Tierson Boutte
Tierson Boutte, founder, co-owner, and manager of Boutte Tree, Inc. was born in Manhattan, NY and grew up in Washington DC until the age of twelve or so. At that point the family moved to upstate NY where he finished high school in a small mountain town named Keene Valley. A popular ski destination, it became the place where Tierson was to become trained in and finally master snow shoveling.
After his freshman year at GA Tech studying engineering and a disastrous internship in a light switch manufacturing facility, he went home for the summer to work in the view pruning business for Sawteeth, a local business owned by Dan Moore. He learned the ropes and when he returned to school he went to work for Smith’s Tree Service located in Austell, GA. There he was introduced to the removal end of the business. After a while, Tierson left and started offering his own services to the residents of downtown Atlanta.
Boutte Tree came into existence shortly thereafter. At first very small, Tierson has seen the company grow little by little. After he graduated in 2002 with a degree in civil engineering, he devoted all of his energies to the business. Shortly thereafter he became certified as an arborist.
Recently, Tierson has been busy working on the RigEm&Roll. It is the perfect marriage of his engineering education and his passion for great tree work. For more information, visit www.boutteindustries.com.
Jessa Boutte, CEO, President
In 2005, Tierson married Jessa and now they own and manage Boutte Tree together. Tierson leads the two crews and does sales appointments out in the field while Jessa manages the books and customer relations back at the office. Prior to marrying Tierson, Jessa had graduated with a degree in philosophy and had been working for a medium-sized commercial photography company in Chicago, IL. The Bouttes have 2 daughters who are both avid tree climbers. The whole family loves trees!
Crew leader Sayre points out the details of the job
Pictured above is The Team at Boutte Tree
Robert Brettschneider joins Boutte Tree Inc. As Plant Health Care Director.
Robert Brettschneider joined Boutte Tree Inc. as Plant Health Care Director in 2009. Robert is responsible for operations, sales and growth of the plant health care department. Clients love Robert’s attention to detail and his passion for great tree care!
With over 10 years of experience, Brettschneider started as a crew leader then worked his way up to plant health director of Arborguard Tree Specialists and Geer Tree Specialists.
While at Arborguard and Geer Tree, Robert set up many tree health care programs. Some of the programs included writing the plant health care manual for the company, shifting the previous soil fertility program to several progressive soil fertility programs, researching better insect, mite, and disease control methods by using an eco-friendly approach, also spearhead the process to get the company accredited by the Tree Care Industry Association. Additionally, he assisted in the launch of Arborguard’s eco-friendly tree company practices.
“It is going to be a great experience for me to join the Boutte Tree organization. I am happy to be back in the metro Atlanta area taking care of old growth trees”
With an Associates Degree from Milwaukee Area Technical Company and over 17 years experience. He has been an ISA Certified Arborist for over 10 years and an ISA Certified Tree Worker for over 8 years. He promotes eco-friendly tree health care programs by using beneficial bacteria, mycorrhizal fungi, humic acid, fulvic acid and other ingredients to help Atlanta’s urban soils become more fertile and contribute to thriving plant life. He resides in Woodstock, with his wife and two children.
Donys Arriola, crew leader and climber
Donys Arriola has been with Boutte Tree Inc for over five years and leads our pruning crew. An expert climber and Arborist, he enjoys trimming projects. He is especially adept at beautiful Crown Reductive work. He is soft spoken with people though occasionally will be communicative with Oaks and Hickories. He is also dedicated to safety and improving the techniques and practices associated with arboriculture to make the work safer.
“One of my favorite things to do is work on a really big Oak that is growing over a house. There’s nothing better than making a family feel good about their big trees rather than being scared of them!”
Donys also has an affinity for cat rescues and has successfully performed many in the Atlanta area over the years. If you’ve got a stranded feline give us a call and we’ll send him over!
Salvador Aguilar, crew leader and climber
Salvador has been with Boutte Tree, Inc. since we expanded to two crews in 2010. With 15 years of experience in horticulture and 8 years in the tree care industry, Sal is at home in the field working with the greatest living things on your property! When Sal isn’t doing amazing tree work he might be found pondering life’s big questions, thanks to his educational background in philosophy….maybe he and Jessa can write a collaborative book on the philosophy of trees - Sal believes in trees!
Gabriel Martinez, climber
Gabriel is a skilled and talented tree climber who joined the Boutte Tree team in 2010 when we expanded to two crews. He is devoted to safety and best practice tree work. Gabriel will be taking the ISA exam soon and will become a certified arborist.
Antulio Giron, groundsman
A tree crew is not complete without a hardworking no-nonsense groundworker to keep the wood flowing into the chipper. Antulio has been with Boutte Tree since 2008 working with our crews to keep our clients’ jobsites clean and safe. He is an extremely hard worker and a devoted family man.
Office Assistant
At the office, Virginia will answer your call, arrange an appointment with one of our Sales Arborists, and then schedule your work. She will always return your calls and respond to your emails! Virginia joined the Boutte Tree team in early 2011 and has become absolutely invaluable to our company. She doesn’t handle the chainsaws; she prefers to shoot trees with her camera! She attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where she earned her degree in photography. Look out for photos coming soon to our blog from Virginia.
ISA-Certified Arborist Jay Parker
Our sales arborist Jay Parker joined the team in 2011. He is an ISA-certified arborist and a native Georgian who loves trees and the city canopy almost as much as he loves our customers. Jay is very customer-focused and dedicated to good arboricultural practices. With a forestry degree from Clemson, and about 5 years of experience in the field, Jay brings significant expertise and value to our customers in making good decisions about their trees. A community-minded person, Jay brings a lot of good spirit to our team!
