SCOTT C. CRAVEN
Kamuela,USA
Summary
Worked in finance, trust and investment, education, real estate, and agriculture. Believes in the importance of open communication, unified vision, focused and achievable strategic planning, sensible budgeting, prudent implementation, and teamwork to achieve desired goals.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Independent Contractor: Agricultural Consultant & Operator
Palani Ranch Company Inc.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
04.2022 - Current
- Works directly with the President and Operations Manager of PRC to develop a comprehensive pasture reclamation strategy for over 5,000 acres of land decimated from the invasive Two-lined spittlebug
- Reclamation strategy includes invasive tree removal, large acreage herbicide application for invasive weeds and shrubbery, large acreage pesticide application for the Two-lined spittlebug and population monitoring, reforestation of Koa trees from seed harvested on-site and germinated, re-seeding of immune grasses
- Funding secured for portions of the pasture reclamation effort received from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and USDA Climate Smart program
- Over 800 acres of pasture serviced to date
Real Estate Salesperson
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers
Kamuela, Hawaii
07.2010 - 10.2024
- Real estate sales with a state-wide focus on large agricultural, farm, and ranch land
General Manager
Archipelago Ventures Joint Venture
Kualapuu, Hawaii
04.2020 - 02.2022
- Company Overview: Owners: Arcadia Biosciences (RKDA) & Legacy Group
- Business: Large scale Hemp Farm for CBD
- Responsibilities included the oversight and management of all aspects of business operations including, but not limited to:
- Developing the annual business plan, budgets, and internal reporting
- Ensuring proper federal and State of Hawaii licensure
- Promoting the Hemp Industry through supportive bills presented at the State House of Representatives and Hawaii State Senate
- Working directly with Hawaii State Department of Health and Hawaii State Department of Agriculture to ensure total program compliance
- Maintaining investor relations
- Building strong community relations on the island of Molokai
- Developing a 70-acre farm from former fallow agricultural lands in Kualapuu Molokai
- Managing a workforce of 7-28 full-time and seasonal workers
- Conducting annual work plant and workforce safety audits and compliance, weekly safety meetings and monitoring
- Developing water sources with Molokai Ranch, Kualapuu Ranch, and the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture, securing agreements, and installing over six miles of irrigation
- Purchasing and leasing all machinery, vehicles, farming equipment, fencing, irrigation, and more
- Coordinating the shipment of hemp from Molokai Hawaii through multiple states on the mainland for processing
CEO & Managing Director
MacArthur & Company, Inc.
01.2006 - 06.2010
- Company Overview: MacArthur & Company, Sotheby’s International Realty
- MacArthur & Company Vacation Rentals
- Responsibilities Included:
- Managing all aspects of a general real estate brokerage company and vacation rental business
- Growing the sales force from nine realtors to over fifty and expanding the Sotheby’s brand by opening a new office in Keauhou-Kona, Hawaii
- Managing six employees, overseeing human resource responsibilities, benefits, payroll, and commissions
- Providing support to a Principal Broker, Broker in Charge, and over 50 independent contractors.
- Managing company budget and finances, cash management, securing banking credit facilities, and timely payment of all liabilities
- Maintaining compliance with company licensing requirements, independent contractor licensing, participation with Multiple Listing Services, Hawaii Association of Realtors, Hawaii Board of Realtors, Sotheby’s franchise agreements and identity standards, and internal company policies and procedures
- Reviewing, negotiating, and securing all insurances; General Liability, Errors and Omissions, Health, Event, and others
- Negotiating all marketing agreements with advertisers with the goal of achieving premium placement online, in periodicals, and television
- Managing company websites with the goal of achieving premium search engine optimization through progressive web design, blogging, and the utilization of social networking tools and programs
- Business Development; Identifying opportunities to solicit developers to secure project sales or to enhance their in-house sales efforts by showcasing the Sotheby’s brand or our vacation rental services
- Facilitated weekly sales meetings, provided individual training and opportunities for continued education
- Overseeing vacation rental signings, bookings, customer service for homeowners and guests, and accounting of security deposits
- Representing the company in the community by attending community events, charitable functions, and participating seminars and panels
Private Mortgage Banker
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage of Hawaii, LLC
Hawaii island
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Mortgage product sales and residential loan underwriting for private banking clientele
Director of Development
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Responsibilities remained the same as the Interim Director of Development (below)
Interim Director of Development
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Responsibilities included:
- Designing programs to attract maximum gift support to the Academy through Annual Fund solicitations, planned giving programs, corporate and foundation grant proposals, and individual solicitations
- Cultivating major donor prospects and increasing annual donor participation
- Coordinating and providing support to the Academy’s three volunteer fundraising groups: the Alumni Association, Parent’s Association, and the Athletic Booster Club
- Supervising the processing of all gift income, distribution of receipts, recognition correspondence, and the maintaining of donor records
- Creating the annual marketing strategy utilizing the internet, publications and print to effectively communicate with the Academy’s various aged constituencies
- Serving as administrative support for the Board of Governor’s Finance Committee and Development Committee
Director of Planned Giving
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
01.1999 - 01.2002
- Responsibilities included:
- Developing and implementing planned giving program
- Responsible for securing over $2 million in future gift commitments
- Drafting annual grant proposals for financial aid
- Promoting charitable gift annuity program
Private Banking Officer
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii island
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Company Overview: Island of Hawaii
- Responsibilities included:
- Implementing newly created private banking program for Hawaii Island
- Managing client servicing and portfolio administration
- Providing consumer credit analysis and financing
- Promoting wealth management strategies, investment analysis and sales
- Providing estate planning consultation
- Promoting wealth replacement strategies through insurance products
- Island of Hawaii
Senior Trust Administrator
First Hawaiian Bank
01.1997 - 01.1998
- Company Overview: West Hawaii Region
- Responsibilities included:
- Managing West Hawaii Region trust office
- Promoting revocable, irrevocable, charitable trust administration and sales
- Providing estate planning consultation
- Insurance implementation and sales
- Investment analysis and sales
- West Hawaii Region
Trust Administrator
First Hawaiian Bank
01.1996 - 12.1996
- Company Overview: West Hawaii Region
- Responsibilities included:
- Promoting revocable, irrevocable, and charitable trust administration
- West Hawaii Region
Loan Representative
First Hawaiian Bank
Kona
01.1993 - 01.1996
- Company Overview: Kona Branch
- Responsibilities included:
- Active consumer and limited commercial credit analysis and financing
- Sales of taxable and tax deferred depository products
- Kona Branch
Management Trainee Program Graduate
First Hawaiian Bank
Honolulu, HI
01.1993 - 12.1993
- Company Overview: Honolulu, HI
- Introductory to clerk, teller, customer consulting, cash management, cash audit, consumer credit and underwriting, commercial credit and underwriting
- Honolulu, HI
Education
B.A. - Sociology
University of Hawaii
Oahu, Hawaii06-1992
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California05-1990
Graduate Class -
Punahou School
Honolulu, Hawaii06-1988
Skills
- Broad real estate experience
- Experience in governance, finance, underwriting, trust administration, investment, budgets, human resources, and safety audits
- Experience in land management, restoration, and reforestation
- Proven leadership skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently or as a part of a team
- Coachable Has the ability and desire to receive feedback, learn new skill sets and technologies
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work with all levels of community constituencies
- Strong knowledge of ranching in Hawaii
- Strong knowledge of Hawaii’s ranching history
Affiliations
- Board Chair, Lanihau Properties LLC
- Committee member, Governance Committee
- Committee member, Audit Committee
- Committee member, Compensation Committee
- Owner, Palani Ranch Inc.
- Owner, Kaumalumalu LLC
- Hawaii Information Service - MLS
- Hawaii Association of Realtors
- Hawaii Board of Realtors
- National Association of Realtors
Certification
Real Estate Sales Person, Hawaii
References
- Eric Yeaman, Hoku Capital LLC, Managing Partner, (808) 258-2273, eric@hoku-capital.com
- Thomas P. Whittemore, First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaii Island Region Manager, retired, (808) 937-4056, tomewhittemore67@gmail.com
- Herbert M. “Tim” Richards, Hawaii State Senator District Four, Kahua Ranch LTD., President/Owner, (808) 936-7554, trkahua@aol.com
- Mathew Plavan, Origin Materials, Inc., Chief Financial Officer, (916) 533-3747, matthewplavan@yahoo.com
Community Service
- Board Member, North Hawaii Hospice, 01/01/05 - 12/31/08
- Capital Campaign Committee Member, Kona Historical Society, 01/01/05
- Advisor, Hualalai Homeowner’s Ohana Foundation, 01/01/03 - 12/31/04
- Board Member, Hawaii Island United Way, 01/01/96 - 12/31/02
- Board of Advisors, West Hawaii Fund, Hawaii Community Foundation, 01/01/97 - 12/31/01
- Advisory Chair, West Hawaii Fund, Hawaii Community Foundation, 01/01/00 - 12/31/01
- Board Member, Family Support Services of West Hawaii, 01/01/98 - 12/31/99
- Board Member, Kona Krafts, Kona, HI, 01/01/98 - 12/31/99
- Spokesperson, University of Hawaii Athletic Scholarship Fund, 01/01/92
- Baseball Instructor and Coach, Punahou School, Policeman’s Athletic League, Little League of America, Maui Youth Baseball Organization, 01/01/90 - 12/31/93
Timeline
Independent Contractor: Agricultural Consultant & Operator
Palani Ranch Company Inc.
04.2022 - Current
General Manager
Archipelago Ventures Joint Venture
04.2020 - 02.2022
Real Estate Salesperson
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers
07.2010 - 10.2024
CEO & Managing Director
MacArthur & Company, Inc.
01.2006 - 06.2010
Private Mortgage Banker
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage of Hawaii, LLC
01.2005 - 01.2006
Director of Development
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
01.2003 - 01.2004
Interim Director of Development
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
01.2002 - 01.2003
Director of Planned Giving
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
01.1999 - 01.2002
Private Banking Officer
First Hawaiian Bank
01.1998 - 01.1999
Senior Trust Administrator
First Hawaiian Bank
01.1997 - 01.1998
Trust Administrator
First Hawaiian Bank
01.1996 - 12.1996
Loan Representative
First Hawaiian Bank
01.1993 - 01.1996
Management Trainee Program Graduate
First Hawaiian Bank
01.1993 - 12.1993
B.A. - Sociology
University of Hawaii
Pepperdine University
Graduate Class -
Punahou School
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