QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE To obtain a position that allows me to re-enter the travel or hospitality services arenas, or assume grant consultant functions, and where I can maximize my travel, management, writing, project/team leadership, and organizational skills. Where my diverse and extensive experience can be applied to advance organizational goals and make a positive contribution. Highly accomplished, seasoned and results-oriented professional with proven successes in managing high-performance interdisciplinary teams and client accounts as well as achievements in grant writing/consulting coupled with experiences in international and domestic service management as well as economic development. Strategic thinker, pro-active initiative taker with solid problem solving adeptness. With skills to: * Overcome challenges, manage crises, and fine-tune systems and operations * Influentially, effectively communicate with management, staff and clients * Increase sales, boost revenue and grow profit margins * Produce millions of dollars in grant revenues for clients * Succeed at team, relationship and coalition building Professional Achievements TRAVEL INDUSTRY Increased sales by $8 mil or 67%, increased revenue by $812k or 51%, and increased profits by $520k or 41% Received three consecutive awards signifying branch profits and contributions exceeding the 35% corporate standard Conferred with the honor of "Manager of the Most Profitable U.S. Office" in 1982 Recipient of the 1st Annual "President's Award for Excellence in Management and Sales" in 1976 Responsible for a complex international service/sales operation directly managing 4 locations, 5 supervisors, with an overall staff of 41 professionals accountable for over $20 mil in sales and a budget exceeding $2.8 mil travel activities worldwide serviced by 367 branch and affiliate offices located in 124 countries and representing over $48 mil in sales GOVERNMENT Team leader for the successful expansion of the NY NJ Port of Authority Foreign Trade Zone No. 49 to include portions of the Town of Kearny Expanded the Town of Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone by 113 businesses or 192% from 59 to 172 businesses Received approval for, and managed, over $16 mil in economic development grant projects for the Town of Kearny Designed and implemented a business development loan program five-year business plans (2) an UEZ extension (1) and a zone expansion plan (1) numerous marketing and coop advertising programs provided technical assistance to entrepreneurs and business start-ups developed several business expansion and retention programs founded the Kearny Enterprise Zone Development Corporation and created the UEZ/Economic Development web site Key facilitator of two major redevelopment plans Managed over $2 mil in outstanding, completed loans without a default GRANT WRITING AND MANAGEMENT Successful grant applications resulted in $14 mil in awards for clients over a three year period from Federal, NJ State, County, Foundation, and private funding sources Responses to RFP's produced eight new clients during a three year period this was a tertiary function Filed progress, financial reports for clients in jeopardy of losing grant financing due to delinquent reporting - rescued over $1.4 mil in funds PROFESSOINAL SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE KEARNY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR 11 YEARS SERVED ON THE KEARNY PLANNING BOARD FOR TWO YEARS SERVED ON THE NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ PLANNING BOARD FOR ONE TERM REPRESENTED THE MAYOR OF KEARNY FOR TWO YEARS AT THE MEADOWLANDS COMMISSION COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL Worked with several social services organizations throughout NJ Served as Deputy Grand Knight, Queen of Peace Council, North Arlington, NJ, which was actively involved in a number of community activities Eagle Scout PROFILE To obtain a position that allows me to re-enter the travel or hospitality services arenas, or assume grant consultant functions, and where I can maximize my travel, management, writing, project/team leadership, and organizational skills. Where my diverse and extensive experience can be applied to advance organizational goals and make a positive contribution. Highly accomplished, seasoned and results-oriented professional with proven successes in managing high-performance interdisciplinary teams and client accounts as well as achievements in grant writing/consulting coupled with experiences in international and domestic service management as well as economic development. Strategic thinker, pro-active initiative taker with solid problem solving adeptness. With skills to: * Overcome challenges, manage crises, and fine-tune systems and operations * Influentially, effectively communicate with management, staff and clients * Increase sales, boost revenue and grow profit margins * Produce millions of dollars in grant revenues for clients * Succeed at team, relationship and coalition building Professional Achievements TRAVEL INDUSTRY Increased sales by $8 mil or 67%, increased revenue by $812k or 51%, and increased profits by $520k or 41% Received three consecutive awards signifying branch profits and contributions exceeding the 35% corporate standard Conferred with the honor of "Manager of the Most Profitable U.S. Office" in 1982 Recipient of the 1st Annual "President's Award for Excellence in Management and Sales" in 1976 Responsible for a complex international service/sales operation directly managing 4 locations, 5 supervisors, with an overall staff of 41 professionals accountable for over $20 mil in sales and a budget exceeding $2.8 mil travel activities worldwide serviced by 367 branch and affiliate offices located in 124 countries and representing over $48 mil in sales GOVERNMENT Team leader for the successful expansion of the NY NJ Port of Authority Foreign Trade Zone No. 49 to include portions of the Town of Kearny Expanded the Town of Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone by 113 businesses or 192% from 59 to 172 businesses Received approval for, and managed, over $16 mil in economic development grant projects for the Town of Kearny Designed and implemented a business development loan program five-year business plans (2) an UEZ extension (1) and a zone expansion plan (1) numerous marketing and coop advertising programs provided technical assistance to entrepreneurs and business start-ups developed several business expansion and retention programs founded the Kearny Enterprise Zone Development Corporation and created the UEZ/Economic Development web site Key facilitator of two major redevelopment plans Managed over $2 mil in outstanding, completed loans without a default GRANT WRITING AND MANAGEMENT Successful grant applications resulted in $14 mil in awards for clients over a three year period from Federal, NJ State, County, Foundation, and private funding sources Responses to RFP's produced eight new clients during a three year period this was a tertiary function Filed progress, financial reports for clients in jeopardy of losing grant financing due to delinquent reporting - rescued over $1.4 mil in funds PROFESSOINAL SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE KEARNY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR 11 YEARS SERVED ON THE KEARNY PLANNING BOARD FOR TWO YEARS SERVED ON THE NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ PLANNING BOARD FOR ONE TERM REPRESENTED THE MAYOR OF KEARNY FOR TWO YEARS AT THE MEADOWLANDS COMMISSION COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL Worked with several social services organizations throughout NJ Served as Deputy Grand Knight, Queen of Peace Council, North Arlington, NJ, which was actively involved in a number of community activities Eagle Scout

Highlights:

• Travel
• Problem Solving
• Grant Writing
• Sales Increase
• Services
• Travel Management
• Budgeting
• Business Development
• Consulting
• Customer Accounts
• Writing
• Team Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Travel Arrangements
• Solutions
• Excellent Written and Verbal
• Quality Assurance
• Accounts Manager