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Brandon McMahan
Knoxville,TN
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Summary
Results-driven construction leader with 15 years of experience in hardscapes, carpentry, heavy equipment operation, and full-cycle project management. Prioritizes safety and quality while ensuring projects are completed on schedule and within budget. Translates customer concepts into successful projects, overseeing everything from estimates to final walkthrough. Created a comprehensive training program to enhance skill development and compensation for field employees.
Overview
6
6
years of post-secondary education
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Journeyman Carpenter
Local 50 Carpenters' Union - Multiple Contractors
01.2016 - Current
- Contributed to construction of Uranium Processing Facility project at Y-12, successfully navigating stringent security, safety, documentation, and production requirements.
- Completed scaffolding, commercial framing, concrete formwork, acoustical ceilings, interior systems, and panel-wall construction for controlled clean-room environments, including battery plants.
- Executed commercial and industrial carpentry for multiple contractors across travel-based assignments, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and production standards.
- Operated in high-production environments, including assignments with PCI, while safeguarding workmanship and maintaining organized, safe work areas.
- Read blueprints, sketches, and specifications; planned tools and materials; completed precise measurements; minimized waste; and mentored apprentice carpenters.
- Commercial and industrial projects across Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee
Hardscape Foreman
Chandler Landscaping
Knoxville, Tennessee
02.2026 - 08.2026
- Directed daily field operations and worked alongside crews to deliver retaining walls, paver patios, steps, drainage systems, irrigation, plantings, and complete outdoor living projects.
- Coordinated labor, equipment, materials, site logistics, and daily production, enforcing safety standards and inspecting work to ensure long-term durability and high-end finish quality.
- Maintained strong homeowner relationships from project start through completion, earning personal letters of recommendation from satisfied customers.
- Developed four-level training program based on union apprenticeship model, enabling employees to build measurable skills, assume greater responsibility, and advance through pay tiers.
- Developed a four-level training program modeled after union apprenticeship progression so employees could build measurable skills, assume greater responsibility, and advance through pay tiers.
- Earned merit-based raise and retroactive pay in recognition of performance and leadership.
Hardscape Division Manager
Seeds of Change
Knoxville, Tennessee
02.2016 - 11.2021
- Managed projects from lead generation through design, sales, utility locates, material ordering, installation, and final walkthrough, ensuring seamless execution and client satisfaction.
- Directed job sequencing, quality control, productivity, safety, and customer communication while actively collaborating with crews to enhance operational effectiveness.
- Built and sold premium retaining walls, patios, steps, drainage solutions, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, countertops, and complete outdoor living environments.
- Operated as a hands-on manager, working beside crews while directing job sequencing, quality control, productivity, safety, and customer communication.
- Developed practical, buildable designs from customer needs, driving new business and fostering referrals and repeat work for the division.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Whaley Construction
Knoxville, Tennessee
11.2014 - 02.2016
- Built advanced proficiency operating large excavators, bulldozers, backhoes, skid steers, loaders, and dump trucks for excavation, grading, material movement, and site preparation.
- Specialized in cutting final grade, studying elevations, digging accurately on grade, and excavating for retaining walls, drainage, foundations, and other construction needs without depending on GPS guidance.
- Transferred heavy-equipment experience to smaller hardscape machines, enhancing maneuverability and precision on confined residential sites.
- Adapted to changing site conditions and communicated effectively with supervisors and crews to ensure safety and maintain project schedule.
Hardscapes Manager
Earth Tech, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
04.2011 - 11.2014
- Owned the full project process from customer consultation, estimating, design, and sales through scheduling, material procurement, installation, and final walkthrough.
- Led three-person crews as hands-on working manager, executing excavation, layout, installation, finishing, and problem-solving to ensure project success.
- Prioritized safety and quality while sustaining daily production to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
- Managed division website and Facebook presence, leveraging project marketing to generate leads and create new sales opportunities.
- Managed the division website and Facebook presence, using project marketing to generate leads and create new sales opportunities for the company.
Education
Journeyman Carpenter - Carpenter Apprentice
Local 50
Oak Ridge, TN 01.2016 - 08.2019
Associate of Science - Web Design
ITT Technical Institute
Knoxville, Tennessee 03.2011 - 08.2013
GED - High School Equivalency Certifications
Pellissippi State Community College
Knoxville, TennesseeSkills
- Commercial carpentry
- Blueprint reading
- Estimates
- Design
- Hardscapes
- Outdoor Living
- Retaining Walls
- Patios
- Steps
- Drainage
- Excavation
- Final Grading
- Site Layout
- Skid Steers
- Excavators
- Heavy Equipment
- Scaffolding techniques
- Interior Systems
- Clean Rooms
- Material Procurement
- Safety compliance
- Safety management
- Training program development
- Productivity
- Cost Management
- Cost analysis
- Project coordination
- Crew Leadership
- Hands-On Supervision
- Training program development
- Workforce training
- Labor management
- Customer relations management
- Customer Relations
- Final Walkthroughs
- Problem resolution
- Time optimization
- Workforce training
- Time optimization
Selected Career Highlights
- Owned complete residential project lifecycles: lead generation, consultation, estimating, design, sales, 811 utility coordination, material ordering, installation, crew leadership, and final customer walkthrough.
- Created a four-level employee development program modeled after union apprenticeship progression to standardize training, responsibility, competency, and pay advancement.
- Earned written customer recommendations for professionalism, reliability, communication, follow-through, and attention to detail; delivered projects that generated referrals and repeat business.
- Supported major commercial and industrial work, including the UPF project at Y-12 and clean-room panel installations for battery manufacturing facilities.
- Advanced equipment operator capable of cutting final grade and excavating accurately on grade without relying on GPS guidance.
Timeline
Hardscape Foreman
Chandler Landscaping
02.2026 - 08.2026
Hardscape Division Manager
Seeds of Change
02.2016 - 11.2021
Journeyman Carpenter - Carpenter Apprentice
Local 50
01.2016 - 08.2019
Journeyman Carpenter
Local 50 Carpenters' Union - Multiple Contractors
01.2016 - Current
Heavy Equipment Operator
Whaley Construction
11.2014 - 02.2016
Hardscapes Manager
Earth Tech, LLC
04.2011 - 11.2014
Associate of Science - Web Design
ITT Technical Institute
03.2011 - 08.2013
GED - High School Equivalency Certifications
Pellissippi State Community College