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Ryan VanDamme

Mishawaka,IN

Summary

I have worked in the Green Industry close to 30 years starting out as a laborer and working my way up to management. I consider myself a problem solver and enjoy challenging projects and learning new skills. I perform management duties with Foegley Landscape and also work in the field with crews. I believe this gives me a good hands on view of operations and completing projects.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Irrigation Department Manage/Snow Accounts Manager

Foegley Landscape Inc.
South Bend, IN
04.2009 - Current
  • Perform all sales, contracts, design, ordering, scheduling, project management, and billing for irrigation department. Also help with installation and service of lawn sprinkler systems.
  • Landscape and lawn care sales and management
  • Perform sales, contracts, scheduling, project management, snow plowing operations
  • Perform scheduling, bidding and billing with the use of Aspire Software and Hindsite Software

Lawn Care Foreman/Irrigation Technician

Dave Talboom Lawncare
South Bend, IN
09.2001 - 03.2007
  • Performed commercial lawn care and Irrigation services as a foreman
  • Snowplowing operations

Irrigation Technician/All Round General Laborer

Landmark Landscaping
Osceola, IN
06.1997 - 09.2001
  • Installed and serviced lawn sprinkler systems, snowplowing, lawncare and landscape labor.
  • Also employed at Landmark from 2007 to 2009 running the lawn care department and Irrigation department.

Education

General Studies

Holy Cross College
Notre Dame, IN
01-2000

General Studies

Indiana University, South Bend
South Bend, IN
01-1998

Skills

  • Operation of skid steer, frontend loader, excavator, trencher, pipe plow, underground wire locator, snowplow, zero turn lawn mower, small equipment, compactor, towable air compressor
  • Irrigation system design, install and service, Job site water management, Lawncare and Landscape install and management, Snow plowing management
  • Flat concrete work, Brick paver installation, underground work, natural gas line installation, grading, underground utilities

Timeline

Irrigation Department Manage/Snow Accounts Manager

Foegley Landscape Inc.
04.2009 - Current

Lawn Care Foreman/Irrigation Technician

Dave Talboom Lawncare
09.2001 - 03.2007

Irrigation Technician/All Round General Laborer

Landmark Landscaping
06.1997 - 09.2001

General Studies

Holy Cross College

General Studies

Indiana University, South Bend
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