Robert Mitchell Dawson is an American businessman with experience in hotel and restaurant management, independent catering and film work. He has degrees from the University of Denver and Unionville School and is a certified sommelier from the Association of Italian Sommelier in Rome. He has over 40 years of experience working in management roles for hotels and restaurants in the United States, Italy and other European countries.
1. ROBERT MITCHELL DAWSON
mobile: 0039 348 451 1565
e-mail: robertmdawson@gmail.com
PERSONAL DATA
Nationality: American passports –American&EU(Italian)
Languages: English, Italian, German, Spanish and
conversational French
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
University of Denver, Colorado: degree BSBA, hotel & restaurant
management
Unionville School, Unionville, Pennsylvania: degree
Association of Italian Sommelier, Rome, Italy: certified sommelier
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
1989-present Independent caterer/Holiday events service
Hotel Hassler plus other hotels in Rome
English Project
Design recycling project-Rome published
in Italy France & Germany 4 times
Independent Films & commercials
for European Union countries plus Russia
and the U.S.A.
1990.1998 Hotel Hassler, Villa Medici, Rome, Italy:
consultant, food & beverage in restaurant,
5 star hotel, sommelier
1985-1989 Hotel Bel Air, Los Angeles, California:
Manager Pool, Food & Beverage 5 star hotel
1977.1985 New York and Los Angeles: performing
arts, film, TV, commercials
1975.1977 Servico Inc. Memphis, Tennessee: national
marketing & sales director for 45 Hilton,
Sheraton, Holiday Inn franchised hotels and
2. troubleshooter
1973.1975 Prime Inc., Clifton, New Jersey: Director
marketing & sales for 30 Hilton, Sheraton
and Ramada Inns
1970.1973 Leonard Hicks Inc., 1345 6th
Ave., NYC:
Direct sales & marketing manager for 75
resort hotels in the U.S.A., Caribbean,
Europe, South America and Africa
1968.1970 Buttermilk Restaurants, Aspen, Colorado:
manager ski area restaurant.
SKILLS
Sommelier, dance (ballroom, jazz, modern, tap), sailing, scuba diving,
skiing, squash, swimming, horseback riding.