OUR TEAM
IDAHO
BOB WHEELER
Co-President
- BA Economics, Boise State University
- Operations and management experience since 1986
- 8 years at United Parcel Service
- Founded The Cutting Edge Lawn Company in 1995
- Merged with Total Maintenance Solutions in 2015 to form Cutting Edge Landscape
BEN HELTON
Co-President
- Founded Total Maintenance Solutions (TMS) in 2007
- TMS Regional expansion to 8 surrounding states in less than 5 years
- Merged with The Cutting Edge Lawn Company in 2015 to form Cutting Edge Landscape
- Industry experience since 2002
CLYDE LINGO
General Manager / Construction
- Guest Speaker for University of Idaho, Boise State University, and College of Western Idaho
- Master Gardener Corporate Summit speaker on conservation, the green industry, sustainability, and water sciences
- CLT, Certified Landscape Technician
- Softscape Chairman for 8 years
- Industry experience since 1989
- Joined Cutting Edge in 2002
MARCUS ATKINSON
Chief Financial Officer
- BA Business Administration, Carroll College
- Finance and accounting experience since 2005
- Served as Finance Manager for medical research at St Luke's Health System
- Served as Accounting Lead at TitleOne
- Joined Cutting Edge in 2018
SHANE NEWCOMB
Director of Sales / Maintenance
- BA Communications, Boise State University
- Played a key role in developing organ donor legislation in Idaho
- Responsibilities include leading the account management team, business development, client relations, and managing snow operations
- Joined Cutting Edge in 2006
TAMERA WHEELER
Marketing Projects Manager
- BBA Marketing, Boise State University
- Recipient of Accomplished Under 40 Award
- Served as Marketing Projects Manager for Sysco Food Services
- Marketing and projects management experience since 1990
- Industry experience since 1995
- Joined Cutting Edge in 2006
SHAYNE GEIB
Operations Manager / Construction
- First designated Idaho CLT, Certified Landscape Technician
- Idaho State CLT Chairman 2007-2013
- Landscape company owner for 10 years
- Experienced in all aspects of landscape and irrigation construction including erosion control
- Industry experience since 1983
- Joined Cutting Edge in 2012
JEFF DEE
Human Resources Manager
- Master of Business Administration
- B.S. Psychology – Business Minor
- Lean-Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (process improvement methodology)
- Retail management and hospitality experience since 2008
- Joined Cutting Edge in 2017
JAMES KIBBEE
West Operations Manager / Maintenance, CLT, ISDA PA, PCO
- PA, Professional Applicator, Idaho State Dept of Agriculture
- PCO, General Pest Control Operator, Idaho State Dept of Agriculture
- CLT, Certified Landscape Technician
- CLT Judge since 2010
- Industry experience since 2003
- Responsibilities include west branch operations
- Joined Cutting Edge in 2005
JACOB STOLWORTHY
Operations & Integration Manager / Maintenance
- Industry experience since 2008
- Experience in building construction
- Responsibilities include scheduling, dispatching, routing, data analysis, facility maintenance, software and expansion integration, and operational efficiencies
- Joined Cutting Edge in 2009
HAILEY BODLE
Sales Manager / Construction, CNP
- CNP, Certified Nursery Professional
- INLA Board of Directors
- Studied Ag Business at TVCC
- Studied Ag Business and Crop Science at University of Idaho
- OSHA 10 Responsible Person
- Industry experience since 2002
- Experience includes wholesale nursery, sales manager and purchasing manager
- Joined Cutting Edge in 2014
MITCH HINTZE
Director of National Accounts, CA, CTP
- AA Biology, College of Southern Idaho
- CA, ISA Certified Arborist
- CTP, Certified Turfgrass
- BOMA Board of Directors
- Industry experience since 1995
- Landscape company owner/operator for 10 years
- Fluent in Spanish
- Joined Cutting Edge in 2016
UTAH
MIKE WILSON
General Manager / Utah
- BS Economics, University of Utah
- Owner of Community Landscape Services (CLS)
- Achieved 14 consecutive years of revenue growth
- Industry experience since 1999
- CLS acquired by Cutting Edge in 2019
Douglas Belshe
Maintenance Manager, PA
- Certification in Ornamental Horticulture, Utah State University
- PA, Professional Applicator, Utah
- Certified Backflow Technician
- Responsibilities include maintenance operations, enhancements, and client relations
- Fluent in Spanish and ASL
- Industry experience since 2003
- Joined CLS in 2006 (Cutting Edge acquisition 2019)
LEE YATES
Construction Operations Manager
- Responsibilities include leading the construction team, plan review, logistics, quality control, and client communication
- ICPI Certified
- Heavy equipment operator since 2008
- Industry experience since 2006
- Joined CLS in 2017 (Cutting Edge acquisition 2019)
DANNY KNIGHTON
Designer
- BA Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University
- Fluent in Spanish
- Maintenance crew foreman for 5 years
- Industry experience since 2007
- Joined CLS in 2012 (Cutting Edge acquisition 2019)