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Dunedin, FL, US

Dunedin, Florida, United States

Macon, Georgia, United States

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Built and maintained strong business relationships in the community
• Found creative ways to market the hotel during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Negotiated, sold and contracted group business and annual business travel
• Conducted sales visits, prospecting calls and blitz to market the hotel
• Assisted in detailing hotel budgets and forecasts with the General Manager and revenue team

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Negotiate, sell and contracted group business for multiple hotels
• Manage and detail all corporate and social events for Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club
• Attend local and national tradeshows and networking event on behalf of the Mainsail Sales Team
• Assist in developing the Group Rooms and Catering Sales annual budgets for Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club

Anna Maria Island, Florida

• Developed Sales and Service Standards for Waterline as part of the Opening Executive Team
• Worked with clients to find solutions for moving events and room blocks during Waterline’s opening delays
• Acted as Food & Beverage Management through hotel opening and assisted in other departments as needed
• Develop strong partnerships with the local community
• Negotiate, sell, detail and help execute group and local catering business
• Conduct sales visits, prospecting calls and blitz to market Waterline’s accommodations, marina and restaurant to appropriate clients

Tampa, FL

• Negotiate, sell and contract group business for multiple hotel properties
• Attend meeting planner functions and networking events to develop new business
• Qualify all group business for Waterline Marina Resort
• Identify and prospect new revenue opportunities while maintaining relationships with current clients

Tampa, FL

• Build and maintain all group room blocks for Scrub Island Resort and Epicurean Hotel
• Manage hotels' group inventory in both the reservation and property management systems
• Work with hotel sales teams to build group revenue
• Conduct market research for new and existing hotel properties

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Group Sales
• Negotiate, sell and contract group room blocks, meetings and events
• Prospect new revenue opportunities while maintaining strong relationships with current clients
• Conduct site inspections, sales blitzes and sales calls
• Attend meeting planner functions and networking events to uncover new businessEvent Management
• Create Banquet Event Orders for social catering events and meetings

• Banquet Management
• Managed the banquet staff for all catering events
• Acted as liaison between event hosts, in house catering team, head chef and other event personnel
• Maintained standards and best practices of Food & Beverage service for banquet functions
• Executed Banquet Event Orders, event billing and all other pertinent event and sales paper work

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Restaurant Management
• Supervised a staff of 5 front of house employees including servers, baristas and cashiers
• Worked daily to up-sell menu items, drive revenues and generate hotel profit
• Communicated with guests to ensure the quality of food and experience was consistently excellent
• Coordinated with back of house staff to ensure timely, organized, and efficient service

• Restaurant Management & Training
• Manage, train, and supervise a staff of up to 16 employees in both front and back of house
• Maintain quality control and consistency of food while sustaining restaurant food cost
• Create the front of house staff weekly scheduleGuest Service & Sales
• Sell and market catering business for the restaurant
• Act as guest relations representative