School Real Estate
Resume:
STEPHEN J. MARRIER
Sarasota, FL 34242
abpdix@r.postjobfree.com
BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: 1980-2008
Twenty five years experience in student transportation throughout
Florida, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
1980-88 Former Managing Partner & Exec. VP of Town and Country
Transportation and Leasing Corp., which was the largest student
transportation company in New England safely operating over 500
school buses and 25 passenger coaches with 600 dedicated employees
a. Safely transported over 5 million children per year to and from
school
b. Maintained excellent relationships with all employees resulting in
superior service for all school district stakeholders
c. Increased annual company revenue through acquisitions and
competitive bidding from $4 million to over $47 million while
improving efficiency
d. Negotiated sale of company to Laidlaw Education Services
1988-92 Named Senior Vice President New England for Laidlaw
a. Responsible for the safe operation of over 2000 school buses
representing over $63 million in revenue with 2200 dedicated
employees
b. Safely transported over 18 million school children per year to and
from school
c. Maintained excellent relationships with all employees and labor
unions resulting in superior service for all school district stakeholders
d. Increased revenue and profitability (efficiency) for Laidlaw in New
England by over 50%
1992-Present - The Marrier Group, Inc. President
a. Completed numerous student transportation acquisitions for
Laidlaw and oversaw the transition of the acquired companies into
Laidlaw resulting in significant safety and operating efficiency
improvements
b. Named Senior Consultant, Director of Business
Development-Florida for Laidlaw
c. Worked with several Florida school districts to perform
comprehensive operational analyses of their transportation
departments and supplied cost information to help them make
strategic decisions regarding outsourcing of services
d. Based on work accomplished and relationships developed
throughout Florida school districts was successful in acquiring $134M
in new revenue for Laidlaw
e. Assisted with the start-up operations in Santa Rosa, Martin and
Duval County, FL
f. Consultant for 2 GPS technology companies serving the student
transportation industry and 1 audio technology company
OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Former Managing Partner of the 7th largest Navistar International
truck dealership in the U.S.
Led the turnaround efforts for two NASDAQ listed companies and
increased their market capitalization (value) by over $50M
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Rhode
Island, December 1979
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND HOBBY S:
Sixteen-year resident of Sarasota, FL
Married with 5 children
Enjoy jogging and real estate activity (active FL license)
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