John Fields is a Division Vice President at Waste Connections, Inc. - "Retired" at Retired. He possess expertise in leadership, solid waste, team building, operations management, recycling and 37 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "John is a very dedicated, results oriented, leader of integrity. He is not afraid to put in the time necessary to achieve the established goals and leads his team through exemplary work ethics. He is very astute at analyzing an income statement and determining what operational changes will be required to achieve a positive EBITDA gain. Furthermore, his communications and team building skills allow him to translate that knowledge into workable programs and focus his team’s efforts into realizing those gains. John understood that a successful corporation required more than managing to a budget. He understood that in an effort to realize positive financial results, his operations must first be a good corporate partner within the community. Again, his communications skills and team leadership gained our company respect within the communities in which we operated. This respect translated into contract extensions, price increase and positive permitting experiences. Overall, John is a very well rounded manager with a confident leadership quality that nurtures a strong team management philosophy. His respect for his co-workers at all levels of the pay scale, were exhibited in the pride that his teams often exhibited. I believe that John would be a solid contributor to any corporation striving to build employee and community relations, grow their operations and maximize their margins" and "John is a very talented General Manager. I had the opportunity to work with John in a very high pressure operating environment. Under tough circumstances, John never failed to strike a significant balance between staff, security, customer focus, and bottom line returns. In my 20+ years of operating experience, I have not come across an organization that would not have benefited from a steadfast leader like John. Please feel free to contact me in person for further recommendations of Johns work."