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Alton C. S

Turnaround innovator

Occupation:

Senior Vice President

Location:

Birmingham, AL

Education Level:

Master

Will Relocate:

YES

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Visionary and energetic leader that is resourceful, communicative, and a developer of people.

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COMPANY POSITION HELD DATES WORKED

Frontrunners, Inc. (Confidential) 9/2004 - 8/2006
(Confidential) (Confidential) 12/2002 - Present
RTM Restaurant Group (Confidential) 7/1998 - 5/2003
Taco Bell Corp./YUM! Brands (Confidential) 12/1992 - 6/1998
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SCHOOL MAJOR YEAR DEGREE

Purdue University Industrial Management/Engineering 1985 Bachelor Degree
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Highlights:

? Grew restaurant average unit volume by 43% or $250 million during restaurant tenure;? Implemented profit improvement projects that saved companies over $75 million over career;? Exceeded operating plan and efficiency rates each year by an average of 15% while in food manufacturing;? Increased overall revenue by more than 67% while at RTM and by 48% while at Taco Bell Corp.;? Improved bottom line profit by more than 25% per year for fourteen (14) year tour of duty in restaurants;? Lead RTM with highest employee satisfaction rating of 85% for five (5) consecutive years;? Supervised the site selection, development, and opening of 100+ free-standing restaurants; ? Improved customer satisfaction at Taco Bell, Arby’s & Rally’s with hospitality ratings that averaged 91.5%;? 93% of Arby’s units received Franchise Field Audit scores of A/B (#1 in Arby’s Inc. system);? Turnover of 11% from unit to director level, and crew turnover of 108% during in restaurant tenure; ? Built consulting & recruiting business from 0 to over 50 active clients;? Placed over seventy-five (75) unit to vice president level candidates with 95% retention.

Companies I like:

Starbucks, Dunkin' Brands, Coca Cola, Staples, Best Buy, Blockbuster

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Built customer satisfaction oriented culture, Increased market presence & sales per unit
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