Landscape Management, December 2014
iNTerView BY marisa PaLmieri David Hartzell CIC CLIA GENERAL MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES NEw JERSEy BEST LAwNS SpRINkLERS FENCING I had three paper routes at the same time in 6th grade I very quickly realized that the harder I worked the more money I made LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET December 2014 52 I started working for Stans Lawn Service in my hometown which grew into Park Landscaping when I was 14 Our first big account was cutting a 10 acre site with push mowers It took two of us the entire week and every Monday we would start over The best and worst parts of being an owner are the same to me Ultimate responsibility can be both a great joy and a hard burden continuing ed classes in business and landscaping I interviewed with the owner 10 years ago We stumbled across each other again when I was consulting and at the time I really missed seeing something you are truly accountable for grow Lakewood N J words of wisdom Quality is always more important than quantity Hire slow fire fast i cannot say that strongly enough i have seen one bad employee destroy entire companies that were built up over years of hard work Trust but verify Give your staff the authority to do whatever is necessary and hold them accountable through proper systems PHOTOS iSTOck cOm vOfPalabra maSHabuba Willard educaTioN Piscataway High School Piscataway N J Class of 1981 Rutgers University New Brunswick N J 1981 1983 work exPerieNce 1980 1986 Manager Park Landscaping Piscataway N J 1989 1996 Owner Crystal Irrigation Plainsboro N J 1996 2004 Irrigation manager general manager Various companies New York New Jersey and Delaware 2004 2006 Asst VP irrigation manager Live Oak Landscape Contractors Piscataway N J 2008 2011 General manager NJ Landscape Concepts Williamstown N J 2012 Present General manager director of client services New Jersey Best Lawns Sprinklers Fencing Lakewood N J We have season tickets for the Phillies My wife is a big Phillies fan We got involved in animal rescue after adopting two kittens 10 years ago Those we cannot fnd homes for somehow end up staying with us We have more dogs and cats than I am willing to admit to
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