Manager Sales

KEVIN COLLINS

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313-***-**** ~ *************@*****.***

Career Profile

. Nearly 25 years in the green industry.

. Over 15 years of conducting classes on garden related topics.

. Strong marketing background, working with web designers to improve web

site and Facebook presence and managing relationships with local news

media, garden clubs, writers and organizations.

. Excellent writing skills, drafting horticultural handouts for customers.

. Outstanding presentation and communications skills and organizational

abilities, creating and delivering basic and advanced horticultural

education classes that bring customers into retail stores.

. Aware of organic gardening options and familiar with many nationally and

regionally branded plants.

. Working relationships with hardgoods sales representatives and national

and regional growers.

. Michigan Certified Green Industry Professional.

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Professional Experience

Ray Hunters Flower & Garden - Southgate, MI

2012-present 2008-2010

GARDEN CENTER AND NURSERY MANAGER

. Planned store special events (open houses, Orchid festival, monthly

seminar programs), coordinating with employee schedules, vendors, special

speakers, and sales and specials to create the events.

. Marketed and promoted a store tradition: Growing (for retail sale) over

100 varieties of Heirloom Tomatoes.

. Trained and supervised up to 15 employees, leading staff meetings, and

creating a yearly budget and adjusting to reflect current sales and

trends; also purchased plants and assisted with end-of-year inventor

quality control.

. Opened and closed the nursery and handled merchandising and maintaining

retail displays.

Louisiana Nursery - Baton Rouge, LA

2010-2012

SALES/AREA SUPERVISOR

. Import pottery, statuary and fountains and provide weekend and special

events sales reports.

. Part of "Blitz Team," traveling to each location throughout the year to

assist in merchandising and more.

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English Gardens - West Bloomfield, MI

2003-2004 1989-2000

RETAIL MANAGER

. Scheduled a staff of up to 25 within budget, managing floral, garden

center, nursery and holiday center areas.

. Expert in areas of annuals, vegetables, fruit, perennials and woody

plants in USDA hardiness zones 4-6.

Leppek Nursery - Brighton, MI

2001-2003

ASSISTANT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER, BUYER

. Oversaw procuring plants, herbaceous, color, woody and tropical plants

and providing seasonal sales reports.

. Handle plant identification, pest identification and treatment; landscape

design; basic plant propagation; and growing, finishing and procuring

plants for retail sale.

LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE

Lakes Landscape - Sylvan Lake, MI

2012

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

. Ran weekly maintenance route.

. Expert in areas of annuals, vegetables, fruit, perennials and woody

plants in USDA hardiness zones 4-6.

R&M Landscaping - Romulus, MI

2006-2008

LANDSCAPE DESIGNER/HORTICULTURIST, PLANT PROCUREMENT

. Consulted on a major treescape in downtown Detroit, relating to tree

care, plant sourcing, ordering and tree substitutions, working closely

with the owners.

. Advised project supervisors on pest and physiological plant concerns as

well as aesthetic issues.

Shemin Nurseries - Taylor, MI

2004-2006

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

. Consulted with local landscape designers selecting plants and offering

substitutions and alternates and assisted General Manager and Plant

Procurement Manager; honored with Vice-President Sales Award.

English Gardens - Dearborn Heights, MI

1990-1994

IN STORE LANDSCAPE DESIGNER

. In store landscape design program to sell merchandise in stock.

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Programs and Classes

Adult and Community Education

. Berkly, Canton Township, Farmington and Royal Oak districts.

. Multiple class schedule for spring and fall.

Master Gardeners Association of Wayne County

. Speaker at local meetings.

. Speaker at the fall gardening event.

. Memberships: American African Violet Association (Baton Rouge and Detroit

area clubs); Burden Center (Baton Rouge, LA); Michigan Nursery and

Landscape Association; Belle Isle Conservatory (Detroit)

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