Western Supply Job Posting

Job Description

Job Title: Central Control Sales and Service for Western Supply

Opening Date: Immediate

Location: Based in Boise, with travel throughout the state and parts of Wyoming and Nevada.

Responsibilities: Promote, sell and service Central Control products with public agencies, commercial, and residential projects with respect to Rain Bird Central Control products. Track project and user databases, manage rewards points and be a liaison between Manufacturers and end users.

Requires: Ability to work with Architects, Designers, Specifiers, general public, and end users in a friendly and tactful manner. Available to work overtime and travel throughout the state of Idaho and into Wyoming and Nevada. Attend periodic training and teach classes to end-users; then be available for additional end users and software/ hardware support.

Candidates: Knowledge of irrigation principles in relation to (ET) Evapotranspiration, Precipitation rates of sprinklers, basic electrical and hydraulic theory. Candidate should have a high level of computer hardware- software knowledge, and understand LAN-WAN Ethernet principles. A superior candidate will be able to tie together irrigation principles in relation to hardware and software applications, correspond via email, understand Excel spreadsheets, and work with pricing and inventory levels. A superior candidate will be able to master new technologies and communication protocols as they develop and implement solutions.

Applications: Windows 9X, XP, Vista, Maxicom″, Site Control, MDC, IQ, ET Manager, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HyperTerminal, and be able to master other manufacturers programming software for network, stand alone, and radio devices.

Hardware: Master valve and pump start relays, Irrigation controllers and 2-wire path communication, flow sensors, decoders, radio, WiFi, Analog phone, Ethernet devices, weather stations, and relay operation of door locks and lighting, board level solder and ICC chip replacement.

Education:
Minimum 3 years of irrigation and hardware support.
Computer hardware and software
Basic electrical theory
Preferred: CLIA, CID, CIC, A+, Network +

Contact: Roger Norberg
Wk: 208.685.8913
Email: rnorberg@goblueteam.com

Modern Design

Today in Horticulture Seminar, we were pleasured by hearing from Raelynne Johnson, a manager in the floral department at the Salt Lake City, UT location of Modern Display. "Since 1940, Modern Display Service, Incorporated has been the leading provider of exposition and event related services and decorative products in the Intermountain West." Their retail store sells home decor items, collectibles, even store fixtures, and their motto is, " If we don’t have it, we’ll find it for you. And if we can’t find it, we’ll make it."

Another specialty of theirs is event planning services that cater to corporate events, bar mitzvahs, weddings, or any celebration. Or, if you'd like to throw your own themed party, Modern Display has rentals items available for just about anything from the 1950's, to the wild wild west and arches to urns.

An additional dimension to Modern Display is their home and holiday decor services. Their trained staff can transform a home into a warm winter wonderland, filled with scents of cinnamon and pine cones. For more information about Modern Display, give them a call at 801-355-7427, or check out their website at, www.moderndisplay.com.

Glover Landscape Services

Today in Horticulture Seminar, we heard from Steve Glover, a successful businessman formerly of Symbiot Business Group, and currently from Glover Landscape Services. Steve shared with us great information regarding how to run a business, and keep it growing strong. "Be creative in how you manage your business," he said, encouraging us to keep our heads up in the current economic crisis.

Symbiot Business Group has teamed up with a network of service providers that cater to property managers nationwide. Some of the services that Symbiot offers are:

Landscape
Snow Removal
PestControl
Parking Lot Maintenance
Custodial
Electrical/Lighting
HVAC/Plumbing
Painting
Fencing
Locksmith

What this means for property managers is that they only have to write one check a month for any of these services, and Symbiot arranges local vendors to provide the service. For more information about Symbiot, check out their website at http://www.symbiot.biz/, or call them at 888-233-5518.

In regard to Steve's new business venture, he and his sons have recently acquired a few landscape service companies in the Salt Lake area, creating Glover Landscape Services--which will provide landscape maintenance in the Greater Salt Lake Area. For more information about Glover Landwscape Services, or to speak with Steve, give him a call at, 801-918-6767, or email at sglover@gloverlandscape.com.