Bill Van Skike Email & Phone Number

Bakersfield, California, United States

Collaborate with Imperion to identify and seize renewable energy opportunities. Our focus is on precisely identifying, measuring, and mitigating facility energy and greenhouse gas emissions. We specialize in orchestration and executing energy and efficiency projects, and crafting strategies to enable our clients to achieve both internal and external sustainability initiatives.

Pemba, Mozambique

Bakersfield, California

Consulting with various people and organizations in the MENA and Southern African countries. • Conducting a feasibility study to develop and nurture agricultural production and processing in Algeria. • Developing strategic direction for cotton organizations and growers in Mozambique.• Establishing relationships and providing feedback to the cotton industry in Kenya and Uganda.

2921 Hanger Way, Bakersfield, Ca 93308

Joined A-C Electric Company in 2015 as a senior management level consultant to both public and private entities. Vision is to demonstrate and deliver return on investment to institutions through the utilization of alternative energy, thereby maximizing capital and enabling greater funding of growth activities such as academia, research and development.

Bakersfield, California Area

Precision Pharmacy is a leading pharmaceutical compounder serving equine industry throughout the United States. Built on a reputation of exceeding USP standards and requiring the same from contractors such as analytical laboratories, Precision Pharmacy customers expect and receive products of the highest quality. Recruited by ownership to develop a first-class business support services unit to match the firm’s commitment to excellence demonstrated by their successful compounding operations unit. ✔ Lead strategic planning process, design and results.✔ Procure advanced financial systems to better utilize the tools of financial forecasting, asset management and capital investments.✔ Develop balanced scorecard approach to determining and measuring key performance indicators that directly impact the growth of the firm. ✔ Identify and pursue operational efficiency. ✔ Formalize marketing strategy, including sales planning and management.

Bakersfield, California Area

Recruited by ownership to transform a regionally successful, 35-year firm into an international leader of integrated project delivery systems. ✔ Increased productivity realized via effective leadership and mentorship.✔ Identified and addressed multiple organizational issues in 1st 30 days related to return on investment; updated financial systems; increased technology integration within existing systems; and improved communication between divisions. ✔ Developed new marketing strategies utilizing unrealized strengths of the firm resulting in a stronger position in the national marketplace. ✔ Facilitated companywide training and development program designed to identify and foster future leadership. ✔ Inspired and accompanied CEO in Stagen, an executive leadership program, resulting in my second matriculation from the organization. (Classes of Plato and Keller) Implemented operational modules to support core ideology and thereby inspired culture change from silo-driven attitudes to group success convictions. ✔ Served as executive representative to YPO Peer Group, securing best practices from industry confidants. ✔ Formalized sales structure to include client relationship management, timely reporting, forecasting accuracy, ROI and expense sensitivity.

Challenged to drive next-level, visionary business growth for 30-year-old, established and successful company. Influenced ownership buy-in to cost-effective methods to spur sales upsurges while also safeguarding Mazzei's global, innovative and quality-focused reputation.OVERALL RESULTS: ✔ Skyrocketed business 71% (topline sales) and assets by 81%. ✔ Averaged $3M per year in municipal marketplace sales, 2009, 2010; on track for same, 2011, after gaining initial $400K sales foothold, 2008.ANALYZING MARKET | MODERNIZING PRODUCT | MAXIMIZING POTENTIAL ✔ Unearthed and addressed multiple organizational issues in 1st 30 days related to market erosion; outdated physical surroundings and technology; and deficient financial systems.✔ Procured success-strategy ideas from customers and partners regarding methods to support their goals.✔ Secured multimillion-dollar line of credit to finance turnaround and growth initiatives.✔ Revitalized products to boost gross margins and competitive marketplace price reductions. Slashed material costs >50%.✔ Perpetuated Mazzei's innovative brand, and created new global standard.✔ Restyled physical environment to accommodate growing employee base and encourage collaboration. Updated technology with new hardware and software.✔ Realized potential of bookshelved white papers, leading to new marketing design based on the science, recruitment of targeted sales team and revenue opportunities in new environments.

Created highly sophisticated seed company with modern research facilities, unparalleled seed production capabilities, first-class delinting plant and numerous breeding nurseries located strategically across globe.OVERALL RESULTS: ✔ Persevered through marketplace downtrend via strategic leadership and profitability measures. Refueled research, spearheaded financial efforts and unleashed value of non-traditional markets. Cut costs via operational improvements.PROFIT, PRODUCTIVITY, REVENUE & MARKETING ADVANCEMENTS ✔ Opened profit center equaling ~30+% of yearly revenues. Fortified balance sheet to attract potential suitors. Led $3M in capital improvements compelling ~10.3M in custom seed revenue. Delivered 159% increase in R&D funding.✔ Revolutionized marketplace as 1st cotton seed company to market varieties with competing technologies, launching new industry and profit center.✔ Generated deals with multi-national competitors broadening global reach.✔ Secured approvals to market 6 proprietary varieties in Europe.✔ Reconfigured distribution channels to expand sales force partnering potential.✔ Facilitated multiple shifts by recruiting leadership and integrating executive/middle management layer into hierarchy. Boosted volume and reduced per-unit cost.✔ Piloted automation and capital improvements; i.e., cotton gin changes; delinter plant Robotic Arm effort; and on-site storage facility build out. Results: Multiplied volume and efficiency while cutting costs and R&D turnaround; slashed 3 FTE per shift and worker's comp and realized more uniform product palletizing; and curbed transportation costs.✔ Formalized corporate structure/culture including hiring standards, strategic planning process, marketing and incentive plans.✔ Negotiated custom seed production agreements; resolved 5-year-old sales tax issue; negotiated delinter plant purchase and consolidated 4 plants into new facility; and negotiated 5 commercial Trait Agreements for biotechnology.

Effectively and inspiringly led through disruptive operational change. OVERALL RESULTS:✔ Recouped trust of gin managers lost following paradigm shift in processing plant ownership.✔ Created plans to fully integrate operation vertically.✔ Strengthened internal operations via Employee Policy Handbook and performance review schedule.

Brought on board with explicit plan to promote to President role in ~4 years. OVERALL RESULTS:✔ Implemented technology company-wide, automating all accounting and seed production functions.✔ Cut costs and manpower while generating mission-critical information in a more usable format to support data-driven decision-making.

Marketed merchandising services, handled commodity storage and transportation contracts and oversaw implementation of farm program benefits to grower clients.OVERALL RESULTS:✔ Vaulted growers and total volume of sales by 100%.✔ Captured trust and Power of Attorney from all producers, garnering time differences advantage for multiple grower accounts.

Managed 6 cotton gin facilities (the most in company's history), marketed ginning services, financed grower farming operations on all crops and performed merchandising initiatives.OVERALL RESULTS:✔ Erected first commercial pima gin in San Joaquin Valley.✔ Selected as Gin Manager of the Year (1990) after spurring most new business.✔ 1 of 4 Gin Managers (of 40) and youngest manager involved in corporate strategic planning retreat.✔ Cultivated career-advancing relationship with CPCSD via significant recruiting business advancements.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration - Finance

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi Fraternity