Josh Howver

Experience

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  Dundee Township Park District

  Jun 2006 - May 2011

  Seasonal Park Staff

  Worked as a Park Services staff member and helped with various construction, landscaping and snow removal tasks related to a community park district.

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  Illinois State University

  Aug 2008 - May 2011

  Event Staff

  Security and event set up/ tear down.

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  Ground Pros, Inc.

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2013

  Operations Manager

  Oversee the daily maintenance operations for a large commercial landscaping company. Give directions to five crews and keep in constant contact with our Account Managers as well as clients. Deliver high quality landscapes with efficiency and safety. Also serve as a route manager for the snow season. Manage sites from zero tolerance to two inch service levels with walk crews, plow trucks, loaders, and salters. Maintain communication with crews and subcontractors as well as clients to ensure a job well done. Show less

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  Dundee Township Park District

  Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

  Buildings/ Construction Staff

  General construction, carpentry and electrical work associated with installation of new buildings, additions to new buildings and other improvement projects.

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  The Brickman Group

  Oct 2013 - Mar 2016

  Oversee landscaping maintenance with four crews and over 40 commercial sites. Manage site time budgets, coordinate work with clients, crews, and account managers, ensure safety compliance and look for areas of improvement within our branch, train employees, hire employees, maintain client relations.I also oversee snow removal operations in the winters.

  • Branch Safety Leader

    Feb 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Operations Manager

    Oct 2013 - Mar 2016
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  Cornerstone Partners Horticultural Services Co.

  Mar 2016 - Nov 2019

  Maintenance Manager

  Was in charge of the Landscape Maintenance Division. Hire, train, schedule and ensure quality for over 150 commercial and residential landscape maintenance sites with 12 crews. During the winter months, served as a Route Manager for our Snow and Ice division.

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  Mariani Landscape

  Nov 2019 - Jul 2020

  Production Coordinator - Commercial Landscape Maintenance

  Was in charge of four commercial landscape crews. Also helped supervise and mentor two Assistant Production Coordinators within commercial landscaping to provide them with insight on management, logistical coordination and professionalism. In the winter months, plowed a route consisting of commercial and residential job sites.

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  Cornerstone Partners Horticultural Services Company

  Jul 2020 - now

  Oversee all of our Production departments: Landscape Maintenance, Landscape Enhancements/Construction, Plant Healthcare, and Snow & Ice Management. This means taking a business approach to managing profitability, job costs, efficiencies, safety and training our Production Managers to succeed in their departments.

  • Production Director

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Enhancement Manager and Snow & Ice Manager

    Feb 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Landscape Maintenance Manager

    Jul 2020 - Feb 2021