Pete Vander Veen

─ Expert in identifying opportunities to increase revenue, reduce costs, & improve productivity ─ Articulate, results-oriented, and highly versatile professional with a rich background of diversified experience spanning 15 years of strategic operations management, entrepreneurial start-up and business consulting experience. Skilled leader, negotiator, and facilitator with a strong track record of success in driving increased revenues, reducing debt & operating expenses, and improving operational efficiencies. Demonstrated ability to develop effective business, marketing, and communications strategies that propel growth. Expert in cultivating productive relationships with First Nation groups, corporate executives, and other public/private agencies to facilitate attainment of corporate objectives. ─ Value Offered ─ ▪ Inspirational Leadership ▪ Employee Management & Mentoring ▪ Operations Management ▪ Strategic & Tactical Planning ▪ Entrepreneurial Start-Up & Expansion ▪ Business Consulting ▪ Performance Optimization ▪ Cultivating Stakeholder Relationships ▪ Project Management ▪ Sales & Marketing Strategies ▪ Cross-Functional Team Collaboration ▪ Financial Management ─ Selected Highlights ─ Instrumental in transforming the financial fortunes of an ailing portfolio of companies by maximizing earning potential, reducing debt, eliminating waste, and improving operational efficiency. Directional Industry leadership demonstrated through being highly sought out by countless directional companies for consulting expertise, as well as being a key player in the successful launching and operation of 2 directional service companies in Calgary. Also hand picked to produce and consult Licence to Drill by Discovery channel. Pioneered the development of a revolutionary industry-specific business concept from a start-up situation into an enterprise with an estimated future value of $800M.