1. CHRISTOPHER M. SMITH
HOUSE MANAGER / PERSONAL ASSISTANT
Address: 503 S Broadway
Lantana, FL 33462
Cell: (561) 662-8896
Email: cmsprops@gmail.com
Professional Profile:
Experienced with end-user and customer support in high-volume, deadline-orientated workloads.
Skilled in critical thinking, problem-solving, judgment and decision making. Extensive
knowledge of property management from the owner’s perspective. Able to communicate and
explain technical concepts to non-technical individuals. Ability to recognize potential problems
before they happen; reliable, personable, hardworking, loyal and willing to go the extra mile.
Personal Assets:
• 15+ Years of Property Management Experience
• 7 Years Private Service Experience
• Willing to Relocate
• Extended Travel Welcomed
Skill Synopsis:
• Responsible and Dependable • Extensive Vendor Management
• Discreet and Dedicated • Inventory Management
• Caring and Committed Elder Care • Project Management
• Simple Meal Preparation • Vehicle Management
• Common Sense Self-starter • Familiar with Smartphones and Tablets
• Problem Solving Skills • Knowledge and understanding of trades
• Proficient in Mac and PC server/computer platforms • Familiar with Microsoft Word, Outlook, email
research
Professional Memberships:
Domestic Estate Managers Association, Member
Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce, Member
Professional Experience:
February 2007 – December 2015
Private Residence, Palm Beach, FL
Manage and schedule routine maintenance of 6,000sf residence on 3 acres, including grounds keeping, pool, vehicle maintenance.
• Managing and scheduling of trades and vendors for interior and exterior maintenance.
• Liaison with family offices on a regular basis for planning of travel & social itineraries.
• Procurement of household supplies (including grocery shopping), services, and equipment as needed.
• Travel between out-of-state properties (Easton, MD and Harbor Springs, MI) transporting belongings and
vehicles.
• Assist with driving, travel arraignments and appointment scheduling.
• Train houseman on Principals’ meal preferences and housekeeping standards. Provide coverage on staff’s days
off to ensure seven day week staff coverage.
• Family-style cooking as needed.
• Ensure that household policies and procedures are followed and adhered to.
• Liaison with other staff including: Executive Assistant, other residence’s Caretaker, and Yacht Captain.
• Personal shopping, execute special requests, errands and related duties

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January 1992 – June 2005
Apartment Building Manager, Lake Worth, FL
Owner/operator of 15 units in a multi-unit building. Was involved (hands-on) with all aspects of building/unit upgrades, maintenance/repairs and
owner tenant issues including rent collection.
• Managed the day-to-day operations of the property: tenant relations, vendor management, and community
interactions.
• Finding and placing qualified tenants, negotiating leases, and collecting security deposit/rent.
• Investigated and resolved tenant complaints; enforcing rules of occupancy.
• Regularly inspected the property to ensure it is was up to code; quickly resolved emergency maintenance issues.
• Scheduled maintenance and repairs; negotiated bids and contracts with vendors.
• Licensed by state for Community Association Manager (required for buildings of more than 10 units).
• Served on several condominium boards in various positions: President, Vice President, and Director.
Additional Experience:
September 1996 – August 2015
Cox Media/Palm Beach Newspapers
Sixteen years of progressively responsible experience in workflow, planning, and troubleshooting technical issues – during the night shift (4:00pm –
12:00midnight) – while supporting staff, production employees, and outside vendors Knowledge of publishing technologies, including pagination
software and page preparation software.
• Provided technical user-support for pre-press systems, equipment, employees and third-party vendors.
• Trained and assisted personnel with the implementation of new procedures, work-arounds and software upgrades
and changes.
• Troubleshooting of paginated pages, ads and PDF files.
• Nightly on-call technical support for the camera-plate department for the Tribune/Sun-Sentinel and Olive
Software.
• Completed and released editorial and advertising pages through DTI systems including soft-proofing of pages,
folio changes/editing and the placement of electronic ads.
• Worked prioritizing editorial and advertising page flow to press following press schedule with special attention to
deadlines.
• Troubleshooting plate processors, bender equipment including a variety of pre-press software and output devices.
• Performed color correction, color separation, scanning and uploading of files to DTI with special emphasis using
Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat Professional and Pagespeed/Classpeed applications.
• Produced camera-ready pages for editorial layout.
Education:
Community Association Manager, Licensed in 2006
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, License# CAM24795
Liberal Arts Courses, Palm Beach Community College
Lake Worth, FL
Selected Courses in Graphic Arts, Art Institute of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Forest Hill High School, 1982
West Palm Beach, FL
References - Additional Available on Request:
Ann Mulholland
Secretary/Baker Estate
(561) 622-0717
Paul Martin
South Palm Beach Villas
Condominium
(603) 566-6345
Gregg Harr
Director of Operations
(Retired)/Cox Media Group
(561) 307-2900