Sold and detailed all corporate and social catering including weddings in 13,000 sq. ft. of meeting space Highly involved in development of marketing plan, budgeting and forecasting Maintained PACE reports on a weekly basis Worked closely with the Food and Beverage department to service events and exceed client’s expectation Handled all billing for clients post event

-Responsible for selling local corporate and social catering with a focus on weddings-Attending trade shows and bridal shows to increase brand awareness and develop lead generation-Grew the wedding segment 533% from 2013 with $68,000 in catering and room revenue in 6 months -Exceeded QTR2 catering and room goals by $9,000 or 117%-Develop wedding and meeting promotions to grow sales with $37,500 ROI-Prepare all end of week/month reports and forecasting for the Sales &… Show more -Responsible for selling local corporate and social catering with a focus on weddings-Attending trade shows and bridal shows to increase brand awareness and develop lead generation-Grew the wedding segment 533% from 2013 with $68,000 in catering and room revenue in 6 months -Exceeded QTR2 catering and room goals by $9,000 or 117%-Develop wedding and meeting promotions to grow sales with $37,500 ROI-Prepare all end of week/month reports and forecasting for the Sales & Marketing department-Prepare room agreements for wedding room blocks resulting in $26,000 revenue Show less

-Responsible for all catering sales, detailing of events, and servicing of banquet functions-Produced $500,000 in banquet revenue for 2,500 sq ft of banquet space in 9 months-Prepare room contracts, menu proposals, BEOs and room diagrams-Perform site visits with clients and daily BEO meetings with all department heads-Banquet operations including staffing, scheduling, setup, vendor relations, AV, and equipment rental-Arrange catering sales reports, forecasts, group resumes… Show more -Responsible for all catering sales, detailing of events, and servicing of banquet functions-Produced $500,000 in banquet revenue for 2,500 sq ft of banquet space in 9 months-Prepare room contracts, menu proposals, BEOs and room diagrams-Perform site visits with clients and daily BEO meetings with all department heads-Banquet operations including staffing, scheduling, setup, vendor relations, AV, and equipment rental-Arrange catering sales reports, forecasts, group resumes, function recaps, and banquet payroll-Handle all billing arrangements for groups and local accounts-Active involvement in employee rallies, team building efforts, and associate relations Show less

Overseeing entire banquet operationResponsible for all Audio Visual including setup, tear down, inventory, training, and outsourcingHiring, training and scheduling associatesUsing CI/TY to maintain updated BEOs, pull flow sheet reports, and execute banquet checks for billingLiaison between all departments within the hotel to best serve the client on the day of their eventMaintain and exceed the brand standards in service and setups

Responsible for daily operations of Seneca Dining Hall and the Pit Stop storePlanning and executing of special menu eventsExperience in creating order guides based on menu specificsDesigning a new layout for the Micros register system and implementing a barcode scannerUsing new multimedia technologies to market events

Managing 30+ employees including Assistant ManagersCreating marketing strategies to increase salesResponsible for maintaining and ordering inventoryHiring and disciplining staffExceeding goals set for food and labor costsStarted as and Assistant Manager