Ross B. Little
The Erosion Company
Clayton,NC
1
Certification
28
Years of experience
Raleigh Branch Manager leading erosion control operations across residential, developmental, and DOT job sites. Directs 19–30 employees across 5–10 crews daily and 1–2 area managers, coordinates with builders and inspectors, and keeps weekly violation repairs, site plans, and completion reports aligned with deadlines. Controls 7+ categories of materials, labor, rental equipment, and repairs to meet monthly budget and revenue goals while maintaining safe, organized field execution.
Work History
- Install custom wiring, equipment, and cameras for audio, video, and security systems
- Handyman duties
Raleigh Branch Manager
4 Years 1 Month- Managing 1-2 area managers
- Manage 5-10 crews daily with around 20-30 employees
- Meet builders and inspectors on job sites to comply with erosion control needs and meet deadlines, assign crews to repair weekly inspection report violations. Review and submit completion details after completion.
- Site planning for large developmental, residential, and DOT projects
- Follow site plans and designs per secs
- Meet monthly budget requirements on materials, labor, rental equipment, and equipment repairs
- Meet monthly revenue requirements
- Review employee’s weekly times sheets
- Keep track of material used on daily, weekly and monthly reports
- Order material for shop and job sites
- Assign daily routes for 5-10 crews
- Assign daily work orders
- Review of daily work orders
- Interview and hire new employees
- Operating heavy machinery such as Lulls, bobcats, excavators, front loaders and forklifts
- Drive large trucks with equipment trailers
- Have routine safety meetings with employees
- Manage Trucks and equipment
Project manager
6 Years 5 Months- Sales for residential and commercial jobs
- Coordinate and schedule crews for install
- Estimates for residential and commercial jobs
- Order material needed for jobs
- Onsite manager for large commercial foam and spray coating jobs
- Travel out of state and manager crews for commercial install
- Book hotels and Air BNBs for crews
- Keep track of crew’s hours and performance
- Trouble shoot problems and concerns that arise on job sites
- Maintain/ Repair vehicles and equipment
- Meet with homeowners before and after installations to make sure needs are met Coordinate with sub-contractors for other repairs and installs
- Coordinate and be on-site with sub-contractors on large TPO and other commercial Job
- Document and estimate new leads
- Maintain/ Repair vehicles and equipment
Field tech/ Tower Climber/ Crew Leader
3 Years 7 Months- Work on Sprint 3G/ 4G/ CDMA/ LTE Cell tower sites
- Work on Clear-wire Wi-max network tower sites
- Fix and/ or replace Microwave radios, cabling, antennas, and base equipment work with fiber, Cat5, coax, speaker wire, electrical wiring
- Maintain and problem solve sites
- Install and update new equipment
- Repair damaged and faulty equipment
- Perform preventive maintenance on sites
- Work with tower crews to install new and damaged equipment
- Travel from site to site to perform work
Lead Installer
2 Years 11 Months- Fire reconstruction
- Emergency water extraction
- Water and smoke damage repair
- Mold remediation
- Installation of new drywall
- Drywall repair and replacement when needed
- Paint interior and exterior
- Remove and Install toilets, sinks/replace existing bath and kitchen fixtures Installation of drainage systems
- Install electric wiring, switches, outlets, breakers and such.
Foreman of landscaping crew
1 Year 11 Months- Promoted sales for new clients and upgrades to existing customers
- Managed daily routes which required mapping and detailed paperwork for each job Maintain commercial drainage ponds
- Regular maintenance on commercial properties
- Insured that property landscaping was well maintained
- Programmed, maintained and repaired irrigation systems
- Operate bobcats and other heavy equipment
- Operate aeration machines, seed yards, installed irrigation drains
- Order and pick-up materials needed for jobs
- Drive truck and trailer to job sites
- Plow snow and apply ice melt in parking lots and roadways
- Fill out paperwork for jobs and time sheets for employees
- Apply fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides to lawns, trees and bushes
- Warehouse inventory and stocking (w/ forklift)
- Drive vehicles and equipment to job sites
Lead Installer
1 Year 1 Month- Measure, cut, and install interior custom trim and decorative molding
- Custom built closets and shelves in upscale homes
Lead installer
5 Years- Install HVAC equipment on commercial sites
- Read blueprints and instruct co-workers to install work accordingly
- Maintain existing HVAC units (change filters and setups)
- Operate crane and forklifts to hoist units and equipment
- Drive work truck to job sites
- (worked in Raleigh and surrounding areas)
4 Years
- Responsible for operating and maintaining:
- Chain saws, chippers, stump grinders, bucket trucks, loading log trucks, climb and cut/prune trees, run bobcat equipment
- Drive various types of work trucks including loggers and bucket trucks to job sites
Education
Architecture and Architecture Certificates and A.A.S. Degrees
Completed two semesters
High School
Graduated
Skills
Microsoft Excel
Troubleshooting
Customer service
Mechanical aptitude
Quality control
Subcontractor management
Crew scheduling
Budget management
Materials management
Jobsite coordination
Heavy equipment operation
OSHA 30 certification
Permit applications
Change order management
Cost estimating software
Project closeout documentation
Certification
- OSHA- 10
- OSHA- 30
- NCDOT Level 2 Erosion & Sediment Control/ Stormwater for NCDOT Projects
- Georgia Level 2 Stormwater Management
- Commercial Driver Medical Certification
Timeline
Raleigh Branch Manager
The Erosion Company
07.2022 - CurrentRead More
Project manager
Roof Central
02.2016 - 07.2022Read More
Field tech/ Tower Climber/ Crew Leader
Ericsson Telecom Services
06.2013 - 01.2017Read More
Lead Installer
Carolina Restoration Services
07.2010 - 06.2013Read More
Foreman of landscaping crew
Enhance-Scapes Inc
08.2008 - 07.2010Read More
Lead Installer
D.P. Interior Woodworks Inc.
01.2007 - 02.2008Read More
Lead installer
Climate Control Inc.
01.2002 - 01.2007Read More
Brafford Tree Service
01.1999 - 01.2003Read More
Southeast Raleigh High School
High School
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Wake Tech Community College
Architecture and Architecture Certificates and A.A.S. Degrees
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