Rob Murphy
Owner Of Southern Services LLC (Landscape/Maintenance)
Metairie,LA
Summary
Over the last 20 years of working and owning my own landscape company the knowledge and understanding of what works and what doesn't has brought me to my present situation. I have an immense love and passion for the business and there is not another line of work I would rather be in.
With that being said , in the last year or so I feel things have shifted on me and the years of physical part of the business has caught up with me ,mainly from the lack of finding good consistent help. I also feel its the right time in my life to look at some options and reach out to a professional landscape company such as Mullins to talk and check any possibilities . Landscape design and selling new landscape jobs to customers is easily what I enjoy the most but I understand getting on and helping in areas that are needed at the time is whats most important.
In closing , aside from what I've included on this resume of what I can bring to the table, I also have around a dozen large good quality commercial/residential maintenance accounts I've picked up over the years . I also have a long term working relationship with 2 prominent general contractors that once the newly constructed house is built I have the landscape,irrigation on new home .
Please excuse if this isn't the greatest resume you have come across , my goal here is to see if we could meet and talk at your convenience
Thank you
Rob Murphy
Really appreciate
Rob Murphy
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Owner
Southern Services Llc
Metairie, United States
01.2011 - Current
- Manage and list weekly maintenance accounts or landscape jobs to be completed at begin of week
- Work or supervise employees depending on workload all maintenance accounts . At times use hedgetrimmer,weedeater, zero turn mower
- Sales to include talk to new customers , design landscape with computer app, collect deposit and order plants and materials.Complete landscape job and collect money
- Order all new plant material for upcoming job from vendors
- Payroll,Invoice (billing/collecting) Tax and any other administration issues
- Basically anything associated with running a landscape/maintenance company
Sales Manager
The Plant Gallery
Metairie, LA
03.2006 - 09.2011
- Sales for new business and call in
- Design new landscape jobs and work with customer from start to finish
- Quality check on all maintenance accounts
- Order new plant material from vendors
Owner
Talens Nursery
New Orleans, LA
07.2002 - 08.2005
Owner /Operator
Closed due to Hurricane Katrina
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Inventory purchasing
- Finances
Insurance Agent
Wagner Insurance Agency
Metairie, LA
05.1999 - 12.2001
Licensed Health and Life Insurance Agent
-sold employee benefits to restaurants and businesses in New Orleans area
Education
John Curtis Highschool
River Ridge 08.1989 - 05.1994
BBA - Business
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
Lafayette, LA 09.1995 - 05.2001
Skills
20 Years in the business,working just about every aspect of it
Listening ,reading the customer and taking the time to pull off and overcome any obstacle that may arise
Ability to install Artificial grass,Light and Irrigation system
Machine use (bobcat,weedeater,hedgetrimmer,etc)
Administration ( payroll ,tax,budget,purchasing,advertising,etc)
Passion and love for this business also bending to work with others to accomplish task at hand
Timeline
Owner
Southern Services Llc
01.2011 - Current
Sales Manager
The Plant Gallery
03.2006 - 09.2011
Owner
Talens Nursery
07.2002 - 08.2005
Insurance Agent
Wagner Insurance Agency
05.1999 - 12.2001
BBA - Business
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
09.1995 - 05.2001
John Curtis Highschool
08.1989 - 05.1994