Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Interests
Music, woodworking, mechanics, cooking, home renovation.
Timeline
Manager

Joshua A. Holland

Manager
Springfield,MO

Summary

Veteran Leader with top-level skills in Sales. Likeable personality and customer-focused background coupled with expertise in customer service. Ready to tackle new challenges and build success with exciting organization.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Admissions Coordinator Team Lead

Midwest Technical Institute
06.2015 - Current
  • Developed Current training materials and process for new hires
  • Found opportunities in training process and refined them to ensure future success, reducing staff attrition by 70%
  • Developed calling campaign procedures to track success
  • Developed tool for location awareness at each campus
  • Developed appointment reminder call process resulting in a 40% increase of appointment shows
  • Developed daily audit process, increasing appointment legitimacy and system accuracy
  • Responsible for Temp call center operations
  • Conduced Quality Assurance observations
  • Provided feedback and coaching based QA scores resulting in a significant increase of future QA scores
  • Traveled to other campus locations as ambassador
  • Hired as opening team for new call center concept
  • Helped trouble shoot and launch new call handling system
  • Trained and mentored new hires and continued support after training.

Vacation Planning Consultant

Wyndham Vacation Ownership
01.2013 - 06.2015
  • Mentor for at home agents to improve overall performance and connection to in center team
  • Project manager for direct team incentive program, creating monthly themes and contests to increase measurable metrics
  • Project manager for creating site incentive games, resulting in an increase in measurable metrics and cohesive supervisor interaction across all departments
  • Manager for Healthy Living Committee for site wide healthy living awareness
  • Served as SME and Project manager responsible for creating training materials and conducting all training classes for new rental car process
  • Educated owners on maximizing their investment in Wyndham, by providing membership usage and travel options
  • Used resort and area knowledge to sell resort time to non-owners, meeting and exceeding daily sales goals.

Retail Customer Support

Verizon Wireless, Missouri
01.2009 - 05.2012
  • Won Best in the West in three different categories for the months of October, November, and December
  • Selected for Ambassador program during the Alltel conversion, teaching Verizon Wireless systems and culture
  • Maintained Advanced Data Certification during 2010
  • Organized and facilitated “Smart Phone” workshops and provided daily training to customers and team members
  • Provided store support through inventory, returns, reports and sales
  • Received recognition from area and regional directors for outstanding customer survey reports.

Apprentice General Manager

Chipotle Mexican Grill
Dallas, TX
11.2005 - 04.2008

·Developed and promoted four Kitchen Managers, three Service Managers and three Assistant Managers.
·Trained hourly managers on scheduling and how to control labor costs.
·Assisted in exceeding our labor cost goals for the year by $27%.
·Developed and executed several local store marketing plans, resulting in an increase in sales of 14% over the previous year with a pass through of over 50%, achieving the best financial performance of the thirty Dallas market restaurants.
·Controlled budgets for kitchen supplies, office supplies, crew uniforms, laundry, maintenance and repair, and outside services.
·Maintained inventory variance of 0.20%.
·Identified opportunities to improve inventory control and variances, and executed action plans for crew and Kitchen Managers to resolve issues.

Assistant Manager

McAlister’s Deli
Oklahoma

Director

Sand Plum Assisted Living
Oklahoma

Executive Chef

New York Italian Restaurant
Colorado

Executive Sous Chef

Eurest Dining
Colorado

Sous Chef

Hunters Restaurant
Colorado

Waitstaff Manager and Trainer

Santa Fe Grill

National Guard

U.S. Army
San Antonio, TX
01.1992 - 01.1998
  • Qualified Hawkeye
  • Graduated with top honors from U.S Army Culinary School
  • Graduated with top honors from U.S Army Hospital Food Nutrition School
  • Received Commanders Commendation

Education

High School Diploma -

Skyline High School
Longmont, CO
08.1993 - 05.1994

No Degree - Liberal Arts And General Studies

Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO
01.2012 - 01.2013

Ken Blanchard SLII Program

Ken Blanchard
06.2006 - 06.2006

Leadership Training.

Norton And Norris
02.2016 - 02.2016

Skills

Strong work ethic - Adaptabilityundefined

Interests

Movies, Classic vinyl, home audio

Music, woodworking, mechanics, cooking, home renovation.

I collect classic vinyl. I enjoy designing and building custom furniture and speakers. I have a classic project truck, as a former chef I now create and teach my son how to cook, I have a 1950's home that I am renovating.

Timeline

Leadership Training.

Norton And Norris
02.2016 - 02.2016

Admissions Coordinator Team Lead

Midwest Technical Institute
06.2015 - Current

Vacation Planning Consultant

Wyndham Vacation Ownership
01.2013 - 06.2015

No Degree - Liberal Arts And General Studies

Ozarks Technical Community College
01.2012 - 01.2013

Retail Customer Support

Verizon Wireless, Missouri
01.2009 - 05.2012

Ken Blanchard SLII Program

Ken Blanchard
06.2006 - 06.2006

Apprentice General Manager

Chipotle Mexican Grill
11.2005 - 04.2008

High School Diploma -

Skyline High School
08.1993 - 05.1994

National Guard

U.S. Army
01.1992 - 01.1998

Assistant Manager

McAlister’s Deli

Director

Sand Plum Assisted Living

Executive Chef

New York Italian Restaurant

Executive Sous Chef

Eurest Dining

Sous Chef

Hunters Restaurant

Waitstaff Manager and Trainer

Santa Fe Grill
Joshua A. HollandManager