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CAROL GANNETTI

2 Bedford Way • Lincoln, LA 44543 • (708) 555-6787 • carolgannetti@xxx.com

POSITION SOUGHT
A management opportunity that would benefit from my experience in the develop-
ment and management of hotel/motel units.

WORK EXPERIENCE
The Lodge on Buford Stream, Assistant Executive Manager, 1992–Present
• Responsible for overall operation of this 250-room luxury resort hotel and
convention center. Supervise a staff of 120 through a direct staff of 15.
• Mediated a labor dispute with the International Association of Restaurant
Workers. A new contract was successfully negotiated, thus avoiding a potentially
crippling strike.
• Conceived the original concept for the convention center, which was subsequently
adopted by the owners. Convention sales and related activities now account for 34
percent of operating profits.
• Recruited a support staff to provide increased management attention to potential
profit-center opportunities.
• Created a model display for the convention center, which helped in obtaining
financing from local investors.

Suburban Lodge, Assistant Manager, 1986–1992
• Engineered the refurbishing of this 125-year-old family-oriented vacation
destination.
• Centralized food-service purchasing operations to increase efficiencies and
savings.
• Budgeted costs of expansion into room rate increases.

River Terraces, Food and Beverage Manager, 1981–1986
• Documented cost increases by major vendors, resulting in a successful renegoti-
ating of existing contracts. Efforts saved the hotel 35 percent in operating revenues.
• Acquired a neighboring property that allowed for expansion of hotel amenities,
including golf and tennis facilities.

EDUCATION & TRAINING
University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA
B.A. Hotel Management

Numerous additional courses in accounting, marketing, and operations management.

References available upon request.