Experience

Evolution Hospitality

• United States
• Hospitality
• 400 - 500 Employee

• • Mar 2022 - Present

• • May 2017 - Mar 2022

  Responsible for proactively soliciting and managing group/catering related opportunities with significant revenue potential. Actively up-selling each business opportunity to maximize revenue opportunity. Ensures business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for proper service delivery. Responsible for driving customer/guest loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer/guest experience. Provides service to customers in order to grow the account on behalf of the company. Show less



Florida Executive Realty

• United States
• Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Real Estate Agent

  • Jan 2021 - Nov 2022



Renaissance on 9th

• Bradenton, FL

• Director Of Catering Sales

  • Sep 2014 - Feb 2017

  Managed all aspects of catering operations including marketing, client relations and support, staffing, vendor relations, and exceeded overall guest expectations. I increased yearly catering sales from $400,000 to $600,000, through increased marketing and improved customer communication. Worked to redevelop the catering department including re-writing menu, training, ordering, invoicing, billing, production and delivery. I worked to build the customer base to over 500 satisfied customers by maintaining consistently friendly attitude and professional, accurate, on time services. I supervised the Events and Catering Coordinator and the Executive Chef. Finally I lead the design, development and implementation of the graphic layout and production of marketing materials for Meals on Wheels PLUS special events. Show less



Hotel Ballast formerly Hilton Wilmington Riverside

• Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

• Catering Sales Manager

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2014

  Responsibilities included meeting with clients, confirming and working with vendors, and the planning, set up, break down, and running of conferences and events. Additional responsibilities included forecasting and achieving hotel catering budget, as well as identifying and analyzing the competitor set. I Collaborated with the Food and Beverage Operational Departments to maximize revenue. Effectively yield 20,000 sq feet of meeting space which helped me to exceeded my yearly catering goals by over 20%. I secured and managed Lower Cape Fear Hospice Yearly Gala of over 600 people which resulted in revenues in excess of $30,000. I successfully created relationships with clients in short term bookings, resulting in repeat bookings. Show less



Hotel Ballast

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales and Catering Intern

  • Jun 2009 - Mar 2010

  Started my career as an Intern for the Sales and Catering Department at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. I executed general administrative duties such as copying, faxing and phone, ran daily reports to include: Change Log, Event Postings, BEO Batch, and 10 Day Daily Events Report. Assisted sales managers with daily tasks and tracked daily incoming business leads Started my career as an Intern for the Sales and Catering Department at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. I executed general administrative duties such as copying, faxing and phone, ran daily reports to include: Change Log, Event Postings, BEO Batch, and 10 Day Daily Events Report. Assisted sales managers with daily tasks and tracked daily incoming business leads



Hord Coplan Macht

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Provided support to the designers in departments including: Graphic Design, Commercial Architecture, Interior Design, and Healthcare. Attended site visits and observed client meetings with personnel in the Interior Design and Housing and Mixed Use department. Assisted with the creation of the 2008 Society for Marketing Professional Services conference brochure and design of binder cover. Transferred designer's hand drawn floor plans to computer design using AutoCAD. Developed client presentations for the Healthcare department including alterations of floor plans and specifications of mechanical equipment to meet client's request. Show less



The Classic Catering People

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Server

  • May 2005 - Dec 2007

  Greet guests and make them feel comfortable. Learn menu items and be able to describe them appropriately to guests. Take beverage and food orders. Deliver beverages and food in a timely manner. Work with other servers and be a team player. Greet guests and make them feel comfortable. Learn menu items and be able to describe them appropriately to guests. Take beverage and food orders. Deliver beverages and food in a timely manner. Work with other servers and be a team player.



Johnson Berman

• United States
• Architecture and Planning

• Intern

  • May 2005 - Jun 2005

  Maintained the resource library which included contacting representatives and ordering design samples.In addition I collected specification information and oversaw general office duties such as copying, faxing, and phone. Maintained the resource library which included contacting representatives and ordering design samples.In addition I collected specification information and oversaw general office duties such as copying, faxing, and phone.