JIMMY J NYASSANGA
West Des Moines,IA
Summary
Versatile and experienced in wide range of business needs, including but not least, strategic planning, promotional activities and human resources. Accustomed to stepping into different roles every day to enable business operations to evolve and meet changing demands.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Regional Manager
SWAT ENVIRONMENT
06.2023 - Current
- Preparing and presenting regional reports for senior management
- Mentoring employees and suggesting training programmers
- Overseeing the recruitment of employees in their region
- Reviewing the key performance indicators of their region
- Negotiating contracts with suppliers, vendors and manufacturers
- Developing business, marketing and advertising plans
- Planning and evaluating operations to be cost-effective
- Ensuring employees reporting to them follow the company's standards and procedures
- Enforcing the company's rules and regulations
- Ensuring the completion of paperwork from their region
- Interviewing candidates and managing staff as per contractual obligations
- Seeking new business opportunities in their region and securing contracts for the company
- Securing long-term relationships by maintaining practical client relations
- Following programme management principles to execute and plan various team activities
- Boosted brand growth by devising strategic network and marketing tactics.
- Established and maintained operational standards for five locations. IA, MO,MN,KS,SD
Director of Housekeeping / Maintenance
RENAISSANCE SAVORY
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Interview and recommend candidates for hire in the Housekeeping Department
- Participate in the orientation of each new housekeeping employee, completing the appropriate orientation paperwork
- Coach and counsel employees in Housekeeping in a positive fashion to produce improved work performance
- Recommend disciplinary action for violations of employee conduct policy and poor performance of essential tasks
- Complete documentation of disciplinary situations for approval by the General Manager
- Maintain an effective training program to ensure that all new employees are properly equipped to execute their jobs
- Personally follow up with new employees to ensure they are receiving the proper training
- Prepare work schedules to efficiently handle expected business levels forecasted by the Front Office Manager
- Record and coordinate requests for vacation and time off
- Inspect at least the required number of rooms per day as assigned by your manager to ensure that proper standards are being maintained
- Conduct individual and group training sessions and regular department meetings to correct deficiencies
- Completed schedules, shift reports, and other business documentation.
- Managed laundry sorting, washing, drying, and ironing.
Assistant General Manager
HAMPTON INN
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Responsible for supporting all aspects of the hotel operations including guest services/night audit, housekeeping/laundry, food and beverage, maintenance, and vendor/supplies to ensure superior guest satisfaction while maximizing hotel profitability
- The AGM assists the General Manager (GM) in the day-to-day operations and serves at the acting manager in the GM’s absence
- Oversaw inventory by ordering precise quantities of stock and executing corrective actions to drive profitability.
- Managed team schedule with eye for coverage needs and individual strengths.
Housekeeping Manager
HILTON GARDEN INN SOUTH
01.2020 - 09.2022
- Interview and recommend candidates for hire in the Housekeeping Department
- Participate in the orientation of each new housekeeping employee, completing the appropriate orientation paperwork
- Coach and counsel employees in Housekeeping in a positive fashion to produce improved work performance
- Recommend disciplinary action for violations of employee conduct policy and poor performance of essential tasks
- Complete documentation of disciplinary situations for approval by the General Manager
- Maintain an effective training program to ensure that all new employees are properly equipped to execute their jobs
- Personally follow up with new employees to ensure they are receiving the proper training
- Prepare work schedules to efficiently handle expected business levels forecasted by the Front Office Manager
- Record and coordinate requests for vacation and time off
- Inspect at least the required number of rooms per day as assigned by your manager to ensure that proper standards are being maintained
- Conduct individual and group training sessions and regular department meetings to correct deficiencies
- Personally inspect all public areas at least twice daily (morning and afternoon) to ensure they are clean
- Promote an attitude in all Housekeeping employees that they are pro-actively responsible for correcting any cleanliness problem they find
- Handle all purchasing for the Housekeeping Department, using proper purchase order procedures
- Check all shipments to be sure they are complete
- Ensure that invoices are approved and returned to the General Manager promptly
- Competitively bid all recurring purchases regularly, ensuring the lowest available pricing
- Maintain sufficient levels of supplies necessary to effectively operate the Housekeeping Department
- Inventory all supplies and linen at the end of each month
- Complete inventory and shrinkage report for General Manager by the 5th of the month
- Responsible for ensuring proper storage, usage, and disposal of all chemical agents utilized by Housekeeping
- Ensure that all OSHA and HAZCOM procedures are followed
- Maintain effective key control, including issuing of keys to room attendants and handling of guest room keys left behind
- Worked with front desk to respond promptly to all guest requests.
- Managed laundry sorting, washing, drying, and ironing.
Assistant Maintenance Tech
HOLIDAY INN CITY CENTER
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Full-time position, M-F day shift, weekends/ evenings on call rotation
- Maintains hotel, performing minor and routine painting, plumbing, electrical wiring, and other related maintenance activities, using hand tools
- Replaces air-conditioner filters
- Notifies management concerning the need for major repairs or additions to lighting, heating, and ventilating equipment
- May tend to furnace, air-conditioner, and boiler to provide heat, cool air, and hot water for guests
- Responds to guest requests for service according to company policy
- Stays accessible to Front Desk and Chief Engineer
- Maintains a clean and safe pool area
- Maintains equipment with standard preventative maintenance procedures
- Maintains records on all equipment maintenance and repair
- Maintains files of Material Safety Data Sheets
- Programs phone equipment according to hotel needs
- Observes equipment and utility meter readings on a daily basis
- Programs H.V.A.C
- Controller according to the hotel schedule
- Maintains quality of appearance of interior and exterior of hotel
- Paints and stains walls, trim, and doors
- Repairs wallpaper, carpet, formica, sheetrock, and doors of hotel
- Keeps an orderly and well stocked inventory of finishing supplies needed in the hotel
- Maintains a superior quality in the guest rooms
- Checks operation of all guest room equipment
- Corrects minor problems and reports major problems to the Chief Engineer
- Keeps records of rooms completed
- Ensures par stocking of regularly used parts and supplies
- Inspects and repairs minor problems in common areas
- Grounds keeping outside and snow removal
- Is responsible for learning emergency procedures
- Is responsible for safe operation of all equipment, chemicals, and lockout procedures
- Reports to work for scheduled shift, on time and in uniform in accordance with company policy
- Knows & complies with all company policies & procedures pertaining to position & its duties
- Takes the initiative to greet guests in a friendly and warm manner
- Performs other related duties as required
- Answered incoming phone calls to process requests, transfer calls, or relay messages to appropriate personnel.
- Assisted manager in all aspects of business operations.
Owner
WASAFI CLEANING / MAINTENANCE SERVICES
07.2019 - 01.2021
- Started my own business doing residential and commercial cleaning with some slit home appliance maintenance
- This included a variety of cleaning packages depending on the customers’ needs
- Understanding of chemical usage to ensure a safe and proper quality service
- Understand the use of cleaning machines and tools and much more
- On the maintenance able to use diagnosing tools troubleshoot a malfunction and fix the problem
General labor
REDFOX STAFFING
07.2019 - 01.2020
- Worked on semi-permanent jobs in different locations, helping out with any general labor work as needed
- This included but not limited to lifting, pulling, pushing, standing for long periods operating heavy equipment, production and many more
Lead Preventative Maintenance
GEORGIA PACIFIC
02.2018 - 04.2019
- Ensuring that machines are set up properly and performing optimally
- Troubleshooting and making machine adjustments as needed
- Ensuring a safe work environment
- Performing basic asset care duties and routine preventative maintenance on equipment
- Working as a team to help meet or exceed production waste and quality goals
- Cleaning work area throughout assigned shift to ensure an orderly and safe environment
- Monitored systems to assure increase in power flow and integrated new system components, fixtures and motors.
- Reviewed and studied blueprints to double-check installation and implementation project requirements.
Engineering / Maintenance technician
DUPONT
02.2017 - 12.2017
- General industrial mechanical and preventative maintenance of the plant
- Reading and interpreting blueprints
- Helped with the engineering mechanical design to fit the plants need in the aspect maintaining a sufficient and quality production
- Implemented skill in troubleshooting, Strategic thinking, industrial mechanical knowledge, quick response to emergency, flexible to any times and condition as need
- Performed (PSSR) pre start safety review after every maintenance activates
- Participated in the safety committee to ensure all activities were done in accordance to the plant and OSHA safety recruitments
Grounds/ Maintenance technician (C&W)
CARGILL
04.2015 - 02.2017
- Take care of the plant environment: grass mowing, cleaning equipment, loading and unloading, lifting with a forklift, JLG, bobcat
- Helped with the lude department greasing, oiling, changing filters, changing oil and taking Ultrasonic grease sounds of motors, changing and monitoring auto lubbers
- Helped in vibration analysis taking reading, putting sensor pads
CNA
VILLA CARE CENTER
02.2011 - 07.2015
- Checked the patient's vital signs
- Reported patient condition to nursing staff
- Helped patients with bathing, grooming and using the toilet
- Helped patients get dressed and undressed
- Helped feed patients
- Safely transported patients in beds and wheelchairs
- Performed clerical duties like answering phones
- Reported problems to supervisors
- Follow all health and safety rules
- Maintained patient confidentiality
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- Certified in BLS (Basic Life Support) including CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
Custodial Helper/Work Study Student
IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
02.2011 - 07.2014
- Helping out in general cleaning of the buildings direct care to the elderly
- Performed heavy cleaning duties such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls, washing glass, removing rubbish, maintaining furniture and cleaning fixtures
- Notified management of repair needs
- Moved and dusted furniture and fixtures
- Maintained restrooms
- Washed and relined waste containers
- Maintained floors and carpets
- Used prescribed solutions to clean windows and walls
- Followed specs when preparing cleaning solutions
- Complied with all regulations and corporate custodial guidelines
- Adhered to all environmental, safety and health regulations
- Used hand and power tools such as dollies, floor polishers, ladders, vacuum cleaners, mops and floor strippers
Security Guard
Cargill (Ethanol)
02.2014 - 04.2014
- Guarded designated areas
- Patrolled areas for suspicious activity
- Reported daily activities
- Investigated disturbances
- Escorted individuals for safety reasons
- Prevented passage of prohibited articles or persons into restricted areas
- Answered telephone calls
- Warned people when they break the rules
- Verified employee credentials
- Monitored entrances and exits
- Reported damage, theft, vandalism, presence of unauthorized persons, suspicious activity and injury
- Ensured security of windows, doors, locks, gates, display cases, parking lots, restricted access areas, safes and registers
Education
Bachelor of Science - Manufacturing Engineering
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS01-2021
Associate of Applied Science - Engineering in manufacturing design technology
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, IA05-2018
Diploma - Human Resource Management
Institute of Social Work
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania06-2010
Skills
- Engineering design software: CAD, SOLIDWORKS, GRASSHOPPER, FUSION
- Engineering design hardware: Fabrication, Welding, Lathe, Cnc
- Robotic programming and trouble shooting
- Quality control
- Predictive and preventative maintenance
Vibration analysis
Ultrasonic analysis
Hydraulic Lubrication
- Pump alignment
- Bolier maintenance
- Heat tracing
- Conveyor tracking and alignment
- Flange connection
- OSHA 10
- Health and safety
- Scheduling coordination
- Guest service
- Supplies inventory
- Task delegation
- Staff management
- Laundry operations
- Scheduling
- Employee evaluations
- Room occupancy verification
- Regulatory compliance
- Team building
- Operational efficiency analysis
- Staff training and development
- Quality improvements
- Training and mentoring
- Maintenance coordination
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
- CPR
- Osha 10
- Radon mitigation specialist
Camping , outdoor activities and wood working
Recently as my family grows older both my wife, kids and I have become more interested in almost all types of camping. We went to our first camping trip last year 2024 in south dakota , we did tent camping for 4 days turned out to be the best time we ever had together and we decided to buy a camper trailer and make camping a part of us.
Wood working allows for creative expression, provides a sense of accomplishment by building something tangible with your hands, engages problem-solving skills, and offers a therapeutic escape through focused, precise work with a natural material like wood. I recently build my wife a coffee bar and currently remodeling our camper and house too.
Languages
Swahili
Full Professional
Arabic
Elementary
Timeline
Regional Manager
SWAT ENVIRONMENT
06.2023 - Current
Director of Housekeeping / Maintenance
RENAISSANCE SAVORY
09.2022 - 06.2023
Assistant General Manager
HAMPTON INN
09.2022 - 11.2022
Housekeeping Manager
HILTON GARDEN INN SOUTH
01.2020 - 09.2022
Assistant Maintenance Tech
HOLIDAY INN CITY CENTER
01.2020 - 01.2022
Owner
WASAFI CLEANING / MAINTENANCE SERVICES
07.2019 - 01.2021
General labor
REDFOX STAFFING
07.2019 - 01.2020
Lead Preventative Maintenance
GEORGIA PACIFIC
02.2018 - 04.2019
Engineering / Maintenance technician
DUPONT
02.2017 - 12.2017
Grounds/ Maintenance technician (C&W)
CARGILL
04.2015 - 02.2017
Security Guard
Cargill (Ethanol)
02.2014 - 04.2014
CNA
VILLA CARE CENTER
02.2011 - 07.2015
Custodial Helper/Work Study Student
IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
02.2011 - 07.2014
Bachelor of Science - Manufacturing Engineering
University of Southern Mississippi
Associate of Applied Science - Engineering in manufacturing design technology
Iowa Central Community College
Diploma - Human Resource Management
Institute of Social Work
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