Charles Beris Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Launching June 1st.

Las Vegas, Nv

• Working with a group of industry experts to bring a major theme park to Las Vegas.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Instructor for HMD-203: Front Desk Operations.Study of front-office procedures from reservations through check-out including the night audit and the property management system and their impacts on other lodging operations. Special emphasis placed on guest-employee relations.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Designed the curriculum for the First Year Experience class in the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration and taught three sections of the class each semester.• Hand picked to assist in the development of the First Year Experience program.• Developed the instructional design and materials for the weekly class sessions.

Northridge, Ca

Founded the Synergy Media Company as the premier marketing and publishing company in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles with the goal of connecting small businesses to new customers with creative marketing campaigns, advertising, direct mail, events and social media. Launched a monthly direct mailed newspaper that became the largest in LA with social media platforms for local news and discounts.• Reached $1 million in sales with in two years.• Led a group of ten professionals in editorial, sales, ad & layout design and web development. • Fostered relationships with local businesses, ad agencies, media buyers and community groups. • Created advertising and marketing campaigns for 126 clients over a three year period. • Directed the marketing and sponsorship for the 10th Annual Granada Hills Street Faire and increased attendance by over 6,000, increased sponsor revenue by 15% and increased vendor participation by 50 vendors.• Developed social media campaigns using blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms.

Residential Realtor with over $1 million in annual sales and ran marketing campaigns for the office.• Formulated and taught classes teaching Realtors how to brand and market themselves with a limited budget and some creativity. • Orchestrated events, advertising and materials for the Annual Food Drive, Community Clean-Up Events and Super Sunday Open Houses. Collaborated with agents and vendors to facilitate successful events to drive sales. • Pioneered and administered a creative monthly contest program using direct-mailed postcards for local Realtors to obtain new business. Program included contest management, mailing list management, plus the printing and mailing of over 300,000 postcards monthly.

Northridge, Ca

Led all functions of the youth bowling programs and leagues at Brunswick Matador Bowl in Northridge and built one of the largest and most successful programs in the nation. I was asked by management to return in 2003 to turn the program around by increasing bowler count and increasing revenue after large declines. • Increased league bowling count from 126 to 372 in one year and tripled revenue by creating new junior programs and expanding others with strong marketing campaigns. • Implemented a new rewards program that encouraged young bowlers and parents to invite other kids and parents to join leagues and attend events. • Increased overnight Lock-In participation by 410% with new participants. • Organized a group of parents into a fundraising committee to increase the college scholarship fund. Increased the fund by 800% with bowl-a-thons, fundraising tournaments, pancake breakfast, raffles and business sponsorship.• Conducted on-boarding and other leadership development.

Valencia, Ca

Facilitated all park orientations for thousands of employees with excitement and enthusiasm. • Conducted train-the-trainer, sexual harassment training, supervisor training and other special training programs as directed. • Taught international training programs and assisted with special projects related to the recruiting, hiring and training of international employees. • Produced new curriculum materials, activities and exercises with the training team to create a fun, informative and interactive learning experience for a large demographic. • Managed the administration of orientation paperwork to ensure that all tests and forms had been completed and placed in the employee files and sent to the respective department. • Ordered supplies for training programs from supplemental materials to snacks for a seamless training experience. • Assisted the Employee Relations Manager with the planning of employee parties and assisted with the sale of discount tickets. • Worked with the Employee Benefits Manager to improve employee knowledge of full-time benefits programs and wellness programs. • Interviewed and recruited over 600 applicants in one hiring season and traveled to various recruiting/job fair events.• Received the coveted “Service Superstar” award in 2000.