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Cathy Garcia

North Bay Village,FL

Summary

Dedicated Hospitality professional with 20 plus years of experience and history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Private Consultant

Self Employed Services
02.2018 - Current
  • Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
  • Supported clients with business analysis, documentation, and data modeling.
  • Liaised with Management to better understand revenue maximization, services culture training, systems, performance evaluation, critical standards, Housekeeping Management, and mystery shopping.
  • Analyzed problematic areas to provide recommendations and solutions.

Executive Housekeeper

Hilton Garden Inn Capitol District
11.2021 - 06.2023
  • Responsible for opening and daily projects for assignment the teams .
  • Maintained excellent relationship with the team while merging lines of communication with front desk employees to achieve timely execution of cleaning duties.
  • Assisted in managing daily tasks, such as scheduling, payroll, training, and meetings
  • Inspected 214 rooms, 4 meeting spaces and facility cleaning, and maintenance to maintain quality service.

Director of Housekeeping

The Miami Beach EDITION
08.2014 - 02.2018

Part of pre and post opening team of Marriott's first modern luxury boutique 290 room resort on Miami Beach

  • Assisted in OSE and FFE staging and deployment
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program maintained positive and productive work environment to help achieve overall property goals
  • Preformed department head functions such as budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, planned and organized departmental training and meetings, and managing P&L statements for labor and operational expenses
  • Assisted creation and implementation of all operational SOPs for Housekeeping department, PARS, Inventory systems, and amenity selection
  • Evaluated employee performance and developed improvement plans.
  • Developed and implemented detailed housekeeping standards to promote cleanliness standards for guest rooms and common areas conducting regular room inspections and weekly property walks.
  • Managed day-to-day and long-term operations of Housekeeping and Laundry
  • Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability

Education

BBA - Hotel And Restaurant Management

Universidad De Puerto Rico
Carolina, Puerto Rico
09.2009

Skills

  • Staff Management/ Guest Satisfaction
  • Time Management Expertise
  • High Customer Service Standards Adherence
  • Housekeeping Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Leadership & Development
  • Proficient in TimeSaver, Paymentnet, PeopleSoft, Opera PMS, ONQ, Watson LMS, all Microsoft Office Applications, HotSoS, Rex, IBuy Efficient, ADP, Micros, and Open Table

Accomplishments

    While leading the team, at The Miami Beach Edition the property was awarded 4 stars by Forbes in 2018 with a 98% score on public area cleanliness and 92% on housekeeping services.

Timeline

Executive Housekeeper

Hilton Garden Inn Capitol District
11.2021 - 06.2023

Private Consultant

Self Employed Services
02.2018 - Current

Director of Housekeeping

The Miami Beach EDITION
08.2014 - 02.2018

BBA - Hotel And Restaurant Management

Universidad De Puerto Rico
Cathy Garcia