Operations Manager

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Candidate No.
3827618

About this Candidate

DAVRON CV: Candidate 3827618

LANDSCAPE OPERATIONS & CONSTRUCTION LEADER | BUSINESS OWNER | SITE INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE

Core Expertise

  • Operations leadership for landscape and site-construction projects, balancing schedules, budgets, and quality control.
  • Business development and client relations driving consistent account growth and repeat residential/commercial customers.
  • Project and crew management supervising up to 26 employees across multiple simultaneous crews.
  • Technical installation: hardscape, softscape, irrigation, outdoor lighting, drainage, erosion control, and turf management.
  • Regulatory compliance and permitting coordination for commercial, governmental, and institutional projects.

Project Background

  • Built full-service landscape operations delivering design, installation, maintenance, and seasonal services for residential and commercial clients.
  • Scaled revenue from ~$209K to $1.6M through focused sales initiatives and operational optimization.
  • Managed multi-million-dollar modular and site-construction projects, coordinating permits, change orders, and stakeholders.
  • Planned and executed golf-course infrastructure including ponds, irrigation, streets, utilities, and capital improvements.
  • Administered budgets up to $1.2M for maintenance and capital programs, improving course conditions and amenities.

Key Skills

  • Operations management | Crew leadership | Scheduling, production, quality control, and safety oversight
  • Sales leadership | Client relationship management | Account development and consultative selling
  • Estimating | Budgeting | Job costing | Change order management
  • Irrigation systems | Drainage and erosion control | Outdoor lighting installation
  • Hardscape and softscape installation | Turf care | Pest management programs
  • Equipment operation: skid steers, excavators, medium-duty trucks, and trailers

Education

  • B.S., Horticultural Science — Ohio State University

Why Interview this Candidate?

Experienced landscape operations leader who grew a contracting business sevenfold while managing multi-crew field operations and multi-million-dollar projects. Hands-on technical expertise across irrigation, hardscapes, turf, and site infrastructure combined with proven sales and client-management skills enables immediate impact on operations teams.

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