Candidate for
Member City Council; City of Chico

David R. Donnan 1354 East Ave St R #123 Phone: (530) 570-5847 Chico, Ca 95926 Email: dave@davedonnan.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Over twenty-five years experience as an owner/operator and as an employed executive in private enterprise. Managed, developed, and operated businesses with revenues up to $12 million. Successfully increased revenue and profitability in every situation.

• Knowledgeable with principals and methods in public and business administration, organization, personnel management, employee development, budget and fiscal administration.

• Worked with Northern California and Bay Area public and private agencies in conjunction with U.S. Department of Commerce (Commercial Service) in international business development and promotion between USA and foreign companies.

ADMINISTRATION Established and maintained working relationship with other departments Made required presentations to multiple county and city agencies Developed AB939 and AB2020 policies in eight different county agencies Established business goals and operational policies for multiple departments Kept informed of latest trends and developments through workshops, conventions, publications, memberships Planned, prepared, and presented reports to management Read, Interpreted, explained and applied regulating agency rules and procedures

BUDGETING AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT Prepared specifications for contractual bidding procedures Researched and made recommendations on new building purchases and leases Reviewed and evaluated purchase of equipment and materials Examined procedures for all invoicing/billing

Prepared quarterly Profit and Loss statements and yearly budget report

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Hired, managed and trained over 200 employees in multiple locations Developed staff evaluation reports Designed and implemented employee manual and safety procedures Fostered motivation and leadership in others Established and maintained cooperative working relationship with other departments, agencies, private organizations, and individuals

GENERAL OPERATIONS Planned and organized long and short term goals for departments Developed and established interaction with international agencies Oversaw all support vehicles and equipment for multiple locations Prioritized specific elements needed for efficient operation

WORK HISTORY

2000-Present Realtor/Owner Home Team Realty Group Keller Williams Realty Ryan Vaught Realty Chico, Ca

1999-2001 President Total Waste Control Chico, CA

1996-1999 VP Plant Operations/ Partner West Bay Resources San Francisco/Oakland, CA

1991-1995 Operations Manager Novato Disposal/Clayton Ward Santa Rosa/Redding, CA

1989-1991 Plant Supervisor Chico Transfer & Recycling Chico, CA

1978-1989 President Beaver Paper Company Hayward/Chico, CA

EDUCATION Chabot Community College (AA degree) Small Business Accounting Principles and money management (SBA, San Francisco)

Domestic and International Markets (SCORE/Oakland, CA.)
Federal and State guidelines to Legislation (Department of Conservation, CA.)
Energy and Waste Management Principles (Department of Conservation, CA.)
Introduction to Hazardous Waste Materials (UC Davis)
Real Estate classes for qualification as Broker & Realtor

MILITARY CAREER Honorable Discharge USNR (Vietnam Era Veteran) Rank E-4 Special training in all related schools in airplane operation Received Navy Commendation medal Responsible for all operations as Plane Captain for S2D aircraft

COMPUTER SKILLS Excel, Word, Quick Books Pro, Works, Omni-Page, and Internet 15 years experience in Windows 98 and 10 years in Macintosh systems

Level of knowledge is above average on all systems

President of Chico Youth Soccer and Chico +Cal Leagues
Coaching levels at Little League, High School and College
Played Professional Baseball with New York Mets organization
Appointed by City of Chico to Human Resources Commission

WORK HISTORY-DETAIL

2000- 2008 Realtor/Owner, Home Team Realty Group
Represent buyers and sellers of residential, commercial, vacant land and business opportunities. I am the exclusive broker for a 309 unit subdivision which is the City of Oroville's first gated community. As the broker I review all files for accuracy and completion mandated by the National, State and local Association of Realtors. I am responsible for all aspects of day to day operations of a real estate company. All final decisions regarding advertising, marketing and financing alternatives come across my desk daily.

1999- 2001 President, Total Waste Control Extensive international marketing of materials collected in USA and shipped to Far East. Arrange all collection, freight, payments and claims for material bought and sold. Consult and promote new state of the art technology in the environmental and waste treatment field to current contacts in the Far East.

1996-1999 Vice President of Operations, Partner Multi-Material Management & Marketing Oversee and develop two processing facilities (Oakland and SF) that purchased, processed and shipped recyclable materials to foreign and domestic markets. Set up employee handbook, computer programming and training programs. Responsible for all areas of plant operations. Handled paper, plastic, glass & metals. Gross revenues of $10-12 million per year.

1991-1995 Director of Recycling Operations, Clayton Ward & Timbercove Recycling These two operations were part of a private solid waste company (Novato Disposal) that operated in 35 different locations in California.(In the top 100 companies in USA) I designed and developed all information required to comply with State law AB 939 in Shasta, Tehama, Glenn, and Colusa Counties. Coordinate, train and supervise all activities at buy-back and processing locations in the cities of Red Bluff, Redding, Corning & Willows. Supervise and develop curbside collection programs in those cities. Consult on the Solid Waste Task Force in the counties of Shasta, Tehama, Lake, Sonoma, Trinity, Siskiyou and Mendocino Counties.

1989-1991 Solid Waste & Recycling Supervisor North Valley Disposal Established, designed and supervised curbside collection program for City of Chico. Conduct all waste disposal surveys and diversion plans. Prepared and directed all aspects of collection, processing and marketing of recyclables. Appointed to Butte County Solid Waste Task Force.

1978-1989 President, Beaver Paper Company

As owner I established the daily activities, supervised employees, coordinated all financial and marketing activities. Operated two locations (Hayward & Chico) that trained businesses on paper collection procedures, monthly reporting and material control surveys. Provided possible alternative procedures for cost savings. Sold company to local garbage company (North Valley Disposal)