Comply with all Hilton brand trainingResponsible for all pre-opening Sales & Marketing requirementsPre-Sell strategiesCold Calling, Prospecting and promoting HGI Work closely with Hilton Pre-Opening Team, General Manager, Ownership and Management Build group, and corporate businessResponsible for creating and meeting hotel budgets and Business Plan Represent hotel on trade show and network events Forecast group revenuesParticipate on Revenue calls and set strategies

•Part of the pre-opening team for the hotel•Continuos maintenance of brand website updates as well as social media sites for the property•Responsible for generating top line revenue and growing market share indexes and the management of all sales and marketing efforts•Train and manage sales manager to meet and exceed all goals on markets, as well as train sales manager how to explore new markets •Develop business leads, solicit potential clients, service existing accounts•Heavy soliciting for local, national transient corporate accounts as well as group business •Determine rates, group sales strategies through review of competitive data, demand analysis, historical data and mix segmentation•Anticipate and identifies issues and opportunities by forecasting and studying market trends •Collaborate with General Manager and Revenue Department to establish annual revenue and sales & marketing budget •Represent hotel on Trade Shows, Customer events, office visits, networking events•Provide weekly, monthly productivity reports, review monthly P & L with GM•Responsible for Local, National Corporate Transient Business, FIT, and Tour & Travel Markets aside from DOSM role•Forecast, marketing budget, group booking pace report, star reports and sales reports

Algonquin Hotel, Autograph Collection, New York, NY - 12/2010 - PresentTask Force Specialist Assignments:03 - 04/2012 - Hanover Marriott, Whippany, NJ: Task Force Business Transient / CI-TY Transition Coordinator Specialist02/2012 - HEI Corporate Headquarters, Norwalk, CT: Task Force CI-TY Transition Specialist02/2012 - Ft. Worth Marriott, Dallas, TX: Task Force Business Transient Specialist01/2012 - Marriott Hunt Valley, Baltimore, MD: Task Force Dir. of Catering

Complex Group Leisure / FIT Coordinator, 01/08 – 06/10 Complex Tour & Travel Coordinator, 01/06 – 01/08Guest Service Agent, 08/05 – 01/06