Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Affiliations
Horseback riding, Golf, Skiing, Swimming,Tennis,Squash, Walking, Exercising ,Wakeboarding, Windsurfi
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Richard Weldon

TORONTO,ON

Summary

Serial entrepreneur who has founded , organized and managed over 15 companies in Real Estate Development, Responsible Waste Management , Life Science and Biodegradable Packaging.

Built and sold over 1,000 residential units across Canada prior to joining Romspen on my own account and am building out over 1,000 more units at Romspen.

43 years experience as a successful entrepreneur in the workplace,

Preference to devote more time to mentoring entrepreneurs while staying current on the many new age opportunities in this rapidly changing economy

Overview

41
41
years of professional experience

Work History

Managing Partner

Romspen Investment Corporation
02.2011 - Current
  • Origination of Mortgage Loans in the $10m to $100m across Canada and USA
  • Developed Special Projects Group with speciality in planning, developing, building large residential and commercial projects
  • Assisted in transitioning from exclusive retail fundraising to more broad based Institutional Fund raising with institutional, pension fund, family office and Fundserv platform.
  • Currently working on opening up fundraising avenues in Middle and Far east with partners in China,South Korea and Japan and UAE and Israel

Chairman

CCI-Bio-Energy
03.2021 - Current
  • Managing existing 70,000 mt City of Toronto " Green Bin" contract at City's Disco Transfer Station with Veolia that has had zero downtime in 15 years
  • Expanding its exclusive, licensing relationship with BTA in Munich ,Germany to upgrade Toronto's Disco Road facility with new pulpers, developing Bio-gas upgrades and Repairing and Upgrading the City's Dufferin Road Transfer Station .
  • Developing and Expanding CCI-USA's business in USA especially California working on initiatives derived from the IRA ( Inflation Reduction Act) and Environmental Legislation to develop Co-Digestion of Organics in under utilized waste water treatment Plants increasing mandatory waste diversion and creating bio-energy

Founder/ President

RIC ( Austin) Inc.
06.2020 - Current
  • 109 acre 4.2m Real Estate Development Project on a former Motorola Campus in East Austin.
  • This development is designed as a Life Science Hub and is working with companies from incubators, start-up to established bio-pharmaceutical companies all moving to Austin.
  • The project includes land for contract drug manufacturing .
  • We are developing medical centre for underserved East Austin community.
  • We are working with City, State and Federal Government agencies and universities and major hospital including Dell Med and MD Anderson

Start-up Founder and CEO

Insu-Built Structures
02.2019 - Current
  • Developed an innovative, patented, vertical (ICF) insulated concrete form made from recycled PVC.
  • This invention was developed to address the lack of innovation in sustainable construction products and techniques that accelerate construction and increase durability at less cost.
  • The Insu-Built system uses our proprietary molds to extrude I- Beam profiles in our Seattle plant which meet latest sustainable building codes, west coast seismic requirements and include our "rain screen " lamination process.
  • This system is ideal for for -profit,non -profit , residential, commercial projects since it provides for the strength of concrete at the price of wood frame construction.
  • Currently over 200 homes have been built with Insu-Built in Langford, BC .

President

RIC ( Kawartha Downs)
04.2018 - Current
  • Manage the Kawartha Downs Entertainment Facility which includes HorseRacing (Harness),Casino with Great Cdn Gaming, Bingo
  • Developed complete Concert Facility building out Grandstands, Parking lots , Stage
  • Developed new activities Tractor Pull, Demolition Derby and Ag Related Activities
  • Received approval for 535 residential lots to the North of Kawartha Downs property
  • Developing own Package Treatment plant with Clearford to treat sewage and wastewater
  • Assisting to provide drinking water to Cavan Monaghan, Peterborough Airport and new industrial subdivision on the 35-115 corridor

Start-Up and Founder /Chairman

Evergreen Environmental Inc
02.2018 - Current
  • Co-Founded a sustainable,responsible environmental company building on expertise in developing private sector AD ( Anaerobic Digestion) systems for municipal and public sector solid waste clients .
  • Evergreen brought together the proven expertise of former executives of Orgaworld with over 30 years of design, build , operating AD, Tunnel Composting building and managing Ottawa, London and Surrey AD facilities.
  • Evergreen has a permitted 200,000 metric tonnes facility in Oshawa that is shovel ready

Start-Up Founder and President

Green Prairie Environmental Inc
06.2015 - Current
  • Purchased old Corman Park, Sask landfill and transformed it into a fully permitted and licensed engineered, lined landfill
  • Developed numerous recycling programs and increased diversion of plastics, cardboard, metals and wood in the Saskatoon Area.
  • In following on our environmentally sustainable iniatitives , we bid and won the Saskatoon " Green Bin" program and will be processing Saskatoon's Green Bin Waste into beneficial use products
  • We are developing high value "Ag" products such as Bio-Sul to increase soil yields working with waste products such as Bentonite Clay and incorporating them into fertilizer products

Startup Founder and President

Brooks Road Environmental
02.2011 - Current
  • For our Fund we acquired and rehabilitated an old legacy landfill and rehabilitated it into an licensed,engineered landfill that accepts and brings in contaminated soil,
  • The new soil guidelines require strict treatment and disposal of contaminated soil and increased enforcement has resulted in preventing illegal dumping but has spawned opportunities in responsible waste management .
  • We are seeking approvals for the re-use of treated and remediated contaminated soil into beneficial sol for industrial projects and road building
  • Developed state of the art leachate treatment systems using MBR technology to treat leachate and turn it into treated water than can be safely put back into the environment.

Startup Founder

Interra Lands Inc
03.2005 - Current
  • Integrated Real Estate Development Company developing residential and commercial projects across Canada and USA .
  • The company has built hundreds of infill homes and townhouses as a builder/ across GTA
  • The company seeks value added opportunities to incorporate our "Insu-Built" Structures into developments throughout North America.
  • Currently working on non profit housing ventures in Austin, Texas as well as for profit on the Big -island in Hawaii

Startup Founder

Torvalley Developments, Crown Regal Dvt, GHDC
09.1982 - 05.2006

Purchased Land, Built and Sold over 1,000 residential units across Quebec and Ontario incluidng No 1 Wood Avenue in Montreal in 1986, Grand Harbour in Etobicoke in 1990, 50 Maitland St in Toronto, Gange Avenue, Toronto .

Owned and Managed Wye Heritage Marina

Owned and Manged Hilary's Pharmacy in Toronto

Education

Diploma in Public Accountancy - Accounting

McGill
Montreal
02.1982

Bachelor's of Commerce -Double Major - Accounting And Finance

Concordia University
Montreal, QC
04.1979

Mortgage Broker Salesman's License - Mortgage Broker

CMBA
Toronto
03.2020

Salesman's License -Real Estate - Real Estate Brokerage

OREA
03.2009

Skills

  • Meeting Leadership
  • Public Relations
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Process Improvement
  • Fundraising
  • Mentoring
  • Strategic Planning
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Bootstrapping

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Spanish
Limited Working
German
Elementary
Japanese
Elementary

Affiliations

OWMA Ontario Waste Management Association

SWANA Solid Waste Association of North America

Swana Northern Lights Chapter

Mortgage Brokers of Ontario

WEFTEC Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference

CPA Canadian Association of Chartered Professional Accounts

Horseback riding, Golf, Skiing, Swimming,Tennis,Squash, Walking, Exercising ,Wakeboarding, Windsurfi

I enjoy staying fit and really enjoy the outdoors and travelling to various destinations . 

At the age of 65 it is very important to take care of your physical body and have an integrated exercise routine that combines all outdoor sports while building and maintaining muscle, cardio fitness as well as balance and flexibiity .

I would like to have more time to devote to more sports  

Timeline

Chairman

CCI-Bio-Energy
03.2021 - Current

Founder/ President

RIC ( Austin) Inc.
06.2020 - Current

Start-up Founder and CEO

Insu-Built Structures
02.2019 - Current

President

RIC ( Kawartha Downs)
04.2018 - Current

Start-Up and Founder /Chairman

Evergreen Environmental Inc
02.2018 - Current

Start-Up Founder and President

Green Prairie Environmental Inc
06.2015 - Current

Managing Partner

Romspen Investment Corporation
02.2011 - Current

Startup Founder and President

Brooks Road Environmental
02.2011 - Current

Startup Founder

Interra Lands Inc
03.2005 - Current

Startup Founder

Torvalley Developments, Crown Regal Dvt, GHDC
09.1982 - 05.2006

Diploma in Public Accountancy - Accounting

McGill

Bachelor's of Commerce -Double Major - Accounting And Finance

Concordia University

Mortgage Broker Salesman's License - Mortgage Broker

CMBA

Salesman's License -Real Estate - Real Estate Brokerage

OREA
Richard Weldon