Filip Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, NH, NL

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Contrast Living is a serviced apartment brand with a tech-driven approach. Our concept is designed to meet the needs of young professionals and students while delivering long-term value to property owners. We’re not just about managing properties, we’re about creating vibrant living environments that last. Let’s connect and explore how to add Contrast to.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• I founded FA Projects to offer freelance support and strategic advice to property owners, developers, asset managers and operators in NL. My focus is to optimize residential and mixed-use properties by increasing value.
• Feasibility: Optimize building program and develop additional revenue streams.
• Systems: Plan and implement IT systems to achieve operational efficiency and tenant satisfaction.
• Opening: Support clients with opening preparations for a successful property launch.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• In partnership with GROWE Beheer, I supported during the development phase by evaluating and optimizing various mixed-use projects in NL.
• Provided operational feedback on construction plans
• Identified additional revenue streams
• Setting up detailed profit and loss statement

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• In partnership with GROWE Beheer, I defined the operational vision and setup for 1828 Gouda and all future openings. See responsibilities below:
• Operational feedback on construction plans
• Evaluate WWS-points calculation and lease prices per unit
• Developed ‘1828 operating manual’ for future openings

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• In partnership with GROWE Beheer, I supported the team 12–months prior to opening ensuring a seamless operational setup and launch of the first location.
• Defined and managed the opening checklist for MaMa Poppies
• Service charge programming and budgeting
• Selection and implementation of systems and soft services

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Supported GROWE Beheer during various projects to optimize the internal organization, market presence and client acquisition.

Amsterdam En Omgeving

• Responsible for managing the largest mixed-use asset of Greystar in Europe (1.700+ apartments, 25 commercial units, offices and 500 parking spaces)
• Leading projects to optimise processes and performance of asset
• Nominated and completed Greystar Leadership Programme

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• Developed hotel, restaurant and bar concepts across European markets
• Advised international leading hotel chains and institutional investors during the acquisition, repositioning and improvement of hotel assets
• Supported with business analytics and development of the NENI restaurant brand within NL and Germany

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Hilversum, Netherlands

• Executed 30+ market studies for international clientele, exploring business opportunities and feasibility of hospitality projects
• Assessed operational performance of existing hotel properties, identified opportunities to boost revenues, monitored local supply and demand trends, assisted with contract negotiations

Bangkok, Thailand

• Implemented strategy to enhance cross-business-unit collaboration as a key driver to foster strong growth
• Created innovative solutions to acquire and retain talent

Baarn, The Netherlands

• Planned and executed 150+ promotional activities at key on-trade / off-trade accounts (client relationship and supply chain management)
• Bachelor thesis on Customer Experience (CX). Applied ‘Lean’ principles detecting inefficiencies in value stream. Established a self-assessment tool for continuous improvement

Barcelona, Spain

• Opening team of seasonal restaurant (generated over €1 mln revenue)
• Coordinated strategies to increase sales (floor plan and menu designoptimisation)

Nederland

• Acquired strong understanding of the hospitality operations and passion for concepts, revenue optimisation and entrepreneurship

Master Of Science (Msc), Global Hospitality Business

Relevant courses: Advanced Corporate Finance, Real Estate Finance and Investment, Hospitality Business Strategy, Revenue Management.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), International Hotel & Hospitality Management

Relevant courses: Hospitality Operations, Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, Accounting, Service Quality Management