Manager General

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Dirk A. Smith

Career

Objective: Management/Leadership opportunities drawing off of

progressive successes and proven results in roles such as

Leader, Team Builder, Teacher, and Innovative Thinker.

Professional

Skills: . Team Building . Improving Systems &

Procedures

. Extensive P&L Knowledge

. Multi-Unit Management Experience

. Customer Relations & Service . Creating New

Sales Initiatives

Professional

Experience: JANUS HOTELS & RESORTS

General Manager, Glendale, WI

Nov 2009 to

Jan 2011

. Accepted new opportunity of rebuilding problematic

property to profitability

. Surpassed overall revenue goals for fiscal year 2010 vs.

2009 by $160K.

RED ROOF INNS, Inc.

General Manager, Toledo, Akron &

Milwaukee Airport Jan 2005 to Nov 2009

0. Successfully managed #1 location in annual Inn Rankings

for Districts 4 and 6 - 2008

1. Achieved approx 180K over BP for three years at two

locations. 2006-08

2. One of the Top 5 most improved locations nationally -

2006

VALUE INN MOTELS

General Manager, Milwaukee & Kenosha, WI

Jun 2004 to Jan 2005

3. Directly accountable for all operational aspects of successfully

managing two locales

AVIS RENT A CAR SYSTEM, Inc.

District Manager, Milwaukee, WI

1998 to Jan 2004

4. Most improved location in North America (1998 to 1999)

5. Responsible for P&L, sales, and growth of 8 locations in SE

Wisconsin

6. Largest profitability margin for suburban market for North Central

area (2002-03)

Airport Manager, St. Louis, MO

1996 to 1998

Senior Shift Manager, Chicago, IL

1995

THE HERTZ CORPORATION

Senior Station Manager, Chicago OHare Field, IL

1992 to 1995

Shift Manager, Los Angeles, CA and Indianapolis, IN

1988 to 1992

ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR SYSTEM

Assistant Manager, Los Angeles, CA

1985 to 1988

Education: Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

1984

BS - Social Science

College of Lake County, Waukegan, IL

2004

Certification - Private Investigation Technology

Andrew Jackson University, Birmingham, AL

2008

Certificate - Investigative Technology

Blackstone Career Institute,

Allentown, PA 2010

Distance Learning Certificate -

Paralegal

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