Reg Renner
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Experience
Leasing Specialist / Financing Specialist
Supply competitive equipment financing to increasing client base.
Specialize in the Canadian greenhouse industry and Biomass energy markets.
Work with equipment suppliers to build and promote financing programs.
1996-2004 PRT-Reid Collins Nursery Aldergrove, BC
Nursery Manager, Operations Superintendent, Production Superintendent
Responsible for marketing, budgeting, staffing and administrative issues.
Responsible for day to day activities of fulltime and seasonal nursery staff.
Responsible for annual production of 15 million forest seedlings.
1992 1996 PRT (3 locations) Fraser Valley, BC
Nursery Manager
Managed three separate forest seedling nurseries in four years.
Responsible for set-up, operation and shut-down of operations.
Produced approximately 40 million seedlings in leased Greenhouse space.
1971 1992 BC Forest Service and PRT Four locations, BC
Nursery Worker to Grower to Operations Superintendent
Worked at four separate BC Ministry of Forest seedling nurseries.
Gained knowledge, experience and progressed in levels of responsibility.
Trained and supervised full-time and seasonal nursery workers.
1970 1972 Concordia University Portland, OR
Education
A.A., Associate of Arts with a major in Education.
1986 BC Institute of Technology Burnaby, BC
Applied Science Technologist (Forestry) diploma
Board of Directors:
Interests
- Zion Lutheran Church and School - Surrey, BC
- Zion Park Senior Housing Society - Surrey, BC
- BC Missionboat Society - Parksville, BC
Head Coach: Grade 9 and 10 Boys Basketball, Langley Christian High School
March 2009: Greenhouse World Magazine article - "Financial Options for Growers
Publications:
Canadian Biomass magazine - Contributing Editor
- Project Financing - From Dream to Reality - page 13 - Jan-Feb 2010 issue
- Project Financing - Building the Team - page 26 - Mar-Apr. 2010 issue
- Project Financing - Where's the Money - page 28+29 - May-June 2010 issue
- Project Financing - The 'S' words (feedstock supply) - July-Aug 2010 issue
February 2009: Pacific Agricultural Show - Abbotsford
Presentations:
- Financial options for Growers
February 2009: Western Silviculture Contractors Association - Victoria
- Bioenergy Opportunities in BC
April 2009: International Biomass Conference - Portland, Oregon
Moderator for Track 5 - Construction and Demolition Waste
October 2009: Union of BC Municipalities - Vancouver, BC
Group presentation to Northern Mayors re Thermal biomass opportunities
October 2009: 6th Annual Canadian Bioenergy Conference - Edmonton, AB
- Strengthening Your Project for Financing
November 2009: FP Innovations industry presentation - Coquitlam, BC
- Bioenergy Opportunities in BC
March 2010: Resource North/Green Heat Initiative - Prince George, BC
-"Just do it" presentation, learning to do the economics on bioenergy
April 2010: Saskatchewan Forest and Energy Workshop - Saskatoon, SK
-Presentation - Insights into biomass financing and marketing strategies
May 2010: Northern Bioenergy Conference - Whitehorse, Yukon
- "Let's do it Together" - presentation outlining economics of thermal biomass
June 2010: International Bioenergy Conference - Prince George, BC
-Strengthening Your Project for Financing
Scheduled Presentations:
October 2010: Canadian Greenhouse Conference - Toronto, ON
-Two presentations - Financial options for Growers
- Impact of Carbon pricing in the Canadian GH industry
2009-2010: Carbon Friendly Solutions - Feasibility study and business plan for
Consulting: Pacific Briquetters, Mission, BC
2010: James Trading - Ferndale, Washington - Source and negotiate two bioenergy
joint venture projects requiring financing of over $50 million. (on-going)
2010: Green Heat Initiative - Quesnel, BC - design web-based community heating
calculator for calculating return on investment and biomass requirements
2010: Drayton Valley AB. Biomile project: Consulting on torrefaction technology