Jonathan Thompson
Summary
Talented construction professional with a bachelor's degree in Construction Technology and over 32 years of progressive experience. Excellent communication and coordination skills, highly proficient in supervising multiple projects from start to finish. Knowledgeable in safety compliance, value engineering, proper design, estimating, cost accounting, and project management. Effective in building strategic business relationships and partnerships. Encouraging manager and problem-solver with a natural ability for team building.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Groundskeeper III
University of Montana Western
01.2019 - 10.2020
- Lead worker in grounds for entire campus, assigned work, provided basic training and assistance, overseeing crews consisting of full time university employees, student workers, and cadets from Montana Youth Challenge.
- Work consisted of design and landscaping to improve and update campus property.
- Responsibilities involved mowing, trimming, edging, and fertilizing all turf areas, trimming and pruning all shrubs and tress, large tree removal, mixing and spraying post-emergent herbicides, selecting and applying granule pre-emergent herbicides, weed removal, programming and monitoring all time clocks and sprinkler systems.
- Sprinkler replacement and adjustment, nozzle replacement, and placing and removing hand line on athletics fields.
- Duties included servicing and maintaining zero turn riding mowers, push mowers, chain saws, hedge trimmers, blowers, weed eaters, utility vehicles, compact tractors and back hoe.
- Winter months involved plowing snow, shoveling snow, applying salt and sand to prevent slippery walking surfaces.
Owner/General Manager
Sonoran Land Care LLC
01.2001 - 01.2018
- Started and built a successful landscape maintenance and construction company.
- Worked with clients to provide design services as well as doing install and construction work for some of the top landscape designers and architects in the area.
- Completed construction projects including built in BBQ's, flagstone patios and stairs, brick paver driveways and sidewalks, koi ponds, ramadas, fences, retaining walls, and water features.
- Also designed and installed low voltage lighting systems and irrigation systems of all types.
- Specified and planted all varieties of sod, shrubs, vines, and trees.
- Performed all estimates, accounting, payroll, contracts, invoicing, and customer service.
- Built loyal client base of weekly year round landscape maintenance customers.
Project Manager
Journey Homes LLC
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Supervised fast paced high production new home community constructing 80-90 homes simultaneously.
- Responsible for all aspects of construction from raw land through home owner walk orientation, including sewer and water, curbs and street construction, concrete foundations, rough framing, electrical, plumbing, insulation, drywall, painting, finish carpentry and all warranty work.
- Hired supervised and managed both subcontractors and employees.
- Scheduled and over saw all municipal building inspections to ensure compliance to all building codes and ordinances.
- Worked closely with sales staff to ensure change orders were implemented and specifications were followed.
- Maintained safe and clean working environment complying with all OSHA and company regulations.
Lead Superintendent
Blandford Homes
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Managed and supervised construction of high end homes in master planned community for award winning home builder.
- Responsible for approximately two hundred subcontracted and company employees on daily basis.
- Scheduled and inspected all work to ensure quality control, staying on schedule and budget.
- Worked as liaison between top management and field personnel to communicate vision and possible concerns creating company culture to best serve clients needs.
Carpenter Foreman/Superintendent
Bonita Vista Development, Inc
01.1989 - 01.1998
- Started as laborer and over years was promoted up to Superintendent over seeing new home building division.
- Performed all tasks involved in residential construction including rough framing, roofing, siding, soffit and fascia, painting, drywall, installing doors and windows, cabinets, and all finish carpentry.
- Estimated hard cost of homes, ordered all materials, scheduled all work and municipal inspections.
- Worked with home owners to address concerns and ensure customer satisfaction at all stages of construction process.
- Ensured compliance with all safety regulations and policies.
- Kept accurate records of all details related to job, including materials used, employee time sheets, client issues and accident reports.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Construction Technology
Bradley University
Peoria, IllinoisGrundy Area Vocational Center
Morris, IllinoisSkills
- Construction Management
- Customer Service
- Work Orders / Change Orders
- Staff Management
- General Contracting Professional
- Landscape Design
- Building Design and Planning
- Reading Blueprints
- Estimating and Budgeting
- Codes Compliance
- Grounds keeping
- Inspecting completed work
- Project Management
- Process Improvement
- Work flow planning
- Permit processing
Additional Information
- AZ Residential and Commercial General Contractors Licenses
- AZ Landscape and Irrigation Contractors License
- Certified Landscaper, Phoenix Botanical Garden
- AZ Landscape Contractors Association, member
Timeline
Groundskeeper III
University of Montana Western
01.2019 - 10.2020
Owner/General Manager
Sonoran Land Care LLC
01.2001 - 01.2018
Project Manager
Journey Homes LLC
01.1999 - 01.2001
Lead Superintendent
Blandford Homes
01.1998 - 01.1999
Carpenter Foreman/Superintendent
Bonita Vista Development, Inc
01.1989 - 01.1998
Bachelor of Science - Construction Technology
Bradley University
Grundy Area Vocational Center
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