Landscaping Executive Summary

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Landscaping firm founded by my father in 2012, catering to India’s largest theme park. I took over in 2013 to transform it.
• Built a culture of growth and recognition; brought down attrition by 12%, leading to savings in replacement & training
• Implemented Quarterly review system of the financial statements, enabling quantitative analysis & decision-making
• Designed & implemented budgeting, production plans & sales forecasting; improved response & profitability by 10%
• Established production standards that made the estimation process quicker and accurate; improved margins by 5%
• Established Quality standards through scorecard to rate the production team; improved production efficiency by 10%
• Devised & Implemented Job cost management

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