Jefferson Kim

Current

• General Manager at Red Roof Inn

Past

• General Manager at Comfort Inn Maingate
• First Lieutenant at United States Air Force

Education

• University of Washington

Connections

85 connections

Industry

Hospitality

Websites

• JeffersonKim.com

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 2008 — Present (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 2007 — October 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 2005 — September 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 , 2001 — 2005

  3.6 GPA

  Activities and Societies:

  Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, UW Jazz Choir, UW Choral Choir, UW Concert Band, ROTC

Additional Information

Jefferson Kim’s Websites:

• JeffersonKim.com

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