Jim Mahannah

Experience

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  Steelwood Engineered Systems

  Dec 1991 - Jan 2000

  Founder, Owner, General Manager

  Structural wood products company designed and manufactured trusses, floor systems and beams used in residential and commercial buildings.Started this company from scratch with a business plan, a $75,000 bank loan, and some big ideas about transforming the truss fabrication business into a highly customer-centric service homebuilders could depend upon. The company grew to four regional design offices, one central plant and 36 employees doing up to $5 million in sales annually.

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  Genesis Hi-Tec Components

  Mar 2001 - Oct 2003

  Owner

  This company focused on collecting and re-purposing e-waste - primarily used computer systems that were either refurbished for resale, broken down for components resale or disposed of in environmentally sound fashion.

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  Okanagan TimberCraft Homes

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  Owner

  Dealer for Linwood Custom Homes, a packaged home company specializing in design and packaging of cedar home packages, including conventional, timber frame and log homes.Designed and built a unique cedar home as a show home and office to demonstrate what was possible when dealing with Okanagan TimberCraft Homes. I operated my business out of the show home and sold home packages within British Columbia.

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  Waste 'n WaterTech Ltd.

  Feb 2006 - Sept 2014

  BC Regional Manager/Marketing/Technical Sales

  WWT is involved in the application and delivery of state-of-the-art treatment technologies for water and wastewater processes in municipal and industrial applications across Western Canada. I learned a great deal about wastewater treatment challenges and solutions in real-world applications throughout British Columbia. My business development efforts involved contacting hundreds of potential clients and exposing them to our slate of water and wastewater treatment solutions available from an impressive line-up of first-class clean technology companies. I found over 700 opportunities that resulted in several million dollars of sales.This exposure to clean technologies in water treatment and reclamation whetted my inspiration to become more involved in cleantech. Show less

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  CorWil Technologies

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  Business Development/Operations Manager

  CWT is an engineering design company specializing in HVAC, refrigeration, and industrial ventilation design, primarily for industrial clients throughout Western Canada. As part of my BD functions, I wrote or edited proposals, web content, and other corporate copy for clarity and consistency of message. I was responsible for the bulk of the marketing communications involved with CWT. I also helped manage the operation of the company.

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  Your Tech Writer

  Nov 2015 - now

  Technology Writer & Content Strategist | Water Resource Recovery | Renewable Energy

  Technology writer, editor, and consultant of high-quality marketing and educational content supporting the growth of technology and engineering-related B2B companies in water resource recovery and renewable energy.Creating and deploying quality content that informs your prospective customers about how your company can help them address their pain points and make them more successful is what gets the job done. I can help you with that. I'm the technology writer you need - one who understands your technology and services and can help you develop and write the messages that land for your target customers. Show less

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  Remora Tech Canada Inc

  Sept 2020 - Feb 2021

  Editor-in-Chief

  Responsible for writing, editing and curating content to support the growth of the online presence in solar energy for residential and commercial applications throughout the USA, Canada and internationally.