Hospitality Bed & Breakfast /Glamping Provider (Owner/Operator) - Troubled Cowboy Eco Domes - Bentley, Alberta
(2025-04)
- Responsible for managing all aspects of the unique accommodation by blending outdoor adventure with upscale comfort and guest experience including marketing, bookings, operations, guest services and SUP rentals
- Mange all daily and long-term operations including maintenance, supplies and equipment
- Promote business by managing bookings on platforms like Airbnb and build an online presence
- Respond to guest inquires, solve problems and provide local tourism information
- Mange administrative tasks and oversee the financial health of the business
Property Manager, Travel Agent (Owner) - MCT & CO Villas - POTRERO, COSTA RICA
(2021-03 - 2025-04)
- Managed a portfolio of residential properties, including tenant screenings, lease agreements, and property maintenance
- Conducted routine property inspections to ensure lease agreement compliance and safety regulations
- Negotiated lease agreements and rental rates to maximize revenue and maintain high occupancy rates
- Addressed tenant inquiries and resolved maintenance issues promptly and professionally to ensure tenant satisfaction
- Managed rental properties by conducting regular inspections, addressing maintenance issues promptly, and ensuring tenant compliance with lease agreements
- Negotiated and executed lease agreements with prospective tenants, including conducting background checks and verifying references
- Implemented marketing strategies to attract potential tenants, resulting in consistently high occupancy rates
- Oversaw rent collection and financial records, including tracking expenses and preparing monthly financial reports for property owners
Construction Consultant (Owner) - KJB Developments - CAHUITA, COSTA RICA
(2020-03 - 2023-03)
- Managed construction projects from inception to completion, ensuring and timeline constraints engineers, and contractors and vendors to maximize project profitability
- Providing timely feedback and negotiated with vendors to secure competitive pricing for materials and services
- Collaborated with department heads to create realistic budget goals and monitor spending throughout the project to meet the objectives
Senior Environmental Field Consultant (Owner) - 1202010 Alberta Ltd. - Red Deer, Canada
(2005-03 - 2021-03)
- Specialized in Drilling Waste Management with concentration in Landspraying While Drilling for Pipelines and Downhole Drilling
- Duties include meeting with Landowners to sign land and water access agreements and orientate vac and water haulers to these locations
- Experience liaising with contractors, regulatory bodies and clients on site
- Collected and preformed field analysis on water samples, soil samples and drilling waste samples
- Mapped disposal areas and calculated application rates using GPS coordinates and Summit Earth Navigator
- Prepared daily field reports, toolbox meetings and JSAs
- Competent in reviewing and interpreting field and laboratory analytical data
- Familiar with Horizontal Directional Drilling in regards to Pipelines
- Extremely knowledgeable with Alberta and Saskatchewan Environmental Regulations Guidelines (Directive 50, GL-99)
- Responsible for training and guiding other field technicians
- Experience in Turbidity Monitoring (monitored Wapiti for 2 months using Sondes on a motorized boat), Frac Out Reporting (Transmountain, ATCO, APPL, Nexen), Fluid Tracking (Transmountain Spread 1), Drilling Waste Pump Offs, PreDisturbance Assessments, Sump Suitability, Land Spray After Drilling, Mix-Bury-Cover & Cement Return Management, Disposal on Forested Public Lands, Invert and Advanced Mud System Management, Equipment Supervision and Spill Clean-ups
Senior Environmental Field Advisor - Origin - ROMA, AUSTRALIA
(2014-03 - 2016-03)
- Supervised and monitored trial plots for drilling waste disposals focusing on Landspraying While Drilling
- With a team, helped generate the first SOPs on Landspraying While Drilling for the state of Queensland
- Calculated application rates and inspected disposal areas to make sure they were compliant
- Preformed field analysis on receiving soils and drilling waste for flare pits, paint trays, sumps and spray fields
- Assure that no unsuitable mud products had been added to the pre approved mud system
- Programed disposal areas into the GPS Nav system and trained truck operators on the use of the system
- Trained other field environmental advisors in regards to drilling waste management
- Wellsite Representative for the centrifuge plant that processed and recycled drilling waste
- Supervised field personnel for asbestos sampling and removal on various wellsite locations
- Preformed various field reports including drilling rig environmental inspections and camp inspections
- Inspected well locations for sediment loss and different types of fauna
- Complied JSAs for asbestos sampling and LWD
- Reported spills and assisted with spill clean ups
Site Assessment Field Technician - Sureshot - PENHOLD, CANADA
(2016-03 - 2018-07)
- Preformed various types of site assessments on transmission substations throughout Alberta
- Identified noxious and invasive weeds
- Made recommendations for herbicide prescriptions and weed control
- Advised of erosion and sediment control measures
- Obtained the Authorized Assistant Certification for herbicide application
