Jeffrey Nottonson ad3pkz@r.postjobfree.com • 978-***-****

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CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR AND SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER

Talented mind that “makes sh*t happen”, with expertise in Operations, Marketing, Communications, Negotiation, Project Management, Customer Relations, Music Entertainment, Photography, Foreign Language, Real Estate, Hospitality and Education. Thanks to ingenuity, creativity and personal drive, this candidate has successfully established several viable businesses. In doing so, he has developed a wide skill set that is highly transferable to other industries.

Other Transferable Skills

●Fluency in French and intermediate knowledge of Spanish, with much travel experience.

●Former Songwriter, always a songwriter, skilled in composing lyrics and music.

●Editing and Content Writing; Songwriting

●Photography (still images and multimedia content)

●Verbal and Written Communications

Hospitality Owner & General Manager - https://www.whitfordhousevt.com/

Whitford House Bed & Breakfast and Twin View Barn, Addison, Vermont, 2017 – Present

Founder and Operator of this country lodging establishment, which includes a restored, 18th-century farmhouse, contemporary guest house and repurposed animal and wagon repair barn, with panoramic mountain views, meadows, fruit trees and working farmland. A few accomplishments in Marketing, Strategic Investments and Operations:

●Attracted our first guests within one month of operation through creation of a professional website, combining fresh and engaging written content with eye-catching photo images.

●Significantly increased bookings by contracting with earned media reservation sites, posting content to organic social media, focusing on appropriate consumer Market segments, and offering creative promotions.

●Generated 5-star guest reviews, landed a coveted review on Culture Trip’s “The Best Bed and Breakfasts in Vermont” and has been awarded Super Host status on Airbnb every year due to superb guest communication, cultural ambassador, overall customer service and property beautification.

Editor & Content Writer · freelance · Middlebury, Vermont, Boston, MA and Remote, 1998 – 2018

Included editing an email blog series for a corporate training consultant through the lens of syntactic and linguistic standards; generating storytelling content of recent engineering projects for a civil engineering firm; editing a book on Songwriting, written by a Berklee College of Music professor; and writing lyrics for the opening song of a hi-tech company’s corporate team-building retreat.

Real Estate Investor and Property Manager, MA & VT, Recent accomplishments:

●Made 200% on the sale of a 5-bedroom rental property after 6 years of ownership. Included proactive Project Management of pre-rental and pre-sale improvements. Stowe, VT 2021

●Made 1100% on the sale of a rental condo after long-term ownership, through strong Marketing and Negotiations as well as proper timing. Boston, MA, 2023

●Turned a vacant, 2-bedroom condo into a $3,000 per month income property within a 6-week window, including inspection, price negotiation, closing, securing of contractors, build-out and lease negotiations, thanks to strong Project Management skills. Winooski, VT, 2023

Founder, Owner and General Manager

Musique Makers · Greater Boston Area, 1998 - 2017

Established and operated this niche Entertainment agency that provided live music for private functions throughout New England, with a focus on Classical, Jazz and R&B. Primary businesses included weddings, corporate events and upscale parties. Accomplishments:

●Generated repeat business and referrals by nurturing both corporate and private client relationships thanks to strong Relationship Building and high product quality.

●Created a talented and reliable musician pool (sub-contractors) by treating them fairly and offering them enjoyable gigs, which allowed for high-quality musicianship and which performers could be counted on to arrive on time and be appropriately dressed (not always assumed for prima donnas).

●Decreased musician costs by hiring multi-instrumentalists and those able to perform in more than one music style to switch from Classical to Jazz, for example, between wedding ceremony to cocktail hour.

Also established a private teaching practice, personally educating teenagers and adults on flute, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, guitar, bass guitar, piano and Improvisation. Accomplishments:

●Increased number of students from 0-40 through internet and print marketing.

●Witnessed significant referrals and solid student retention due to strong client relationships.

●Fostered student passion for Music and their chosen instrument through creative teaching methods.

Assistant Vice President and Real Estate Portfolio Manager

Fleet National Bank and Fleet Investment Services · Providence, RI and Boston, MA, 1992 - 1997

Managed REO (Bank-owned Real Estate and that on track for foreclosure) for management and disposition. Later, managed Fiduciary Real Estate held in Trust and Estate. Project Management of repairs, improvements and rentals, as well as property disposition. Accomplishments:

●Reduced legal liability to Bank, Executors and Trustees through mitigation of environmental issues, as well as physical repairs and improvements due to poor maintenance by previous owners.

●Increased rental income by successfully negotiating leasing of vacant rental space and lease extensions and implementation of Highest and Best Use practices.

●The above actions also resulted in protecting or increasing property values, optimizing financial returns and ultimately, securing higher sale prices.

Real Estate Analyst and Workout Manager

Waltham Federal Savings Bank - Waltham, MA, 1990 - 1992

Managed portfolio of residential and commercial properties. Enabled bank to make reliable financial decisions, including identifying write-offs, through sound financial analysis and trend projections of distressed and bank-owned property. Increased portfolio value through successful negotiation of Workouts between borrowers and bank, as well as through lease procurement, property repairs and improvements.

Education

-Colby College, Waterville, Maine -- Bachelor of Arts, French and Economics

-Universite de Caen, Caen, France -- French Literature, Economics and European History

-Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA -- Composition & Performance

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