Patrick Trollip

About Patrick Trollip

25+ years of total experience in a variety of fields, including Sales and Operations with demonstrated success in the Landscape Construction industry working across multiple locations and states. Strong construction sales professional skilled in Estimating, Project Management, Regional Sales Management, Customer Relationship, and Sales Team Leadership. Integral part of the team that successfully estimated and managed the construction of Salesforce Park in San Francisco between 20••••18.

Experience

1. Estimator - Landscape

   McGuire and Hester

   Jun 2022 — Present

   Estimating and closing strategic, often complex deals. Thorough understanding of plans and specifications. Diligent preparation of estimates with detailed proposals. Comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of the bid process including pricing, labor productivity, crew types, site logistics, schedule, and other information necessary to produce accurate estimates. Coordination with the Takeoff Manager and Project Engineers(PE.) Mentoring assigned PE’s to ensure that the takeoff is performed correctly and efficiently, and to also train and develop their skillsets. Strong planning, organizational, and time management, and the ability to follow a schedule with multiple variables. Interfacing and collaboration with a wide variety of stakeholders including clients, employees, managers, and design team.

Education

• Miami Dade College

  A.S., Landscape Technology/Ornamental Horticulture

  2000 — 2003

• Tshwane University of Technology

  B.S., Horticulture

  2000 — 2000

• Pretoria Boys High School

  High School

  1993 — 1997

• Harvard University

  Graduate School of Design - Career Discovery Program, Landscape Architecture

  2002 — 2002

Skills

• Business Development
• Renovation
• Negotiation
• Landscaping
• Customer Service
• Project Management
• Urban Design
• Contractors
• Value Engineering
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Construction Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Landscape Architecture
• Hubspot
• Project Planning
• Project Bidding
• Program Management
• Process Scheduler
• Irrigation
• Site Planning
• Operations Management
• Proposal Writing
• Marketing Strategy
• Residential Homes
• Subcontracting
• Landscape Estimating
• Strategic Planning
• Landscape Design
• Contract Negotiation
• Horticulture
• Budgets
• Management
• Team Building
• Leadership
• Tree Planting
• Project Estimation
• Construction
• Urban Planning
• Parks