Colton Janysek
Austin,TX
Summary
Accomplished Chief Engineer at Solaro Estate Winery, adept in systems management and team leadership, significantly enhanced operational efficiency. Skilled in system optimization, crafting SOP's, and fostering productive relationships, demonstrated expertise in optimizing hotel operations at Colton House Hotel for maximum profitability. Proven ability to innovate and drive customer satisfaction through strategic planning and a customer-centric approach.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Contractor (Operations/ Chief Engineer)
Solaro Estate Winery
Dripping Springs, Texas
12.2022 - Current
- Management of daily systems and utilities functions
- Maintenance of vital production equipment for the vineyard, winery, and tasting room
- Managing and delegating projects to the proper team leads as well as directly supervising/ training team members
- Reaching out to organizations and 3rd parties for hosting corporate meetings, retreats, private events, etc
- Reliably handle escalated engineering cases, responding to calls 24/7
- Establishing marketing connections, creating posts for social media platforms, and analyzing network presence to advance focuses on intended audiences
Director of Rooms
Colton House Hotel
Austin, TX
10.2023 - 02.2024
- Assisted with front desk operations during busy seasons including check-ins, check-outs, reservations and payment collections.
- Built and maintained productive relationships with employees.
- Oversaw budgeting process for Rooms Division departments; monitored labor costs and other expenses to ensure maximum profitability.
- Responded to and resolved guest issues or complaints.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Conducted regular meetings with department heads to review progress towards goals; identified areas needing improvement.
- Prepared weekly reports on occupancy levels, room rates, sales figures and other key performance indicators.
- Managed daily operations of the front office, housekeeping, reservations, food and beverage, and engineering departments.
- Developed and implemented strategies to maximize occupancy and revenue for the Rooms Division.
- Created a customer-centric culture that resulted in increased customer satisfaction scores.
- Coached front office division on customer service standards.
Taskforce Operations Manager
Moody National LLC Hospitality Division
Austin, Texas
11.2019 - 12.2022
- Overseeing daily system functions and optimizing operations for extended stay hotels
- Filing accounting summaries for vendor payments and expense reports via M3
- Reviewing P&L's and adjusting budgets per department accordingly
- Creating and proving baseline protocol for latest programs
- Integrating new and existing employees into online networks and applications
- Teaching employees proper network hygiene
- Creating training modules and centralized avenues for learning for software and physical security protocol
- Researching and establishing reliable 3rd party vendors for specialized assignments
- Tracking and balancing inventory, labor hours, and safety logs
Operations Manager
Pathfinder Hospitality
Austin, Texas
05.2019 - 12.2022
- Developed and implemented operational procedures to ensure quality standards are met.
- Enforced federal, state, local and company rules for safety and operations.
- Oversaw financial management, budget management, accounting and payroll activities.
- Motivated and evaluated personnel for performance improvement and goal achievement.
- Improved productivity initiatives, managing budgets and accounts, coordinating itinerary and scheduling appointments.
- Guided employees on understanding and meeting changing customer needs and expectations.
- Conducted regular reviews of existing policies and procedures for continuous improvement opportunities.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Recruited, hired and trained crew members on application of projects, customer relations, and customer service.
- Produced SOPs to document workplace procedures and optimize productivity through standardization.
- Measured and reviewed performance via KPIs and metrics.
Guest Service Team Leader
Residence Inn Marriott
Austin, Texas
11.2017 - 05.2019
- Summary: Management of hotel reservations, guest folios, and financial records.
- Keeping up-to-date records of guest ledgers, room status updates, group blocks, and corporate accounts.
- Reaching out to potential clients, establishing a relationship with pivotal points of contact, to allow future bookings and business.
- Creating group blocks, setting up rates based on occupancy percentage, projected sales, and upcoming events.
- Coordination planning with meeting spaces, engineering staff, and housekeeping staff for the greatest sales efficiency.
- Obtaining and filing authorization forms for direct billing, corporate credit cards via Sertifi, and insurance agencies, and applying to reservations and in-house folios.
- Establishing advertisement photographs and designs for multiple properties, both in the Austin and Houston areas, ranging from corporate team headshots to model displays that meet Marriott brand standards.
- Processed employee time sheets, payroll information and other administrative documents.
- Cataloging, stocking, and pricing market items.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Neurobiology
University of Texas At Austin
Austin, Texas05-2015
Skills
- Salesforce
- Integrated Revenue Management Solutions
- M3 Hospitality Accounting Software
- UKG UltiPro
- FOSSI
- Opera Cloud
- MARSHA
- Ving (Assa Abloy)
- VisiOnline
Accomplishments
- Visual Studies Counsel President/ Chair, Founder of a student led body that specialized in connecting individuals in the education sector with potential employers and creating relationships with school districts throughout the US. In the first year of my organization, 100% of students in the program were employed upon graduation with students in the theatre art education sector being especially successful. Every graduate here received their desired job title and requested financial compensation at their 1st choice school.
- UT Campus Alternative Transportation Law Spearhead, Worked closely with the Dean of Students to write and pass campus statutes regarding safe alternative travel solutions for students to and from campus. All laws and regulations that were fought for and are still in effect and the framework has only been expanded upon.
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Japanese
Professional
Affiliations
I'm a musician and an avid outdoor rock climber. Making time for yourself is incredibly pertinent to establishing your best self, both personally and professional.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Director of Rooms
Colton House Hotel
10.2023 - 02.2024
Private Contractor (Operations/ Chief Engineer)
Solaro Estate Winery
12.2022 - Current
Taskforce Operations Manager
Moody National LLC Hospitality Division
11.2019 - 12.2022
Operations Manager
Pathfinder Hospitality
05.2019 - 12.2022
Guest Service Team Leader
Residence Inn Marriott
11.2017 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Neurobiology
University of Texas At Austin
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