ELDON RIDING 1432 East 1800 South St. George, Utah 84790 435-652-1189-Home 801-725-4622-Cell er11828de@westpost.

net CAREER PROFILE * Multi-Site Retail Management: Met and exceeded sales expectations while contr olling operating expenses. * Team Building Skills: Recruited and trained many of the successful regional a nd general manager team members. My success has been based on the ability to su rround myself with talented team members. * Sales/Marketing: Proven accomplishments in building market share and sales ex pectations. * Business Development: I was an integral part in growing Flying J Travel Plaza s from 6 locations to over 254 locations in the United States and Canada. * Environmental Management: Reduced Notice of Violations by 16%and reduced asse ssed fines by over $100,000 during the years of 2009-2910. I have proven results in developing and administering programs to enhance the company's environmental awareness programs. Built strong relationships with state regulatory agencies. * Energy Management: Reduced energy costs for the company by 4%. This resulted in millions of dollars in energy savings. * Project Management: Managed Environmental and Construction projects. These projects were completed within budget and time line restraints while meeting sco pe of work specifications. * National Contract Negotiations: Slashed operating costs while ensuring the co ntinuation and enhancements of services. PROFFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS Air Quality Systems Certification California-Designated Operator for Fuel Systems and UST Operations Energy Manager Training/Certification Environmental Management Systems

ELDON RIDING -PAGE 2 PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Flying J Inc. 1984-Present * * * * Director of Environmental & Energy Project Management Environmental Compliance Management Manager, Fuel and Air Quality Systems Emergency Response and Remediation Projects

* Energy Management * National Service Contract Management * Regional Management for Retail Operations (Retail Store and Restaurant Operati ons) * General Management for Retail Operations * Recruiting and Training Management

EDUCATION/TRAINING University of Utah Bachelor of Science, Business Management Snow College Associate of Science, Business Management Energy Manager Training - EEI Proficient in Windows XP, MS Office Excel and Power Point software applications OTHER EXPERIENCE University of Utah Director of Food Service 1979-1984 * Managed all food service operations for six restaurants * Catering and Vending operations * Menu Development * Profit and Lost Responsibility * Development of Training and Employee Selection Programs MILITARY EXPERIENCE United States Army Reserve and National Guard Warrant Officer - 14 years of service