Sales Manager

Donald F. Buchnowski

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

By way of a forward career opportunity, offered is an entrepreneurial type

businessman.

Strong diversified professional backgrounds in: Finance; Sales; Commercial

Property/Facility Ops;

QC; Marketing & Retail. Mindset slants to: time management---efficiency---

effective decision making.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

Current

Licensed City of Buffalo Taxi Medallion owner along with ongoing completion

of needed computer courses.

CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT--INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

Maui & Big Island, Hawai'i

Facility & Resort Operations--Vacation Rentals Mgm't--Real Estate Sales

1994-2008

CM (is/was) the largest property management company in

the State of Hawai'i. Responsible for various long &

short term facility projects for multiple association

managers; facility or property (resort/nonresort)

manager fill-ins as needed also.

As Independent Contractor: sold general real estate

(up to $1M); shared ownerships & time shares; and as

property manager (managed max 9 properties @ any one

time).

Lead Sales Agent for sales of properties/units that

went into the SOK Shared Ownership Program (6

owners/unit). Duties included: daily open houses;

housekeeping inspections/maintenance; interior

upgrade(s) input; contract executions; marketing/sales

of vacation rentals for owners & various property

management companies.

(see

mauistylerealty.com)

KONA MAGIC SANDS RESORT CONDOMINIUM

Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawai'i

General & Resident Property Manager--Sales--Marketing

1990-1994

. Responsible for day-to-day operations along with

property upgrades for a boutique style oceanfront

resort condominium (with restaurant) that was 70%

vacation rental.

. Negotiated leases & vendor contracts; rental sales;

along with 24/7 availability.

. Managed contractors along with units housekeeping

personnel; solicited for new

rental income revenue; interfaced with multiple

property/rental mgm't companies.

. Hurricane Iniki: coordinated/managed various post

hurricane/long term projects also.

(basic Japanese

Conversation & Master Gardener Certified)

HOLGER DANSKE HOTEL (formerly a Best Western)

Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

Co & Resident Manager

1988-1990

. Co-managed: day-to-day union/non-union employees at a

boutique seafront hotel.

Supervised front

and back-of-the-house; security; collections & banking.

. Hurricane Hugo: property 65% destroyed; secured first

aid for injured

personnel/guests; acted as security until

federal/military authorities

arrived; negotiated-hired-managed suppliers/labor for

property rebuild.

Extensive interfacing with: FEMA-local banks/various

USVI Government offices.

EDUCATION/LICENSING

State University College of New York at Buffalo

Bachelor

of Arts

Honors:

Who's Who Among American College

Students

Current Licenses: NYS Notary (6/16) City of Buffalo Taxi

Medallion Hawai'i Real Estate (from 5/91)

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