ALANIQUE CONSULTANTS - A Creative Consulting Firm
Alanique is a creative consulting firm that provides unique and high quality services to community organizations, municipal entities, businesses and individuals interested in building stronger communities.
Alanique’s foremost priority is to be responsive to our clients’ needs while adapting to any special requirements. Our commitment is to quality performance and building lasting client relationships while reaching targeted goals in a timely manner.
Alanique Consultants was established in 1994 by Millard Larkin II, President and Chief Executive Officer, who brings over 20 years of experience to the firm’s areas of expertise.
Our consulting team (with over 100 years of collective experience) is well qualified in the areas of community outreach, organizing and negotiating, meeting facilitation, designing and implementing employment readiness programs, cultural and gender sensitivity training, non-profit board training and credit repair.
KEY PERSONNEL
MILLARD LARKIN II, President
• Provides consultant services to corporate and public agencies in the areas of employment, community outreach, organizing and negotiation, cultural and gender sensitivity training, convention services, crime prevention, youth services and city-wide employment fairs.
San Francisco Mayor's Office - Mayoral Special Assistant
• Oversight responsibility for smooth and efficient running of Mayor's High Risk Disadvantaged Youth Employment Program.
• Devise and implement comprehensive employment training and educational program for high risk disadvantaged youth per resolution and legislation of San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors.
• Devise and implement interview and hire process.
• Negotiate and establish training sites within City government as well as corporate and private sectors.
• Monitor, evaluate and supervise staff of 40 interns assigned throughout city government and private sector.
• Responsible for submission of quarterly reports to San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors and Redevelopment Commission.
Ella Hill Hutch Community Center - Operations Supervisor
• Conducted weekly employment preparation workshops for San Francisco residents.
• Developed and implemented an employee referral program resulting in 350 annual job placements.
• Conducted briefings to inform CEO's and corporate staff of techniques used to prepare clients for employment opportunities.
• Appointed by San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to the Marriott Hotel Advisory Committee to develop and recommend a responsible affirmative action plan.
• Chairman of several city-wide employment committees in support of minority hiring.
Southern Pacific Railway - Account Representative/Railway Clerk
• Coordinated with corporate clients throughout the United States to expedite payment of delinquent accounts exceeding $1 million.
• Authorized to negotiate viable payment plans with corporate clients independent of supervisor.
• Reconciled accounts payable and accounts receivable ledgers.
• Consistently surpassed monthly collection goals by successfully negotiating mutually acceptable payment plans.
Earl Paltenghi Youth Center - Program Director
• Oversight responsibility for the smooth and efficient management of facility operations and staff supervision.
• Developed and implemented a comprehensive program encompassing childcare, recreation, teen assistance, employment preparation and tutorial assistance.
• Provided management training for senior staff and conducted bi-weekly staff meetings.
• Submitted monthly written and oral reports to Board of Directors.
ALLEN NUNLEY
Mr. Nunley provides expertise in the areas of housing management, housing consultation, rent collection and relocation. Mr. Nunley has a public housing management certificate, certificates in savings and loan principles, mortgage lending, real estate law and sensitivity training.
Employed by the San Francisco Housing Authority in 1968 as a property manager, Mr. Nunley managed several developments consisting of over 200 units, and was responsible for developing policies and procedures for property management, delinquent rent collection, coordination of legal documentation involving tenant evictions and the recommendation of cases to legal counsel.
Promoted to Assistant Director of Housing Operation in 1980, Mr. Nunley supervised the day to day operations of three district management offices, established performance standards, monitored procedures in area management offices, reviewed and prepared capital improvement budgets, and evaluated staff.
Promoted to Relocation Manager in 1994, Mr. Nunley was responsible for the administration, supervision and coordination of all resident re-housing and relocation activities within the agency. A major achievement was the design and implementation of a resident relocation plan, which included resident housing assignments and moving schedules to facilitate the smooth relocation of residents.
DERRICK CRUMPLER
Mr. Crumpler provides expertise in the areas of residential and commercial lending offering a multi-phase service consisting of 1) income assessment and evaluation, 2) credit review, overview of credit history and credit repair, and 3) clarification of purchase options based upon eligibility, loan processing, appraisals, escrow, underwriting and funding.
After a successful tenure as a branch manager with Associates Financial, Mr. Crumpler founded Apex Financial Services, serving clients that other lenders overlook with the philosophy that everyone should have a home. Mr. Crumpler is a life-long resident of the south bayshore sector of San Francisco having attended local schools and graduating from Chico State University with a degree in business management.
He has participated in the design, development and implementation of a myriad of social services, education, health care, drug/alcohol counseling, and employment development programs.
ROBERT TAYLOR
Mr. Taylor provides expertise in the reuse of land as a means of spurring economic growth and development through the creation of jobs, as well as providing services to small and large businesses desirous of improving efficiency and effectiveness in daily operations.
Employed as a management analyst by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1986 after retiring from the U.S. Army, and later promoted to realty specialist, Mr. Taylor has planned and executed the transfer of tracts of land located at a defunct military base to several public organizations.
He has drafted numerous leases, licenses, etc. involving several thousand acres of improved real estate and successfully negotiated and executed the terms and conditions of each lease and/or license issued.
Mr. Taylor has conducted numerous studies related to organizational effectiveness and efficiency, leading to several operational improvements resulting in significant hard dollar and cost avoidance savings.