D. Marie Collins Email & Phone Number

Houston,Tx

Founder and Owner of one of the longest privately held travel firms in the USA and most of the world. Multiple divisions which require fast paced and critical decision making ability daily. Virtual Consulting to worldwide clientele daily. Multiple GDS system expertise, Internet, phone and in person consulting offered for airline, hotel, cars, tours, cruises, groups and sales meetings. Operations and financial evaluation with travel and leisure business, real estate, international construction projects and general industry project management programs. This has made the accomplishments of my firm respected and sought after year after year. Complete training of staff in technical and administrative responsibility. GDS system installations and maintenance for corporation as well as training of agents new to industry and conversion from other GDS systems;ie. Sabre to Apollo/Galileo etc. Analyst in project management before acceptance, during project and end of project. Understanding the negotiations steps in conflict resolution and acceptance involving multiple business disciplines worldwide.

Corporate Structure:Developed start up of worldwide service organization toPromote and market travel programs to the general public, Corporate, groups and meeting participants. Detailed reservationsFor airline, car, hotel, cruises, rail products, tours, meeting andGroup programs to worldwide destinations. This was offeredVia phone, in office and internet using multiple industry tools.Day-to-day operations and management of a fast paced highlyTechnical industry where competition and pricing was key. Total financial, administrative, accounting and operationalResponsibility for the travel agency division for over 30 years.Worldwide market selection for clients individually, Corporate Travel Divisions as well as Meetings and Groups from small to Large participation.Destination and Selection of Worldwide Groups And Meetings with Hotel, Transportation, Food and Beverage, Cruise, Rail were arranged through contractual negotiations for Corporate And Group clientele direct to all vendors and service companies. Corporate management of over a 100 employee individual travel Request to assure travel was within Approved financial travel request Mandates. Sat-up and maintained contracts for purchasing services For Corporate clients, airline, car and hotels. Airline and Business Financial credit cards were selected for cost reduction measures to corporate division travel accounts. Delivered cost saving methods Daily to staff and management personnel for routine travel as well as Group and meeting requisitions by corporate.All Selection of Corporate facility, equipment, personnel and Contracts with vendors were chosen and managed. Human resources Throughout hiring, training and firing for a non-union employee staff base. Computer based reservations systems were selected (Apollo GDS) and maintained For life of agency.Areas of Worldwide Destination Experience: Asia, Pacific, Middle East, Europe, Caribbean

Warren County, Ms

Highly trained, via internet classes to substitute teach all grades including special needs children. On-Call, Scheduled, Selected position across the complete Warren County School System in Mississippi.All needed Certificates received

Clinton, Ms

Leisure, Corporate and Group travel Sales to existing clients and walk-in traffic. Reservations and Ticketing of Travel Managements, Inc. Complex Airline Tickets Domestic and International routing for Corporate Travel Clients. Sabre GDS for Airline Ticketing-Hotels-Cars for ITC clients, Apollo GDS for Hotels-Cars for TMI Clients, Extensive Leisure and Cruise Bookings via walk-in, phone and internet and tour research and booking worldwide.

Houston,Tx

Researched International Business Projects to match Principles to Providers and visa versa. Areas of Projects: Hotel Construction, Power Plants, Live Animal Herd Farms and Management for alternative food sources, Cell Phone Towers.Formed Executive Home and Health Care Management Service, duties included in home preparation of food, medicine dispensing of Doctor prescribed to patient, interaction techniques with patients, personal care and grooming, scheduled care giver CNP, RN and LPN staff for a Dementia and physically challenged patient for life end months of their lives.

Houston, Texas Area

Total Operations and Management of Retail Travel Agency. Took agency from manual reservations to computerized reservations Sabre GDS, help select system, train staff and finally managed their Corporate Clients reservations for domestic and international projects. Moved and relocated client in the years with install of systems and floor planning to streamline the organization for owners.

Houston, Texas Area

Performed reservations for worldwide destinations for Executives of Brown and Root to their various locations.Airline, Hotel, Cars, transfers through Sabre Reservations Systems via Phone, Internet and Teletype.

Apollo Reservations System, Computerized Air, Hotel., Car And Tour Booking

Sabre Reservations Systems, Computerized Air, Hotel., Car And Tour Booking

Ticketing, Airline Ticketing

Activities and Societies: Accreditation training for faring and writing airline tickets for reservations worldwide on a manual system.

Certification, Becoming A Travel Expert

Diploma, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program