Timothy W Russell

5008 Albany Drive

Plano, Texas 75093
940-435-8542

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

* Experienced Executive with expertise in Grocery Stores, Hotels, Resorts, Priva
te Golf Clubs * Leadership skills in departmental organization
al planning with positive profit flow thru results
* Staff training and development through utilization of hands on management coac
hing skills
* Ensure that staff motivation becomes a key element to the achievement of profi
t goals
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CEO
The Honors Golf Club Dallas, 2007-2010
* Recruited by Golf Promotions International (GPI) to assume position of CEO at
former Columbian CC
* Transition of Dallas's most active social Country Club to a "by invitation onl
y" private Golf Club.
* Membership at 225 Members - Course ranked 10th in Dallas and 33rd in the state
of Texas
* Responsible for all aspects of club operations with focus on Membership & imag
e enhancement
CEO
Crescent Oaks Country Club, Tarpon Springs, Fl 2005-2007
* Recruited by GPI and owner Bill Stafford, former Senior Vice President Dou
bletree Hotel Company
* Develop and implement operational reorganization plan for 300 Member Pri
vate Club * Direct oversight of New Me
mbership Sales, F&B enhancement, Accounting Procedures, Golf
VICE PRESIDENT-DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
The Shufelt Hotel Company, Detroit, Michigan 1993-2005
Recruited by owner John Shufelt to become Vice President for three Hotels in Mic
higan / Rhode Island M
ission Point Resort, Mackinac Island, Michigan
* 248 Room Resort located in Northern Michigan on Mackinac Island, four restaura
nts, health club,
* 35,000 sq ft Conference Center and Wedding Chapel, Activity Center, Kids Club,
putting course
* Revenue increase from $2.1M in 1993 to $6.2 in 1996 to $11.2 in 2005 with GOP
flow thru of 61.2%
Chanler Hotel, Newport, Rhode Island
* Voted Rhode Island's "Best Luxury Hotel" 2004 & 2005-22 room luxury ocean fron
t mansion hotel
* Daily room rates from $750 to $1,500-ADR at $843.58 with occupancy at 78.6% in
2005
* Spiced Pear Restaurant voted Newport's "Best Restaurant" 2004 (first year open
ed) and 2005
* Total responsibilities for $12.5M conversion & renovation in 2001-2003 of Mans
ion built in 1914
La Farge Perry House, Newport, Rhode Island
* One of Newport's most famous Inns-eight luxury rooms located in Newport's hist
oric district
* Average rates at $322.00 with repeat guest factor at 80%-sister property to th
e Chanler Hotel
 GENERAL MANAGER
Elbow Beach Resort, Paget, Bermuda 1991 - 1993
* Recruited by former President of Doubletree Hotel Company Eric Danzinger as op
ening GM
* 333 luxury Rooms & Luxury Villas located directly on the ocean
* Revenues of $45M with fi
ve restaurants, tennis, Bermudas largest beach-ADR at $247.66
VICE PRESIDENT / REGIONAL MANAGER
Doubletree / Canadian Pacific Hotel Company 1989 - 1991
* Recruited by Eric Danzinger, President Doubletree Hotels Company as Vice Pr
esident
* Direct oversight and responsibilities for eight hotels located in the South
Eastern Region
* All hotels AAA Four Diamond - all hotels achieved GOP budget goals three st
raight years
* In 1991 selected by Canadian Pacific to be the Vice President of four Canad
ian Hotels-Toronto
GENERAL MANAGER
Stouffer Hotel Company - Solon, Ohio 1984 - 1989
Hired by Bill Hulett, President of Stouffer Hotels Company, a division of the
Nestle Corporation. In 1986 selected by Mr. Hullet to be the Hotel General Mana
ger responsible for "turn around restructuring" due to operational and staffing
challenges in troubled hotels.
General Manager-Stouffer Concourse Hotel, Los Angeles, California 1987 - 1989
* 800 Room Hotel Four Diamond -Voted second best airport hotel in the US 1988 an
d 1989
* In 1989 received the Stouffer Hotel "Presidents Award of Achievement" award
ed to the individual deemed to have contributed the most to the companies overal
l success
* In 1988 the Hotel team worked together to overcome a six month airport "union
drive" with the final vote of the hotel hourly staff at 557 against the Uni
on with 6 votes in support
* In May of 1989 the Hotel achieved the highest score on the employee satisfacti
on survey given annually by the Stouffer Corporate HR department in the 13 years
of the program
General Manager - Stouffer Grand Beach Resort, St Thomas, USVI 1986-1987
* 333 room Four Diamond luxury Resort located in St. Thomas , US Virgin Isl
ands * Nominated as one of the Caribbean's "Three Best Lu
xury Resorts" for quaintness & service
* Three full service restaurants, 24 hour room service. Resort located directly
on the beach * Revenues of $23M, Daily Occupancy at 81.3%, GOP at $6.8M
General Manager-Stouffer Concourse Hotel, St Louis, Missouri 1986-1987
* 400 room Luxury Hotel located near the airport. In 1987 Hotel named St. Louis
's Best Hotel
* In 1987 the Hotel team was the recipient of seven "awards of achievement" giv
en at the annual Stouffers Hotels Management Meeting. Awards given to the proper
ty included:
Hotel of the Year, Best GOP Improvement, Best GOP Flow Thru %, Most Improved
Food Cost %, Most Improved Bevera
ge Cost %, Highest Aging %, Highest Rooms Profit %
Ass't General Manager-Stouffer Wialea Beach Resort, Maui, Hawaii 1984-1986
* 333 Room luxury ocean front Resort - Total responsibilities for all hotel oper
ations
* Resort recipient of the prestige's AAA "Five Diamond Award" seventeen straight
years
* Three Restaurants including Raffles, one of Hawaii's top award winning restaur
ants
 * Coordinated Hotel golf relationship with Wailea Golf Club - two championshi
p golf courses
* Winner of the "Stouffer Hotel of the Year Award" companies top award in 198
5 and 1986
REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Princess Hotels, Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island. 1979-1984
* Recruited by Princess Hotel President Al Stratta former President of Pinehurst
Resort
* Total oversight for all operations for two Hotels and Casino non gaming operat
ions
* Responsible for Golf Operations for two eighteen hole championship golf course
s
GENERAL MANAGER
Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst, North Carolina, 1975-1979
* Hired by Al Stratta President/CEO of Pinehurst Resort and Country Club
* Private Members Club with 8,250 Members, two restaurants, three bars, seven go
lf courses
* Pinehurst Golf Course "Number Two" is one of the Worlds most famous Golf Cours
es

REGIONAL MANAGER - OPERATIONS

Fry's Food Stores, El Sobrante, California 1967-1975
* While attending college employed as a grocery clerk / Assistant Store Manager
three years
* After graduation promoted to Store Manager at headquarter Store, home office l
ocation
* In 1972 promoted by owner Charles Fry to position of Regional Manger-56 stores
-$113M sales
EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL AFFILIAT
IONS
California State University, Hayward CHA - Certified Hotel Admin
Business Administration - Sociology Open Water Scuba
Diver-AO