About Me – RICK CRAN

A native Canadian, I ran my first multi-million dollar company at the age of twenty-one (21) in road transportation, managing Charter, Territorial Interlining Passenger & Freight Services, City Bus Services, School Bus Services and Local Pick-Up & Delivery Services for three years. My second multi-million venture opportunity came at the age of twenty-four (24) in music. Working in a youth filled environment, I was inspired to search for higher education and found it in the United States; I graduated with a BSc. Degree in Computer Animation with Presidential Honors from the Art Institute of Phoenix in 1998. Following graduation, I shifted to aviation, started loading baggage and cargo on the cold icy ramps of Canada, gaining over a decade of extensive aviation experience and regulatory engagement at state and international levels. In 2006, I was recognized as an Dangerous Goods expert, solely responsible for the management of the third largest airline in Canada’s Dangerous Goods Program (Development, Training, Records and Audit for Pilots, Flight Attendants, Store’s Shippers, Cargo Acceptance, Ground Handling and Check-In Staff), published by the International Air Transportation Association (IATA), a known Emergency Response Investigator, a member of the Air Transportation Association of Canada (ATAC) Dangerous Goods Committee, appointed speaker on behalf of Transport Canada representing industry when interviewed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), appointed liaison with Transport Canada – Dangerous Goods (CG-TDG) Chief, Regional Superintendents and Inspectors, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and World Health Organisation (WHO) and decided, it was time to use my “creative” Degree. Awarded the Marketing role for the same airline in a lateral move, the position was directed to rebrand the airline, including designing seven unique aircraft liveries and interiors, marketing strategy and pursue avenues that lead to a stronger competitive advantage as part of the transition.

Seeing the anticipated global financial shift, I moved to India in 2008, and am now a businessman with a core focus on building digital dentistry (a connecting dentists with technology making existing pathway solutions faster and more beneficial to the dentist and labs), music and sports platforms, working with young entrepreneurs, speaking as a guest speaker at reputable business institutions to future MBA’s and business leaders (ie. Amity University and Aditya Institute of Management Studies and Research) and serving as a S.I.P. Consultant (Strategic Improvement Planner).

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