Edwin Mckee
Highland,CA
Summary
Self-motivated leadership professional with expertise in the field of landscape construction and vegetation management. Experienced in ornamental horticulture, herbicide applications, sourcing and examination of landscape materials, as well as field installation and maintenance oversight. Familiar also in expanding network connections, client and employee education, implementing new internal strategies, internal safety procedures, territory development, and revealing client needs to deliver solutions.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Branch Manager
Sweeping Corp of America
Fontana, CA
07.2022 - Current
- Leveraged leadership skills to identify deficiencies and opportunities to improve policies, procedures and controls.
- Promoted improvements to cost-controls, quality assurance and waste reduction.
- Supervised and facilitated team meetings to alleviate issues and challenges stalling progress of transformation projects.
- Supervised team of 56 personnel, delivering effective and consistent job training.
- Implemented system to combine multiple functions into one process, resulting in increased efficiency and improved profitability.
- Cultivated strong professional relationships with suppliers and key clients to drive long-term business development.
- Coached, developed and motivated team to achieve revenue goals.
- Managed staff scheduling, hiring and training processes.
- Developed strategies to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty.
- Directed daily operations of the branch, including customer service, human resources, sales and marketing activities.
- Conducted regular performance reviews for all employees in the branch.
- Monitored financial performance of the branch on a monthly basis.
- Resolved escalated customer complaints in a timely manner.
- Created reports summarizing operational performance metrics for senior management review.
Division Manager
DBi Services
Ontario, CA
10.2020 - Current
- Promoted improvements to cost-controls, quality assurance and waste reduction.
- Supervised and facilitated team meetings to alleviate issues and challenges stalling progress of transformation projects.
- Set and monitored division-wide policies, procedures and cultural standards.
- Leveraged effective leadership skills to effectively identify deficiencies and opportunities to improve policies, procedures and controls.
- Designed and managed project development schedules meeting established goals.
- Increased repeat customer base by maintaining relationships with high-profile clients and effectively managing service issues.
- Boosted profit margins by effectively managing expenses, budget and overhead, increasing closings and optimizing product turns.
Account Manager
American landscape and Maintenance , Inc.
Redlands, CA
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Attended weekly client construction project progress meetings
- Monitored in-progress construction schedules and plan revisions
- Ensured client satisfaction ratings by actively listening and resolving customers comments and concerns.
- Handled all needs of Irrigation and Landscape construction projects by liaising effectively with contractors, engineering teams, designers and clients.
- Monitored team progress and enforced deadlines.
- Over-saw project landscape installation and monitored establishment of materials
- Routinely handled and observed irrigation and landscape maintenance concerns
- Oversight and management of landscape quality, materials logistics, and crew preparedness
- Thorough knowledge of irrigation requirements for horticultural installation
- Thorough knowledge of ornamental horticulture
Chief Estimator
AMERICAN LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE, INC.
Redlands, CA
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Analyzed project mandatories, scope, and available resources to devise timelines and communicate with client on deliverable deadlines.
- Communicated with clients and teammates to gather information regarding project budgets, schedules and objectives and optimize plans.
- Determined project scope, boundaries, time frame and possible complications to produce accurate estimates.
- Collected data and information from vendors, sub-contractors and teammates to determine exact costs for all aspects of each project.
- Researched out-of-stock items to find additional inventory or suitable replacements
- Cross-trained new employees by explaining rules, procedures and job responsibilities.
- Reviewed completed work to monitor and enforce quality standards and requirements.
- Created landscape designs to be presented to clients.
- Compare budget to actual job cost.
- Oversight and inspection of landscape materials purchased and installed
- Review of project site(s) prior to construction, during, and after
- Compare design and layout to client need. Advise as to any discrepancies that may arise, and/or offer alternatives
- Source landscape materials, visit nurseries to inspect/select.
- Thorough knowledge of landscape and irrigation methods
Controller
AMERICAN LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE, INC.
Redlands, CA
01.2012 - 12.2017
- Developed and administered company, program, department and project budgets worth combined $12 Million per year.
- Collaborated with program leaders and staff to provide education and training on finance and accounting procedures.
- Oversaw financial reporting, accounts payable and receivable, asset coordination, account management and budgets.
- Reorganized finance and accounting departments to improve efficiency and cut excess spending.
- Prepared and presented annual fiscal and business plans.
- Coordinated financial statement reviews to coordinate variance reporting, analysis of year-to-date and forecast performance against expectations.
- Developed and distributed operational reports to management and stakeholders.
- Worked daily with sales department to monitor and apply contract and contract change order information
- Monitored budget to actual project cost
- Maintained vendor and client relationships during this time
- Project cost and materials oversight
- Contract review and negotiation
Purchasing Director
Stauffer's Landscape
Redlands, CA
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Formulated and implemented annual purchasing plans and contracts.
- Determined recurring business needs and maintained necessary inventory levels.
- Implemented robust inspection policies to check the quality of all incoming products.
- Led department meetings to build team cohesiveness and coordinate projects
- Developed and managed cost reduction and waste elimination policies.
- Checked current landscape projects to monitor work progress.
- Sourced landscape and plant materials from local vendors to minimize delays or downtime.
- Continually monitored vendor inventory and quality at time of purchase
- Monitored and inspected landscape materials at jobsite
- Helped manage and run current construction projects.
- Interact with client during project implementation and duration. Update and review needed/completed progress
- Help establish landscape maintenance program(s) for construction projects
- Familiarity with landscape materials greatly increased. Knowledge of industry standard and acceptable quality grew
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business And Managerial Economics
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA06.2015
Skills
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Project Management and oversight
- Purchasing and procurement
- Cost reduction and containment
- Results-oriented
- Vendor sourcing
- Contract negotiations
- Bidding processes
- Irrigation and Landscape installation
- Blueprint fluency
- Client rapport
- Community involvement
- Drought-resistant species
- Site analysis
- Communications
- Planning and coordination
- Tree and shrub growth/stress observation
- Water and Fertilizer schedules
- Familiar with Tree and Shrub growth rates at maturity
- Familiarity with a large number of Tree and Shrub species
Hobbies and Interests
-Travel
-Golf
-Fly fishing
-Bringing my wife's ideas for our home to life
Timeline
Branch Manager
Sweeping Corp of America
07.2022 - Current
Division Manager
DBi Services
10.2020 - Current
Account Manager
American landscape and Maintenance , Inc.
01.2019 - 01.2020
Chief Estimator
AMERICAN LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE, INC.
01.2018 - 12.2019
Controller
AMERICAN LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE, INC.
01.2012 - 12.2017
Purchasing Director
Stauffer's Landscape
01.2010 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Science - Business And Managerial Economics
University of Redlands
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