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Special events, corporate and social events, event planning from start to finish.Managed event staff, coordinated meetings, procured event sites and locations for events.Resource for consultation of events, equipment procurement, assisted with site selection based on size, specific criteria or location.

Specializing on the West Side, Mid-Town, Hell's Kitchen, West Village and Brooklyn.• Real estate sales and residential leasing, marketing properties via internet and other omni channels, creating and publishing advertisements of available luxury properties• Conducting market research and analysis for clients to determine and assess of potential properties to be brought on market for sale or lease• Set appointments and meetings with sellers, buyers and renters to determine properties that aligned with their needs, requirements, location, budgets and income• Managed clients expectations thru the challenging purchase/rental process• Actively made cold calls, sought new listings, attracted home buyers and connected with rental clients to fill my pipeline of business• Licensed Real Estate Salesperson in the state of New York (Inactive)

Residential real estates sales Sydney's Eastern suburbs, based in Double Bay.

Special events venue within Steiner Movie Studios, Director of Catering Sales, managed a sales team, responsible for marketing the event spaces at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Corporate meetings, weddings, mitzvahs, fundraisers, annual galas and special events• Demonstrated leadership, managed a team of sales professionals and events coordinators• Worked with the General Manager to set and achieve budgetary goals• Performed weekly sales meetings, discussed revenue to goal, prospects, inquiries and upcoming events• Created and deployed marketing strategies to drive sales, created a diversified action plan to make sales calls to build brand awareness in the Brooklyn/Queens communities and attract large gala events• Provided site visits and entertained potential customers targeted thru sales calls in order to convert their annual gala/fundraiser events to the venue

• Planned corporate events for local and national professional services firms: legal, accounting, architectural, sportswear, consulting, public relations, marketing/advertising and medical/pharmaceutical• Prepared event proposals, performed budget analysis, contracted with service providers, negotiated rates with vendors, prepared and executed on events from start to finish• Created marketing initiatives, networked with local business organizations, maintained a vendor database• Solicited new business through direct marketing, cold calling and attending various association functions

• Designed and coordinated various types of corporate events: sit down dinners, team building exercises, board of directors meetings, sales presentations, staff appreciation, intimate winery celebrations and holiday parties• Managed a diverse service team comprised of event managers, servers, bartenders, vendors and talent• Marketed event planning services via cold calling, performed sales presentations/tastings, prepared mailings and attended business networking groups

• Created, executed and supervised all logistical aspects related to off premise catered events• Built a contact database of over 650 individuals of fortune 500 companies and professional services firms in metro Washington DC area• Supervised 6 simultaneous functions of up to 800 guests each during the 2001 presidential inauguration

• Worked closely with the sales department to input group room blocks to secure specified room nights for inhouse groups until the reservation cut off date• Assisted with managing room inventory to insure inventory efficiencies to reach sold out status, maximize REVPAR and increase the average room rate per night• Released room blocks back to transient inventory as directed by the sales managers• Processed travel agency commissions on a weekly basis, researched missing/unpaid commissions based on negotiated rate agreements to retain revenue• Processed loyalty points awarded for room nights and spend to customer loyalty accounts• Maintained the entire guest history database and client preferences for all visitors to the hotel, prepared the daily amenity sheet distributed to all departments• Worked closely with the front office to communicate customer needs, or arrival details that were important to St. Regis customers• Handled incoming calls for reservations and pre-blocked rooms to assist front office with room assignments for incoming guests based on their preferences• Held (4) different positions during my 6 year tenure at the St. Regis