James Carl Potter

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Medina, Ohio 44256

330-***-****

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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