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Atlanta, GA, US

• Directed leadership team and associates of five Marriott branded hotels, with over 600 guest rooms.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Responsible for creation and roll-out of National User Experience Program across the Country.
• Curated and introduced SMART plans to drive tenant experience scores across 6 major cities in Canada.
• Responsible for all planning and operational activities, including budgeting, cleanliness, maintenance and capital planning for more than 2 million square feet of commercial real estate in over 40 buildings, comprised.

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• Coordinated and lead the pre-opening and opening efforts for successful early launch of the largest Residence Inn By Marriott in the World.
• Quickly ramped in first 3 months to be at occupancies of over 90%, securing over $800k in new tour business, more than 50 Corporate Transient contracts and a project contract with over 5,000 room nights over a 6-month.
• Consistently finished the year in top 10% of the Brand for Guest Experience.

• Directed complete renovation of 410-room hotel, exceeding 40,000 budgeted group rooms in 2017 while undergoing extensive renovation.

• Directed transition of resort from condominium build to independently branded property to top-performing AAA Four Diamond Starwood resort, more than doubling occupancy levels and total revenues over three years. Earned.
• Led continuous process improvements, playing key role in design and build of new breakout meeting rooms, $18m conference facility, and 30 guest rooms, increasing revenue and RevPar by more than 25%
• Served on Board of Directors of Lee County Hotel Association and Lee County Sports Organizing Committee, earning 2015 Lee County Tourism “Best Boss Award.”

• Maintained high standards and profitability of rooms and F&B division of 977-room hotel with more than 70k square feet of meeting space.
• Facilitated business efficiency, developing, and managing $75m operations budget, analyzing corporate funding requirements and allocating funds appropriately.
• Championed multiple renovation and refurbishment projects, maximizing customer satisfaction, profitability, and market share.
• Led strategic revenue stream initiatives and process improvements, including guest service-related programming and third-party partnerships; reduced housekeeping costs by 8%.

Stamford, CT, US

• Cultivated exceptional relationships with general managers and F&B directors for multiple Starwood properties in Canada.
• Led innovation and implementation of new programs rolled out through Starwood Corporate, including “4 as 1” rollout to North America.
• Launched Starwood Beverage Program across all 50 owned, managed and franchised properties lowering wine costs by more than 10% across the Canadian properties.
• Created and rolled out Cost Savings solutions to all Canadian properties increasing F&B margins by more than 100 basis points.

Stamford, CT, US

Dubai, Dubai, AE