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Hotel Management, Team Building, Financial Planning, Quality Management

Senior Vice President Operations at Yellowstone Club

• Location: Big Sky, Montana
• Duration: 2018-04 to Present
• Description: Yellowstone Club is a private residential community set amidst the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, just west of the famed Gallatin River near the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park and the picturesque mountain town of Big Sky, Montana. 15,000 rolling acres are surrounded by 10,000-foot peaks, world-class skiing and blue-ribbon trout streams. Yet, as beautiful and untouched as its surroundings, Yellowstone Club is less than an hour from Bozeman, Montana and minutes from US 191. The Club's superior amenities, easy Montana charm and overwhelming natural beauty present an incomparable venue for mountain living, year-round recreation, and cherished family traditions. Our members enjoy the spectacular beauty of the World's only private ski and golf community and the benefits of membership in this exclusive one-of-a-kind club. In addition to the 2,900 acres of powder drenched trails of world-class skiing in the winter and an 18-hole Tom Weiskopf-designed mountain golf course for the summer months, we have a full Outdoor Pursuits program for unparalleled mountain adventures.

Managing Director at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort

• Location: Farmington, Pennsylvania
• Duration: 2015-12 to 2018-02
• Description: Nemacolin is one of North America's premier luxury resort destinations. Situated on nearly 2,000 acres in Farmington, Pennsylvania, Nemacolin features 320 luxurious guestrooms in three separate lodging options including the AAA 5 Diamond Falling Rock Hotel, townhouses and private upscale homes. The resort offers championship golf, including the Pete Dye-designed Mystic Rock golf course. In July 2017, the property opened Shepherd’s Rock, its second Dye-designed signature course. Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy the Shooting Academy; Wildlife Academy that features everything from safari tours of many zoo animals to dog sledding; Adventure Center, complete with zip lines and climbing wall; and Jeep Off-Road Driving Academy. The adventure center provides a wonderful ski opportunity for families during the wintertime. Nemacolin boasts an internationally acclaimed spa collection and 15 restaurants and lounges, including Lautrec, a Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond restaurant experience. For meetings and events, Nemacolin's 32,000 square feet of conference space includes three ballrooms, a lecture hall and 25 meeting rooms. Nemacolin features a full casino that enhances the resort guest experience. Efforts focused on a resort wide renovation plan that included re-routing and constructing a new main entrance to the resort, renovating and expanding the family pool complex, constructing and marketing the opening of our new 17 Million dollar golf course as well as room renovations and many infrastructure projects. The renovation was over 130 Million dollars. Financially the resort was repositioned and marketed with a brand new strategy changing the customer base and driving the financial results in a positive long-term direction. This is an extremely complicated operation with over 90 departments and a family ownership with many dynamics.

General Manager at Keswick Hall and Golf Club

• Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Area
• Duration: 2014-03 to 2015-12
• Description: Keswick Hall and Golf Club is a 500 member private country club and a 48 room full service resort. Situated on 600 acres, the centerpiece of the estate property is the 48 room Forbes Five Star mansion inn that epitomizes comfort and style. Worked hand in hand with golf course designer Pete Dye in building the new 15 million dollar “Full Cry” golf course. Efforts focused on driving hotel and group sales while also pushing and driving membership sales. The resort received the Forbes 5 Star award just 9 months after my arrival. Sales focus has lead to the best financial performance in the resort’s history.

General Manager Royal Sonesta Houston at Sonesta Hotels

• Location: Houston, Texas Area
• Duration: 2012-07 to 2014-03
• Description: General Manager – The Royal Sonesta Houston is a 485 room AAA Four Diamond hotel located in the area of the Houston Galleria. With 50,000 square feet of meeting space, this hotel is one of the elite locations in Houston for corporate, group and high end catering events. Efforts focused on re-branding this hotel and driving service culture and financial recovery. Directed and carried out the conversion and re-flagging of this hotel. Changed the hotel from Intercontinental Houston to the Royal Sonesta Hotel. This involved all aspects of contracts, branding initiatives, pre-marketing and post marketing activities, all PR work, Budgetary creation and projections as well as all sales efforts. Stabilized hotel staffing after a very disruptive 6 month transition leading up to the conversion. Re-built entire executive team of the hotel as well as Rebuilding the entire sales efforts in the hotel starting with hiring a new Director of Sales and Marketing. Planned and directed $25 million renovation. Including - scope development, meeting space upgrades, introduction of new outlet concept, re-conception of the lounge, all sleeping rooms, exterior and life safety issues including back of house areas.

General Manager at The Peabody Little Rock

• Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Area
• Duration: 2010-02 to 2012-07
• Description: Directed all day to day operations for this Forbes Four Star AAA Four Diamond downtown Convention Center Hotel. Efforts focused on stabilizing a struggling hotel, developing a seamless process of service between 3 operating organizations, stimulating additional city wide demand through the development of solid local relationships within the political community and working with a local Hotel Board which represents ownership. This hotel is the premier meetings location in the Little Rock market. The Peabody has all catering rights to the 200,000 combined square feet of meeting and convention space with 418 rooms and Suites, Two full service bars, and a high end world class restaurant. This hotel has a very high community profile hosting many of the City and State events.