• Maintain current client relationships and identify areas for potential clients.• Contacting potential clients to establish a business relationship and meet with them.• Develop new sales areas and improves sales through various methods.• Research the latest development in the business industry and creat new opportunities to expand. • Collaborate with sales and contract management team to ensure requirements are met, such as sale numbers, profits goals. • Review bids, contracts, and proposals for the Region and provide input to upper management for pricing purposes.• Effectively manage operations to maximize the deployment of company resources and the overall efficiency of each job.• Monitor production of crews and review job production reports from field, ensuring accuracy of reported production at regular intervals• Participate in storm preparedness; manage storm response from Region; take part in storm effort if required and appropriate.• Participate in management and Region calls and meetings, as well as report on successes and challenges for the Region.

• Manage the day-to-day operations of over 220 employees in 3 states for multiple utility contracts. While meeting performance standards and productivity metrics.• Managed $12 million a year in contract revenues, while maintaining positive profit margins.• Ensuring AOP and EBITA aligned with corporate expectations. • Collaborate with stakeholders, CEO, and executive board to determine values and mission plans for reaching attainable goals.• Lead various operational facets, including marketing, sales, HR, supply chain, finance, purchasing and customer support. • Ensure the training and development of the skills of the workforce by providing proper guidance and coaching.• Engaging in the interview process in order to hire the most talented and qualified personnel.• Conducting weekly staff meetings with management team.• Determines workflow, staffing levels, monitors equipment operations and maintenance, conducts safety training, all while fostering a work environment based on teamwork and cooperation.• Provide monthly projection data and analysis. Review year-to-date and prior year budget data comparisons.• Ensure facilities meet all Federal and State Regulations, OSHA and local requirements.• Engage with employees to create a safe, energetic work environment through feedback and recognition.Accountability for aligning operations to meet annual financial objectives, supporting top line revenue growth and managing expense to attain margin targets

Document information for client’s vegetation management program.Prepare concise and efficient work plans for client contracted utility vegetation crews withindesignated territory.Inspect and assess customer work requests for trimming or removals.Audit tree contractor’s work for compliance with client specifications and needs.Conduct safety related classroom and field training.Assist with preparation and creation of safety work management program.

Create safety and health programs, policies, procedures and processes. Influence behavior and inspire commitment on the part of all personnel in complying with Company safety standards and maintaining a safe work environment.Conduct risk assessments related to jobs performed (Job Hazard Analysis) and new equipment introductions. Recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures to management, including ergonomic considerations, in all such efforts.Identifies legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting safety management and ensures that company policies, procedures and reporting are in complianceRoot cause analysisAbility to drive a safety culture by increasing employee engagement, accountability and programs

•Supervise Crew Leaders making sure they are fulfilling the Crew Leader qualifications and nature of their duties.•Observes, supports, and gives guidance to Crew Leaders for achieving maximum results in operational priorities.•Responsible to see that equipment repairs, preventative maintenance, and purchasing policies and procedures are being properly followed.•Works directly with Risk Management Department to ensure all safety procedures are followed and proper safety equipment is being worn. Conducts incident analysis directly after incidents occur, working in conjunction with Risk Management guidelines.•Attends internal and external training courses which pertain to improving abilities toward human relations skills, business management and technical aspects of the tree industry.

•Supervise Crew Leaders making sure they are fulfilling the Crew Leader qualifications and nature of their duties.•Observes, supports, and gives guidance to Crew Leaders for achieving maximum results in operational priorities.•Responsible to see that equipment repairs, preventative maintenance, and purchasing policies and procedures are properly followed.•Works directly with Risk Management Department to ensure all safety procedures are followed and proper safety equipment is being worn. Conducts incident analysis directly after incidents occur, working in conjunction with Risk Management guidelines.•Attends internal and external training courses which pertain to improving abilities toward human relations skills, business management and technical aspects of the tree industry.•Keeps manager informed of crew activities, results, equipment problems, employee and customer concerns