Brent Trenholm

Mount Royal University (2000)

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President & CEO (2015 - present)

• We help businesses improve efficiency, create healthier environments and increase profits. I work in a hands-on manner to analyze the systems that make up an organization, talk with management and staff to find gaps, and improve or create processes and structures for your organization.
  
  A client, a leading international manufacturer of completion screens, was operating at a loss due to productivity, quality control, and employee retention issues. We implemented preventative maintenance best practices, created production targets, and defined employee job descriptions while building an empowerment culture of decision making. We saw significant increases in employee retention and product quality (non-conformance report rate decreased to less than 1%) a drop in operation costs of 70%, and profitability within three months of these changes.
  
  As an outside consultant to businesses, I am able to ask the tough questions and get to the heart of the issues that are holding your business back from success. The benefit is greater efficiency, productivity and increased profit.

General Manager (2013 - 2015)

• RGL’s mission is to build value for our customers by understanding their reservoirs and providing the right solutions for long-term performance, through innovation and technology. We are at the leading edge of Sand and Flow Control Technology. My role was to go into the machine shop, improve morale, get control of production practices and lower the non-conformance report (NCR) rate.
  
  While with RGL I was tasked with improving low production levels. I refined our employee roles and responsibilities to better leverage strengths and created schedules and planning protocols to improve cost and time efficiencies. With these in place, we were able to double our manufacturing levels, lower costs by 30%, and lower NCR rates from 12% to 1.5% (below industry standards).
  
  My time at RGL allowed me to further understand the impact that unclear goals and objectives can have on an organization, and increase my confidence in my ability to influence positive change.

Operations Manager (2011 - 2013)

• Castle Metals’ mission was to be the leading distributor of alloy bar for machine shops in Alberta. My role was to run the day to day operations.
  
  One challenge I took on at Castle Metals was to expand the knowledge base of the production staff. My approach was to cross train employees, understand their skills and abilities and ensure their role suited those attributes. During this time, I was able to complete a positive cultural shift for by facilitating collaboration between departments and team members.
  
  This role allowed me to improve my ability to identify employee skills and abilities, then empower staff to embrace a working standard by building confidence in themselves and the value of helping others.

Plant Manager (2008 - 2011)

• Absolute Completion Technologies mission was to bring innovation and excellence to well completion technologies, specialising in sand control solutions. My role was to get control of production practices and the exchange of information between departments and management.
  
  As plant manager, two challenges I faced were inconsistent productivity levels and high production costs. After spending time on the floor with the staff I created operational procedure protocols that outlined each step within and between departments to ensure jobs were complete, and time and materials were assigned efficiently. As our employees fully understood their responsibilities and the value of sharing information between departments, the culture shifted, turnover rates dropped to less than 1%, operating costs dropped and productivity increased significantly.
  
  This role showed me the importance of holding firm on the value of effective structures, cross-training and teamwork, which resulted in a more productive and collaborative culture.

Plant Manager (2007 - 2008) 

• Manufacture service rack and pinion drilling rigs

Product Coordinator - Western Hemisphere Service Manager (2000-2006)

• Manufacture, sales and service of oil and gas service equipment