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Christopher Williams

Ormond Beach,FL

Summary

Dynamic entrepreneur and former Business Owner of Indy Turf and Landscape LLC, I excel in operations management and building customer relationships. Leveraged skills in contract management and staff motivation to enhance business development, achieving significant improvements in client retention and profit margins. Renowned for an entrepreneurial personality and adept at fostering vendor relationships for long-term success.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Owner

Indy Turf and Landscape LLC
03.2015 - Current
  • Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
  • Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
  • Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
  • Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
  • Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
  • Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
  • Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
  • Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
  • Reduced budgetary expenditures by effectively negotiating contracts for more advantageous terms.
  • Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
  • Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.

Landscape Construction Foreman

Ski Landscape Corp
05.2004 - 03.2015

Oversaw multiple crews of landscapers. My crews were responsible for all things landscape installation. We did plantings, pavers, erosion control, finish grading, subsurface drainage, concrete and more.

Education

Certification - Landscape Design

Ashworth College
Norcross, GA
08.2014

Diploma - Technical

Lawrence North High School
Indianapolis, IN
05.2004

Skills

  • Business Development
  • Staff Management
  • Customer Service
  • Contract Management
  • Project Management
  • Employee Development
  • Operations Management
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Sales Development
  • New Business Development
  • Entrepreneurial personality
  • Relationship Building
  • Customer Relations

Certification


-CLT-E Softscape Installation

-3B Turf Pest Application

-CDL Class A with Tanker Endorsement

-3A Ornamental Pest Application

-Conversational Spanish

Software

Microsoft Office

Quickbooks

Timeline

Business Owner

Indy Turf and Landscape LLC
03.2015 - Current

Landscape Construction Foreman

Ski Landscape Corp
05.2004 - 03.2015

Certification - Landscape Design

Ashworth College

Diploma - Technical

Lawrence North High School


-CLT-E Softscape Installation

-3B Turf Pest Application

-CDL Class A with Tanker Endorsement

-3A Ornamental Pest Application

-Conversational Spanish

Christopher Williams