Management Maintenance

Location:

Kelowna, BC, Canada

Posted:

October 09, 2012

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James C. Tanner

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Email: *******@******.************.***

A practical thinking, production and results focused professional. Extensive experience

in various aspects of starting, building and growing a business into a multi-staff

environment based on ethical, innovative, and creative management procedures.

Areas of Expertise:

Small Business Management

New Business Development

General Management

Staff Training & Leadership

Project Management & Job Estimates

Board Level Relations

Operations Management

Event Logistics

Contract Negotiations

Financial Forecasts

Employee Retention

Professional Investigations

Loss Prevention

Security Consulting

Physical Plant Management

Infrastructure Maintenance

Territorial Sales

New Business Start-ups

Inventory Control

Writing & Editing

Book Publishing

Motivational Speaking

Team Building

Strategic Vision & Planning

Relevant Skills and Experience:

Leadership and Management:

demonstrated ability to manage a roster of full-time & part-time employees as well as sub-

trades while simultaneously active on multiple job sites;

developed and implemented staff management and training procedures including the creation

of employee handbooks; staff training; staff hiring or recruiting; as well as the

implementation of employee job performance evaluation programs;

created and instructed under contract, a business skills development program for the

Human Resources Development Corporation of the Government of Canada;

preparation of financial business plans; financial forecasts; operational budgets;

government grant or program applications; marketing plans; monitoring of monthly/quarterly

reports; and the writing and negotiating of contract language;

experience in Board level relations having performed services to organizations governed

by Boards, as well as sitting as a Board member with businesses and organizations wherein

duties included assisting in the preparation of annual budgets, and annual reports for

public presentation;

clients and customers served in the past are generally defined as corporate, civic,

provincial/federal government, religious institutions, educational institutions,

celebrities, and private individuals.

Professional Investigations, Loss Prevention, and Security Consulting:

academy trained in professional investigations, loss prevention, and security consulting;

experienced in insurance fraud, cross border industrial smuggling, employee theft,

investor background checks, and missing persons investigations;

area of personal expertise was in the area of cult and occult related crime, with a

targeted focus on the ritual slaughter of animals;

acted on behalf of clients by performing cult group penetration for purposes of making

contact with cult members on behalf of outside family members and to assist with

extraction from the cult organization if that desire was clearly communicated;

demonstrated ability to collaborate and work with members of the legal and policing

communities; proficient in the collection of, preparation, and presentation of evidence

for court related purposes.

Sales:

demonstrated skill in the preparation and presentation of customer-focused job

estimates/quotations and contract negotiations;

established a six figure business sales volume within the first 3 months of a new

business start-up, maintaining a 100% commercial and residential real estate services

contract renewal rate for 4 consecutive years;

proven ability in writing and negotiating sales contract language while doing business

with corporate, civic, institutional, religious, and individual customers.

Customer Service:

assisted customers through the preparation of solution focused project quotations,

contract terms and conditions, resulting in successful and timely project completions;

effectively managed public information through the use of social media platforms, web

site construction, and web site content including video production;

provided logistical support to clients whose facilities were being utilized for large

funerals, receptions, weddings, as well as large music concerts where the potential

attendance was greater than 1800 people;

a lengthy history of professional, consultancy, or volunteer experience in the

hospitality sector with a targeted emphasis on children s, youth, and family ranch camp

organizations;

advised and assisted customers in the exterior pre-sale staging of real estate

properties;

implemented and maintained inventory control systems and procedures, as well as

maintaining and monitoring transaction records.Technical Skills:

proficient in MS Office, MS Word, Outlook, Quickbooks, contact management, and various

web page building software programs;

construction experience and knowledge pertaining to trades related tools and materials;

facilities physical plant management, contract building maintenance, repair and

renovations;

commercial and residential contract drywall, ceiling systems and painting services;

demonstrated skill and ability in areas of interior finishing, warranty floor repairs,

finishing carpentry, plumbing repairs, safety retro-fits of commercial and residential

washrooms resulting in handicap equipped facilities;

a highly skilled horseman, with a keen understanding and skill set in agricultural

principles and practices.Work History:

James C. TannerPresent Writer, Author, and Speaker

Canadian born, James C. Tanner, is a published writer, and was first published at the age

of 16. He has written, and taught business training programs for clients such as the

Government of Canada. A known and recognized author to 84 publishers. As of June 2007,

when publishers had completed a collected tally, it was discovered that James C. Tanner s

articles and written comments were reaching a potential audience of 12.5 million monthly

readers. He has published books and articles on subjects related to business, internet

marketing, psychology and matters relating to the human spirit.

Calico GOLD Building Services1995 to 2005 - General Manager

A new business start up commencing in 1995, James C. Tanner through his strong

entrepreneurial and small business management stylings built up and operated a building

services, physical plant management, and property maintenance contracting business. Under

the umbrella of this company, he also created and taught a business skills training

program under contract to the Human Resources Development Branch of the federal government

of Canada.

Aaron Applebee s Contract Painting Services - 2003 to 2005General Manager

As a division of Calico GOLD Building Services, in 2003, to reach a specific market,

James C. Tanner began and built a small commercial and residential painting business which

he ran in conjunction to the parent business.

R-U-O-K Services Inc. 1992 to 1995Agency Director / Special Investigator

As the Director of Operations and while acting as a Special Investigator, James C. Tanner

led a small professional investigation agency which catered to clients such as ICBC, the

legal community, corporations, and private families. While the major nature of

investigative files were definable as various forms of insurance fraud, cross border

industrial smuggling, employee theft, as well as loss prevention, James C. Tanner s

personal specialty lay in the area of cult and occult related crime, with a targeted focus

on the ritual slaughter of animals.

Lonestar Property Maintenance

1986 to 1992Founder/General Manager

After the personal bankruptcy of a former employer, James C. Tanner launched a new

business venture and founded Lonestar Property Maintenance, a business which provided

contract services to physical building plants, as well as contract landscape and property

maintenance. While working in this capacity, he grew new business sales into six figures

within the first three months of operation and maintained an unheard of client renewal

rate, boasting a 100 percent contract renewal rate for 4 consecutive years. Managing a

workforce which averaged around 10 employees, James C. Tanner built up a solid business.

His employee turn-over rate was an incredibly low and almost unheard of figure of 5% in an

industry which typically boasted a 75% employee turn-over rate. Lonestar Property

Maintenance sold in 1992, and went on throughout the following years to provide income for

two additional back to back owners.

Prior to 1986Waines Building Maintenance

1985 to 1986Territorial Representative

Jim Tanner Horse Farms & Farrier Services1982 to 1992Owner

Vista Drywall Services1981 to 1985Owner/Contractor

Education:

University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business (evening courses to be

completed online during 2013)

Canadian Investigation Academy Private Investigations, Loss Prevention, and Security

Consulting

Rawhide Vocational College Ranch Management, Livestock Production, Horsemanship, Animal

Sciences, Practical Veterinary Medicine

St. John s Ambulance Standard First Aid

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS)

Volunteer and Community Life:

AllThingsExterior.org 2009 to present Business coach and mentor in the landscaping

sector;

former Member of the Board for a recreational themed Conference Centre;

former Member of the Board for a community based religious organization;

former pro-bono investigator for the organization Child Find ;

past experience consulting as well as volunteering with various children s, youth and

family ranch themed camps;

a highly published writer in the areas of business, internet marketing, personal

motivation and psychology;

former member of Toastmasters International.

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