Thomas Ethen
Email: ********@****************.***
Address:
City: Vancouver
State: WA
Zip: 98665
Country: USA
Phone: 916-***-****
Skill Level: Any
Salary Range:
Primary Skills/Experience:
Highly qualified association staff member. Proven ability to support multiple priorities while completing the required objectives on time.
Educational Background:
High School Dipolma from University of Portland, Portland OR 1/2001 to 6/1970 (Business)
Job History / Details:
Executive Summary
Highly qualified association staff member. Proven ability to support multiple priorities while completing the required objectives on time.
Core Qualifications
Policy/program development: As a direct result of added benefits, responsible for one hundred percent growth in revenue and membership each year for four years.
Change management: Over the course of seven years while managing growth of the association, dealt with change of workers compensation carrier, acquisition of new headquarters building and staff growth.
Professional Experience
April 2007 to Current
Various CA and OR
Truck Driver
I have driven tractor trailer combinations throughout the Western U.S. and Canada delivering everything from baby formula to gasoline.
September 2000 to October 2001
Rental Housing Association of Northern Alameda County Oakland, CA
Executive Director
Lobbied for owners of rental housing units in the East Bay area including Oakland and Berkeley, CA. Managed staff of 2 who performed more than 10,000 credit checks per year for members. Read and interpreted proposed city, county and state legislation. Wrote and edited monthly newsletter and urgent bulletins relating to current local and state-wide rent control and property issues. Managed Board of Director meetings. Implemented new Association Management software. Produced first financial statements in 2 years for Board. Responsible for full charge accounting.
June 1990 to September 1998
Pacific Automotive Trades Association Portland, OR
Executive Director
Managed Association of independent automotive repair businesses. Expanded benefit programs for members. Produced monthly training for members state-wide with relevant technical training, legal issues and other topics suggested by members. Wrote and edited monthly newsletter. Responsible for 100 percentage growth in membership and revenues every year for four years. Sold existing small building and supervised purchase of new facility. Tenants paid entire mortgage, so only expense for the Association was the cost of taxes and utilities. Actively involved with the US Chamber of Commerce representing Oregon small businesses in Washington D.C.
September 1976 to July 1979
N.W. Food Processors Association Portland, OR
Manager, Technical Programs
Managed all technical committees relating to the food processing industry in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. These committees included raw and finished product standards, energy and waste management. Instrumental in creating nation-wide industry opposition to proposed mandate to convert boilers from natural gas to coal. Provided testimony to legislatures in all three states. Wrote and edited newsletters. Responsible for review and analysis of proposed legislation and regulations impacting food processors whether local, city, county, state or federal.
Education
1970 University of Portland Portland, OR
BBA Business
Studied wide range of business courses ranging from accounting to plant management to business law.