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.............an overview and professional history of Peter Clarke

Bottom Line oriented possessing an exceptional knowledge working with financial statements and budgets.

Directed the opening of six properties led opening teams for three additional properties.

Led the transitioning, conversion, remodeling, & refurbishment for eighteen hotels/resorts.

Engaged various service agreements and contracts, coordinated trades, pre-assigning & scheduling of work activities, follow-through of all planned assignments & tracking of them.

Participated in construction planning, scheduling & timetable meetings, as well as onsite observation & coordination visits (walk-through progress updates) with construction management.

My experience with Fairfield Communities provided me with mixed property experience in land, timeshare, whole-ownership, retail store & space leasing as well as that of rental properties.

Have managed property associations at local & corporate levels involving a large variety of boards to include master associations.

Developed & installed standard operating systems.

Produced comprehensive three-year business and marketing plans.

Initiated programs tailored toward increasing specific markets.

Developed & directed a restructuring of resort marketing programs to include rental of whole-ownership condominiums.

Opened numerous sales office’s, hired, trained, & directed sales staff.

Introduced practical job descriptions & structured training programs in all the properties that I directed.

Implemented time-bound action improvement plans to coincide with training objectives.

Managed freestanding & hotel restaurants, dinning, catering, & my own restaurant/club with the belief that fresh, fun, & inviting appeal must be present to accommodate a freestanding mindset & that a devotion to consistency must be actively employed & pursued.

My approach is to utilize a menu engineering technique that I have developed which concentrates on creating offerings that will challenge & compliment the abilities of service, kitchen & chef; these items will reflect their talents allowing their creations to become an experience.

The focus is to answer the questions as to “WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO” which will enable us to identify advantageous promotional programs.

Developed approaches to increase qualitative preparation standards, resulting in greater service efficiencies; enhanced guest appeal & significantly improved cost control contributing to greater bottom-line profit.
CLARKE AND ASSOCIATES Hospitality Management Executive

Experienced Professional Management and Marketing for general business and Hospitality Industries, performing Interim Management (Contract) or Full-time (Permanent) Employment, also inspections and due diligence duties.

Major Clients

TIPTOWN SUPPER CLUB at Rainbow Bay, Shell Lake, WI (owner)
Gestic Properties, IBIS-Clarion-Radisson-Hilton,
Outrigger Lodging Services
Fairfield Communities-RCI, Management
Radisson Hotels International (Franchise)

OUTRIGGER LODGING SERVICES General Manager

(OLS) is a diverse management company that operates hotels and resorts. Completed numerous takeovers, transitioning these hotels to the Outrigger Lodging standards. Assisted OLS personnel in introducing and implementing the company operating systems. Identified shortfalls. Supplied a report of findings and recommended action plans while actively managing through these periods.

Outrigger Properties
The Floridian Hotel Orlando, Fl.
Ramada Sacramento, CA
Reno Ramada Hotel Reno, Nevada
Mondrian Hotel, West Hollywood, CA (4 Star)
Airport Plaza Hotel, LAX
Quality Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Biloxi Sands, Biloxi, MS
Albuquerque Hotel, Albuquerque, NM
Hilton Garden Inn, Denver, CO
Portland Quality Hotel, Portland, OR
Red Lion Hotel, Salem, OR
FAIRFIELD COMMUNITIES Inc., Vice President Resort Operations

This nations leading resort developer and manager of master planned retirement, recreational and primary home communities. Developed initial resort marketing program for rental of whole-ownership condominiums. Directed the full privatization of five full service resorts. Accomplished five hotel takeovers and converted each to the Fairfield System. As Group Vice President, simultaneously supervised the operations of eight resorts and six management contract hotels, while installing standard operating systems to facilitate consistency.

Hotels
1. Ocean Club, Myrtle Beach
2. Beach Club, Myrtle Beach
3. Ocean Forest (SC)
4. Wrightsville Beach
5.6. Atlantic Beach I and II (NC)
7. Sands Club, Atlantic Beach
8. Williamsburg Holiday Inn (VA)
9. Harbortown (CA)

Resorts
1. New Bern Harbor (NC)
2. Mountains Ashville
3. Sapphire Valley (NC) (4 Star)
4. Patriot Place (VA)
5. Edisto Island (SC)
6. Plantation Atlanta-(GA)
7. Glade (TN) (4 Star)
8. Ozarks-Bay (AR) (4 Star)
9. Pagosa (CO)
10. Flagstaff (AZ)
11. Westwinds, Myrtle Beach

Fairfield Homes Division, Florida and Arizona, Advisor-Consultants
# Properties designated as full service operations consisting of mixed use:

• land development, -5- Properties
• timeshare (vacation) ownership –
(straight weekly use or point system), -15- Properties
• whole ownership residential or vacation homes), -5- Properties
• hotel operations, -11- Properties
• home-owner rental use, -15- Properties
• RCI and II vacation rental and banking, -17- Properties

Amenities
Golf for Hotels-Arrangements with Packaging in Myrtle Beach and Others
Resorts with 1 Course, -4- Properties
Resorts with 2 Courses, -6- Properties
Other-Association Operated, -6- Properties
Additional 9 Holes, -2- Properties
o Tennis (Multiple Courts), -16- Properties
o Marina, -4- Properties
o Stable Operations – Horseback Riding, -5- Properties
o Skiing, -2- Properties
o Recreation, -18- Properties
o Sauna and Pool, -18- Properties

Food and Beverage Services

o Coffee Shop, -7- Properties
o Restaurants (4 Multiples), -14- Properties
o Specialty Operations, -3- Properties
o Meeting and Seminar Space Rental, -9- Properties
o Banquet, -12- Properties
o Snack Bars, -17- Properties
o Lounges and Beverage Services, -12- Properties

Hotel Gift Shops
Resort Stores and Shopping
Village Services (Fire–Life Safety–Ambulance–Special Deputies, –4-
Ski Guides & Emergency Services), -4-
  • RADISSON HOTEL CORPORATION General Manager/Sales-Opening
    and Takeover Assignment
    …………Radisson assignments:

    Radisson Cornhusker, Lincoln, NB
    Radisson Burlington, Burlington, VT - Opened
    Radisson Plaza, Minneapolis, MN
    managed complete, Renovation (4 Star)
    Radisson La Crosse, WI, - Opened (4 Diamond)
    Radisson Lynchburg, VA – Opened
    Renovated Atlanta/Dunwoody, GA

    …………Interim assignments included takeover and acting as:
    • Resident-Mgr Sheraton Cadillac-Detroit-MI
    • Opened Radisson Dallas-TX where I assisted as
    Food and Beverage Director. (4 Star)
    • Assisted in opening of Highpoint-NC
    • Assisted in opening Charlottesville- VA
    • Radisson-Cornhusker complete renovation
    • Managed Blackstone Omaha on interim basis
    …………Additional interim assignments:
    • Headed area Sales program Denver-Omaha-Lincoln-Wichita
    • In charge of Security for takeover of the Muehlbach-KC-MO (4 Star)
    • Takeover Corp. Blackstone-Chicago- now Intercontinental (4 Star)
    • Opening for Burlington-VT
MIDWESTERN LAND DEVELOPMENT Vice President Operations and Marketing

As Vice President of Operations and Marketing, I directed and supervised eight hotels, on behalf of an ownership that as a Development and Architectural Company owned and operated these hotels, and significant amount of office buildings and shopping centers, throughout the Midwest and Eastern U.S.

(3) Townhouse – Best Western 150 rooms each
Grand Forks, Fargo, Bismarck, ND
(2(Howard Johnson Hotels 110 rooms each
Kansas City, MO and Topeka, KS
Holiday Inn, 200 rooms, Columbus, GA
Ramada Inn, 225 rooms, Omaha, NB
Holiday Inn Downtown, 400 rooms, Rochester, NY