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London, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

• Integration Leadership and Development: Spearheaded the integration projects, collaborating with internal stakeholders to broaden our connector library. Utilized in-house tools for effective API connections, integrating various systems and services.• Primary Integration Expert: Established as the go-to expert for all integration-related queries within the company, offering guidance and solutions to colleagues across various departments.• Data Flow Integration Using APIs: Executed multiple data flow integrations, leveraging both external APIs and proprietary tools. Skillfully managed complex data structures to ensure seamless interoperability between different systems.• API Documentation Interpretation: Demonstrated adeptness in understanding and applying documentation for diverse services' APIs, a key component in meeting varied integration requirements.• In-House Tool Enhancement: Actively tested and expanded the capabilities of our integration tools. Documented findings comprehensively, contributing to the development of enhanced software functionalities.• Client Interaction and Requirements Analysis: Engaged directly with clients to understand and analyze their data requirements, translating these into effective and tailored integration solutions.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Managed a portfolio of more than 150 London based hotels (both chain and independent) Assisted hotel partners in achieving their revenue goals and use of Expedia's systems Promoted the adoption and use of the company’s marketing tools• Negotiated new agreements and renegotiated existing ones when required• Liaised with operations, marketing and legal teams to optimize business performance and opportunities with hotels• Maintained the good relationship with partners

London, England, United Kingdom

• Completed various training courses in AWS, Spinnaker, Kotlin, and Java, enhancing technical skills and knowledge• Participated in 2 Agile workshops, gaining understanding of Agile methodologies and practices and actively took part in weekly Planning & Grooming sessions, Kanban board updating, and work sprints (as part of an Agile team)• Developed hands-on experience with Java and Kotlin codebases through real-world project tasks, improving technical skills and understanding of the languages• Conducted research, analysis and visual representation (on a Miro board) of Spinnaker's service Clouddriver and its Deploy Packages, presented findings to team as part of a work story• Participated in shadowing and pair programming sessions using IntelliJ IDEA's Code With Me plugin, prepared training materials and best practices to assist other team members, improving the team's productivity and skill development• Contributed to the development of Aerosol (an internal tool that is a thin wrapper around the CloudFormation ChangeSets API), by developing and introducing a new Changesets Controller and updating the existing codebase in both Java and Kotlin• Assisted in creating and maintaining training materials in Confluence for new team members to improve onboarding process and knowledge of company's tools and processes

London, United Kingdom

• Negotiated on rates, room allotments and contract conditions with hotel partners• Looked after the good relationships with suppliers• Ensured Group and FIT business is placed correctly by liaising with other departments• Investigated the need for new suppliers and extended the company’s hotel portfolio• Was the final point of negotiation in case other departments needed assistance withbook-outs, compensations or operational issues• Ensured special offers were obtained and existing contracts were revised with betterconditions when the market conditions allowed it• Liaised with the company’s sales offices worldwide and educated them on destinationand supplier trends

London, United Kingdom

• Was responsible for group hotel reservations (main area was Switzerland)• Dealt with new bookings, amendments and cancellations of bookings• Negotiated on rates and booking conditions • Was responsible for inputting and checking rates in the in-house computer system• Dealt with book-outs and negotiated on compensations when needed• Developed close working relationships with suppliers• Prioritized the workload according to deadlines and urgency • Educated contracted suppliers as well as potential new partners on the company’s standard booking procedures and conditions • Prepared documentation needed for prepayments for non-contracted suppliers• Dealt with VIP bookings and negotiated on special requests and conditions

Full Stack Web Development, Computer Programming

Master Of Arts (Ma), Tourism Management, Merit

Bachelor'S Degree, Tourism Management

Non-Degree Program, Tourism

Deutsches Sprachdiplom - Dsd, German Language