Jefferson Kim

Jefferson Kim

Entrepreneur

Orange County, California Area

Current
  • General Manager at Red Roof Inn
Past
Education
  • University of Washington
Connections
85 connections
Industry
Hospitality
Websites

Jefferson Kim’s Summary

Jefferson Kim’s Specialties:

Leveraging technology to increase productivity and efficiency.


Jefferson Kim’s Experience

  • General Manager

    Red Roof Inn

    (Hospitality industry)

    October 2008Present (1 year 2 months)

    Oversee the entire operation of a 131 room, limited service hotel with 20 employees.


    ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

    - Integrated free Google technology to increase productivity at the front desk (email, collaborative wiki, and electronic Guest Service Log)

    - Coordinated a $45,000 renovation project for existing elevators

    - Developed an in-house, professional IP-Phone PBX using open source software for under $500

    - Tripled the bandwidth of the hotel's complimentary wireless Internet

    - Implemented an open source, computer based payroll system

    - Installed and maintained complimentary Kiosk computers for guest usage

    - Installed and maintained audio recording and two IP security cameras at the front desk, in addition to a 14 analog security camera system

    - Coordinated the installation of arcade machines

    - Coordinated and designed a discount card for guests with 9 local restaurants

  • General Manager

    Comfort Inn Maingate

    (Hospitality industry)

    September 2007October 2008 (1 year 2 months)

    Oversee the entire operation ($2.3 Million Revenue per Year) of a 108 room, limited service hotel with 30 employees.


    ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

    - Coordinated the $12.6 Million sale of hotel on October 10, 2008. The hotel was originally purchased for $10.5 million in August 2006.

    - Brought the hotel from #46/100 on September 1, 2007 on the TripAdvisor Popularity Index to #17/101 in September 2008.

    - Coordinated a $300,000 furniture room renovation project

    - Removed a $700/month charge by personally maintaining website hosting and SEO adding a General Manager's Blog, e-mail newsgroups, and YouTube video tours

    - Implemented the latest Web 2.0 technologies to streamline operations, including in-house wikis & live collaborative documents for house keeping work orders

    - Increased Franchise inspection scores for cleanliness of the hotel from 84.5% August 22, 2007 to 94.4% July 30, 2008

    - Recovered over $20,000 in embezzled funds from previous staff

  • First Lieutenant

    United States Air Force

    (Government Agency; Military industry)

    July 2005September 2007 (2 years 3 months)

    Communications Officer


    ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

    - Engineered web-based virtual management tool for cellular service by integrating Microsoft Sharepoint, Access, & Excel for $1.5 million/year in wireless bills

    - Analyzed 1.9 million call records for $132 million lawsuit against the Air Force saving over $80,000 in outsourcing fees

    - Led 150 Airmen in an Air Evacuation during Hurricane Katrina from Biloxi, MS, to Sheppard AFB, TX.


Jefferson Kim’s Education

  • University of Washington

    B.A. , International Studies: Comparative Religion , 20012005

    3.6 GPA

    Activities and Societies:
    Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, UW Jazz Choir, UW Choral Choir, UW Concert Band, ROTC

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