Mark Smith Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Responsible for developing turf management strategies and implementing all fertilizer and chemical programs within the city. • Develop inter-department cooperative maintenance agreements with Public Works and private sports clubs effectively increasing productivity and decreasing costs. • Manage competitive procurement of all turf management materials and provide technical input to park planners for contract RFP’s. • Design new procedures to ensure compliance with the Phase II storm water permit resulting in reduced fertilizer and pesticide inputs while maintaining customer expectations. • Draft and submit goals and strategies for acceptance into the USEPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program to reduce pesticide exposure to people and the environment. • Implement programs for invasive species control and education. • Perform playground audits, inspections and maintenance and provide input on playground design and selection. • Provide input into park development, maintenance, operations, and management plans. • Develop and manage 7 sites in existing parks for native landscape reconstruction and provide leadership within the department on natural resource area management. • Identify hazardous tree situations and perform general tree maintenance. • Perform general repairs of park facilities. • Supervise work of part-time and seasonal employees and serve as work crew leader. • Actively involved on several department committees including: Quality team, Green Team, CIP committee, CIP Budget PAT Team and the lead on the Park Inspection Committee.

Blue Springs, Missouri

• President of a full service design/build landscape, irrigation and lawn care company. • Responsible for all aspects of business management including: Drafting effective business plans, instilling the values and niche of a start up business, attaining revenue and profit increases, driving productivity, quality and performance improvements.• Managed all job sites as well as seasonal and contract employees. • Lead the company to a 200% increase in sales and 300% increase in profits with 80% of sales based on referrals.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

• Served in several capacities working my way up from internships in IA and NC. • Hired as a CommServ Representative for the Eastern region of the Coastal Business Group.• Inside sales responsibility for $3.1 million in East Coast accounts, field inbound calls, provide technical product support and service and provide marketing support to horticultural and specialty product market managers. • Participate in yearly planning cycles providing input for marketing plans. • Assist in sales and marketing of turf and ornamental products. • Train seasonal interns with the CommServ Department. • Promoted to Sales Representative serving 60 counties in Eastern OH and Western PA. • Responsible for sales forecasting, sales planning, inventory control and budget optimization.• Achieved a 12% increase in core products, successfully introduced five new products and generated 5 new bulk herbicide accounts in 2 years. • Managed complaints to less than 1% of sales. • Conducted 15-20 dealer/grower meetings each year. • Present business plans and incentive programs to top tier accounts to increase profitability.• Plan dealer and distributor activities to strengthen business relationships