Ken Thorne

Regional Programs Manager

Staples & Associates

(Privately Held; Recreational Facilities and Services industry)

October 2009 — Present (3 months)

As the Regional Programs Manager here in California's Central Coast with Staples & Associates my Duties will include over seeing the production, logistics, procurement, sales, outreach and cutomer support for various energy savings programs & measures to be installed both in the low income sector as well as the public, governmental and private sectors.
Program Manager

Staples Energy

(Utilities industry)

June 2009 — September 2009 (4 months)

I am managing the P G & E Energy Partners Program Contract that has been awarded to Staples & Associates by RHA, the administrator for the program, for 9 Northern California Counties which lie within the Motherload & the Central Coast areas. We offer no cost weatherization and energy effieciency measures to low income families that qualify. The programs are paid for by P G & E with monies from thier Public Programs Fund.
Project Superintendent / Construction Manager

Standard Pacific Homes

(Public Company; SPF; Construction industry)

August 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 6 months)
Assistant Superintendent

Greenbriar Homes Communities

(Construction industry)

November 2001 — August 2006 (4 years 10 months)
Foreman

Lenci Freitas Construction

(Construction industry)

July 2002 — August 2002 (2 months)

Supervised Carpenters on a 10,000sf Mervyns Warehouse addition in Fremont, CA.
Laborer/Prep/Detail

Greenbriar Homes Communities

(Privately Held; Real Estate industry)

March 2000 — November 2001 (1 year 9 months)

Ken Thorne’s Education

San Jose State University

Certificate , Construction Management , 2002 — 2004
American River College

Certificate , Advertising/Sales/Marketing , 1992 — 1994
Chabot College

Certificate , Fire Service Technology/Emergency Medical Technician , 1982 — 1984

Fire fighter I
EMT-IA
Wildland Fire Fighting
Rescue
American River College

Computer Science/ Gen Ed 1981 — 1982

Activities and Societies:

Symphony Band - Percussion
California State University-Sacramento

Engineering 1980 — 1982

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Alphe Epsilon Fraternity
Foothill High School - Pleasanton,CA

Diploma , Math/Science/Music , 1976 — 1980