Thomas Mark Mason, Tactfully Tenacious Email & Phone Number

Panama City Beach, Florida, United States

Providing Enterprise Management & Consulting strategy on a global basis.

Sebring, Florida, United States

IAAS

United States

Management consultant to a start-up business focused on health care improvement thru forward looking application of mergers between the most up to date Artificial Intelligence Developments and Electronics Technologies.

Port Orange, Florida

Realtor (Independent Contractor)Sales of vacant land, commercial buildings and residential properties entails securing listings, conducting market research, negotiations and contract preparation.Confer with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors and pest control operators to ensure purchase agreement conditions are met.Coordinate property closings and oversee signing of documents and funds disbursement.Accomplishments:Recipient of 5 awards recognizing superior sales achievement.

Sebring, Florida Area

Managed 64 acre, 420 pad 55+ mobile home park in a unique legal situation. The owners purchased the rental park from the owner in a Cooperative form for the land. So each occupied lot was owned by the resident thru the cooperative. Any unoccupied lots remained Cooperative owned. However, the streets, office, maintenance and sewer facilities were owned by the HOA. I oversaw the transfer of the sewer facilities from the HOA to the City of Sebring and the removal of the sewage plant from the property, filling in 5 acres of holding ponds leaving a huge open park area. Left the position to prepare to enter Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Daytona Beach, Florida Area

Managed direct Atlantic Ocean front facility consisting 191 condominiums in 17 floors above ground combined with 7 commercial rental spaces in basement. Left position on request due to changes in Board of Directors!

Port Orange, Florida, Usa

Manage the day to day business affairs of a mid-rise single-building condominium complex in Port Orange, Florida. Responsibilities include policing owners and their guests adherence to the condominium association rules and regulations. Administer Association budget utilizing Quick Books in which record and deposit 101 unit maintenance payments monthly and disburse over 70 checks per month, to include payroll. Supervise all vendors of both products and services to the association. Work includes supervising maintenance in effort to keep 40 year old building, facilities and grounds in the best possible state of repair and appearance. Report directly to the President of the Association Board of Directors assisting she and the Board members in keeping all documentation complete and updated. Seek out and make suggestions to the Board for opportunities to enhance the condominium appearance and amenities and find opportunities to suggest for improving operational efficiency.

Panama City Beach, Florida

Manage the day to day business affairs of a mid-rise multi-building condominium complex in Panama City Beach, Florida. Responsibilities include policing owners and their guests adherence to the condominium association rules and regulations. Administer budget of in excess of $1 million utilizing Quick Books on which record just under 300 dues payments quarterly and write over 100 checks per month, to include payroll. Have succeeded to reduced dues delinquencies by 60 percent within first 6 months on the job. Discovered and corrected serious flaws in over 10 percent of owners accounts within first 60 days on the job. Supervise all vendors of both products and services to the association. Negotiated 35 percent price reduction to lowest offer vendors quote for equipment. Work with maintenance department in efforts to keep 30 plus year old buildings, facilities and grounds in the best possible state of repair and appearance. Report directly to the President of the Association Board of Directors assisting he and the Board members in keeping all documentation complete and updated. Seek out and make suggestions to the Board for opportunities to enhance the condominium appearance and amenities and find opportunities to suggest for improving operational efficiency.

Daytona Beach, Florida Area

Founder / PresidentReal estate holding company with transient and residential rental components by operating a 22-unit motel and 9 residential properties.Responsibilities: all facets of operation to include human resources forecasting and budgeting, business promotion/marketing, daily operations and maintenance and revitalization of motel.Accomplishments: Bought and turned around under performing, underfunded motel; implemented superior room standards, enhanced guest experience and more wide ranging advertising utilizing the internet as well as print publications, brochures and flyers which generated increased occupancy and revenue. Motel was destroyed in 2004 hurricanes and business ceased operations permanently in 2010.

Seoul, South Korea

Founder / PresidentStarted up and expanded company focused on international business trade opportunities for the marketing of products between East and West.Sourced Asian manufacturers for Western firms which entailed conducting physical inspection of manufacturing plants to ensure capability of manufacturers to meet clients’ needs.Served as Agent for buyers or importers; conducted operations in Taiwan; Hong Kong; Philippines; Thailand; China; and South Korea.Marketed business through networking and U.S. trade shows. Sourced and compared costs of freight and insurance; knowledge of transportation logistics and freight companies (ocean, air) as well as various forms/documentation (i.e. Bills of Lading, insurance policies, Letters of Credit, commercial invoices, Packing Lists, Certificates of Origin). Handled contract negotiations and represented diverse product lines such as industrial machinery, equipment and supplies as well as retail ready hard and soft goods [i.e. costume jewelry, cookware, kitchen utensils and plastics, textiles (leather, woven/knit fabric)]. Development of successful business which involved living in and working effectively within various cultures, attitudes and manners.Saved clients time and money by preparing effective itineraries of potential suppliers. Accompanied clients on facility tours and following up to ensure manufacturers purchased, produced and shipped all necessary materials within specified timelines. Assisted Korean company to become authorized Wilson Sporting Goods agent in South Korea.Successful in working with Thomas America Corporation to improve the output of their product (replicas of antique radios) in Taiwan for export to USA.Eventually reversed flow of goods to market wire mesh shelving to South Korea condominium construction industry. Developed on brand of baby oil and marketed same also to customers in South Korea.

Seoul, South Korea

Consultant to company owner during pursuit and acquisition of exclusive marketing representation in South Korea of the Wilson Sporting Goods Company lines of sporting equipment, apparel and accessories.

Seoul, South Korea

Assistant Country Manager (Shriro International, Korea branch of a well established and renown Hong Kong company).Responsible for B2B import and export sales of industrial machinery/supplies and fine consumer goods.Directly supervised 17 local nationals who communicated with clients in other parts of the world; extracted data from them daily and translated information into English.Competed for South Korean government business through international tenders for USA coal as well as European photographic equipment and diesel fired power generating equipment and supplies. Accomplishments:Served as County Manager for several months each year and successfully ran all operations of the company.

Seoul, South Korea

Worked with local national advertising sales team to sell space in export oriented monthly publication. Prepared print ready ad materials (layout, copy, photography and color separations) for inclusion in Hong Kong based publication. Asian Sources was the initial publication of Trade Media Limited which is today know known as GLOBAL SOURCES.

Executive Master Of Global Management, Global Management, 3.30/4.0

Executive Masters of Global Management earned after years of waiting and wanting! I've had the pleasure to work for and with graduates.

Bachelor Of Science, Business Management, 3.7/4.0

Business/Managerial Economics, Did Not Graduate 3.50/4.0

Left school to pursue opportunities in to Asia.

Associate Of Arts, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Member of swimming team finishing 3rd in 400 yard freestyle at state junior college championships. Member.

Certificate Of Completion, Property Management

Course number M-100 in preperation to obtain CMCA(Certified Manager of Community Associations) credential.

Florida Cam Prelicensure Course, Property Management, Issued License #Cam40642

This course is the prerequisit to application to take the State licensing exam to be a Community Association Manager within Florida.

Certified Pool Operator, Management, 90

Vehicle to a national certification to supervise and/or operate commercial swimming pools in all 50 states.

Realtor Salesperson, Florida Real Estate Laws And Procedures, Issued State License #Sl708523

Passed Florida state Real Estate Salesperson examination on first try.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, 3.70