Experience

PlantRight, LLC. - a DCA Outdoor brand

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Sales Representative | Schwope Brothers Tree Farm | Rio Verde Plantas

  • Nov 2020 - Present



Wingren Landscape Inc

• Downers Grove, IL

• Senior Account Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Nov 2020



Scott Byron & Co., Inc.

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Client Relations Manager

  • Oct 2015 - Mar 2017

  The job of Client Relations Manager entails building trust, confidence and goodwill with customers. Manage client relations between the organization and our Property Improvement clients. Responsible for the entire life cycle of the client experience. Have critical responsibilities in client acquisition, client satisfaction and client retention. Understand the needs of their customers and articulate the ability of our company to meet the clients’ needs with products or services. Direct and work with crews on sites to maintain site and quality standards. Show less



Arapahoe Landscapes

• Owner/Partner

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2015

  Responsible for the development and successful performance of all sales, estimating, and marketing activities. Negotiate terms and prices with vendors and subcontractors to help meet company goals and drive net profit. Build professional project proposals, present them to the customer, and negotiate contract terms and close sales. Develop and strengthen client relationships. Strong focus on customer service and retention. Identify new markets and marketing opportunities to increase company visibility and drive new sales. • Convert approximately 75% of leads into new sales. • Built an automated estimating system and trained employees on estimating policies and procedures. • Led a focused company wide effort to slash costs by negotiating with vendors and increasing overall productivity, resulting in a 12% increase in gross profit. Show less



Arapahoe Horticulture

• Operations Manager

  • Jan 2001 - Mar 2010

  Managed 4-6 commercial and residential landscape projects at a time. Responsible for sales, project management and customer service. Led business development and marketing efforts to expand the customer base. Developed and strengthened customer and vendor relationships. • Developed new installation services for the company and trained employees for those services. • Increased overall sales revenues for the landscape division by nearly 100% in 4 years. • Chosen to develop training program for new employees. Show less