Sean Lougheed MBA PMP

Experience

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  Brewster Travel Canada

  May 1984 - Oct 1992

  Interpret upper management’s goals, create implementation strategy, and execute initiatives. Manage daily operations of a 26-room hotel with attached dining room, cafeteria and gift shops.Write and update training and employee manuals; redesign job descriptions when needed. Train critical and supervisory staff. Conduct discipline and releasing as required. Conduct all the supervisor and employee quarterly performance and final bonus reviews.Write environmental reports and area improvement/reclamation submissions to Parks Canada. Ensure strict compliance to the plan throughout execution.Prepare and present annual budgets; ensure adherence to budgets. In charge of major purchasing and tendering.Member of the design and development committee for the subsequent Columbia Icefield Centre tourist complex. Assist in partnering Brewster with the federal government, Parks Canada, a first in Canada. Show less Re-structure the operation to reverse 15-year profit decline to recovery in my second year.Hire, train, evaluate and discipline the staff. Create and maintain job descriptions and training materials. Conduct safety and emergency event preparedness training. Improve and maintain high customer service level, staff morale and retention well above industry and division norms.Control inventory; order fuel and retail products. Organize operations for the repair bay and other customer services including on-highway rescue and towing. Responsible for maintenance of the building, grounds and equipment. First management position at age 23. Show less

  • Chalet Manager

    Apr 1989 - Oct 1992

  • Service Station Manager

    May 1984 - Apr 1989
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  Canadian Intercity Coach

  Sept 1995 - Jul 2006

  Manager Owner

  Progressive business leader and catalyst for significant growth. Exceeded 100% growth in three consecutive years 98, 99, 2000. Develop and maintain customer allegiances; sales.Design and subcontract in house replacement parts to equal to or better than factory standards and lower cost to improve margins.Hire, train, manage, schedule and motivate employees. Mentor high potential personnel.Develop new repair methods to increase profitability. Set yearly operations and capital budgets. Estimate projects.Monitor and ensure consistent, high quality output.Manage design and construction of a new energy-efficient work facility.Consult to the transportation sector for corporate and fleet image special projects and graphic design. Show less

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  Private

  Mar 1997 - May 2018

  Consultation.I have consulted since the 90’s on corporate imaging, adding full business consulting in 2012. Companies served range in size from 1 to 15,000. Consulting experience includes:• Capital planning analysis – optimizing returns from capital purchases • Business plan review and feedback (very large scale)• SAP integration improvement • Continuing business planning • Overcoming plateaus• Setting up Project Planning software• Success when my recommendations are implemented Show less

  • President

    May 2018 - May 2018

  • Consultant

    Mar 1997 - May 2018
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  CEO Boyd Solar Corp.

  Nov 2007 - Aug 2011

  CEO and Manager

  Recruited to implement a blue ocean launch, develop the business plan, co-ordinate the shareholders and structure the shareholder agreements. Develop a scalable growth strategy to be capable of rapid growth, yet sustainable and cost-effective in an emerging market.Prepare annual budgets, plan capital expenditures and equipment deployment, set hurdle rates and maintain ROI expectations.Quantify and establish management and control parameters with subcontractors, arrange and co-ordinate them into our projects, ensure adherence to budgets, timelines, quality, safety and compliance.Assess conventional industry process and improve or reinvent easier, safer and more efficient models and implement them.Initiate and develop a modular approach to fabrication, shipping and assembly to reduce on site labour time, susceptibility to weather risks, labour skill requirements, as well as to simplify project management.Control quality and standards to maintain ETL (CSA) panel shop certification.Management of projects up to $1 M; manage projects in ecologically sensitive areas.Implement lean processes to standardize IT. Set software lockdowns and integrate office procedures and manufacturing processes. Advise and collaborate with architects and engineers in areas of advanced energy efficiency and systems integration.Consult to various governments (Canada, Iraq, Alberta) on renewable energy management policy, legislation and sustainability.Liaise with media and represent the industry through education and consultation with the public and non-profit groups. Show less

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  Undisclosable

  Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

  Business Planer & Systems Designer - Technology Project:

  Help plan and design a technology platform with a software developer to create an online trading platform for a multi-billion dollar per year market. Development included systems structuring, multi-level flow diagrams and conversion to web driven systems. Web systems design includes coordination of different types of customers, multiple vendors, security checks, verifications and fraud prevention; system generated contracts within a dynamic negotiations platform with finalization generating automatic execution. Preliminary research and design into GUI and app development as well as monetization studies. Show less

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  SECO Industries Canada

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  Director of Operations

  Manage operations and administrative business functions. Develop solutions for corporate and retail customers. Plan, budget and execute clean sheet designs through engineering, R&D and prototype development; source parts, materials and subcontractors; create, test and implement production strategies. Continuously improve designs to streamline and reduce costs.Estimate, complete and deliver outside contract machine work. CAD design, CNC file creation, workflow and code optimization. Deliver products on time. Show less

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  Velocity Motion Systems

  May 2018 - now

  President

  Velocity is a an CNC motion manufacturer based in Alberta Canada. We sell and service businesses worldwide. Velocity builds CNC Machining centers of up to 6 axis or more and robotic industrial motion systems. Our standard product line includes Milling, carving, hot wires and lasers for cutting and carving material in 2 and 3D.Personally, I really like the technology and what we can make happen for the customer