THADD GOETTSCH comes from a strong military tradition and entered the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division at the age of 17. He has served throughout the world and spent most of his service in the Middle East after 9/11. As a highly decorated Staff Sergeant, Thadd lives by integrity and knows how to lead, train, and hold his people accountable. In March 2001 he achieved the Audie Murphy award. Upon leaving the Army, he was recruited by ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance in 2006 as an associate account manager in Dallas, Texas. Having some prior experience from his family’s operation in San Antonio, Thadd quickly learned the commercial landscape maintenance business and was promoted to operations manager of the Dallas Branch in 2008. He took over full Branch Manager responsibilities a year later and during his tenure grew the operation from a meek $4 million operation in 2008 to over $14 million in 2015. At the onset of the Brickman ValleyCrest merger, Thadd felt it was best to make a change. He moved his family back to San Antonio in November 2015 and took over as the Vice President of Maintenance Operations at the super regional company. Over two years he has worked diligently to re-tool their operations for sustainability, efficiency, and profitability. His experience as a military operator and in the private sector provided him the groundwork and tools to partner and start STRATEGIC LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS.

KYLE DUNLAP is a North Texas native and grew up working with his brothers at their parent’s landscape maintenance operation in Wylie, Texas. Over the years he gained experience beyond the everyday tasks and expanded his skill sets towards horticultural agronomics. Kyle is a licensed applicator and an expert in pest identification and treatment. In 2009 Kyle decided to venture out from the umbrella of his parent’s operation and joined ValleyCrest in Dallas as a chemical application technician. During that time he quickly learned a different style of pest control that is used on large commercial properties. Having proved himself and his potential, Kyle was tapped in 2011 and brought into the field operations as a production manager. After exhibiting his ability to relate, motivate, schedule, and train field staff and account managers, he was promoted to the branch’s Field Operations Manager in 2012 working directly under Thadd. Through the years Kyle became a known leader in field operations through the entire ValleyCrest organization. Production personnel from across the country would travel to the Dallas branch to train and gather innovative ideas. In 2016 Kyle was called back to the family operation to take the reins from his father, and carry on the business to the customers they serviced for so many years. Within a year Kyle stabilized the operation and increased annual revenue by 30 percent. Having kept in contact with Thadd over the years and understanding how their skills and abilities complemented each other, Kyle and Thadd decided it was time to build something they could call their own.