Danny Ours

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jul 1960 - Jun 1989

  Chief Master Sergeant

  Held the following positions beginning with the most recent:---Senior Advisor to the commanding general (Ombudsman--voice of the enlisted airman and their family) at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver Colorado ---Chief Non-commissioned Officers Professional Military Education at the Pentagon, Washington D.C.---Contract Construction and Services Manager at Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield California---Contract Construction and Services Manager at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh New York---Instructional Systems Development Superintendent, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs Colorado---Instructional Systems Development Technician, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls Texas---Technical Training Instructor, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls Texas---Contract Construction Inspector, Niagara Falls International Airport, Niagara Falls New York---Instructor for Engineering Aide, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls Texas---Engineering Aide, Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake Washington Show less

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  San Mateo County Transit District

  Dec 1989 - Nov 1998

  Operations Manager

  Responsible for a $20,000,000 budget and 350 management and union employees:.• Represented the San Mateo County Transit District as a member of the California Transit Association, Youth Transportation Committee.• Justified local public funds, $9,200,000, & secured private funds, $500,000, to improve bus service.• Directed research and evaluation of a controversial and politically sensitive contract, prepared a presentation, briefed Board of Directors, and received their concurrence to terminate the contract. Show less

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  Jacksonville Transportation Authority

  Dec 1998 - Jan 2003

  Deputy Director, Mass Transit,

  Responsible for strategic planning, contract management, & labor/employee relations:• Actively involved State Officials, Metropolitan Planning Organization Staff, City Council Members, Community Leaders, and Advocacy Groups in the development, funding, and implementation of a strategic plan to take over and turn around a $14,000,000 annual Paratransit program for the elderly, transportation disadvantaged, and persons qualified under the Americans with Disabilities Act.• Measured transit service performance against federal and locally developed goals and objectives.• Introduced technology advancements to improve customer service and system accountability. • Gave transit status updates/interviews on public television, the local news paper and TV stations. Show less

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  MV Transportation

  Jan 2003 - Sept 2004

  General Manager--Livermore CA

  Profit and Loss responsibility for an $8,000,000 annual public transit contract• Assumed large monthly losses and began making sequential monthly profit in 8 months.• Increased employee accountability and motivation by collaboratively setting and meeting goals.• Immediately established a teamwork relationship between the contractor’s and client’s staffs.• Collaborated with the client’s staff to effectively and efficiently implement a state of the art Fixed Route and Paratransit vehicle location and computerized dispatching system. Show less

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  Lakeland Area Mass Transit District

  Nov 2005 - Mar 2011

  Executive Director

  Reported to five elected officials serving as the Board of Directors. The workforce of 155 bus operators, maintenance employees, & support staff provided over 2,000,000 rides annually on fixed route buses and paratransit vans; established policy, and procedures, and developed and administered capital and operating budgets. Hired to oversee the workforce’s day-to-day operations and direct actions to clear a Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Financial Management Oversight (FMO) Review consisting of three Material Weaknesses and 22 Reportable Conditions. The Material Weaknesses were cleared in three to six months avoiding over a $350,000 reimbursement of Federal Grant funds. The Reportable Conditions were corrected in one to twenty months. A FTA Triennial Review three and one half years after I was hired, had no deficiencies. Other organizational accomplishments included reducing overtime 54% (over $190,000 annually), eliminating over $800,000 of annual maintenance expense, and construction of a $1.3 million vault room, fuel island & bus wash. I also had the additional responsibility to secure legislation for a Polk Transit Authority; to serve the Authority's Board of Directors; to develop a Countywide Transit Plan; to develop a public education program; and, to secure a source of funding for Public Transit in Polk County Florida. Show less

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  Polk Transit Authority

  Nov 2007 - Mar 2011

  Interim Executive Director

  Reported to a nine member Board of Directors while concurrently reporting to a five member Board of Directors at the Lakeland Area Mass Transit District. Prior to appointment, by elected officials, as Interim Executive Director for the Polk Transit Authority I was instrumental in drafting the legislation creating the Polk Transit Authority; and, in drafting legislation to authorize Polk County to levy, with voter approval, a one cent sales surtax to fund the Polk Transit Authority. I appeared before Florida House and Senate members and committees to provide support and answer questions related to both pieces of legislation. The related bills were ultimately signed by the Governor. The Polk Transit Authority staff, for which I became responsible, consisted of "in-kind-service" employees from Polk County's three transit agencies and the Transportation Planning Organization. I obtained over $250,000 from the Board of County Commissioners and $100,000 from the Florida Department of Transportation to fund a Countywide Transit Plan, a public education program and other related start-up activities. Show less

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  RE/MAX Properties, Inc.

  Nov 2012 - Aug 2018

  Realtor

  I have been representing Sellers’ and Buyers’ of homes since 2012 with RE/MAX Properties, Inc.—the number one real estate franchise in Colorado Springs. My real estate association memberships include the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®, COLORADO ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®, and PIKES PEAK ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®. I am an Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR) and Military Relocation Professional (MRP) which is complemented by my personal relocation experience as a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant. HOME BUYING PROCESSI will go over the Home Buying Process; set up a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) search for homes meeting your specific criteria, to alert us immediately when homes meeting your criteria come on the market; discuss the negotiating process to obtain the best purchase price for the home of your choice; explain the actions and timelines involved when you have a contract to purchase; and, I will manage those actions and timelines to take the contract to closing. SELLING YOUR HOMEMy approach to marketing is designed to sell your home—for the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the greatest amount of convenience to you. I will work with you and the Buyer’s Agent to negotiate a purchase price to obtain the greatest value for your home. I will manage the actions and timelines required by the contract to take the contract to closing.First marketing step is the completion of an analysis of comparable homes sales in your area to provide a Fair Market Value of your home; it will be the basis for you to set the sale price. Second step is for me to create an impressive photographic and written description of your home for placement in both the Pikes Peak and Denver Area Multiple Listing Service (MLS). An effective MLS description is much like a resume’ for a job; so, I Make it Stand Out to get the interview (buyers in your home!). Show less

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  At Home

  Sept 2018 - Sept 2019

  Unemployed
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  Equity Colorado Real Estate

  Sept 2019 - now

  Broker Associate,

  I represent Home Buyer's and Seller's in today's very desirable Colorado Springs--Monument Area Real Estate Market. My top interest is: 1. getting the best financial purchase price for Home Buyer's2. locating for families and individual a home and neighborhood that meets their needs.3. getting the highest market price for Home Owners who List their home for sale with me. I am an Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR) and Military Relocation Professional (MRP)

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  Monument, Colorado

  Jul 2023 - now

  RETIRED in Monument, Colorado
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  None

  Jul 2023 - now

  Retired