Joshua R Robinson
Muskegon, MI **441
231-***-**** **************@*****.***
Professional Skills
• ¬¬Microsoft Office Suite • ¬Management
• ¬¬Accounts Receivable • ¬Employee Training
• ¬¬Sales and Marketing • ¬General Supervision
• ¬¬Recruitment and Interviewing • ¬Team Building
• ¬¬Customer Service • ¬Research Methods
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¬Excellent communication, organizational and project management skills.
¬Disciplined, Dedicated and Organized
Professional Experience
General Manager
Quality Inn & Super 8 Hotels 2012 to Present
Hudsonville, Michigan
I was Contracted from a third party management company to come into both hotels while under receivership and tasked with rebuilding the entire management and staffing structure.
• Hiring and termination of employees
• Gained contracts from multiple vendors for quotes on repairs and upgrades
• Certified in Revenue Management
• Overseen 30+ employees
• Maintained all accounts receivable
• Rebuilt client relationships from prior conflicts between the previous management
• Lowered payroll by 28 percent
• Increased overall revenue by almost 40 percent from the receivership start date
Receiving 2011 to 2012
Knoll Inc.
¬Muskegon, Michigan
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Independently handled all incoming vendors and processed the proper reports using TPM and all other protocols required per vendor and per operating procedures.
• ¬Maintained a set standard and helped create a new work flow process in order to meet the needs of a higher quality standard.
• Trained over 5 different new temporary employees in multiple different departments.
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Substitute Teacher 2010 to 2011
PESG
¬Caledonia, Michigan
¬http://www.SubPass.com
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Traveled from district to district on an as needed basis for teachers who needed a substitute.
• ¬Created my own assignments if there was a need for it
• Obtained a strong relationship with Fruitport High School staff and students
• Designed a substitute teacher tip sheet and task list in order to manage a day as a first time substitute teacher
• Developed leadership skills needed to instruct and maintain large groups of students varying in age
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Professional Photographer 2008 to 2011
Lakeshore Portraits
¬Muskegon, Michigan
¬http://www.LakeshorePortraits.com
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Started and successfully ran a professional photography company. Specialized in Senior, Family and Wedding photography, meeting the needs of any client.
• ¬Gained a client base of more than two thousand within six months of opening
• Maintained a well established name and branding
• Held many different charity events for those in need
• Marketed both through print/direct mailing as well as online through SEO
• Donated many free photography sessions for low income families
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Military Police Officer 2002 to 2008
United States Army
¬Owosso, Michigan
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Trained and deployed as necessary for the Michigan Army National Guard.
• ¬Emergency relief for Hurricane Katrina
• Helped the Border Patrol for a three week period in Arizona
• Deployed for Iraq and mobilized at Fort Dix, New Jersey
• Multiple leadership courses providing discipline and attention to detail
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EDUCATION
A.A. Degree in General Studies/IT, Colorado Technical University, Graduated
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¬B.S. Degree in Criminal Justice, Colorado Technical University, Graduated
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¬M.B.A. Degree in Operations Management and Marketing, Present - Mar.2013
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¬Certificates CompTIA Network+™ Fundamentals and Unix Network Administration, 2010
Choice Certified in Revenue Management
Volunteer Work
Food Truck Program in Muskegon, Michigan
¬Photographer for Now I lay Me Down to Sleep (photographing stillbirths and terminally sick newborns)
¬Student Aid Tutor for Colorado Technical University Freshman