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Education
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Mark Du Mars Wartenburg

Mark Du Mars Wartenburg

East Brunswick,NJ

Summary

To further evolve my passion and thirteen years of work in horticulture, landscape design, and construction into the practices and creative solutions working to protect, enhance, and conserve the natural world.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Designer

Down To Earth Landscaping, Inc
Jackson, NJ
03.2021 - Current
  • Through creative design process and balance between client vision, site relevance, and function created outdoor living spaces for residential homeowners, home builders, and commercial clients in New Jersey, Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland
  • Contracted design work for multidivisional impact exceeding 3 million dollars in annual sales
  • Designs delivered with a variety of mediums that include hand sketching, drafting, color rendering and design software that includes PRO Landscape, Idea Spectrum, PhotoShop, Sketch UP, and similar programs
  • Thoughtful site analyses that include the assessment of current plants, site conditions, lighting, view, and architecture style of residences and buildings
  • Coordination with local zoning and permitting offices to ensure project scope approved and follows local codes and regulations
  • Effective communication & coordination for project needs while assessing progression and execution with production office and clients
  • Vast knowledge of native and nonnative plant palettes and their success rates in a particular region or climate zone
  • Ability to understand, design, and build both masonry and custom applications to include but not limited to walls, steps, outdoor kitchen areas, patios, driveways, pools, pergolas, and cabanas
  • Ability to design, estimate and install low voltage outdoor lighting systems.

Freelance Designer

Self Employed
East Brunswick, NJ
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Contracted design work from various installers for full handoff residential landscape design plans that included lighting, drainage, plant lists and sizing, and material estimates
  • Provided ongoing support and collaboration for contracted installation projects

Designer/Installation Foreman/Sales

Colonial Nursery Inc
Lincroft, NJ
10.2018 - 12.2018
  • Design and creation of residential landscape plans, as well as full estimating for property maintenance
  • Administered construction installation for final designs, which includes coordinating and working alongside crews, construction equipment operation, hand tool operation/maintenance, daily driving of Ford 350/450/650 with dump bodies, material sourcing, client interfacing, and follow up for on-going collaborative working relationships
  • Handled sales related meetings, presentations, and contract signings with clients

Designer/Project Manager/Sales

Nectars Landscape & Design, Inc
Titusville, NJ
02.2017 - 09.2018
  • Created and designed residential plans in hand drafted and computer-generated form for high-end clients following a successful design process that enabled the company to further develop and expand its design build division
  • Managed the construction installation for final designs, which included the coordination of crews, material sourcing, client interfacing, and follow up for on-going collaborative working relationships
  • Handled sales related meetings, presentations, and contract signings with clients
  • Recruited, trained, and coached second year design student on the fundamentals of design and site work that in turn enabled him to become an integral part of the design process

Store Manager

Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc
Short Hills, NJ
10.2014 - 12.2016
  • Used business acumen to steer company's sole New Jersey location sales by using Metric and KPI based sales goals; goals based on comp numbers and allotted payroll hours
  • Effective payroll management for staff of ten that matched weekly and monthly sale performance
  • Sales based event planning and execution i.e., non-competing brand collaboration, VIP closed-door events, in-store musicians, Chefs in-store cutting demos
  • Vast coaching and training using the company's global six steps of selling strategy on diverse category product knowledge (Knife/Cutlery, Apparel, Travel Gear, Timepiece, Fragrance) and company history
  • Hired and developed team members that were best fit and “on-brand” for company and store positions; two team members promoted from supervisory roles into NY flagship stores and into management roles
  • Collaborated with Visual Services Director to map and execute floor sets and took active initiative to communicate with Allocating Director in order to respond to buying trends and obtain a desired level of merchandise sell through
  • Supported Visual Services Director with apparel models during red carpet events and collection line releases

Principle/Designer

Canopy Landscape Consultants, LLC
Bordentown, NJ
05.2011 - 09.2014
  • Contracted packaged design work and consulted on landscape site issues including plant suggestions and diseases with contractors and homeowners
  • Created full residential and commercial design work that was presented to clients and solicited bids for design installation
  • Worked with multiple subcontractors to meet all design installation deadlines for specified phase of design work
  • Oversaw design work installation for multiple projects running concurrently

Account Executive

MAC Events, LLC
Spring Lake, NJ
10.2010 - 09.2014
  • Sold marketing and event space for green industry trade shows events exceeding one million in sales per year
  • Sales for primary events: NJ Plants – Professional Landscape & Nursery Trade Show $150,000 – $400,000 annual sales from first to fourth year, 300 participating companies in 2014; PANTS – Penn Atlantic Nursery Trade Show $500,000 – $600,000 annual sales from first year to second, 350 participating companies in 2014
  • Sales included all levels of green industry including growers, nurseries, hard goods, soft goods, service providers, and equipment manufacturers/distributors/dealers
  • Collaborated on targeted marketing for individual segments of shows and created new revenue streams with creative sponsorship opportunities
  • Managed social media sites for shows to further brand awareness
  • Scheduled and booked speakers for course and seminar educational programming
  • Managed on site show production that included working with venue management, unions, decorators, show personnel, and vendors for trade and consumer shows
  • Traveled to promote events and initiated contract sales for company shows held in other states

Sales

Pleasant Run Nursery
Allentown, NJ
01.2011 - 01.2013
  • Performed duties for weekend sales at wholesale plant nursery that included working with clients on phone and in person to ensure that their orders were complete and made necessary plant suggestions to ensure that plant material was the best suited for site
  • Entered data for nursery inventory including updating plant location, plant brokerage, potting records, catalog information, and LOS

Designer/Sales

Mondi Designs, LLC
Bordentown, NJ
01.2010 - 05.2011
  • Met with clients for full interview and site evaluation to determine their needs and vision for landscape design work
  • Worked with owner to create full residential designs by hand drafting and computer-generated design programs within specified time deadlines
  • Presented design work to clients that included full design overview, plant list, and estimated installation costs
  • Worked with various subcontractors to obtain bids on installation of full design or phasing for a project
  • Managed site work and coordinated between subcontractors to ensure proper installation and execution of design
  • Worked consumer shows to generate sales leads for design work

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies – Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Thomas Edison State University, Trenton, NJ
2020

Associate - Applied Science; Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design

Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ
2011

Phi Theta Kappa Two Year College Honor Society

The Hun School of Princeton, Princeton, NJ

Soccer Team - Captain, Coach's Award, First Team Prep A Lacrosse Team - Captain, Coach's Award, Bianchi Division Champs; First Team All-State

Skills

Landscape Design

Landscape Presentation

Landscape Construction

Hand Drafting

CAD Drafting

3D Visualization

Site Analysis

Contract Sales

Certification

ESS Substitute Teaching Certification - NJ Middle School Science 2021

Timeline

Designer - Down To Earth Landscaping, Inc
03.2021 - Current
Freelance Designer - Self Employed
01.2019 - 01.2021
Designer/Installation Foreman/Sales - Colonial Nursery Inc
10.2018 - 12.2018
Designer/Project Manager/Sales - Nectars Landscape & Design, Inc
02.2017 - 09.2018
Store Manager - Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc
10.2014 - 12.2016
Principle/Designer - Canopy Landscape Consultants, LLC
05.2011 - 09.2014
Sales - Pleasant Run Nursery
01.2011 - 01.2013
Account Executive - MAC Events, LLC
10.2010 - 09.2014
Designer/Sales - Mondi Designs, LLC
01.2010 - 05.2011
Thomas Edison State University - Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies – Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mercer County Community College - Associate, Applied Science; Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design
The Hun School of Princeton - ,
Mark Du Mars Wartenburg