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Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Certification
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Albert Ionut Andrei

Albert Ionut Andrei

Bucharest,Romania

Summary

Dedicated hotel manager with a background in running successful river cruise ships.

Leads by example to deliver faultless customer service across hotel departments.

Demonstrates efficient planning, organisation and leadership abilities to maintain smooth-running, cost-effective hotel services.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Hotel Manager

Avalon Europe AG
Basel, Switzerland
03.2020 - Current

Main activities and responsibilities

  • Responsible for achieving guest satisfaction by maintaining standards in accordance with specifications of Catalogue of Services
  • Providing best possible running of operational organization for all departments on vessel (galley, housekeeping, reception, restaurant, bar)
  • Managing team of 40 members
  • Final responsible for achieving budgets and revenue turnover figures
  • Assuring compliance with processes and quality controls
  • Ensuring lowest possible employee fluctuation
  • Establishing standards & quality assurance for concept of hygiene to comply with hygiene regulations HACCP

Hotel Manager

Emerald Waterways
Luzern, Switzerland
04.2014 - 01.2020

Main activities and responsibilities

  • Responsible for entire hotel area on board, running and maintaining hotel operation according to company standards
  • Ensuring company targets in terms of guest satisfaction, predetermined turnover and cost budgets are achieved.
  • Responsible for maintaining good level of communication with Emerald Waterways representatives and navigation department.
  • Final responsibility for flawless cleanliness, order and compliance with company's hygienic concept according to HACCP.
  • Ensuring ship hotel equipment and furniture is maintained functional and in good condition
  • Final responsibility for manner and appearance of crew on board
  • Support and coaching all crew members on their way to management positions in consultation with Operation Manager
  • Responsible for preparation/checking of equipment, F&B orders and inventories
  • Final responsibility for handling of all administrative tasks, including customs handling
  • Maintaining honest and open communication with corporate staff and Head Office
  • Presence and spot-checks in all departments and crew areas
  • Managed team of 40 members
  • Interviews with job candidates on board
  • Provided end-of-month audits of resort to upper management as required.

Hotel Manager Relief

G & P Sea Cruise Hotel Management
Avalon Waterways
04.2013 - 04.2014

Main activities and responsibilities

  • Responsible for maintaining hotel operations running up to company standards
  • Ensuring hotel areas are maintained on high level in terms of cleanliness
  • Responsible for preparation and checking of equipment, F&B orders and inventories
  • Ensuring company targets are reached in terms of guest’s satisfaction
  • Ensuring company financial targets are achieved.
  • Maintaining open and effective communication with captain, cruise directors, executive staff and head office
  • Leading and motivating team of 36 crew members, ensuring prescribed standards are followed

Restaurant/Bar Manager

G & P Sea Cruise Hotel Management
Avalon Waterways
12.2010 - 04.2013

Main activities and responsibilities

  • Responsible for restaurant and bar operation, supervising, training and motivating restaurant/bar stewards in terms of HACCP, safety on board, and service standards in order to provide excellent river experience.
  • Managed team of 12 wait staff
  • Ensuring highest standard of cleanliness was maintained in accordance with HACCP
  • Maintaining good line of communication with Hotel Manager and other heads of departments;
  • Responsible for F&B and Equipment inventory ensuring sufficient working stock levels of all linen, china, flatware, and cleaning chemicals were maintained
  • Coordinating activities of dining room personnel to provide prompt, courteous service

Food & Beverage Supervisor

Princess Cruise Line
Santa Clarita, California
05.2007 - 11.2010

Main activities and responsibilities

  • Performed in different positions on Princess Cruise Line ships, including Sabatini Restaurant Manager (Italian Specific), Steakhouse Restaurant Manager, Room Service Manager, Lido Buffet Supervisor
  • Responsible for daily operation of restaurant, supervising, training, and leading F&B staff to provide excellent service to guests and achieve financial targets
  • Managing teams from 18 up to 50 members
  • Maintaining highest standard of cleanliness in accordance with U.S. Public Health
  • Controlling food and beverage inventory, strategically ordering supplies and anticipating passengers' demands to prevent out-of-stock items.
  • Providing administrative support to upper management through inventory reporting, budget governance and payroll management.
  • Conducting annual staff appraisals with team members working within area of responsibility.
  • Identifying and maximizing upselling opportunities to increase sales and profits.

Waiter

Princess Cruises Line
Santa Clarita, California
04.2005 - 05.2007

Main activities and responsibilities

  • Serving high number of guests in fast-paced service environments with exceptional customer care.
  • Managed restaurant sections with 40 guests
  • Solving guest complaints promptly and professionally, notifying restaurant management of concerns.
  • Assisting customers with menu selection, offering recommendations of current special dishes and wines
  • Regularly communicated with kitchen and bar staff to maintain smooth front-of-house operations, minimizing potential service delays.

Junior Waiter

Princess Cruises Line
Santa Clarita, California
04.2004 - 04.2005

Main activities and responsibilities

  • Assisting waiters with all necessary tasks to provide excellent service to passengers.
  • Served high volumes of guests in fast-paced service environments with exceptional customer care.
  • Managed restaurant section with 40 guests

Waiter

Casa Europa
Teruel, Spain
07.2003 - 03.2004

Main activities and responsibilities

  • Providing superior guest service while maintaining positive attitude, good knowledge of menu items, ability to make recommendations in professional manner, and good communication with clients, ensure their satisfaction.

Waiter Bartender

Restaurant “La Conac"
Bucharest
07.2002 - 07.2003
  • Preparing mixed drinks and poured wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages within target service timeframes.
  • Engaging with guests to create positive atmosphere, encouraging loyalty and repeat visits.
  • Performed bar closing duties, thoroughly cleaning, sanitizing and replenishing stock.


Assistant Waiter

Athenee Palace Hilton
Bucharest
11.1998 - 02.2001
  • Served high volumes of guests in fast-paced service environments with exceptional customer care
  • Managed restaurant section with 40 guests

Laundry Steward

Athenee Palace Hilton
Bucharest
08.1998 - 11.1998

Education

Train the Trainer Course - Education

Athena-Hospitality Training Center
Bucharest, Romania
12.2014 - 01.2015

Civil Engineer - Management and Marketing

Technical University of Civil Engineering
Bucharest, Romania
10.1996 - 06.2001

Accountant & Statistician - Economics

A.D. Xenopol Economy College
Bucharest, Romania
09.1992 - 06.1996

Skills

  • Ability to organize and coordinate efficiently hotel operation
  • Office and staff streamlining
  • Elaboration of training programs and guidance of hotel staff to achieve prescribed targets in terms of customer satisfaction and financial goals
  • Able to perform wide variety of administrative tasks, including monitoring/analyzing financial results, elaborating action plans, or completing various reports, accurate inventories, and cost-efficient F&B orders
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Adaptability to new situations
  • Effective communication with people
  • Ability to see situations from another person's perspective
  • Ability to control initial impulses without acting on them
  • Effective problem-solving in interpersonal situations
  • Staff supervision

Languages

English
Advanced
Spanish
Upper intermediate
German
Elementary

Certification

Food and Beverage Supervisor Courses at "Princess Cruises Academy"


  • "Food and Beverage Operations”
  • “Understanding Your Role & Establishing your Credibility”
  • “Responsible Service of Alcohol”
  • “Food and Wine Pairing”
  • “Setting Performance Goals”
  • “Building Strong Customer Relationships”
  • “Closing the Sale
  • “Norovirus”
  • ”Supervisor Safety Awareness”,

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Hotel Manager

Avalon Europe AG
03.2020 - Current

Train the Trainer Course - Education

Athena-Hospitality Training Center
12.2014 - 01.2015

Hotel Manager

Emerald Waterways
04.2014 - 01.2020

Hotel Manager Relief

G & P Sea Cruise Hotel Management
04.2013 - 04.2014

Restaurant/Bar Manager

G & P Sea Cruise Hotel Management
12.2010 - 04.2013

Food & Beverage Supervisor

Princess Cruise Line
05.2007 - 11.2010

Waiter

Princess Cruises Line
04.2005 - 05.2007

Junior Waiter

Princess Cruises Line
04.2004 - 04.2005

Waiter

Casa Europa
07.2003 - 03.2004

Waiter Bartender

Restaurant “La Conac"
07.2002 - 07.2003

Assistant Waiter

Athenee Palace Hilton
11.1998 - 02.2001

Laundry Steward

Athenee Palace Hilton
08.1998 - 11.1998

Civil Engineer - Management and Marketing

Technical University of Civil Engineering
10.1996 - 06.2001

Accountant & Statistician - Economics

A.D. Xenopol Economy College
09.1992 - 06.1996

References

G&P Hotel Cruise Management

  • G&P Owners - Barbara Kress; Urs Guegler

+41 786 99 7730

  • Operation Manager Ralph Sandig

ralph.sandig@gp-gruppe.ch

  • Operation Manager Lennart van Dijk +41 789 436112

Princess Cruise Line

  • Stefan Codrin – Corporate Restaurant Manager

mcodrin@princesscruises.com

  • Joachim Rothe – Maitre D’ Hotel Princess Cruise Line rothely2001@yahoo.com
  • Hedi Barrani – Maitre D’ Hotel Princess Cruise Line

barranihedi@hotmail.com

Albert Ionut Andrei