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: LEHTGH0UNTY: COMMISSIONERSFFICEApplication to Filt Vacancy or CommisslonerAt-Large, ehigh County pA

:My name sJohnR HofmannSr.A lifelong itizen f LehighCountyanda registered emocrat. aspireto the ill he vacancyaused y he resignationf Mr.BillLeiner. respectfullysk or yourconsiderationf my relevant ualificationso participatesa Lehigh ounty ommissioner.Currently am,and or the past ouryears,ownerof SearsHometownStore,240SWestEndBlvd,Quakertown A18951.Sears ometown tore sengagedn hebusinessf sell ingmajorappliancesandelectronicso thegeneral ublic.Th ebusinessmploys otalof 4 people.Thebusinesss anSCorp ncorporatednderNanhofnc .with Nancy,mywifeof 38years wning49% he, alance wnedby me. Nancysnot an activemember f the business. he sa Speech herapistor he ColonialNorthamptonntermediate nit.

WhvMe?1. l've been here anddone hat but on a smallerscdle.In he ateeightiesfilleda vacancy,sa republican,f a resigning atasauquaortoughouncilperson.Subsequentlyran or re-electionndwa seleded. Duringhe second earof my secondterm was, n my ulltimeposition ith Radio hack, rqmotedo Eastern ivision'Directorf RadioShack etail ervices.The irstyearafterre-election, pending ver120nightsaway rom home, raveling territoryencompassingn areabordered y BangorME o Minneapolis N o Jackson S o MiamiFL, tbecame bundantlylear couldno t ngood onscienceontinueo holda of courrrcilositionabsent o much rom Catasauqua.subsequently esigrhedrom council.Sometime uring heReagandministrationchanged artyaffiliationo Democrat s couldnolonger upport ational epublicanartyplatform rincipals.Earlyn our marriage ancy nd wereweekend ouse arents t theLehigh ounty uvenileDeten t ionCenter .Mr .B i l |Cand iawas incharge .2. I am a studentof historv.Harry ruman aid,Theonly hingnew s he history ouhavenot read".Hewasabsolutelycorrect!Since, t he ime,spendingomuch ime raveling,needed way o appropriatelytilize heeveningspent way ro mhomeand amily. I had aken he DaleCarnegieourse, umanRelationsndPublic peakingndduring he 16weeksemester asawarded arrlegie'siography


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of Abraham incoln.t was oveat firstsight.Sincehart ay have eadover30 volumes n Lincoln.It also tarted 20 +year ov eof history ndbiographiesf successfuleople.Thebeauty fstudying uccessfuleoples ealizinghereare ules or being uccessful.he ules repassion,persistence,erseverance,atience ndabove ll eas6nableness.Successsdefined stheprogressiveealizationf a worthygoalanduck s hat ntersectingointwherepreparednesseets pportunity ndopportunifysalwayshere.Another onsequencef traveling nd eading asa d(veloping nterestn he AhericanSouthWestandNative merican istory esultingn nterestrn hotographysa way o:recordhesightsvisited. nTHEBOOK FTH EHOPIhe Hopi laim he Mayawere heirdescendantshich ed me osubsequentrips o the Yucatan eninsulao photographndstudyMayanRuins.I mention ll his o provide ouwith an understanding,elow thinkandpursue n deaor conceptthen ollow t through ill lt i scompletelyomprehended.Asa result f researchingtopicotheropportunitiesresenthemselves. perfect xamplestaking course n public peakingnd30yearsaterpreparingo opena second usinessnphotographystablishingnatelier nCatasauqua,ith wo otherphotographers,amed ronworksStudio.3. To be successfulne mustbe a failure.Thedefinition f insanity, ccordingo Einstein,sdoing he same hingoverandoveragain ndexpecting different esult. This s not ar from succest.Since uccessequires epeated ttemptsto achieve goalby varyingeachattemptuntil he goal,is ltimatelyachieved.When nterviewedy a reporter fterover7,000 ailed ttempts t developingn ncandescentightbulb,Thomas dison asasked hyhe didn't us tgiveup as t wasobviouso this eporterha t twasan mpossibleask. Edison, fterconsideration,espondedl havediscoveredr,000 uccessfulways o not makean ncandescentulb herefore am ha tmuchclosero discoveringsuccessfulway o makeone".Successsal labout easonedailures.4. lt is all about reasonableness. iTheability o reasonswhatseparatess romwildlife.Those ho choose ot o or cannot easonar edestinedo behaveik eanimals nd epeatheirerrors.Reason llowsme o lookof yourview,his,hers, iscal, ociological,istorical, ine,and hroughthe algorithm f reason onstruct solution cceptable;opefully,o the majority'withrueunderstandingndconsiderationiven o no t purposefqrllyr nadvertentlynjure hose of thedisagreeing inority.


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whilesomewhat ircuitoushope he above rovides n risightnt owho andwhat am. I amEpiscopalhaving hangedromMoravian ftermarrying ancy ho pEpiscopal.alsohappeno be a ongdistanceunnerwho runseverySunday. ssuch do not regularly ttend rganizedervices.whileactive was, or a period f timewhile aising ur own wo,children,unday chool irectorI perform olunteer ervice sa hospiceolunteer isiting nl yveterans.t is mportanto me o assureveteransha t heyar estillappreciatednd ecognizedegardlessf hownearor far n ime heyar efrom heirserviceo ourcountry. am affiliated ith Heartland om eHealthcare oSpice ervice.I am alsoa formerboardmember f the Lehigh alleyRoadRunners,he valley'sargestunning lubwith clubhouseocatedn he ormerGoodShepherd arm House,nda current hildren'sunningcommitteemember.TheChildren'sunning ommittees responsibleor a series f elght unningevents tartingatespring nd unninghrough ummer.Th esize f these ventsn ermsofparticipationange romovera housand hildreno 250pS revent.These vents re:entirelyree ochildren ges to 14with al lexpensesnderwritten yLehigh alleyRoadRunners.Myvolunteerresponsibilit iesith he RoadRunners lso ncludeshe ph6tographyf all 18events ffered y heclub.The mages anbe seen n myPhotos yJohnwebsite, ww.photosbyJohn.net.Earlyas t ear was ouched y he mpending ankrupcyf the Lehigh alley oo. contactedhenDirector taceyJohnsonndproposed 5K un hroughhezooasa way o raise warenessnd undsfor the zoo.Once pproveddeveloped websitewww.runwildatlvzooSk.comndwith he helpof ZooBoardMemberGreggMarzano e put on asuccessfulvent aising earlySS,OOOor he zoo. Whileaverysmall ar tof a 1.6million ollar udgett wasa contributionha twouldnot haveotherwiseoccurred.Needlesso say am nostrangero hardworkandamwillirtgo engagen what snecessaryoaccomplishdifficult ask. am goodwith numbers nda quick tudywith anacute bility o detectB.S.I am a greatproponent f reasonableonsiderationo accomplishonsensusy solating go rom hetasktoprec|udeemot ionasaninterrupt ingfactor.Attachedsa resume f myworkexperience.am happy rldmore ha nwill ingo meetan ddiscuss yqualificationsith allor partof thisaugust roupat yourconvenience.thank ou orrthis pportunityto presentmyqualificationsnd ook orward oyourconsideration

Sincerely,

JohnRHofmann r,2L5-852-4207Januaryt,2Ot0

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John R. HofmannSr.

, 420WalnutStGatasauquaPA 18032 1103:r Phone:(215)852+4207

Ernail: [email protected]:To providepositive eadorshipor a "OneTeam OneGoal"environmenthat supportsGore Countyvalues of teamwork,pride, rust andintegrity.

ffiSUMMARY IOver twenty-five yearc of increasingly responsible management experience in leaderchip,mentoring, change managsment,crcativity, sales traifling, operations, progrant implementationand human resources. Applicantpossesseffectivene$otiatingskills and abil ity to communicatewell with peopleat all levelsof an organization o achierJe xpected esults.Major Strengths

Profit & LossControlExcellentCustomerServiceAnalysis& ProblemResolutionHumanResource rainingPhotography

II ManagementDevelopmcnt, Strategic lanningI TimeManagement, MicrosoftOffice, LotusNotes,SAP

SelfmotivatedandDisciplined

PROFf,SSIONATXPNRIXNCN',PrincipalSearsHometownStore,Quakertown,PAOwn and Operote RetallApptiance and ElectronicsStore,dct 2OOSo Present


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:. Manage ay o dayoperation f retailstorewith 3 empiloyeesI FullP&1, ersonnel,nventory nd iscal esponsibility,o r consistentlyrofitable usiness

Dan'sCameraCity,Allentown,PACounter Sales nd Classroom raining,Nov 2004 o Sept2005r Classroomraining, igital amerasor Beginners. ounter ales f products nd$ervices.AmerilinkCorp,Bensalem, A :RegionalManager, RadioShack nstatlationSeruices.b.aAmerilinN Dec20Ol to tl/pv20O3

i. Managed eighteen residentialand commercialsdtellite/LANnstallationoffices utilizing acombination f employee ndcontractnstallers.o Corebusinesss residentialatelliteDish& Direct V) installation,AN ,MS Oand MDU. Operationwas osingmoney sof July2001. io Saleswere increased 0% and profits 18%. Succes$ ttributed o properlymanagingavailableassets oth physical nd people,and leveraginghege hroughcontrolled rowth and excellentcustomer erviceo achieve xpectedesults. i. Negotiated greements ith subcontractorsor satelllte nd LANwork. MarketedRadioShack'sserviceso areaandnational rospects. I'CompUSA, etroit,Ml :RegionalSeruice iredor, tuly 7997 o tuly 2007r As Directorof Services,uccessfullyrained Sales earnMembers n proper echniques f sellinghighestmargin roducts.e .Extended ervice lans, rqining lasses,eplacementlans ndServiceCenterRepair ervices.o Assisted egional alesManagern conducting erch{ndisinguditsandplan-o.gram ompliance.Conductedmerchandising alk-throughwith GenertalManagers,Retail SalesManagersandOperations angers.e Region anked umber wo in the nation n services nd grossmargin onsequentlyecominghesecondmostprofitableegionn he company.o Additionalesponsibilit iesncluded irectingmanagersf theService entersocatedn allstores.

RadioShackCorporation, ethlehem, A :7978 o 7997DirectorNortheastDivisionof RodioShackRetditServiceso Managed 8 ocations, combinationf consumer ervlce ndcomputer ervice0cilit ies ithin ivestate area and P rovinceof Ontario Canada. Droye full P & L, budgetaryand personnelresponsibilit iesor a 524,000,000nnual ales ivision mploying ve r200employeeso bestof 18regions.Extensiveravel equired. :


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. Executedoll ou t of inbound/outbounderviceacilit iesncludingecruiting,taffing nd raining orEastern ivision f newlycreated ig box retailchain'Computerity. Opened 0 stores n a two-yearperiod.o On eof only wo directorso twiceearnRadio hack's ighest chievementhe coveted eaders lubin 10 years. Thisawardembodiedoverallexcellencen controlof all factorspertainingo profits,sales ains ndcustomer ervice cores.ServiceCenter Managero Managed uccessionf progressivelyarger omputefand consumer lectronicservice acilit ieswith full P & L, budgetary nd personnelesponsibilit les.mproving roductivity nd profitsoverpeers,ead o subsequentromotionTechnical Representative or Tandy TRS80 computer lineo Providedproblem resolution, lassroom nd f ield technical raining an d support to Tandytechniciansndcustomer ducationor our extensive@rporate lientbase.Radio ShackStore Manager

o Managed Radio hacketail torewithcomplete & L and nventoryesponsibility.

ADUCATIONUniversity f Louisiana t Monroe

o Major:PsychologyReading viationService, raden's lyingService nd Rayvitle AFlyingService

o Privat, ommercial,nstrument, ulti-Engineilot's icensesndGround nstructor'sCertification. otalof 4,000+ hours lying ime. :UnitedStatesAir ForceNationalGuard :

o Basic lectronicso AircraftRadioRepairtehighCountyand NorthamptonCountyCommunityCollqges

o Myriad f coursesn he math's, ci encesndhumanities.Ongoing

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Management,ales raining, echnical ourses,afeer rackSeminars,ndDaleCarnegiePublic peakingndHumanelations ourse.Numerous hotographyoursesHospice raining

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