Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certifications and Property Management Systems
Timeline
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Jose Ortuno

Hospitality Management
Palm Springs,CA

Summary

Highly effective management professional emphasizing innovation and creativity in solving complex problems. Energetic and results-focused with success in developing and leading diverse teams to achieve outstanding results. Also. versatile and innovative management professional skilled at seeing the “big picture” while still also focusing on the details. Expertise in business development and streamlining processes and systems. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manager

The Twist Hotel
05.2024 - 10.2024
  • Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
  • Managed a diverse team of professionals, fostering a positive work environment and high employee satisfaction.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure long-term success and loyalty.
  • Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
  • Managed budget development, forecasting, and financial reporting processes to track progress towards organizational objectives accurately.
  • Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
  • Formulated policies and procedures to streamline operations.
  • Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
  • Implemented effective cost-saving measures to reduce overhead expenses without compromising quality or service.
  • Negotiated with suppliers to secure better pricing, reducing operational costs while maintaining product quality.

Assistant General Manager

Homewood Suites By Hilton
02.2022 - 04.2024
  • Motivated, trained, and disciplined employees to maximize performance.
  • Enforced quality assurance protocols to deliver ideal customer experiences.
  • Maintained well-controlled business inventory with minimal losses by enforcing solid monitoring and management structures.
  • Resolved problems promptly to elevate customer approval.
  • Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
  • Oversaw inventory by ordering precise quantities of stock and executing corrective actions to drive profitability.
  • Mentored and motivated team members to achieve challenging business goals.
  • Managed team schedule with eye for coverage needs and individual strengths.
  • Analyzed customer feedback data to identify areas of improvement and develop solutions.
  • Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations, and contract details.
  • Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
  • Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.

Front Office Manager

Hilton
02.2021 - 02.2022
  • Supervised and guided new employees and responded quickly to questions to improve understanding of job responsibilities.
  • Coached employees through day-to-day work and complex problems.
  • Prepared reports to assist business leaders with key decision making and strategic operational planning.
  • Set priorities and problem-solved workflow issues to maintain rapport with customers and managers.
  • Created, prepared, and delivered reports to various departments.
  • Developed procedures to establish accurate and organized check-in and check-out processes.
  • Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
  • Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
  • Developed detailed plans based on broad guidance and direction.
  • Reconciled end-of-day reports to determine accurate billing and payment processing.
  • Analyzed data related to administrative costs and spending trends to prepare budgets for personnel.

Front Office Manager

Triada Autograph Collection By Marriott
05.2019 - 02.2021
  • Prepared reports to assist business leaders with key decision making and strategic operational planning.
  • Supervised and guided new employees and responded quickly to questions to improve understanding of job responsibilities.
  • Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
  • Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
  • Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
  • Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
  • Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.
  • Delivered performance reviews, recommending additional training or advancements.
  • Communicated corporate objectives to various divisions to meet deadlines and adhere to company budgets.
  • Developed procedures to establish accurate and organized check-in and check-out processes.

Front Office Manager

WorldMark By Wyndham
12.2016 - 05.2019
  • Prepared reports to assist business leaders with key decision making and strategic operational planning.
  • Supervised and guided new employees and responded quickly to questions to improve understanding of job responsibilities.
  • Coached employees through day-to-day work and complex problems.
  • Managed files and records for clients and adhered to safety procedures to prevent breaches and data misuse.
  • Reviewed client and staff feedback and made appropriate business adjustments to meet needs and address concerns.
  • Developed procedures to establish accurate and organized check-in and check-out processes.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
  • Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.

Front Desk Supervisor

Hyatt
12.2014 - 12.2016
  • Provide superb guest service, ensure that each guest has an excellent experience
  • Properly train all new staff and update training with current team members
  • Ensure proper house inventory daily
  • Manage staff and scheduling
  • Meet all projected goals
  • Run daily reports to ensure all new arrivals are completed accurately
  • Ensure all DIAMOND members are welcomed properly with the proper amenities
  • Assist in maintaining high NPS scores
  • Coordinate with House Keeping Managers to ensure suites are clean and ready for all new arrivals
  • Answered multi-line phone system and transferred callers to appropriate department or staff member.
  • Created lasting relationships with guests that built loyalty and drove hotel revenue.
  • Resolved guest issues with rooms or reservations with knowledgeable and friendly service.

Assistant Manager/Manager

Walgreens
07.2005 - 12.2014
  • Ensure guests had the best shopping experience possible
  • Payroll
  • Ensure inventory is accurate
  • Extensive work with visual standards and Merchandising
  • Properly trained all new staff and new team members
  • Meet all projected goals
  • Staff performance evaluations
  • Perform Human Resources
  • Manage staff and scheduling
  • Place orders to replenish inventory
  • Loss Prevention reports
  • Created employee schedules to align coverage with forecasted demands.
  • Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies, and forecast future needs.

Assistant Manager/Manager

Pet Co Animal Supplies
06.1993 - 06.2005

Ensure guests had the best shopping experience possible

  • Manage staff and scheduling
  • Payroll
  • Loss Prevention Reports
  • Meet all project goals
  • Ensure live stock was properly taken cared of
  • Extensive work with visual standards and Merchandising
  • Properly trained all new staff and updated training with current team members
  • Ensure inventory is accurate
  • Perform Human Resources duties such as interviewing, hiring and disciplinary actions
  • Work with vendors to order the correct amount of inventory
  • Staff performance evaluations
  • Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
  • Developed strategy to increase sales and drive profits.
  • Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.

Education

General Education - Business

Riverside City College
Riverside, CA

High School Diploma - undefined

La Sierra High School
Riverside, Ca
1993

Skills

  • Natural Leader
  • Guest relations specialist
  • Unsurpassed work ethic
  • Results-oriented
  • Dependable
  • Detailed/Organized
  • Expense reports/EOM
  • Performance evaluations
  • Work flow planning
  • Superb time management skills
  • Excellent Supervision and leadership skills
  • Fluent in Spanish

Certifications and Property Management Systems

CPR CERTIFIED

SKYTOUCH

ONQ

OPERA

PEP

Timeline

General Manager

The Twist Hotel
05.2024 - 10.2024

Assistant General Manager

Homewood Suites By Hilton
02.2022 - 04.2024

Front Office Manager

Hilton
02.2021 - 02.2022

Front Office Manager

Triada Autograph Collection By Marriott
05.2019 - 02.2021

Front Office Manager

WorldMark By Wyndham
12.2016 - 05.2019

Front Desk Supervisor

Hyatt
12.2014 - 12.2016

Assistant Manager/Manager

Walgreens
07.2005 - 12.2014

Assistant Manager/Manager

Pet Co Animal Supplies
06.1993 - 06.2005

High School Diploma - undefined

La Sierra High School

General Education - Business

Riverside City College
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