OBJECTIVE Obtain a full-time position in a management role with a strong company where I can increase the profitability of the company, while using my knowledge and experience in the North Central Missouri Area.
EDUCATION Southwest Missouri State University Springfield, MO
Agriculture/ Agronomy GPA 3.2
50 hrs May 2000-May 2004
Ozark technical Community College
Springfield, Mo
Turf and landscape management GPA 3.7
Associates degree
Braymer C-4 High School
Braymer, MO
High School Diploma- GPA 3.9
May 2000
SKILLS Driven to succeed with a desire for knowledge
Certified Commercial Pesticide Applicator
Certified Kansas Nurserymen
Ability to oversee and manage daily activities of a large and diverse group of people
Highly motivated and detail oriented
Excellent Computer Skills
Spanish speaking
People person
Passionate
Strong teacher and coach
Business Acumen
Good communication skills
EXPERIENCE
BWI Companies Inc
Territory Development Manager/Professional Products Sales
• Inventory Control (projecting and allocating inventory for seasonal products)
• Business planning
• Face to face customer sales
• Weekly and monthly scheduling and reporting
• New Sales employee training programs
• Building programs for commercial greenhouse, woody grower, and lawn care operator companies(IPM, fertilization, and weed control)
• Preparing bid for competitive analysis
• Building budgets based on sales projections
• Representing BWI at customer events and conferences at the local and regional
• Conducting training meeting
• Professional product liaison for sales staff and customers
• Securing pricing from vendors to increase market share
• Increased sale YTD by more than 30% gross
• Route building for sale efficiency
• Logics for incoming and outgoing product
• Warehouse management
Hermes Company Inc. Shawnee, KS
Nursery Manager July 2005 – June 2009
• Oversee Staff comprised of domestic and immigrant labor
• Managing 750 Acre wholesale nursery operation
• Planning and purchasing of material need to complete tasks
• Managing assets (i.e. construction equipment, agriculture equipment, trucks, Trailers and facilities)
• Budgeting of material and labor
• Assigning daily work activity and logging reports of activity
• Purchasing needed materials
• Other Administrative Duties
• Sales Support (i.e. Trade Show, Customer tours, Phone calling, and Entertainment)
• Implementation of cultural practices
• Improving IPM programs and nutritional program
• Managing distribution center(shipping and receiving)
• Business Planning
City of Springfield – Greene County Parks Dept. Springfield, MO
Assistant Golf course Superintendent February 2002 – August 2005
• Installation and Maintenance of irrigation system
• Build and Construction
• Establishment of Golf course
• Apply chemical pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides
• Maintaining greens, fairways, tees, and rough
• Oversee landscaping Installation
• Equipment Maintenance
Self-Employed Fields’ Landscape Springfield, MO
Owner operator March 2001- February 2002
• Landscape installation including laying sod, selecting plants for landscaping projects, and installing water features
• Installed irrigation systems
• Masonry and flat work
• General Maintenance
• Managerial work-managing my own business and those who worked for me
• Landscape design
O’Reilly Auto Parts Distribution Center Springfield, MO
Loader Packer October 2000 – February 2001
• Stocked parts in warehouse using detailed organization
• Loaded truck using pick list to increase efficiency
• Receiving truck checking quantity and quality
• Packing orders to ship out
REFERNCES Shawn Reed Chris Treadgill
BWI Co-worker Vendor Rep Valent Chemical