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Dean A. White

**** ****** ******

North Port, FL 34288

Phone 941-***-****

adoek8@r.postjobfree.com

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SUMMARY: Seasoned, hands-on professional, with broad experience in all phases of multi-unit Retail and Service Industry Operations.

Particular areas of expertise include:

Business Growth/Market Share

Customer Service & Satisfaction

Display Design & Layout

Health and Safety Compliance

Audits and compliance

Sales and Product Knowledge

Business Planning/Expense Management

Inventory Control

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

3/17 – Present: Owner/Operator, Deans Lawn Care

Residential and small commercial property lawn care, yard maintenance, tree trimming, some landscaping, and power washing. Selling business to one of my contractors.. 03/10 – 2/17: Sparkle-Brite Pools, North Port, FL Retail associate, water testing, equipment repair, and pool cleaning.

11/08 – 10/09: Helget Gas Products, Regional Branch Manager, Ft. Lauderdale Direct report to Company Owner, operating with complete autonomy Establish new business-to-business accounts & build sales and service presence in region. Full responsibility for hiring and training branch personnel. 02/07 – 10/08 Self Employed Consultant

Providing marketing and customer service assistance 04/03 – 12/06: REGIONAL GENERAL MANAGER,

for a multi-national retail/service corporation. Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, responsibilities included complete oversight of operations in fifty four (54) locations, spread throughout Ohio, Indiana, and Minnesota. The Regional General Manager position was eliminated as a result of a corporate takeover in December, 2006.

9/00 – 03/03: Owner & Manager of PFA.

Opened this start-up establishment in September 2000.. Full ownership & responsibility. Sold this retail/service business as a growing, ongoing concern to a competitor in April, 2003 when recruited by the Alderwoods Group. 10/98 – 09/00: General Manager of Cypress View, San Diego, CA. Managed clean-up and renovation of over 300,000 square feet of facilities with a multi-million dollar budget. Recruited and trained assistant manager so that he was able to successfully assume position of manager when I resigned to open my own business. 6/94 – 10/98: LOCATION MANAGER/AREA MANAGER, Alderwoods Group, (formerly Loewen Group, International.) In this position, successfully increased product sales, overall revenues, call volume, and operating margin in the first two years through training, customer service, and community involvement., handled several RESUME

Dean A. White

1235 Impala Street

North Port, FL 34288

Phone 941-***-****

adoek8@r.postjobfree.com

special projects for the Director of Operations, including but not limited to OSHA training, sexual harassment training, and mini-audits covering the entire region. Renovated entire facility, coming in under the allocated budget Promoted to Area Manager in 1996, with responsibility for two additional units, while retaining responsibility for primary location.

7/90 - 6/94: Alhiser-Wilson, a family owned operation in Escondido, CA. Responsibilities included product set- up, inventory control, supply ordering, arrangements, driving and sales. Handled all public relations work, as a member of the Rotary, and the Escondido Chamber of Commerce. Held highest product sales record for all four years. Resigned for management opportunity with Loewen Group International. 10/88 - 7/90: O'Connor Laguna Hills. Responsibilities included arrangements, sales, purchasing, and driver. Resigned when I accepted a position closer to home. 3/86 – 6/88: Safety-Kleen, Chicago, IL. Held a CDL license, and serviced multiple customers thoughout the Chicago area, removing hazardous waste materials. Resigned to relocate to California. 4/84 – 3/86: MANAGER, Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers. Managed several locations within this organization in the Chicago metropolitan area. Primary responsibilities were as troubleshooting manager. Took over troubled locations, cleaned up problems, retrained staff, improved service, and increased the overall P&L. Once operations were running smoothly, moved into another location for clean up. EDUCATION: Miami Dade Community College. Active in Student Senate and Council.

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