Steven R. Pearce **** South Haven Drive, Mason, OH 45040 513-***-**** act838@r.postjobfree.com
Key Skills Profile:
~ A hands-on, goal oriented leader with successful supervisory and management experience.
~ In-depth experience in developing and running a growing business, accomplished in the areas of:
purchasing, vendor selection, recruiting, training, scheduling, labor law, quality control, health and
safety.
~ Top-rank communicator with ability to introduce constructive ideas and generate action.
~ Function effectively both as an independent, self-motivated individual and as a contributing member
of a team.
~ Solid record of active leadership, with the capacity to train, mentor and develop both new and
established team members.
~ Customer oriented, with demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships
with new and existing clients.
~ Track record of delivering formal presentations, both on technical processes and management,
to individuals, groups and corporations.
~ A rapid learner, able to quickly understand, master and apply new processes with a view to
maximizing efficiency and profitability.
Experience Profile:
Duke Property Services, Inc. Cincinnati, OH (2001-2016), Production Mgr., HR Mgr, CS Mgr. & Sales Rep.
~ Responsible for production operation for this $400,000 landscape management company.
~ Conceptualized, implemented and administered a successful new routing/scheduling system.
~ Developed a nationally recognized and award-winning safety program which met and exceeded
the requirements of major clients including Johnson & Johnson, Toyota and Coca-Cola.
~ Hiring, training, scheduling, evaluation and terminations of 25 production employees. ~ Managed upscale landscaping needs of over 20 commercial clients. Prospected, negotiated and sold new contracts and re-newed 97% of existing contracts.
United Landscape, LLC, Mason, OH (2002-2010) Owner
~ Start-up commercial landscape design/build company.
~ Eventual annual gross sales in excess of $5 million.
~ Aggressive employee recruitment, responsible for hiring and training of up to 55 production
employees as well as 6 department managers.
~ Developed and implemented employee orientation program, safety program and employee
evaluation program.
~ Interfaced with decision makers on industrial, office and retail design/build projects ranging in sales
price from $85,000.00 to $11,000,000.00.
~ Continual interface regarding sales, budgeting, phase studies and project feasibility with developers,
commercial lenders as well as venture capitalist.
Norrell Services, Inc. Atlanta, GA (1997-2000) On-site Manager Cincinnati, OH.
~ Responsible for 600 temporary production employees, 5 full time shift managers and a 6 person full
time office staff in the packaging and display industry.
~ Trained these employees in Best Practices, ISO standards and production goal setting and accomplish-
ment.
~ Exceed clients existing production quota standard, resulting in new production quota being set in 5
additional client locations.
~ Liaison between client and Norrell Services employees on a day to day, hour by hour basis.
~ Trained other Norrell on-site managers on employee retention and establishing and meeting
production standards and quotas.
~ Attended 5 day workshop highlighting, discovering potential client needs, team concept task
assignment and proposal presentation.
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Education and Training:
The University of Kansas
~4 yrs. School of Journalism with major in Advertising and Public Relations, minor Psychology.
~ Participated in football and track.
~ Member Phi Delta Theta fraternity
~ Ohio Pesticide License: Turf, Ornamentals, Aquatics, Forestry and General Vegetation.
~ J.P. Horizons (Motivational Seminar) “One Free Ticket to Anywhere”
~ Tony Robbins (Motivational Seminar) “Unlimited Power”(1992); “The Power Within”(1993)
~ Padgett & Associates (Human Resources Seminar) “Getting the Most Out of the Most Difficult” 1994
“Ohio Employment Law” 1994.
~ Have attended 14 seminars on safety and federal regulations including (2) 8 hour OSHA courses.
Hondros College 2015
Completed state required 120 hour pre-licensing real estate classes.
Successfully completed both the Ohio & National real estate exams with 90% on first attempt.