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John Zapel Email & Phone Number
Chief Operating Officer
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Kaizen Aerospace
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@kaizenaerospace.com
2 phones found area 360
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Role
Chief Operating Officer
Location
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
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John Zapel is listed as Chief Operating Officer at Kaizen Aerospace, based in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at kaizenaerospace.com, phone signal with area code 360, and a matched LinkedIn profile for John Zapel.
John Zapel previously worked as Chief Executive Officer at Vannza Group, Llc. and Principal at Westek Forest, Ltd.. John Zapel holds Mechanical Engineering, Finance from Central Washington University.
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About John Zapel
Accomplished Senior Executive, Project Developer and Analyst with a demonstrated history of experience in the industries of aviation, heavy civil construction, supply chain, renewable energy and manufacturing development. Skilled expertise in Business Planning, Negotiations, EPCM - Upstream / Midstream / Downstream channels. Strong professional ability, taking a solutions-driven approach to delivering successful projects with Enterprise Value up to $1B and providing valuable impact to both domestic and international customers. CORE COMPETENCIES Due DiligenceCommunication / PresentationsScheduling – Process EngineeringInternational BusinessCIP Development / ImplementationEPCM Project ManagementForest Products Supply ChainImport / ExportOperations ManagementData Analysis / ReportingRisk ManagementProject Delivery
Listed skills include Business Strategy, Renewable Energy, Management, Strategic Planning, and 33 others.
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6 roles · 40 years
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Chief Operating Officer
Current- Kaizen Aerospace supports air cargo and business aviation customers, flight operations and maintenance world wide. Specialized air cargo lift development in B2B and B2G channels for contract services. Business aircraft.
- Capital raise program support for Equity and Debt channel project rollout.
- Led contract negotiation and construction team on MRO and FBO development domestically and international.
- Key merger and acquisition team lead in valuations, negotiations and closing path.
- Developed full marketing plan for program rollout, sales channel vectors and deep data analysis.
- Saudi Arabia FBO / MRO project coordination and initiation with General Aviation Authority of SA.
Sep 2020 - Present
Chief Executive Officer
Vannza Group, Llc.
- VannZa Group provides EPCM and project development consulting services to the forestry, construction and manufacturing sectors. Specialization in project management, capital raise due diligence and execution.
- Build / Operate / Transfer project development in; forestry, biomass energy & real estate.
- Assembled and directed a team of international vendors and staff for project construction and management in Asia, Africa, United States. Technical machinery supply & support to Caterpillar, Shell, BP.
- Downstream sales contract negotiations and execution for long term product trade agreement values of USD $120+ million.
- Change management specialist to international forest products, trade and biomass energy project owners / developers $200M-$1B Enterprise Value.
- AS9100 CIP Program development and implementation; Aerospace sub-assemblies, QA/QC, cost controls and waste stream management.
Jan 2010 - Sep 2020
Principal
Westek Forest, Ltd.
- Westek Forest includes focused delivery of infrastructure, real estate and forest projects to government and private stakeholders. Consulting services consist of training and due diligence, CIP and EPCM project.
- Real estate development; Entitlement, permitting, vendor selection / oversight, project management & product delivery in residential and commercial segments.
- CIP program development within municipal bio-solids waste stream product application and project management.
- Key consulting vendor in biomass / forest products supply chain development to; Caterpillar, Marathon Energy, Riau Pulp & Paper, Olam International, Russ Forest, Sime Darby, Malaysian Timber Board and other.
Dec 2002 - Jan 2010
Project Manager
Hmr, Inc.
- HMR delivers project implementation value through infrastructure construction, forest products harvesting and project management channels. Key relationships include; Weyerhaeuser, Simpson Lumber Company, private real.
- Forest products harvesting, infrastructure, logistics and sales channel development.
- Development and operations of multiple remote location forest harvesting and infrastructure projects in Northwestern United States.
- Development of nationally recognized watershed restoration programs for critical agricultural water resource basins in Northwestern United States.
Aug 1989 - Dec 2002
Mechanical Engineering Technician
Israel Aircraft Industries
- Draftsman, Component manufacturing drawings, Assistant to Program Manager.
1986 - 1987
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John Zapel education
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Central Washington University
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What company does John Zapel work for?
John Zapel works for Kaizen Aerospace.
What is John Zapel's role at Kaizen Aerospace?
John Zapel is listed as Chief Operating Officer at Kaizen Aerospace.
What is John Zapel's email address?
AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @kaizenaerospace.com for John Zapel at Kaizen Aerospace.
What is John Zapel's phone number?
AeroLeads has found 2 phone signal(s) with area code 360 for John Zapel at Kaizen Aerospace.
Where is John Zapel based?
John Zapel is based in Boca Raton, Florida, United States while working with Kaizen Aerospace.
What companies has John Zapel worked for?
John Zapel has worked for Kaizen Aerospace, Vannza Group, Llc., Westek Forest, Ltd., Hmr, Inc., and Israel Aircraft Industries.
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What schools did John Zapel attend?
John Zapel holds Mechanical Engineering, Finance from Central Washington University.
What skills is John Zapel known for?
John Zapel is listed with skills including Business Strategy, Renewable Energy, Management, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Project Management, Energy, and Due Diligence.
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