DAVID HOFFNER

405 E Bates Street Hebron, IN 46341 Skills Summary

219-310-5535

email: dhoffner95@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/dhoffner95

Thrives on analyzing complex problems in order to clarify, summarize, and present possible solutions Excellent verbal skills for writing, editing, and presentation A demonstrated capacity to organize, schedule, and manage complex tasks Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, and Access Committed to team success through collaboration, communication, and training

Qualifications and Experience

Accounting and Audit Performed the nightly audit at a 112-room select service hotel (using FOSSE) Rewrote the nightly hotel audit procedure in order to more closely comply with corporate and brand guidelines Saved a recent employer from potential penalties and losses by researching a state and county tax issue, and wrote recommendations for the leadership that led to a complete overhaul of the sales and billing processes Prepared annual departmental budgets Served as bookkeeper for a small nonprofit (using QuickBooks) Revised group rental contracts at two organizations, resulting in lower default rates Streamlined internal tasks by creating effective user-friendly forms (in MS Excel) Developed a revenue forecast model for a previous employer (using MS Excel) Continuing educationrecently completed Accounting Principles II at Indiana Wesleyan University Management and Administration Supervised and scheduled up to 7 part-time employees in the guest operations departments Implemented a guest room inspection program Board member for a professional organization (CCCA-IN) 2003-10, serving as Secretary 2005-10. Helped plan and coordinate the semiannual statewide training and networking conferences Operated and maintained a customer/donor database for an office with six users Regularly served as a facility host coordinating multiple group events, totaling as many as 600 attendees Writing Wrote the working draft of a 12-chapter user manual explaining procedures for use of a customer/donor database Wrote a bimonthly 800-word column for a publication with a circulation over 5000 Training and Teamwork Prepared weekly report and facilitated weekly department head meeting at an organization of 12 employees Led a monthly staff chapel at same organization Taught several different adult classes and seminars of both an academic and professional nature Led wilderness canoe and mountain bike trips for junior high students

Employment History
White Lodging Services (2011- ) - Night Auditor, Fairfield Inn & Suites Merrillville, Indiana Cedar Lake Conference Association (1998-2010) - Director of Guest Services Cedar Lake, Indiana Hillside Community Church (2001-2003) - Bookkeeper Crown Point, Indiana Elmbrook Church (1996-98) - Pastoral Resident Brookfield, Wisconsin Timber-Lee Christian Center (1990-96) - Retreat Coordinator East Troy, Wisconsin Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort (1982-87) - Assistant Restaurant Manager Salt Lake City, Utah

Education Summary
M.Div. Trinity International University Deerfield, Illinois (1991) B.A. Saint Olaf College Northfield, Minnesota (1982)