John Bell III, B.C.E., CP-FS

Experience

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  All Green Corporation

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1995

  Service, Sales & Commercial Manager

  Held multiple positions including service, sales and commercial managers for a lawn and interior pest control company in both North Carolina and later Florida.

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  Eco-Green Corporation

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  Vice President of Operations

  Responsible for operations in a start-up chemical lawn care company specializing in lawn and ornamental fertilization and pest control for both residential and commercial customers. $300,000 in revenues in 3 years.

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  HomeTeam Pest Defense

  Feb 1998 - Jan 2009

  General Manager

  Managed multiple locations within the Florida region with responsibilities for operations, sales, administration, P&L management, inventory, budgets, trends, recruiting, training and coaching. • Significantly participated in the integration of personnel and customers from 13 acquisitions into core companies’ culture and environment.• Implemented procedures that reduced attrition rates by 50% and achieve an 83.1% likely to recommend satisfaction rating.• Performed a successful turn-around, taking a branch from a $28,000 loss to an $87,000 EBIT gain in 1 year.• Increased revenues in a stagnant branch 230% in 3 years. Show less

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  The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company / Scotts LawnService

  Jun 2009 - Jun 2016

  Technical Support Manager - Pest Control

  Responsible for technical services in regards to pest control operations nationwide including program development, implementation, training, regulatory compliance and product delivery to the consumer.• Successful launch of Ortho Pest Control offering to 26 locations in 5 states for an existing lawn care company including program development, methods, equipment and approved product choice.• Developed strategy to acquire internal WDO licensing, developed program and training and launched services to 12 locations in Florida.• Defined Mosquito offering including program, product, equipment and training materials which resulted in $3 million in first year revenues. • Instrumental in developing the content and implementation of training manuals and presentations for both pest control, mosquito and termite services as well as assisted in development of sales/marketing strategies and materials.• Determined service standards including activities performed for each product offering, quality, time utilization and product usage. Show less

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  TruGreen

  Jan 2016 - Jul 2021

  As staff entomologist and subject matter expert, my responsibilities include regulatory compliance, product development, implementation, training and guidance for pest control and mosquito operations within our national footprint. • Developed Mosquito Defense service line, operational protocols and training program which successfully resulted in $41 million of revenues in 2017.• Aligned structural and non-structural pest control programs to ensure proper differentiation and alignment between service lines; developed and trained front line associates performing interior structural pest control.• Responsible for identification of regulatory requirements by state for mosquito and pest control, current compliance and strategy for resolving areas of risk.• Created mosquito training manual and was subject matter expert in the digital training, initial launch and on-going coaching.• Interacted and assisted all levels and departments of the company from Senior Management to front lines associates to provide direction and guidance in mosquito and pest control operations. Show less

  • Mosquito/Pest Technical Manager - Staff Entomologist at TruGreen

    Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Product Development & Staff Entomologist

    Jul 2019 - Jul 2021

  • Staff Entomologist and Regional Technical Manager

    Jan 2016 - Jul 2021
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  Rentokil North America

  Aug 2021 - now

  Market Technical Director