W. Douglas Hitt

Optimizing human capital management to identify opportunities that drive engagement, productivity, business value, customer and employee satisfaction with extensive industry sales and marketing knowledge and analytical capabilities. I consider not only financial indicators but human aspects of property management. Focus extends to evaluating potential impact on workforce, incorporating human resources strategies, and aligning them with overall organizational goals. This holistic approach ensures recommendations align with objectives that contribute to long-term asset management success. Record in delivering successful property asset analysis and consulting services has enabled deep understanding of market dynamics and best industry practices. By leveraging this knowledge, I provide well-balanced and unbiased evaluations, detailed market forecasts, and strategic insights that assist in making informed decisions.

During my tenure at the 57-room resort, I successfully managed a team of over 95 employees while reporting to a diverse group of 9 owners. My responsibilities encompassed all aspects of the resort's operations, including designing, remodeling, and repositioning the property to meet modern standards with a strategic focus on market positioning, analysis, and aligning design goals with the objective of reducing costs, enhancing efficiency, improving guest satisfaction, and ultimately maximizing revenue by effectively managing accounting, front office, housekeeping, engineering, spa, rooms, human resources, marketing, and remodeling.

Managed the entire process of developing raw land, without existing infrastructure, into its highest and best use by strategically zoning the property to construct mixed-use retail, office, and condominiums. Solving numerous challenges and complexities involved with a highly focused ability to navigate the market crash in 2009. I was fortunate to preserve asset and continue successfully rezoning property, resulting in construction and subsequent sale of Walgreens signifies my business acumen in maximizing properties potential despite the market crash of 2009.

Consulting on developing hotel convention centers to attract meetings and events for hotels, resorts, casinos, and municipalities, along with negotiating group site selection, hotel venue contracts, managing and producing corporate events, transportation and housing.

Lead marketing executive responsible for convention marketing focusing on increasing revenue per occupied room, win per table game, slot drop, food and beverage, and retail sales. Lead development team in design, financing and leasing the 500,000 square foot Sahara convention center and hotel renovations. Only under 30 executive to earn the MGM Oscar award for record sales revenue.