Sales Manager

Christopher D. Bills ***** E. Del Timbre

Drive

financial Leadership & Corporate Growth Scottsdale, AZ 85259

Phone: 480-***-****

Email:

********@*****.***

Executive Profile

Mission & Vision Extensive experience as a senior financial leader. Built

Development consistent track record in exceeding goals across multiple

Multimillion-Dolla areas, including revenue increases, bottom-line

r Budget Planning improvement, organic growth, and relationship development.

/ Management Demonstrated success in establishing strategic programs

Acquisitions & that deliver exceptional results. Through vision and

Dispositions innovation led the explosive growth of The Summit Group

Financing Inc., including acquiring and developing in excess of $750

Structuring and million of hotel assets franchised with Marriott, Hilton,

Term Negotiating Hyatt, and Intercontinental Hotel Group.

Equity Raising Recognized as a highly effective leader with the ability to

Expertise & structure and negotiate complex deals in start-up or well

Business Expansion established business environments. Leverage exceptional

budgeting, P&L management, and financial acumen to

Team Leadership, understand value and make profitable business decisions.

Mentoring &

Management

Professional Experience

THE FUZION GROUP, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (Company based in Sioux Falls,

SD)______ 2008-present

A provider of food solutions to a variety of market segments with the

greenest cooking platform available

Executive Vice President - Hospitality

Developed an overall strategy to penetrate the hospitality marketplace.

< Advised Board of Directors in terms of opportunities and sales strategies

for the hospitality industry.

< Successfully developed a food and beverage solution for Holiday Inn's new

ground up prototype.

< Implemented a strategy to penetrate Starwood Hotel's resorts, providing

solutions for resorts with multiple food outlets. Achieved the

customer's goal of reducing labor, increasing the quality of food, and

flexibility of staffing.

< Developed a solution for Choice Hotels International to streamline and

simplify food and beverage solutions for their full service hotel brand.

< Increased Profitability with a new pricing and contract strategy

specifically for hospitality.

THE SUMMIT GROUP, INC., Sioux Falls, SD and Scottsdale, AZ 2001 - 2008

A developer and manager of limited service and select service hotels

operating in over 20 states with revenues in excess of $125 million.

A non-traded REIT-like structured company focused on providing cash flow

monthly to accredited investors.

President & CEO (2005-2008); COO/CFO (2001-2005)

Directed strategy definition and execution for the company. Provided

leadership to the development, operations, finance, human resources, legal,

and administration areas, and spearheaded the establishment of new

relationships to facilitate the company's growth. Structured debt and

financing relationships, and supervised the daily performance of the

company. Expertly managed budgeting and approved underwriting of

development deals and acquisitions.

Guided an executive team and had overall responsibility for a company with

over 1,500 employees. Served as Chief Financial Offer on a Board of

Managers for Summit Hotel Properties, a holding entity. Summit Hotel

Properties was a public reporting company, with over 500 active investors.

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Key Contributions & Results:

< Structured and managed financing relationships with Wall Street lenders,

national and regional banks, and insurance companies to facilitate

corporate growth. Established an operating line of credit, acquisition

line of credit, and first mortgage facilities.

< Led organic and inorganic growth initiatives to include the acquisition

of 26 hotels, the development of 9 hotels, and the disposition of 15

hotels, which grew revenues from $30 million to over $125 million.

< Valued 28 different entities, gained investor and lender approval,

obtained franchise approval, and created a Board of Managers as part of

consolidating the group that owned 48 hotels into a new holding company

with 3,766 guest rooms.

< Grew Marriott and Hilton franchised guest rooms from 38.5% in 2001 to

67.3% in 2008.

< Formed Summit Real Estate Investments, LLC, a NASD registered broker-

dealer to raise equity to fund acquisition and development activity;

successfully completed three equity offerings since inception.

< Spearheaded the creation of a development group, which consisted of an

EVP, Development, Director of Construction, and associated staff to

manage a development pipeline.

< Formed new franchise relationships with Hyatt and Starwood, which

resulted in the acquisition and development of four Hyatt Place hotels,

and one of the country's first aLoft hotel developments with Starwood.

Served on both companies' Owners Advisory Councils.

LYON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., (Acquired by US Bancorp) Marshall, MN

1993 - 2001

Formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of The Schwan Food Company that operated

financial services companies, including Secured Funding, a division

specializing in the medical and dental markets until its acquisition by US

Bancorp in 2000.

Executive Vice President & General Manager (1996-2001); National Sales

Manager (1995-1996)

Led sales, marketing, credit, collections, and customer service as part of

growing the company from a start-up operation specializing in originating,

funding, and servicing equipment leases and loans secured with medical and

dental equipment to an organization with assets in excess of $150 million.

Created a national sales force during tenure as the National Sales Manager.

Hired and trained a staff of 7 sales professionals; developed sales and

marketing strategies, and subsequently added an inside sales team.

Cultivated relationships with leading manufacturers and developers of

medical and dental equipment to fuel lease and loan originations.

Key Contributions & Results:

< Developed credit models focused on medical specialties, including

ophthalmology, plastic surgery, dermatology, oral surgery, dentistry, and

the veterinary field.

< Leveraged strategic and sales acumen to originate business. Managed

credit quality and minimized bad debt and delinquency.

< Devised and implemented a successful marketing and tradeshow strategy to

drive brand awareness and substantially increase market share.

< Commenced start-up activities of a division specializing in financing

dental practice acquisitions for recently graduated dentists.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Finance

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA - Cedar Falls, IA (1991)

Activities: President, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity; Three year letter

award winner, university golf team

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