Work Experience

General Manager

Sundari Gardens, Pahoa, HI

April 2021 - April 2022

Firm Description:

Come and live with us on the Big Island- with the flowers and trees, the undimmed night sky and vast Pacific. We are a 10 acre farm and intentional community in lower Puna. We offer concerts, classes and events for the local community. We practice permaculture and are learning to live together in harmony. Come stay for a couple of weeks with us. You might just want to move here!

Responsibilities:

• General manager of the buisiness

• Oversee the transition from being a retreat center to becoming an intentional community

• Manage 7 paid staff and 8 work traders

Accomplishments:

• Transition the business from a retreat center to a residential community

• Bring the business from significant monthly losses to a break even financial position

• Formation of a successful work trade community

• Development and leadership of an intentional community

Project Manager

301 Summit Avenue, San Rafael, CA

February 2022 - March 2022

Project Description:

This was a remodeling project for Raoul, one of my business partners in Mandala Springs, and Insight Editions. I fit this project in before my engagement at Sundari Gardens.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the design and development

• Manage contractors to complete the work

Accomplishments:

• Completion of the project

Project Manager

Waipio Gardens, Waipio Valley, Big Island, HI

January 2022 - February 2022

Firm Description:

Waipio gardens is a remote retreat and event venue in the Waipio Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Responsibilities:

• Design expansion of the retreat center to add 10 more beds

• Manage construction teams to implement project

Accomplishments:

• Completion of the building of three new buildings

• Adding 10 new beds and increasing the revenue for the building

Project Manager

Mandala Springs, Corporate office in San Rafael, CA

September 2021 - December 2021

Firm Description:

Mandala Springs is a resort and hospitality business with retreat centers in the Bay Area and Hawaii, and is dedicated to providing incredible onsite experiences for overnight guests and retreats.

Responsibilities:

• Construction management - design and execute on a 5,000 square foot publishing building.

• Design and manage construction teams on numerous other projects.

Accomplishments:

• Completion of the publishing building and numerous other projects.

Compassionate Caregiver

Lavender Hills, Redding, CA

July 2021 - August 2021

Firm Description:

Lavender Hills is an assisted living facility in Redding California. Lavendar Hills is for people who need help with daily care, but not as much help as a nursing home provides. This facility has 25 full time residents who need varrying levels of care.

Responsibilities:

• Care for 25 residents

• Cleaning rooms, doing laundry

• Resident care - changing diapers, showering, household assistance

Accomplishments:

• Become a celebrated member of the caregiving team

• Become a trusted friend to many of the residents

• Counsel, care for, and comfort residents

Partner, Founder, Director of Marketing

Pacific Pathways, Petaluma, CA

January 2020 - JUNE 2021

Firm Description:

Pacific Pathways is a residential program for young adults with a primary mental health diagnosis who may also have challenges with substance use. Pacific Pathways focuses on recovery from mental and emotional health challenges using evidence-based Dialectic Behavioral Therapies and psychiatric support. In their free time residents will enjoy immersive experiential, educational, and wellness activities located in the beautiful Bay Area.

Responsibilities:

• Sales and Marketing - Development of all the go-to-market strategy, employee hiring and management, design-development of marketing collaterals, design and implement S&M processes, scripts and templates, and determining the KPI reporting & control systems

• Tenant Improvements - Design and construction ok our residential and office environments.

• Business Development - Specialized startup activities

Accomplishments:

• Design and manage a complex high-quality touch pipeline to referral sources for clients. Conduct an 8 stage communication plan. over 10,000 unique touches in the first three months including direct calls, mailers, gifts & swag, and virtual tours.

• Active pipeline of 2,200 referral sources, 120 developed into active referral sources producing dozens of clients in our sales pipeline, and a consistant client flow.

Director of Marketing & Development

iUNU, Satellite office in San Francisco, CA

January 2019 - December 2019

Firm Description:

iUNU is an industrial computer vision and SaaS company. The company’s product, LUNA, connects greenhouse facilities, their people and the plants they grow through a single interface, turning commercial greenhouses into precise, predictable, demand-based manufacturers.

Responsibilities:

• Corporate development: Develop sales and marketing departments. Develop assets and libraries.

• General management: Managing staff. Sales and marketing management.

Accomplishments:

• Because of my broad early-stage business skillsets I was able to build along side the CMO the business processes, workflows, organization structure, job descriptions, market research, customer persona’s and journeys, sales and marketing collaterals trade show collaterals, sales scripts, training materials and more.

• We also helped extensively on the Series A financial raise, as well as the series B financial positioning and packaging. We completed a multiyear Sales and Marketing strategy and performa.

General Manager

Mandala Springs, Corporate office in San Rafael, CA

February 2018 - January 2019

Firm Description:

Mandala Springs is a resort and hospitality business with retreat centers in the Bay Area and Hawaii, and is dedicated to providing incredible onsite experiences for overnight guests and retreats.

Responsibilities:

• Corporate development: Develop sales, marketing, operations and financial departments. Establish business infrastructure and SOP’s. Corporate formation and business planning.

• General management: Managing staff. Sales and marketing management. Offsite management of onsite operations. Monitoring, reporting and controlling.

Accomplishments:

• Business startup: Launch and manage first year of operations. Develop business plan and financial model. Develop first phase of business departments.

• Branding, Marketing and Sales: Establish business brand, digital and print media, and onsite branding experience. Establish best practices in online marketing. Establish sales pipeline.

Project Manager

15430 Woodside Court

February - November 2018

This private house flip in Sonoma was a luxury home on a 1 acre property. This project included project planning, management, contractor hiring and coordination, procurement, finish selections, and design.

Regional Manager

Home Delivery Logistics - Livermore, CA

December 2016 - December 2017

Firm Description:

Home Delivery Logistics, Inc. (HDL) is a leading home delivery management company specializing in the home delivery of large consumer products: furniture, appliances, electronics, and other items that require specialized handling.  

Responsibilities

• Develop the position of the Regional Manager. Create standard operating procedures. Create monitoring, controlling and reporting processes.

• Regional management: Manage three regional HDL branches in Fremont, Livermore and Tracy with 10 employees. Staffing, hiring, monitoring, controlling, onsite management when needed, and reporting.

• Account management: Work directly with executive management at Ashley Homegoods, Mancini Sleepworld and LazyBoy through monthly reporting, and general account management.

• Contractor/fleet management: Management of 50+ sub contractors with 150+ truck fleet. Coaching, negotiation, and assisting these small businesses in growing.

Accomplishments

• New reporting and incentive program: Design and produce Key Performance Indicator report to for improved monitoring and controlling, and an incentive program for contractors to improve target areas.

• Corporate development: Create an updated business model for both the account and corporate level of HDL. Hire and train staff to implement the new model, and control it during the implementation period.

General Manager, Partner

Stewards Group - San Francisco, CA

July 2015 – December 2016

Firm Description:

The Stewards Group provides advice and execution capabilities in connection with startups, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring and packaging, capital structure advisory, strategic advisory, real estate development, and entitlements.

Responsibilities:

• General management: Management and administration of the 4 person company. Sales and marketing attracting companies for various consulting services. Management of two employees.

• Business consultant: Produce detailed business plans for clientele. Determine market opportunities and plans for achieving them. Develop financial packaging for angel, seed, and Series A investing.

Accomplishments:

•  Founder of Lucille’s List: A senior Service company that helps seniors find equitable housing. Hired two staff. Product Management.

• Acquired and managed four business consulting engagements over a six month period of time.

Project Manager

Kier & Wright - Livermore, CA

December 2015 – August 2016

Firm Description:

Kier & Wright has provided comprehensive development, civil engineering and land surveying services to both public and private sector clients since 1972.

Responsibilities:

• Project management: manage the entitlement process for major Bay Area developments. Manage teams of clients, architects, engineers and developers. Work with local government agencies.

• Corporate Development: Design and implement Project Administration Department. Hire and manage 4 Project Administrators. Design job descriptions and work flow for Project Administrators.

Accomplishments:

• Design and initiate Project Administration Department: develop and implement a new department that hired a new class of worker called Project Administrators to assist Project Managers across the company.

• Participate in development of over 5MM square feet of commercial developments in the Bay Area, including the Facebook Campus, Tesla Microprocessing Facility, and Amazon warehousing.

Project Manager

Del Monte Foods - Walnut Creek, CA

July 2015 - December 2015

Firm Description:

Del Monte Foods, Inc. is one of the country’s largest producers, distributors and marketers of premium quality, branded food products for the U.S. retail market.

Responsibilities:

• Project management and analyst for Del Monte Rework department.

• Assembling and analyzing projects, costs and managing scheduling and staffing needs.

• Monthly Market Analysis reports for procurement commodities: Metals, plastics, oil.

Accomplishments:

• DelMonte 2015 "Rework" project management relabeling over 25MM units of product across the country during branding change

• Special projects: Freight analysis, budget analysis, Inventory management and system analysis.

General Manager, Partner

Northwest Stewards

March 2007 – July 2015

NorthWest Stewards specialize in the design, implementation, and completion of challenging real estate projects that require a high sensitivity to environmental, social and cultural values associated with the property.

Mr. Brodeur’s engagement with the company took place over 8 years and included three major projects outlined below.

Owner, Builder

3545 69th Avenue

November 2014 - July 2017

This private house-flip project took place over two and a half years on nights and weekends while I lived in the home. This project included market analysis, property Identification, financing, construction, marketing and sale.

Founder, General Manager, Partner

Camp Navarro - San Francisco, CA

January 2013 – July 2015

Camp Navarro is a Northern Californian Recreational Resort located on 180 acres near Mendocino. This facility has a lodge, 25 cabins and overnight accommodations for over 300 people. This resort hosts corporate and private events, and boasts a commercial restaurant and a coffee house. 

 Key Responsibilities:

•  Corporate financial planning, controlling and reporting

• Business management, strategy and development

• Corporate Sales and Client Relations for companies like Google, Y-Combinator, LinkedIn

• Managed special projects like converting water system to municipal water system, develop branding and marketing campaigns, manage onsite property development schedule

 Key Accomplishments:

• Increased sales revenue 1,600% from $50,000 in 2012 to over $2.5MM in 2015

• Capitalized and developed the asset from $1.9MM in value to over $10MM valuation in three years

• Planned and implemented $1.5MM in capital improvements

Campaign Manager

Squeri for District 7 Supervisor

January 2012 - November 2012

Over the next six months we organized campaign events, launched numerous marketing campaigns, and conducted a successful donor outreach program. Mr. Squeri ended up only winning 5% of the votes.

Grassroots Campaign Manager

Tony Hall for Mayor 2011

December 2010 - November 2011

Tony Hall was running to by Mayor of San Francisco in the fall of 2011. Tony was a San Francisco conservative whose primary opponent was Ed Lee who won the election.

Project Manager

Madrona Cove - Vashon, WA

April 2009 - August 2010

• Oversaw 15 residential entitlement projects.

• Coordinated construction and design professionals.

• Managed schedule and oversaw budgets.

Founder, Director

Epicenter School

May 2010 - May 2011

Epicenter is a ministry school in San Francisco. We trained 35 students to work in the field of philanthropy and spiritual leadership. As the director I worked directly with a board to develop the initial curriculum, recruit new students and lead the school over its first nine month program. The School ran an additional three years after my departure.

Owner, Contractor

Signet Builders

July 2008 - August 2010

Signet Builders specialized in home remodels in San Francisco. We emphasized functional design that is tailored to customer lifestyle desires. We worked in general construction activities, and specialized in backyards, kitchens, bathrooms, and masonry applications.

Project Manager

Olivia’s Garden - Vashon, WA

March 2007 - May 2008

• Designed business and hospitality components to create profitable business.

• Oversaw property development on an offshore Bed and breakfast.

• Managed renovation team for existing structures to make inhabitable.                                                                                                                               

Education, Certifications & Publications

Volunteer Experience

Software Proficiencies