Greg Schroeder

**** ********* *****, *********, ** 37220

abz4ae@r.postjobfree.com

612-***-****

Work Experience

Best Yard Services, Inc., Elk River, MN

Owner/Founder, 1997 – Dec. 2012

● Established business in 1997, sold business in 2012. See website: bestyardservices.com.

● Approximate average revenue of $600k/year.

● Established & managed two lawn crews and two landscape crews (totaling 8+ full time employees).

● Performed all aspects of business including, but not limited to: Sales, marketing, purchasing, advertising, hiring, terminating, financials (budgets, payroll, etc), scheduling, delivery, planning, design.

● Established accounts by: Cold calling, website development, referrals and print advertising.

● Types of work performed: Lawn maintenance (mowing, trimming, fertilization, weed control), landscaping (retaining walls, stairs, patios, driveways, water features, sod, planting of trees, shrubs, perennials, and annual flowers), tree removal, snow plowing.

● Equipment operated: excavator, skid steers, tractors, trucks, mowers, trimmers, clippers, chain saws, irrigation equipment, etc.

GLS, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (Commercial Printing)

Manager of Finishing & Distribution Departments, Jan/1988 – June/1998

• Responsible for the day to day operations of the bindery and shipping/receiving departments.

• Held daily meetings with sales staff to schedule and arrange delivery of all jobs.

• Responsible for the hiring, reviewing, and termination of employees (approximately 15 full time and 50 part time employees).

• Purchasing of all machines, equipment and supplies of two departments in addition to maintenance and repairs of the same.

• Trained and assisted in setting up ISO 9001.

• Established job duties, responsibilities and descriptions for all positions.

• Equipment experience included operating cutters, folders, saddle stitchers, collators, die-cutters and misc printing equipment.

Total Years Experience:

• Lawn/Landscape – 15 years

• Printing – 21 years

• Law Enforcement – 3 years

Education and Training:

• Licensed fertilizer applicator, MN

• Licensed pesticide applicator, MN

• Class A drivers license, MN

• Completed a low voltage wiring class.

• Completed a contractor licensing class.

Interests & Hobbies:

• Photography

• Construction

• Hunting/Fishing

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