Michael Duchateau

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About Michael Duchateau

Guiding Strategic Planning, Operational Controls, and Change Management to Build Profitable Organizations in Challenging Markets. Versatile leader with significant experience driving sustainable growth in profitability while serving Fortune clients. Repeatedly achieved double-digit profitability improvements, paring expenses while improving customer satisfaction, quality, and employee engagement/retention. Areas of impact include: • Strategic Planning & Leadership • Marketing & Business Development • Product quality and process improvement • Human Resources/Team Building • Revenue & Profit Growth • New Product/Concept/Service Development • Finance, Accounting, & Budgeting • Lean Operations • Menu Development Significant experience in Temporary Housing, Property Management, Hotel and Restaurant Industries. Demonstrated ability to improve profitability by moving all key performance indices including revenue, customer satisfaction, cost control/reduction. Expertise at developing and bringing to market new products. Experience in coordinating the successful launch of new concepts and opening of new sites. Comprehensive skills in process improvement, supply chain management, budgeting, reporting, leadership, team building, personnel development and customer relations. Highly successful contract negotiator. Creative, innovative and effective leader. Strong communication and motivational skills, which consistently lead to employee retention, development and advancement.