Roger L. James

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Clarksville, TN 37040 USA

abh74q@r.postjobfree.com

270-***-****

Corporate manager

Environmental procedures and operations manager

University Extension Agent

Agrichemical tech salesman

High school and adult teacher

Farmer

Russian linguist

Professional Experience:

Oversaw and managed company growth from a small production shop to a 230

employee ceramic tile manufacturing supply operation. Responsible for all

day to day operations, including finance, sales and marketing, quality

assurance, maintenance, environmental compliance, and production.

Interfaced heavily with Italian suppliers and customers, traveled to

Europe, China, and Mexico to maintain supply.

Provided procedures and guidance for environmental remediation, control,

and containment for Martin Marietta, a US Dept of Energy nuclear fuel

production facility. Coordinated with production personnel, environmental

control personnel, and governmental agencies to provide protection of the

environment, remediation of problematic areas, and safety for the

personnel.

Managed and operated an environmental remediation company with operations

throughout southern Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Planned, assessed

needs, remediated, and documented compliance. Coordinated all facets of the

program of work including: governmental compliance operations, contractor

operations, freight hauling operations, laboratory sampling and testing

operations, company personnel, and business operations to complete

projects.

Represented the University of Kentucky as an agriculture extension agent.

Responsible for providing information, training and support for local farm,

horticulture, and supply. Liasoned between the university, local

government, and various civic organizations in growing the local

agriculture base.

Represented BASF Wyandotte, an international agrichemical company as a

regional technical agent in western Kentucky. Responsible for customer

service, operational training, sales, marketing, testing and presentation,

tours, field days, accounting and documentation. Coordinated with chemical

and fertilizer dealers, university personnel, research entities, and

agribusiness personnel to accomplish goals and objectives.

Managed and operated a testing laboratory, providing practical application

testing of soils, foodstuffs, and biologicals. Performed daily operations,

trained, maintained equipment, and developed testing procedures.

Taught general agriculture and farm operations. Provided curriculum, daily

instruction, practical laboratory experience, and shop training in both

secondary school and adult classrooms.

Operated heavy equipment in surface mining operations, responsible for

planning of operations, preventive maintenance, operator safety, and

production.

Operated a row crop / beef cattle farm. Responsible for planning, daily

operations, finance, marketing, and mechanical maintenance.

Served as Russian linguist in the U. S. Army Security Agency, trained in

the USA Defense Language Institute, and completed service in Berlin,

Germany.

Education and Proficiencies:

Masters of Science in Agronomy

Bachelors of Science in Vocational Education

Teaching Minor in Russian Language, conversational Italian

Proficient in Microsoft Office, various computer programs.

Roger L James

CHRONOLOGICAL WORK HISTORY

Pivotal People Inc 8/2009 - Present

Clarksville, TN US

Hours per week: 40 Consultant

Advised and prepared operations for startup company to produce ceramic

tile accessories. Provided marketing and sales activities to begin the

company. Built organization to establish 70 person company.

Accretia Products, Inc 1/1996 - 8/2009

Elkton, KY US

Hours per week: 60 President

Grew small startup company to 230 employee multi million dollar

operation. Company became the largest independent mosaic tile manufacturer

in the U.S. Company supplied all major manufacturers in the U.S. and

eventually product was sold in markets such as Lowes and Home Depot.

Volunteer work 8/1972 - 12/2003

Paducah, KY US

Hours per week: 10 Boy Scout and young women leader

Worked with teenagers in various capacities through church affiliation.

Advised Boy Scouts, operated camps, led recreational camps.

Martin Marietta Energy 8/1992 - 12/1995

Paducah, KY US

Hours per week: 40 Procedures Specialist

Investigated need, established procedure, and produced conversational

language procedures to secure and protect employees and environment at a

nuclear facility in the uranium enrichment field. Specialized in

environmental procedures.

Taylor Building Company 3/1991 - 7/1992

Paducah, KY US

Hours per week: 40 Construction Supervisor

Managed construction projects building homes and commercial buildings.

Controlled budgets, managed contracts, provided technical expertise.

Massac Environmental Technologies, Inc 7/1987 - 2/1991

Metropolis, IL US

Hours per week: 50 President

Started and grew environmental cleanup company. Provided leadership and

direction to company growing to 20 personnel with multi million dollar

revenue. Appraised, and remediated LUST and RCRA sites throughout southern

Illinois, Kentucky, and Indiana.

University of Kentucky 4/1989 - 4/1990

Bardwell, KY US

Hours per week: 50 Agriculture Extension Agent

Represented the University of Kentucky as an agriculture extension agent.

Interacted with focus groups, committees, government agencies,

individuals, contractors, and others to provide the local population with

the information and training necessary to become more efficient and self

supporting.

JFM Testing Laboratory 1/1986-6/1987

Paducah, KY US

Hours per week: 40 Testing laboratory manager

Managed and operated a testing laboratory, providing practical

application testing of soils, foodstuffs, and biologicals. Performed daily

operations, trained, maintained equipment, and developed testing

procedures.

BASF Wyandotte 2/1980 - 6/1985

Parsippany, NJ US

Hours per week: 40 Tech Sales Representative - Ag Chem

Responsible for regional sales and service for west Kentucky and

southern Illinois. Interfaced with ag chem dealers, distributors, and

farmers to increase sales and minimize complaints. Grew value of territory

35%, sold companies first bulk chemical delivery to dealer.

Caldwell County Vocational School 11/1978 - 2/1980

Princeton, KY US

Hours per week: 40 Adult Farmer Instructor

Advised adult and young farmers, teaching the current methodologies

pertinent to the needs of the individual.

James Farms 5/1976 - 12/1986

Hartford, KY US

Hours per week: 50 Owner operator

Owned and operated cash grain and livestock farm. Responsible for

planning, finance, and operations of a 500 acre crop farm with a beef cow-

calf operation.

B and C Mining Corporation 5/1975 - 7/1976

Beaver Dam, KY US

Hours per week: 40 Heavy Equipment Operator

Operated heavy equipment for strip mining operation, including large

dozers and draglines.

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