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Key member of leadership team for 763 room downtown hotel with 90,000 square feet of banquet space and three outlets. Looking to further my career in the hospitality industry within the Greater Atlanta Area.

Key Leadership member of the Opening Team for newly constructed hotel opening 10/21/15. Manage the complete accounting function for 100 room luxury/boutique hotel with Full Service Restaurant and Roof Top Bar, Cooking School and Wine Blending/Wine Tasting Rooms. Property has an upscale Spa, Art Gallery and 12K in Meeting Space. Managed by Kessler Management, and Publicly Owned by Xenia hotel REIT. Projected to finish 2017 with topline revenues of $14.1M and 64% flow through to the GOP line.Managed Accounting team consisting of Controller and Accounting Assistant. Decentralized Hotel. Controller directly reports to Corporate Director of Hotel Accounting. Trusted liason between hotel and ownership group. Key Financial Leader for monthly P&L critiques with Management Group Corporate Leadership and Monthly Ownership business reviews.Software used PMS Opera, POS Micros, Profitsword, iScala, Spinsoft, Microsoft Office.

Managed the complete accounting function for a 616 room full-service hotel with 36K sq ft of meeting space and four F&B outlets. Newly constructed convention hotel opened 3/28/05. One of four full service properties operated by White Lodging Services. Total hotel revenue in FY 2014 of $45 million.*Leader of staff of 7 accounting team members*Performed due diligence for old ownership and started books for new ownership on 6/14/06. White Lodging Services remained as hotel management company. Competed proration schedule, collected accounts receivable for old ownership, completed balance sheets for both companies until old company was closed out at year end 2006. Ownership went public in 2011 traded on NYSE as "RLJ".*Improved internal audit from failing in November 2005 to 90% Sarbanes Oxley compliance and 86% overall White Lodging Services internal audit compliance in 2014.*Maintained trustful relationship as accounting liaison with ownership.*Combined Accounts Payable and General Cashiering positions in 2010 to maximize efficiencies for accounting labor expenses.*Achieved incentive EBITDA target consistently with 55%+ flow through.*Marriott Event Satisfaction Survey scores consistently in top 10% of brand for Overall Billing.*Executive Committee Member

Managed the complete accounting function for a 408 room full-service hotel with 50K sq ft of meeting space, three F&B outlets and a full service spa. Total hotel revenue in FY 2004 of $24 million. *Leader of staff of 9 accounting team members.*Scored highest rating in company during Wyndham International's internal Sarbanes Oxley audit with a 96%. *Led the migration of computer platform from Windows NT to Windows XP. Point person in installing Micros POS system and upgrading payroll software (ADP to Timesaver). *Achieved incentive EBITDA target for 2004.*Executive Committee Member.*Wyndham International bought out by Blackstone and Columbia Sussex. Columbia Sussex operated all hotels with centralized accounting out of Fort Mitchell, KY. Position was eliminated and severance was paid commensurate with Wyndham SOP for employee with 13 years of service.

Managed the complete accounting function for a 1013 room Disney resort with 90K sq ft of meeting space, 6 F&B Outlets, full-service spa, and retail shops. Total revenue in FY 2003 $110 million.*Leader for staff of 15 accounting team members.*Scored 90% on financial section of Wyndham International's surprise internal audit.*Filled in for Area Director of Financial Services when traveling to area properties, including attending Executive Committee meeting.*Achieved incentive EBITDA target in 2003.*Completed task force assignments to Harbor View and Kelley House on Martha's Vineyard for two months to close the year as acting DFS in 2002, and Wyndham Bonaventure in Ft. Lauderdale in September 2003 as acting DFS to complete 2004 budget.

Managed the complete accounting function for a 496 room full service resort with 25K sq ft of meeting space, three F&B outlets, and owned golf course. Total hotel revenue FY 2001 $28 million.*Leader for staff of 8 accounting team members.*Performed due diligence and prepared property for conversion to new ownership.

Managed the complete accounting function for 342 room full service downtown hotel with 28K sq ft of meeting space, and one outlet. Total hotel revenue for FY 2000 $21 million.*Leader for staff of 4 accounting team members.*Successfully "complexed" the City Center hotel with Area Controller (office at Wyndham Washington).*Achieved incentive EBITDA target for 2000 and 2002.*Executive Committee member

*Manager of the year for 2000.

Centralized Luxury Hotel in Georgetown area. *Leader of staff of 1 accounting team member.

*Opening team for totally renovated hotel.

*Promoted into the Accounting Manager in Development (MID) program.

*Began as a Night Auditor and was promoted up to General Manager of a 118 room motel.