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Phillip Sanders

Johns Creek,GA

Summary

Horticulturalist with 20 plus years experience. Developing a lawn care program for a multi-state multi-location operation. Resolved multiple catastrophic issues. Two landscape related issues and two osha issues.

Spent my career trying to climb the ladder. Only to find that developing the people around me was the secrete to getting ahead.

Spend my off time hunting and fishing.

Coached my children in their sports

Proud parent of two boys 26 and 14. Oldest is a mechanical engineer

Youngest spends his time hunting and fishing.

Recently divorced and starting my life over

Hands on mechanically inclined individual. Who solves problems with logic and skill.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Agronomist/Team Development Coordinator

King Green
08.2021 - Current
  • Develop lawn care program
  • Purchasing all chemicals associated with program
  • Inventory control manager
  • Developed an inventory tracking system with financial analysis of dollars spent
  • Directed training video development
  • Address local state and federal issues associated with lawn care and safety
  • Communicating across all levels of company from owners to field employees.

Branch Manager

King Green
03.2017 - 09.2019
  • Managed a team of 14 employees
  • Held weekly meetings about production standards and upcoming issues to expect in the field
  • Closed out production cycles
  • Held agronomist title while being the branch manager including purchasing for entire company
  • Had two assistant managers under my direction.
  • Set s standard for employee development. identifying up and coming employees. Giving them small responsibility to develop them for the next level
  • Hiring and terminating employees.

Service Manager

King GREEN
Norcross, Georgia
05.2015 - 03.2017
  • Managed 5 employees
  • Customer service meeting customers and resolving issues while maintaining company bottom line
  • Held to a production standard.

Technition

King GREEN
Ball Ground, Georgia
07.2011 - 06.2015
  • Serviced 20-50 production stops per day
  • Handled customer complaints
  • Mixed truck every day for scheduled production
  • Worked with team mates to complete production goals
  • Trained new employees in how to be a technition

Turf Manager

Green Seasons Lawn & Tree Service
Suwanee, Georgia
06.2008 - 07.2011
  • Developed turf program for 400 high end residential and commercial customers
  • Purchased all chemicals
  • Managed inventory
  • Applied all products
  • Handled customer complaints
  • Worked with all levels of company. Owners to field employees

Sales Associate

Metal Supermarkets
Marietta, Georgia
03.2006 - 08.2007
  • Answered phones.
  • Ordered material
  • Recieved material
  • Cut material to length for employees
  • Processed large and small orders 1000pcs to 1 pcs
  • Worked with business partners to ensure on time delivery of product

Crew Leader

Brickman Group
Norcross, Georgia
03.2002 - 09.2006
  • Started as a crew member mowing grass and weed eating
  • Moved to crew leader with a crew of 4
  • Managed large commercial accounts
  • Transitioned in the the spray decision
  • Treated properties across the metro Atlanta area.
  • Ran half of the spray work from the Marietta location as my last post

Landscape Worker

Lifescapes
Hickory Flat , GA
08.2001 - 05.2002
  • Delivered products to job sites
  • Worked on landscape installation projects
  • Assisted the in-house carpenter with fences, decks and curved arbor installation for landscape designs

Education

Bachelor of Science - Landscape Horticulture

Auburn University
Auburn, AL
08-2001

Skills

  • Statistical data management
  • Inventory controls
  • Employee development
  • Business analysis

Timeline

Agronomist/Team Development Coordinator

King Green
08.2021 - Current

Branch Manager

King Green
03.2017 - 09.2019

Service Manager

King GREEN
05.2015 - 03.2017

Technition

King GREEN
07.2011 - 06.2015

Turf Manager

Green Seasons Lawn & Tree Service
06.2008 - 07.2011

Sales Associate

Metal Supermarkets
03.2006 - 08.2007

Crew Leader

Brickman Group
03.2002 - 09.2006

Landscape Worker

Lifescapes
08.2001 - 05.2002

Bachelor of Science - Landscape Horticulture

Auburn University

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