Project Manager Design

Nicholas J Rau .

**** ****** **, ***********, ** 55431 Phone 612-***-**** *******@****.***

Objective

To obtain a year round position that will allow me to utilize and grow my experience I have attained while in the

landscape design/installation and management field.

Qualifications

15 years experience in the Landscape Industry

11 years as a Landscape Foreman in High End Residential and Commercial Design with crews ranging from

one to five laborers

Ability to draft and estimate landscape plans and read blue prints from Architects and Engineers

Extensive experience installing segmented retaining walls, paver patios and driveways, concrete and natural

landscape materials, ponds and water features, and plant materials

Skilled Operation of machinery such as: skid steers, mini excavators with attachments, plate and roller

compaction tools, demo saw, and power wheel barrows, also snow removal with skid and truck plows and

salters

Clean Class A license

Work History

Architectural Landscape Design, Prior Lake, MN April 2012 to September 2012

Hardscape/Landscape Foreman

Help organize paperwork and streamline yard operation to minimize wasted time

Install high end landscapes consisting of natural and concrete materials

Delegate and lead crews of two to eight depending on the scope of work to be completed on site

High Profile Grounds Maintenance, Spring Lake Park, MN September 2011 to January 2012

Landscape Project Manager/Estimator

Schedule projects and qualified crews to produce and complete jobs efficiently

Follow up with crews in completing paper work and streamline paper for billing and tracking purposes

Estimate projects from engineered plans for the bidding process

GGP Outdoors, Victoria, MN June 2011 to September 2011

Landscape Designer/Salesman/Foreman(Temporary)

A friend of mine needed some help while deployed with the National Guard

Meet clients and create a complete design and estimate and present and sell to the client

Sign contracts and collect deposits and final payments from clients upon project completion

Winco Landscape and Design, Inc., Inver Grove Heights, MN May 2009 to June 2011

Hardscape/Landscape Foreman

Layout and install high end residential and commercial landscapes, with both natural and fabricated

materials, according to plans provided by landscape designers and landscape architects

Plan work to be completed and materials needed daily and weekly

Complete and submit daily time and work completed logs

Dakota Landscape & Design, Inc., Becker, MN May 2003 to November 2008

Landscape Foreman/Designer

Read plans and install landscape components ranging from small residential to large commercial projects

Direct and delegate to crews of two to four employees on site

Meet potential clients draft plans and do full detailed estimates for work to be completed

Nicholas J Rau .

8812 Zenith Rd, Bloomington, MN 55431 Phone 612-***-**** *******@****.***

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture August 2000 to May 2005 Landscape

Architecture

South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite, Auto CAD, QuickBooks

Certifications

MNLA Certified Professional

NCMA Level 1 Certified Installer

ICPI Certified Installer

References

Cole Larson, Landscape Architect, 651-***-****

Cindi Olson, Project Manager, 612-***-****

Aaron Lee, Foreman, 763-***-****

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