Manager Service
Resume:
James Carl Potter
Medina, Ohio 44256
Professional Objective:
To secure a position with a company where I can utilize my Sales and Management expertise.
Professional Experience:
Bremec Garden Center- Chesterland, Ohio
3/2010 to present
Pond shop, Fountain studio, Pottery and Landscape stone Manager
-Receiving and inventory of all products in each department
-Negotiating with suppliers on volume pricing and discounts
-Researching new suppliers
-Ordering all product for each department in excess of $250,000.00
-Created monthly sales schedules
-Yearly evaluations of employees
-Retail and wholesale sales
-Selling all maintence contracts for Koi ponds and fountains
-Design and engineering of Koi Ponds
-Routing of all service calls and installations of ponds and fountains
-Worked with architects, landscapers, and customers with designs and cost for water features
-Loading and unloading of products
-Operated Pay loader, Bobcat, and many other pieces of equipment and trucks
-Expert in customer service
-Helped in all aspects of nursery
-In charge of promoting open houses and DIY classes
Tom Thumb Underground Sprinkling and Landscaping - Grand Rapids, Michigan
4/2002 to 3/2010
Project Manager
-Serviced over 2000 commercial and residential landscaping customers
-Serviced over 500 commercial and residential underground sprinkling customers
-Sales and design of landscaping and underground sprinkling resulting in over $650,000.00 in sales for 2010 YTD, exceeding yearly goal
-Designed and created unique landscaping projects, ranging from $20k to $120k
-Evaluated landscaping an underground sprinkling methods and determined cost effectiveness of procedures
-Negotiated and bid on a wide variety of landscaping projects
-Supervised a staff of 12 employees
-Performed monthly performance evaluations to staff
-Collaborated with architects and contractors, and suppliers on projects
-Scheduled the delivery of all products to job site
-Obtained all required permits and licenses for projects
-Engineered and constructed trade show displays with booth space at The Lake Front Cottage Show (Show Span)
-Serviced Snow plowing to 76 customers in the 2009/2010 season
-Designed and created Water features (Ponds, waterfalls, and pond less waterfalls)
-Designed and created Paver walkways, block walls, pillars, outdoor kitchens, pizza ovens, and pergolas, Boulder walls, large stone walls, stacked walls, natural stone steps, landscape lighting, deck lighting, pillar lighting.
-Ability to read blue prints and schematics with elevation changes
-Expert in installation and troubleshooting of Irrigation systems. Hydraulic systems, Sprinkler Timers and Valves
-Ability to run Bob cat, front end loader, trencher, maxi, lawn equipment, dump trucks
Grapids Irrigation - Grand Rapids, Michigan
4/1997 to 4/2002
Field Support Technical Supervisor
-Service and Installation of sprinkler systems
-Spring startups, fall winterizations
-Service man of the year award 1998 and 1999
-Supervised 8 service men
-Sales and Design of residential and commercial projects
-Weekly meeting with service men
-Quality control
-Hydraulic sprinkler system specialist, with Toro certification
Harder and Warner Landscaping - Caledonia, Michigan
4/1995 to 4/1997
Irrigation Service Specialist
-Irrigation installation service, spring startups, and fall winterizations
-Weekends Landscaping and nursery help
R.A.L Properties - Grandville, Michigan, Tenant Manager 3/1993 to 2/1995
West Michigan Sprinkling - Grandville, Michigan, Manager 3/1993 to 4/1995
Education:
Belguard University Midland Michigan 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
-Certificate of completion for patio and wall installation
Automatic Irrigation Kentwood, Michigan 2006, 2007, 2008
-Certificate of completion for build a pond day
-Certificate of completion for Kitchler Landscape lighting design and trouble shooting
John Deere Landscapes Kentwood, Michigan 2004,2005,2006
-Certificate of completion in Irrigation design, irrigation trouble shooting, pump trouble shooting
Century Rain Aid Kentwood, Michigan 1996, 1997, 1998
-Certificate of completion in Irrigation trouble shooting
-Certificate of completion in landscape lighting design
Spartan Distributors Toro University Sparta, Michigan 1993, 1994, 1995
-Certificate of completion in Irrigation design and trouble shooting
Polaris Vocational school Middleburg Hts. Ohio 1984, 1985
-Graduated with certification in basic auto body and mechanics.
Lutheran High School West Rocky River, Ohio - diploma 1979 thru 1983
Computer skills:
-Micro soft word, excel, and quick books pro, 3D Landscaping Design software
Organizations:
-Pillows for service men, Fund raiser and donation manager 2005 thru 2009
-Grand Rapids Dart League member 1993 thru 2005
-Grand Rapids Dart League President 1997 thru 2000
-Better Business Bureau, Grand Rapids, MI
-Michigan Landscaping Association
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