Las Vegas, NV -
October 16, 2015
Department
of Business and Industry Director Bruce Breslow today announced that
Marcel F. Schaerer
has been appointed as
a
deputy director for
the
Department
of Business and Industry, effective October 19
.
Mr. Schaerer will be based in the
Las Vegas Director’s office and will manage the newly created office of
Business, Finance and Planning. The office will work with existing businesses
in Nevada on access to capital and business advocacy, and develop business-to-business
events and programs.
Schaerer has more than 30
years of experience in
business
operations, development and management
.
He is the co-founder of
International Professional Development Services, a business consulting and
training firm established in 1996. Previously, he worked at the Nevada Small
Business Development Center for 5 1/2 years as director of the Imagine 2020
Initiative and a brief term as the director of southern operations. Prior
to that he was the division director at the Center for Employment Training in
Reno.
In addition to his business
operation and organizational development experience, Marcel has served as an
instructor of macro and microeconomics at the University of Nevada Reno. He
also has extensive experience implementing training programs, diversity
workshops and creating collaborative business partnerships.
Schaerer earned a bachelor’s degree
in Economics and Global Studies, and a master’s degree in Economics from the
University of Nevada, Reno. He is a certified NxLevel for Entrepreneurs
instructor and has received Lean Manufacturing Training certification from
Nevada Industry Excellence.
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