the meat & seafood departments.(5-6 employees)
- Set the display case up when opening the store and took it down when closing the store.
- Placed orders for inventory items and conducted monthly inventory checks.
- Made the weekly schedules for the meat & seafood departments.
- Cut meat, worked the counter, and helped with the customers.
- Compiled weekly reports on department progress, goals, and improvement areas for management review.
- Took phone orders and talked to vendors, suppliers, & other Fresh Market stores.
- Made sure the meats on display were dated and followed the manual for what was needed in the case weekly.
- When placing orders, I ordered what I thought was needed based on my inventory, sales from the past week, & what was currently on special.
- When I was there I made it possible for the seafood department to start selling local fish and shrimp bought from the fish houses in Wanchese.
Floor Manager
Wanchese Fish Company
Wanchese
10.1989 - 02.2014
- I was HACCP certified and was the HACCP Manager for Wanchese Fish Company for 13 years.
- Supervised and helped fish packing crews, supervised and helped unloading of shrimp boats, and supervised and did the shrimp grading. (sometimes over 30 employees depending on season)
- Ran the retail market for 5+ years and helped sell the fish, shrimp, clams, etc from the market.
- Created orders from the fish coming off the boats and other fish houses in the harbor and loaded the trucks that were being sent to Boston, Philadelphia, New York, & other areas.
- Would take monthly inventories of the stock in the freezer.
- Would ice up boats and made sure the boats got their gas and wrote the tickets for the captains.
- Helped out in the office, if needed, when the office managers had to be out.
Education
High School Diploma -
Manteo High School
Manteo, NC06-1992
Skills
- Supervisor skills
- Pest control techniques (obtained NC Mosquito Control License by passing the Public Health Pest Control exam and the Core exam)
- Field counts, data collection, & data analysis for mosquitoes
- Quality control procedures
- Equipment maintenance
- Customer management
- Inventory management
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
Timeline
Vector Control Technician
Dare County Mosquito Control
08.2025 - Current
Equipment Operator
Dare County Public Works
12.2024 - 08.2025
Meat/Seafood Department Manager
The Fresh Market
05.2019 - 11.2024
Pest Control/Carpet Cleaning Technician
Professional One Pest Control/Carpet Cleaning
05.2017 - 05.2019
Meat Manager/Seafood Specialist
The Fresh Market
03.2014 - 05.2017
Floor Manager
Wanchese Fish Company
10.1989 - 02.2014
High School Diploma -
Manteo High School