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Customer Service Management, Budgeting & Forecasting, Attention to Detail, Customer Base

Managing Director at Acheson Hospitality

• Location: Westmount, Quebec, Canada
• Duration: 2017-05 to Present
• Description:

Project & Procurement Manager - Owning Company GEHT at Waldorf Astoria Cairo Heliopolis

• Location: Cairo, Egypt
• Duration: 2022-08 to 2023-02
• Description: Waldorf Astoria Cairo

Pre-Opening General Manager at MUIR Hotel, Autograph by Marriott

• Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Duration: 2020-02 to 2021-05
• Description: Muir will be Nova Scotia's first five star hotel located in the new Queen's Marque district on the Halifax waterfront. At Muir you will see and sense Nova Scotia in the design, decor, amenities, art collection, and in refined elevated dining. Every piece of furniture and lighting throughout Muir is bespoke, designed and made in Canada. Each of the 109 rooms will reflect original art and pottery from the region. Muir evokes a 'sense of place' in a contemporary and uncommon way.

General Manager at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

• Location: Bahrain - Ramada Manama City Centre
• Duration: 2017-07 to 2019-08
• Description: Opened up new restaurant; lobby lounge and refined the banquet operation. Opened up kids club and pool activities. Realigned focus on the provision of service and quality. By 2019, we had raised the property performance to become 1st in its competitive set in ADR; Occupancy and RevPar. Garnered awards in 2017 and 2018 as 'best of the best' worldwide out of all 800 Ramada properties worldwide. In 2019 received recognition with a Trip Advisor Excellence award for the property.

Executive Director Resorts & General Manager at Delta Lodge at Kananaskis, Autograph by Marriott

• Location: Alberta, Canada
• Duration: 2015-09 to 2016-10
• Description: Iconic premium property with 412 rooms and suites The Lodge comprises three separate buildings; was opened for the 1988 Winter Olympics; has hosted the world leaders G8 conference; and recently the Prime Ministerial conference of Justin Trudeau in 2016. During my tenure: • Oversaw takeover of ownership of this 28 year-old iconic property • Responsible for the introduction and conversion to Marriott systems • Worked with ownership in the development of renovation plans for 251 room and suites; all F&B outlets; and all staff residences • Refined staffing levels; managed costs and increased revenues • Achieved record revenues and profits for the 2016 season • Successfully hosted the retreat of the Canadian Prime Minister (Justin Trudeau) and his entire cabinet Premium hospitality, hotels, resorts, general manager, CEO, China, project manager, asset management, brand hotels, resort, boutique, partnership development, pre-opening, turnkey operations, marketing, ADS, conferencing marketing, executive, EBITDA, NOP, consulting, luxury hospitality, hotels, 5 stars, job search, catering, hotel management, hotel manager, general manager, Food and Beverage, marketing, hotelier, golf.