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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton, Canada Area

• Building and training a team of sales professionals
• Building a realtor network
• Educating new home buyers
• Generating new leads
• Converting leads into prospects
• Qualifying the prospects

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Assisting Area Sales Manager in day today work
• Taking care of all the administrative work
• Generating new leads
• Qualifying the prospects
• Follow Up with the leads and updating them on new promotions
• Closing the deals.

Slave Lake

• Responsible for running of the hotel in the absence of General Manager.
• Responsible for hotel accounts, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Cash Room
• Responsible for the whole F&B Department which includes kitchen, restaurant, lounge, vlt and banquets
• Responsible for Rooms sales, Banquet sales, Marketing and promotions for rooms, restaurant and lounge.
• Responsible for F&B Budget and assisting the GM in making of other department budget.

Drayton Valley, AB, Canada

• Responsible for running of hotel in absence of General Manager
• Responsible for Inventory Control, Scheduling, Restaurant Sales and Room Sales
• Maintaining Food & Beverage Service standards in Lounge, VLT Room and Night Club.
• Hands on assisting the staff in F&B, Room, Reception, VLT and Housekeeping
• Planning of new restaurant opening in Jan 2013.

Honey Harbour, Ontario, Canada

• Trained hostesses, servers, porters and an assistant manager for the upcoming summer leisure season.
• Managed the dining room with 250 seatings and turnover of 400 guests every meal.
• Prepared weekly schedule for 25 Food and Beverage staff.
• Responsible for Room Sales, Restaurant Sales, Banquet Sales and catering to corporate conferences and seminar for upto 250 delegates.
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring and firing of staff

Pithoragarh Area, India

• (Resort property with 70 rooms, 5cottages, 1 multicusine restaurant & 3 banquet halls)
• Reduced labour cost from 20% to 15% of sales revenue by effective scheduling and training in 6 months.
• Trained 10 new restaurant and banquet employees, 3 of whom were rapidly promoted.
• Consistently achieved or exceeded monthly sales targets; developed sales plan in line with annual budget.
• Kept abreast of local market trends in order to maintain a competitive edge.
• Ensured adequate weekly inventory (e.g. linen, glassware, cutlery)

Sydney, Australia

• (Club with 1coffee shop, 1multicuisine restaurant, 1 speciality Chinese restaurant, 3 banquet halls, 5 bars, 200 gaming machines and 10,000 approx members)
• Increased banquet sales and restaurant sales per cover from Aud$25 to Aud$30 in 3 months by upselling higher-end products.
• Oversaw day to day restaurant operations as well as function rooms including cleaning, floor plan lay-out, table settings and themes for special occasion such as wedding, birthdays and Conferences.
• Worked with the chef to determine menu plans on a daily basis as well as for special events or occasions or for groups or parties.
• Purchased all items including food, beverages, equipment and supplies.
• Managed all accounts payable and receivable, handled payroll and roster

Sydney, Australia

• (5 star rated event centre, 5 banquet halls with capacity of 1800 sit-down guest’s dinner)
• Organized dinner for Prime Minister of Australia Mr. John Howard in 2006 and Pre- election campaign dinner for succeeding Prime Minister of Australia Mr. Kevin Rudd in 2007
• Prepared weekly staff schedule for 40 employees.
• Trained and supervised 50-75 staff to assist with functions and special events.
• Maintained effectively the physical outlook of the premises
• Banquet Bookings, Banquet Sales and Implementing Marketing plans.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• (Premium cruiseliner under Royal Caribbean International with 10 different ships with capacity of 1500-3500 guests at a time)
• Promoted from Asst.Cook to Cook within 3 months
• Prepared vegetables, hamburgers, pizza and pasta in the live kitchen
• Prepared different food preparation for the Lunch Buffet (Hot).
• Prepared kitchen requisition for stores
• Maintained Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)standards

Mumbai Area, India

• (Organization with 3 multicuisine restaurants and 1outdoor catering kitchen)
• Opened 2 new outlets for the organization in 1 year.
• Maintained food and beverage service standards in the outlet.
• Generated new leads by visiting offices and factories
• Booked and managed outdoor banquets
• Maintained restaurant accounts and inventory

Mba, Food Service Management & Financial Management

Bachelor Of Business, Hospitality Administration/Management

Diploma, Hotel Management

High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates