Market Research Client Relations
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ALANDO JOSEPH
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PROFILE
Emerging Landscape professional with a Major in Landscape, and a Minor is Communication with over 25 years of experience. Detail-oriented and enthusiastic with strengths in market research, trend forecasting, building client/vendor relationships and administration. Experience working within strict budget guidelines, employee management, and overall company improvement.
SKILLS
TEAM MANAGEMENT
CLIENT RELATIONS
LANDSCAPE PURCHASING
OPERATIONS
EXPERIENCE
Laura Plantation- Historic Museum Vacherie, LA
Groundskeeper Supervisor 2019-2023
Overall day to day operations of maintaining all historical oak trees, lawn maintenance, landscape designs, and hardscapes. Ensured all grounds were presentable all year round. Worked with local vendors to ensure that the environment was always welcoming. I worked with vendors that I had worked with prior at Ruppert Landscape from plant materials, shrubs, trees, turf, and nursery. I negotiated pricing to ensure we got the best price in bulk. Oversaw, proper delivery, and installation of all. Managed 5 install laborers, and maintenance laborers crew of 5. Ruppert Landscape
Commercial Area Manager (Princeton, New Jersey, and South Philadelphia) 2009-2019 I was responsible for the sale (bids, etc.), renewal, and production of all the branch’s landscape management work, selling enhancement work on its contract maintenance jobs, and ensuring the satisfaction of its customers. I kept ongoing sourcing for vendors both local and oversees to supply all commercial clients the best product. Purchased all items from plant materials, trees, shrubs, turf, construction material, and machinery. This was a position in which I maintained educated, in which allowed me to be the advisor for all commercial clients, and team, and branch managers. Maintained all budget cost within the allotted.
Managed 19 crews throughout including recruiting, and hiring, performance evaluation, and training and development.
EDUCATION
St. James High School
1979-1982
Southern University
1982-1986 Major in Landscape
1982-1986 Minor in Communications
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