Overview
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Ricardo Ferrer

21531 Pioneer Blvd Lakewood,CA

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant General Manager

Residence Inn by Marriott LAX
06.2021 - Current
  • Assist the GM with the development, implementation, and monitoring of capital and operational budgets for the hotel, which support the overall objectives of the company
  • Work with the Finance Department on the identification of variances and communication to ownership on the hotel's financial condition
  • Enforce hotel standards, policies, and procedures are in place within the hotel departments in compliance with Marriott Brand Standards
  • Manage all operational managers to success on daily, weekly, monthly, and annual action plans relative to property business plan and financial goals
  • Ensure compliance of brand standard operating procedures and policies with Hilton Brand Standards
  • Plan, organize, facilitate, and participate in various hotel activities such as Community Service and department meetings
  • Maintain and develop associate performance, particularly operational managers, to include, but not limited to, providing supervision and professional development, scheduling, conducting counseling and evaluations and delivering recognition and rewards
  • Manage service quality, operational efficiency, guest satisfaction, standards compliance and service and financial measurements
  • Help all departments to achieve financial/business plan goals and expectations in accordance with established operating budget, monitoring progress monthly and implementing controls for expense management
  • Report accurate statistical and financial information and ensure that all accounts handled at the front office balance daily
  • Prepare and assist the accounting department in accurately processing accounts receivable and expenses.
  • Motivated and led team members to work together to achieve GSS target goal.
  • Coordinated monthly budgets, managed profit and loss and consistently met desired margin targets.
  • Collaborate with the general manager in preparations for the Marriott QA Hotel inspection.

Director of Operations

Double Tree by Hilton Los Angeles/Rosemead
04.2007 - 06.2021
  • Enforce Hilton Standards, policies, and procedures that are in place within the hotel departments
  • Ensure compliance Hilton Brand, federal, state, and local laws regarding health, safety, and alcohol services
  • Supervise and perform as the hotel manager on duty in the absence of department heads
  • Perform clerical task related to front office, telephone, reservations, and night audit and transportation functions
  • Report accurate statistical and financial information and ensure that all accounts handled at the front office balance daily
  • Prepare and assist the accounting department in accurately processing accounts receivable
  • Responsible and manage all hotels guest services activities including the front desk, reservations, night audit and guest transportation
  • Assure the maintenance of accurate, complete, and thorough departmental files on topics such as vendors, equipment, supplies, forms, in accordance with company standards
  • Assure the maintenance of data relevant to forecasting hotel revenue and departmental expenses
  • Direct the revenue maximization activities of the front desk and reservations to achieve the maximum potential room revenue each day
  • Collaborated with other department is preparation for the Hilton QA.
  • Responsible in hiring, orient, train and supervise capable employees in the position of guest service agent, night auditor, reservations agent, and van driver
  • Report accurate statistics on hotel revenues to management in the format and frequency required by the general manager.

Education

B.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Administration -

University of the Philippines Diliman Quezon City Philippines
03.1994

References

Reference upon Request

Timeline

Assistant General Manager

Residence Inn by Marriott LAX
06.2021 - Current

Director of Operations

Double Tree by Hilton Los Angeles/Rosemead
04.2007 - 06.2021

B.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Administration -

University of the Philippines Diliman Quezon City Philippines
Ricardo Ferrer