Mark Mann

About Mark Mann

We help Texas save Time, Money, & Trees as we create and deliver innovative solutions for people and their environment.I provide real estate development, design, and property management professionals with planning, permitting, property management, and tree preservation solutions - specifically in ways that generate time and money savings/earnings compared to the status quo: Tree Surveys - actually by an arborist that gets identification right, measures precisely per local code to reduce yield and cost constraints, and provides condition assessments (health/structure) to help determine whether a tree is an asset or liability - worth saving (or paying removal fees for if removing) Early Constraint/Feasibility studies - how many big trees, what can/can\'t I cut down, what\'s it cost to do so from a time/money standpoint (how does that overall impact yields, expectations, and price offering) Design Consulting - I want to or am being forced to save this tree - what do regulations or best practices say about how close I can get, how many roots/branches to cut, how I should document it Entitlement Consulting - what do rules say about trees, how much documentation do I need to provide, at what time, in what form, to which person, and how to do that while saving time and money Preservation - accurately budget and manage tree preservation with a quality team to save trees well and cost-effectively so they look great when you\'re done building - we don\'t do this work full time and have no pressure to sell you what you don\'t need. We bring a one stop solution to carry through from planning and permitting to make sure we all didn\'t waste a bunch of time in design/entitlement before site work team and/or other subs tear up trees you want/need to save.Property Management - what trees do I have, which ones may present unacceptable risk, how do I manage them professionally and cost-effectively, can I forecast these costs reliably, how do I find a partner for my public or private real estate portfolio that helps me reduce risk and steward tree assets and aesthetics while managing liabilities.

Experience

1. President

   Tree Mann Solutions

   Jan 2020 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   I founded and now direct a Texas-based green industry consulting firm that provides real estate development, design, and property management professionals with planning, permitting, and tree preservation solutions - specifically in ways that generate time and money savings/earnings compared to the status quo: Tree Surveys - actually by an arborist that gets identification right, measures precisely per local code to reduce yield and cost constraints, and provides condition assessments (health/structure)to help determine whether a tree is worth saving (or paying removal fees for if removing) Early Constraint/Feasibility studies - how many big trees, what can/can\'t I cut down, what\'s it cost to do so from a time/money standpoint (how does that overall impact yields, expectations, and price offering) Design Consulting - I want to or am being forced to save this tree - what do regulations or best practices say about how close I can get, how many roots/branches to cut, how I should document it Entitlement Consulting - what do rules say about trees, how much documentation do I need, at what time, in what form, to which person, and how to do that while saving time and money Preservation - accurately budget and manage tree preservation with a quality team to save trees well and cost-effectively so they look great when you\'re done building - we don\'t do this work full time and have no pressure to sell you what you don\'t need. We bring a one stop solution to carry through from planning and permitting to make sure we all didn\'t waste a bunch of time in design/entitlement before site work team and/or other subs tear up trees you want/need to save).

Education

• Texas A&M University

  B.S. Horticulture, Landscape Maintenance

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Landscape Design
• Landscape Management
• Sustainability
• Trees
• Estimating
• Gis
• Tree Preservation
• Field Work
• Integrated Pest Management
• Landscape Maintenance
• Urban Forestry
• Certified Arborist
• Tree Identification
• Customer Service
• Contract Negotiation
• Pruning
• Arboriculture
• Tree Planting
• Construction
• Environmental Awareness
• Sales