Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
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GILLIAN POTTS

Open To Relocation

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant General Manager

Evolution Hospitality
05.2023 - Current
  • Homewood Suites by Hilton Seattle.
  • Managing Hotel Operations and Finance while working towards a hotel closure in October 2023.

Area Director of Finance

Evolution Hospitality
10.2022 - 05.2023
  • Homewood Suites by Hilton and the Hotel 1000 Seattle, LXR by Hilton.
  • Forbes training completed while at Hotel 1000 Seattle.

Task Force Director of Finance

Evolution Hospitality
08.2021 - 10.2022

Assisted with vacant Finance positions at Hampton Inn/Homewood Long Beach, CA; Hotel Paseo Palm Desert, CA; Hotel 1000 Seattle, WA; and The Georgian Santa Monica, CA.


Trained new Finance hires on the Evolution process, payroll, month end reporting, etc. at Hotel 1000 Seattle, WA; Marquette Hotel Minneapolis, MN; and Senna House Scottsdale, AZ.

Director of Finance

Evolution Hospitality
08.2021 - 10.2022

Worked as Finance Manager from January 2021 and was promoted to Director of Finance in August 2021.

Assisted the property in an ownership change in July 2022.

Front Desk Supervisor

Evolution Hospitality
12.2019 - 01.2021

Started as a Front Desk Agent in April 2019 and was promoted to Front Desk Supervisor in December 2019.

Education

BA - Public Relations

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Skills

  • Front Office
  • Revenue and Inventory
  • Human Resources and Benefits
  • iCIMS/BirchStreet/UltiPro
  • Budget Preparation
  • Monthly Forecasting for Operational Expenses

Timeline

Assistant General Manager

Evolution Hospitality
05.2023 - Current

Area Director of Finance

Evolution Hospitality
10.2022 - 05.2023

Task Force Director of Finance

Evolution Hospitality
08.2021 - 10.2022

Director of Finance

Evolution Hospitality
08.2021 - 10.2022

Front Desk Supervisor

Evolution Hospitality
12.2019 - 01.2021

BA - Public Relations

Seattle University
GILLIAN POTTS