Roland Carey is an accomplished snow removal professional with over 20 years of hands-on experience managing crews and directly performing services across residential, commercial, and municipal contexts. He first learned the trade helping his uncle’s small snow plowing business as a teenager. John quickly fell in love with the hands-on nature of the work and the satisfaction of serving the community by clearing snow, and making roads passable and driveways accessible.

After earning a degree in logistics and operations management, Roland began his career where he ascended to an operations manager role overseeing a team of 25 crew members. John excelled at optimizing snow-clearing routes to maximize efficiency. He also collaborated cross-functionally on budgeting, strategic planning, and incorporating new equipment and technologies.

Seeking new challenges, Roland moved to the public sector as head of snow removal operations. In this capacity, Roland supervised the plowing of all city streets and sidewalks. He monitored the weather obsessively to make pre-treatment decisions and keep crews safe. Roland modernized dispatch and routing approaches by implementing GPS tracking. This reduced clearing time by over 20% during heavy storm seasons.  

In addition to excellent planning and resource management capabilities, Roland prides himself on leading from the front lines. He routinely operates plows, snow blowers, and de-icing sprayers alongside crew members during harsh overnight storms. John finds this visibility builds camaraderie and shows respect for the challenging nature of the work. It also enables him to continually hone his skills in operating all snow removal equipment.

With his well-rounded background, Roland provides expertise spanning strategic leadership, crew management, equipment oversight, weather analysis, client relationships, and hands-on snow removal. He is eager to continue applying his passion and experience to benefit any snow-clearing organization and community.