STEVEN J. DAVIS

**** ******** **** ************, **** Virginia 25840

304-***-****

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ISA Certified Arborist SO-0696

SUMMARY

A resourceful and versatile general manager with demonstrated experience in safety, training, project/operations/account management, sales, marketing, business development, training/development, cost/budget analysis, P&L, policies/procedures, and implementations. Additional capabilities include customer service, lead generation, database management, and presentations. Leverages exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills to enhance business growth, improve workflow processes, and provide excellent customer service. A dedicated, forward-thinking, and results-oriented leader who enables an organization to exceed goals and operate at optimal productivity.

EXPERIENCE

Rotor Blade LLC, Georgetown SC

General Manager

Manage all day-to-day operations including Safety and P&L Direct all existing contract negotiations and renegotiations. Develop the expansion of existing markets for expansion of overall sales. Trained 3 Business Development Personnel. Instructed all departments in a new vision for the image of Aerial Vegetation Management. Developed rates driven by costing and desired profit. Managed all field Support for the customer and the company. Created Field Support Safety program, Developed and expanded marketing to reach out to new regions of the nation example Northwest and Northeast US. Developed new customers example railroad, ski resorts and military bases. Traveled the entire US. January 2019-October 2022

W A Kendall

Manager

Assisted in Management of Buckeye Rural Cooperative

October 2018 December 2018

Davis Environment

Owner

Provided consulting for Rural Cooperatives and Railroads. Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, Genesee & Wyoming

BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPES, LLC, Chicago, Illinois

Branch Manager, 2016-2017

Managed all aspects of branch, including safety, training, operations, sales, P&L, tree care, and fleet. Sold tree care services to commercial landscape and residential clients.

Instituted new safety features for branch.

Restructured branch sales system for company.

CHEMICAL CONTAINERS, INC., Huntington, West Virginia

Sales Representative, 2015-2016

Managed spray systems sales and marketing for Midwest U.S.

Directed client development.

Oversaw spray system design.

WILDERNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, Huntington, West Virginia

Division Manager, 2014-2015

Served as manager of development for new business in Eastern U.S. Developed database of potential clients. Recruited employees. Designed hi-rail vegetation management units. Developed safety and training railroad manual. Created and built new service line for railroads. Designed company brochure.

DBI SERVICES, Huntington, West Virginia

Branch Manager, 2011-2014

Managed on-/off-track herbicide treatments for Union Pacific, CSX Corporation, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), Metra, and various short-line railroads. Assisted in negotiations of 2013 Union Pacific vegetation management contract. Managed all aspects of branch, including safety, training, operations, sales, P&L, and fleet. Managed staff of three Business Development Personnel.

DENTCO, DeWitt, Michigan

Quality Assurance Manager, 2003-2010

Managed contractors, budget, and quality for exterior surfaces. Determined all contractor qualifications. Oversaw exterior services that included landscape, irrigation, parking lot maintenance, lighting, and debris/snow removal.

Managed 60 contractors providing exterior services at 160 retail shopping centers in eight Southeast U.S. states.

Oversaw new construction landscape installations at retail sites.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE SAGE GROUP, Newnan, Georgia, Owner, 2000-2003. Performed equipment sales of brush chippers and stump grinders. Consulted with utility companies, golf courses, and municipalities.

THE MORRELL GROUP, Atlanta, Georgia, Director of Arbor Care, 1997-2000. Created and operated tree care division, with annual sales revenue growth from zero to $1,000,000. Managed profit, achieving range of 15% to 28%. Sold to high-end residential and commercial landscape properties. Supervised all phases of group, including safety, training, operations, sales, fleet, and P&L.

MORBARK, INC., Winn, Michigan, Regional Sales Manager, 1995-1997. Developed equipment sales in Southeast U.S. Managed corporate factory representatives for hand-fed brush chippers, medium sized tub grinders forestry, material handlers.

DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY, Kent, Ohio, District Manager, 1979-1995. Managed local district, including P&L, sales, and operations. Serviced commercial utility and residential/municipal clients in Southeast U.S. Oversaw line clearance trimmer/foreman, tree care foreman, plant health care technician, sales and service coordinator, sales representative, assistant district manager, and district manager. Developed and Trained Sales Representatives for locations in Nashville, Birmingham, Knoxville, Charlotte, Macon, and Atlanta

DESOTO ANNEX CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE, Arcadia, Florida, Correctional Officer, 1978-1979. Guarded 1,500 inmates at medium-security prison. Completed six weeks of intensive training in self defense.

HAWKS NEST STATE PARK, Ansted, West Virginia, Maintenance Manager, 1976-1978. Managed indoor maintenance of 132-room lodge. Oversaw plumbing, trash, pool, litter, and meeting setup. Supervised eight students in lawn maintenance.

Equipment Managed / Operated

Aerial Lifts

Altec, Terex, Hi Ranger, Condor, Teupen, JLG, Genie, Pettibone

Material Handling/Cranes

Terex, Manitowoc, Palfinger, Superior, National, Hyster, Clark Barko, John Deere, Caterpillar

CERTIFICATION

Certified Arborist, 1994-Current SO-0696A

OSHA 30 Certified

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

DeKalb Technical College, Business, 1992

Davey Institute of Tree Sciences, Tree Science, 1987

Davey Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Horticulture, 1985

AFFILIATIONS

Tree Care Industry Association, Inc.

International Society of Arboriculture

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