Doug Brecht Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon, Us

- Responsible for top-line revenues for 782 room urban hotel complex with 72k Sq. Ft. of meeting space. Hilton Portland Downtown 455 rooms, The Duniway, a Hilton Hotel 327 rooms.- Hotel split into two separate business units in 2017 allowing the Executive Tower to re-brand as the Duniway and pursue luxury tier transient, leisure, entertainment & professional sports segments. Accepted into Fine Hotels & Resorts, FROSCH and Signature Travel.- Responsible for managing Annual Budget, P & L Statement, Marketing Plan, Ownership Presentations, preparing rolling and annual group and catering forecast.- Improved annual metrics: group room nights grew from 79K to 95K, ADR growth from $120 to $186, F&B from $8M to $15M, RevPar from $89.95 to $152.31/$161.27.- Responsible for total revenues of $45M ($30M - rooms, $15M - F&B). Expense budget of $8M.- Star Report – above 100% ranking each year. Consistently #1 in competitive set.- Manage Sales, Catering, Private Dining & Events Teams (27 staff) including 5 direct reports and 22 indirect reports.- Market Responsibilities include: Airline/Contract, City-Wide Conventions (1,000+ peak).- Implementation of Salesforce Delphi FDC in 2019 and Delphi MPE 2008.- Sales Initiatives: email campaigns, sales blitz, cold calling, database marketing, incentive plans, site inspections, on/off property entertainment, open houses, grand openings, discovery visits, trade shows, chef tables, lead response, pipeline management, virtual tours, community outreach, industry presentations, 3rd party channel management, Luxury sales, contract negotiations, RFP response.- Marketing, Advertising and PR: digital advertising, e-commerce, social media, print advertising, brochures, virtual website, GDS campaigns, development of packages and promotions, trade show schedule, sponsorships & partnerships for complex, re-branding, grand openings, new hotel launch, positioning process.

Mclean, Va, Us

Responsible for Group Sales, Catering and Event Services. I have oversight for all Sales, Marketing and PR for the property. We were the largest hotel in the state of Oregon.

Omaha, Ne, Us

Responsible for Group Sales, Catering and Convention Services. Hotel earned Green Seal Certification in 2006 and became notable as one of the "greenest" hotels in the country. I handle the sales, marketing and PR for the property.- Lead team of 19 associates consisting of Sales, Catering and Convention Services.- Responsible for top-line revenues for 477 room, 45K sq. ft. convention hotel and IAAC certified conference center. Developed revenue goals, sales budget, sales & catering incentive goals, forecasting, monthly report, ownership reporting.- Sustainability – developed marketing and PR strategies to roll out sustainability measures and Green Seal certification.- Within two year’s hotel substantially increased ADR, RevPAR Index and Occupancy. 2007 the hotel reached a milestone for sold out nights and sell out efficiency.

Portland, Or, Us

Red Lion Hotel Janzten Beach was previously the Doubltree Hotel Jantzen Beach and Doubletree Hotel Columbia River. They were sold by hilton in 2004 to private owners and managed by North Pacific Management. At that time the flag was changed to Red Lion. I was responsible for group sales, catering sales and convention services.- Hotel changed ownership from Hilton 12/2004. Re-branded 3/2005 to Red Lion.- Responsible for: directing and driving sales for entire hotel. Manage team of 14 associates. Establish goals and incentive program for team. Forecasting and monthly reports for group, catering and transient segments.Spent first six months of 2005 a) relocating groups and airline crew business, b) successfully reduced team from 26 to 14 associates, finding new jobs for all displaced staff, c) re-branded hotel, d) re-budgeted for new management company and owners. All while maintaining property’s normal sales pace for current and future years

Mclean, Va, Us

Was promoted to DOSM in 2003. - Led hotel back to 40,000 group room night threshold, which assisted hotel in achieving incentives.- Responsible for directing and driving all top-line revenues for two hotels. Manage all aspects of Hilton Corporate systems.

Mclean, Va, Us

Revitalized group sales effort and guided team through post 9/11 recovery and recession challenges. Managed department during time of high staff turnover and covered while DOSM was being replaced.

Bethesda, Md, Us

- Responsible for directing and driving group sales for entire hotel. Established goals and incentive programs for the Sales team. Monthly critiques and forecasting. Convention Visitors Bureau & Citywide Convention representative for the hotel- Achieved 186% of room revenue goal- Individually responsible for managing the relationship and penetration of existing and new accounts in an effort to increase to increase revenue for group business. Strong sales skills soliciting new accounts, maintaining & growing existing accounts & developing new markets

Bethesda, Md, Us

Bethesda, Md, Us

- Managed twelve Sales and Catering Assistants. Responsible for office procedures, training, meetings. Sales focus strategy directed toward relationship selling, value selling of services. Heavy outside call schedule- Achieved 185% of room revenue goal, Member “Sales Team of the Year” – Marriott Western Region: 1995- Responsible for booking National Association, State and Federal Government and Corporate Group business. Customer base of approximately 300 clients

Bethesda, Md, Us

- Strategic selling, contract negotiations, trade show representation and outside sales calls to build rapport for new and repeat patronage- Consistently achieved 190%+ of annual goals. 1994 booked highest number of Sports room nights in Marriott Hotels- Responsible for the Small Meetings Market in Silicon Valley and Special Market Group business functions of 10-2000 people - Member “Sales Team of the Year” – Marriott Western Region: 1993 and 1994

Bethesda, Md, Us

Bethesda, Md, Us

Bs, Business Administration - Marketing

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