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Chris Parris

Rock Hill,SC

Summary

Accomplished Sales Representative and Designer with 15+ years in the residential design+build industry. Focused on meeting sales goals through process, customer service, and modern design practices.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Outdoor Living Consultant

MetroGreenscape
07.2014 - Current
  • Project Budgeting, Design, and Goal Oriented Sales
  • Process: Pre-qualify Prospect & Establish Report, Up-Front Contract, Budgeting / Design, Presentation / Contract / Fulfillment
  • Conduct Pre-Construction Meetings with Client and Production Team
  • 2023 Personal Sales Report $5.32M sold: $4.25M Outdoor Living + $1.07M Pools

Lead designer and sales representative

Carolinas Landscape Management
07.2012 - 07.2014
  • Lead/customer relations, sales, design, and project estimation

Account manager

Exceed Landscape Solutions, INC
02.2010 - 07.2012
  • Client relations with property managers, analysis of properties/maintenance practices, equipment/fleet inspection, and employee management

Designer and Project Estimator

Keowee Stone,LLC
05.2006 - 11.2009
  • Conceptual/final design, design presentation, marketing documents, and 3-D modeling

Field study intern and crew manager

Landscape Development Group, LLC
- 01.2005
  • Plant installation, site grading, and materials delivery

Maymester Intern

Design Workshop
  • Worked with fellow landscape architecture students and Design Workshop members to create an alternative masterplan for BMW’s research center in Greenville, SC (ICAR, International Center for Automotive Research)

Staff member

South Carolina Botanical Gardens
  • Landscape maintenance, equipment operations, and general labor

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture - Landscape Architecture

Clemson University
Clemson, SC
05.2007

Skills

  • Prospect-to-Customer Sales, Sandler Sales Process
  • Conceptual/Final Design, Design Presentation, Computer Graphics, Hand Drawings/Renderings, Technical Drawings
  • Autodesk AutoCAD , Structure Studios Vip3D, Sketchup, Adobe Photoshop-Illustrator-In Design, Microsoft Office

Timeline

Outdoor Living Consultant

MetroGreenscape
07.2014 - Current

Lead designer and sales representative

Carolinas Landscape Management
07.2012 - 07.2014

Account manager

Exceed Landscape Solutions, INC
02.2010 - 07.2012

Designer and Project Estimator

Keowee Stone,LLC
05.2006 - 11.2009

Field study intern and crew manager

Landscape Development Group, LLC
- 01.2005

Maymester Intern

Design Workshop

Staff member

South Carolina Botanical Gardens

Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture - Landscape Architecture

Clemson University
Chris Parris