Oversee staff of 20+ employees including Maitre D and Head Chef
Handle all day to day operations with/for owner
DIRECTOR OF CATERING
Sheraton International Crossroads
05.2001 - 11.2011
In charge of all catering sales and operations
Responsible for event planning, menu and theme development, forecasting
Supervise 4 other catering sales and service managers
Out-source diverse services including; entertainment, flowers, photography
Call on key corporate accounts to establish an on-going business relationship
Sales started at 4.5 million in 2001 - progressively have moved sales up to exceed 5.5 Million in 2007
Maintain Strong sales numbers; catering sales have not gone below 5 million yearly
Achieved quarterly and yearly sales quotas of a 100% or more for last seven years
Built strong client base over past ten years
Groups such as JDRS
National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Good Samaritan Hospital, Valley Hospital, Rockland Country Republicans, Englewood Social Club as well as many others
In charge of forecasting, weekly, monthly, and yearly budgets, wrote all yearly catering budget for the last seven years
Member of the hotel executive committee, involved in weekly meetings to discuss overall hotel operations
Set policy and rules with other hotel department heads
Part of Executive manager on duty program 'was in charge of running entire hotel on weekends'
DIRECTOR OF CATERING
Radisson
11.1998 - 05.2001
Responsible for all catering sales and operations
Responsible for event planning, menus and theme development, out sourcing services; including entertainment, flowers, and photography
Call on key corporate accounts to establish on-going business relationships
2.4 million in sales when I arrived at hotel, brought it up to 3.2 by end of 2000
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CATERING
Rye Town Hilton
10.1997 - 11.1998
In charge of all catering sales and operations in a 4 star Westchester hotel
Responsible for event planning, menu and theme development, out sourcing diverse services, including entertainment, flowers, and photography
Call on key corporate accounts to establish on-going business relationships, responsible for day to day operations and 4 sales managers
7 million in sales
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CATERING
Headquarters Plaza Hotel
07.1995 - 10.1997
Company Overview: in premier, first class independent hotel with three ballrooms, serving the high end and corporate market
In charge of all catering sales and operations
Provide on-site management of events for up to 1,000 guests
Hire, train, and supervise 40+ personnel
First year sales totaled $650,000
Significantly improved level of service through design of strong training program
Created highly successful menus and innovative theme concepts
In premier, first class independent hotel with three ballrooms, serving the high end and corporate market
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