RESUME
Evans, GA *****
Phone: 601-***-****
DINESH CHOKSI Cell: 601-***-****
OBJECTIVE:
To acquire Senior Management Position in an organization where my hands on property managerial, organizational, Budget planning,
cost control, delegation, negotiation, technical, mechanical and people skills are required.
CREDENTIALS:
Total 38 years of progressive management and entrepreneur experience in hotel-motel/hospitality industries, manufacturing, R&D and
chemical/ plastics laboratories, coupled with the ability to provide quality and cost controls necessary to deliver maximum utilization and
participation of all company assets resulting in a competitive advantage, a new market-expansion and a profitable bottom-line.
EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT
Successfully owned and managed numerous franchise motels, i.e. Comfort Inns & Suites, Laquinta, Days Inn, Microtel etc. and non-
franchise motels with apartments. At Comfort inn in Boloingbrook, Illinois, as a general manager hired, trained and disciplined all
hotel staff. Initiated corrective action program, upgrade the motel to meet all franchise requirements within the corporation budget
and passed the franchise inspection which failed twice.
Provided leadership in oversee all aspects of property management in accordance with company mission statement, including
maximization of financial performance, guest satisfaction and staff development with established quality standards.
Provided teamwork concept in motel accounting, maintenance, front desk and housekeeping operations to maintain the franchise
quality requirements, resulted in more customer satisfaction and higher revenue.
Initiated guest appreciation program in franchise motel to enhance customer satisfaction and resulted in more satisfied customers
and higher revenue.
Negotiate contracts in franchise motel with all corporate businesses, resulted in satisfied existing corporate business and added more
corporate accounts.
Managed on OEM and an after- market automotive specialty products (Bumper Guards, Hood Ornaments and Opera Lights)
manufacturing plant, responsibilities includes supervision, budget planning and quality control, contract negotiation, cost control,
purchasing, metal fabrication, plastics molding, production control, engineering design, and new product development.
Good understanding of SPC, TQM and ISO 9000 Quality Control procedures in plastic compounding, extruding and injection
molding processes.
Provided leadership role in plastics, rubber and vinyl tile manufacturing plants. Including process improvement, problem solving,
quality control, mold and die design, machine shop operation and safe work environment. This earned a Q1 quality award from Ford
and General Motors corporations.
Directed numerous professionals in formulating, compounding, extruding, new product development, quality control and product
testing departments in plastic processing and vinyl tile manufacturing plant.
Initiated team works and waste reduction concept to use 20% scrap in production, which reduced two million-pound scraps.
Served as a technical liaison between plastic manufacturing plants.
Trained numerous subordinates for products quality control, SPC and TQM process implementation in polystyrene plastic
manufacturing processes.
Delegated a professional in laboratory and updated all standard operating procedures.
Sourced new vendors and secured the better quality parts, which resulted in a 30% cost reduction.
Creative thinking and brainstorming earned a patent disclosure and new market expansion in R&D Laboratory.
EXPLOYMENT HISTORY
2012-Present Night Auditor and Front desk clerk at Travelodge Inn & Suite, Orlando, Fl.
2008 – 2012 Managed Comfort Suite, Day’s Inn, LaQuinta, Microtel and few other motels in
Jackson, MS and nearby states.
2001 - 2008 J.S.K. Hospitality, Inc, Tupelo, MS.
General Manager, reporting to corporate partners
1999-2001 Comfort Inn & Suites, Bolingbrook, IL.
General Manager reporting to owners.
1994-1999 Kentile Inc., Chicago, Il.
Chief Chemist, reporting to Technical Director.
1977-1994 Amoco Research Center, Naperville, IL.
Technical Associate/research Chemist, reporting to Group Manager.
1973-1977 Caron International, Rochelle, IL.
Color Chemist/laboratory Manager, reporting to Technical Director.
EDUCATION:
1970-72 Graduate Studies in Chemical Engineering, Indiana Institute of Technology, Fort Wayne, Indiana
1966-70 BS Chemistry, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, INDIA
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ISO 9000, Computer Literacy, Effective Management, Time Management, TQM, Effective
Listening, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Team building, Statistical Process Control, Basic Electronics, Basic Electricity,
Mechanical Sketching and plastic processing.
REFERENCES:
1. Mr. Jim Dutia
Fornparts Inc.
501, Ogden Avenue
Downers Grove, IL. 60515
PH: 630-***-****
2. Mr. Ashok Patel
Super-8 Motel
11731 Snyder Road
Knoxville, TN. 37932
PH: 865-***-****
3. Mr. Kumar
Ramada
854 N. Gloster Street
Tupelo, MS. 38801
PH: 662-***-****