Stephen Flautt
Chillicothe
Summary
Dynamic landscape professional with extensive experience as Owner/Operator at First Capital Landscape Group. Proven expertise in operations management and strategic planning, successfully enhancing customer relationships and project outcomes. Skilled in equipment operation and staff training, consistently delivering high-quality results while maintaining safety and efficiency in complex projects.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/Operator
First Capital Landscape Group
12.2019 - Current
- Developed and nurtured lasting customer relationships by projecting professional corporate image and responding quickly to logistical and scheduling issues.
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Kept all building areas and equipment functional and well-organized to promote business performance.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
- Preformed and oversaw the installation of patios, retaining walls, drainage, landscape designs.
- Preformed and oversaw scheduled pruning of ornamental, fruiting, and forested trees, as well as removal of downed trees from storm damage.
- Implemented projects requiring complex grading and drainage in coordination with engineers and government offices.
- Operated a vast array of equipment and oversaw proper scheduled maintenance.
- Kept well maintained schedules, and multiple crews to keep work on schedule. As well as being able to adjust schedules for weather related delays.
Landscape Foreman
Detillion Landscaping
03.2009 - 12.2019
- Operated skid steers, wheel loaders, forklifts, backhoes, excavators, telehandlers, dump trucks, boom lifts.
- Monitored weekly and daily scheduled tasks to achieve desired workflow speed.
- Maintained grounds by trimming, weeding, and general clean-up.
- Used trimmers and chainsaws for grounds maintenance, brush clearing, and tree removal and thinning.
- Answered questions and addressed customer concerns according to rigorous timetables, supporting diverse lawn health and landscape development requests.
- Used SRT and DRT rope climbing to prune and remove trees.
- Installed lights, sprinklers and other outdoor features based on requirements.
- Identified tools, machinery and personnel required for projects and properly managed resources.
- Supervised landscaping teams, prioritizing tasks and giving feedback for quality control.
- Directed and supervised construction of fences, decks and other outdoor structures.
- Delegated tasks to workers daily, taking into account personal skill levels, daily targets and necessary condition adaptations.
- Reviewed landscape project tasks, determining budgets and timelines for completion.
Education
Associate of Arts - History
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio, OHHigh School Diploma -
Unioto High School
Chillicothe, OHSkills
- Sales negotiation
- Mechanical recoveries
- Payroll processing
- Operations management
- Documentation and reporting
- Business operations management
- Strategic planning
- Staff training and development
- Equipment operation
- Tree Climbing and removal
- Spray Technician
- ONLA certification
Accomplishments
I am proud to have had the pleasure of overseeing and installing the walking paths and mock mounds at the Millennium Grove Park which enabled historic trees to be showcased to the public, in a way that was previously unavailable.
I also had the opportunity to repair and install granite paver sidewalks for both the Huntington Building and the Capital Building in Columbus, as well as repair and maintenance their irrigation systems.
Their are too many wonderful jobs that i have installed to list them all but seeing the pleasure or in some cases relief that they bring to the customers is to me, the greatest accomplishment.
Timeline
Owner/Operator
First Capital Landscape Group
12.2019 - Current
Landscape Foreman
Detillion Landscaping
03.2009 - 12.2019
Associate of Arts - History
Ohio University
High School Diploma -
Unioto High School