Rande Mead
Lake Forest,United States
Summary
Entrepreneur with extensive experience in developing and managing successful businesses. Proven ability to create and execute business plans, resulting in profitable operations. Skilled in commercial property development, with expertise in operating various heavy equipment and maintaining safety certifications. Strong leadership and mentorship capabilities, fostering employee growth and team collaboration across multi-state operations.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner
Commercial Property Maintenance Co
Los Angeles, CA
11.2004 - Current
- Manage the day to day operations of a full service commercial maintenance company. Scope of services- Plumbing, electrical, hauling, graffiti removal, painting, hot water pressure washing, window washing, flooring installations, restaurant maintenance, and heavy equipment operator.
Production Worker
Lhoist North America
Las Vegas, NV
10.2016 - 05.2018
- Support the production and maintenance departments through housekeeping, safety inspections, with MSHA approved practices in the production of Lime products for market sales. I am currently training as a first responder with CPR, first aid, and AED training. Safe daily operation of heavy equipment including, 35 ton end dump trucks, Cat 966H loaders, Komatsu 450WA loaders, various excavators (Bobcat, Cat, and Mustang), forklifts, extend boom lifts, manlifts, and end dump trucks of various sizes.
Owner
Industrial Fire Protection Company
01.1994 - 01.2000
- Had approximately 260 accounts and ran a crew of 11 people selling and servicing fire protection equipment. Conducted fire safety training for large companies teaching them the proper way to identify and effectively extinguish different classifications of fires with the use of the fire protection equipment available to them.
Education
4+ years in Biblical Studies - undefined
Calvary Chapel Bible College, Advanced Academy of Deliverance and Inner Healing
Twin Peaks, CA01.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Missions Major, Theology Minor
Calvary Chapel, Online Bible Academy and Blackburn school of Real Estate
Twin Peaks, CA05.1994
High school or equivalent - undefined
Palos Verdes High school
Palos Verdes Estates, CA01.1989
Skills
- OPERATIONS (10 years)
- SALES (10 years)
- Management (10 years)
- ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT (10 years)
- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (10 years)
- Heavy equipment operator (10 years)
- Truck Driving (all types) (10 years)
- MSHA Certified
- CPR, First aid, & AED training (10 years)
- Fire Safety and Certified Occupational Trainer (10 years)
- Microsoft Office (10 years)
- Customer Service (10 years)
- Forklift
- General Laborer
- General Labor
- Construction Laborer
- Driving
- Military Experience
- Communication skills
- Workforce Development
- Operations Management
- Strategic Planning
- Plumbing
- Human Resources
- Quality Assurance
- Change Management
- Computer Networking
- Human resources (10 years)
- Business analysis (9 years)
- Real Estate licensee (4 years)
Certification
- B.O.W.D. (Business opportunity workforce development). November 2015 to Present A 16 week course in business covering topics from sales, promotions and advertising, administration/ management, cash flow, networking, hiring, quality control etc.
- Driver's License CDL 2021 to 2025 CDL Class A with airbrakes
Languages
English - Fluent
Spanish - Beginner
Affiliations
- Foster Parent July 2006 to July 2016 Foster parent for 12 years fostering more than 30 children trained in substance exposed infants and children. Then we adopted 4 special children that were orphaned early on.
- Sunday School Teacher and member of Liberty Baptist Church. June 2002 to Present Sunday school teacher for 5-7 year olds and 7-11 year old Libertyopolis Sunday School program for over 5 years. Also Sunday school helpers prior to teaching. Long term members of Liberty Baptist church since 2002.
Additional Information
SKILLS Management (10+ years), Sales (10+ years), Account Management (10+ years), Training (10+ years), Business Development (10+ years), Leadership Development (10+ years), Operations Management (10+ years), Field Supervisor (10+ years)
Accomplishments
Multimillion dollar sales portfolio. Several successful startup companies.
Timeline
Production Worker
Lhoist North America
10.2016 - 05.2018
Owner
Commercial Property Maintenance Co
11.2004 - Current
Owner
Industrial Fire Protection Company
01.1994 - 01.2000
4+ years in Biblical Studies - undefined
Calvary Chapel Bible College, Advanced Academy of Deliverance and Inner Healing
High school or equivalent - undefined
Palos Verdes High school
Bachelor of Arts - Missions Major, Theology Minor
Calvary Chapel, Online Bible Academy and Blackburn school of Real Estate