Franchise Owner – Yuri Ramirez

More About Yuri Ramirez
Yuri Ramirez is the proud owner of Clean Air Lawn Care Portland West Side.
He has a PhD in Industrial Engineering and an MBA in Operations and Technology Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also had a career at Intel Corporation for 17 years, where he last was Director of Global Employee Engagement for the whole company. Prior to that, he led teams in Engineering (10 years in the R&D Manufacturing Organization) and Software (5 years as Tech Program Manager).
So, why did he choose Clean Air as his next chapter?
Yuri has his roots in Puerto Rico, where he grew up in the countryside, surrounded by Nature, and learned to enjoy taking care of the yard, thanks to his dad’s teachings. After completing grad school in Madison Wisconsin, he came to Portland and has never left. He was re-introduced to nature and to the importance of preserving our ecology.
In 2016, he moved his parents to Portland, so he could take care of them, and they could spend more time with the then recently born twin boys. One of the things Yuri struggled with was finding good, reliable lawn care for his parents. He remembers his mom saying several times: “I waved hello to the lawn care guys and they didn’t say hello back”. That stuck with him. Over his career at Intel, customer service and customer satisfaction have always been top of mind. How could this industry be different. Customers deserve to be treated with respect, and it is our duty do not only to do a magnificent job, but to do it with exceptional customer support.
Yuri has been a strong pillar in the community for many years, as part of different boards, including the University of Portland Business School, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and Prospanica (Association of MBAs). There is a lot more to come in terms of products and services, and Yuri is looking forward to enjoying the journey along with the community of Portland West Side.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ywramirez/