Experience

The Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport Hotel

• Canada
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Meetings and Events Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Liaise with hotel departments, corporate clients and third party vendors to plan and execute meetings, conferences and social events. Managing client budgets, operation expenses and account billing. Manage hotel event spaces with a boutique approach, ensuring maintenance and upkeep. Upselling F&B, decor, AV and third party services for successful event execution. Assisting sales team in contracting local and smaller short lead time meetings. Liaise with hotel departments, corporate clients and third party vendors to plan and execute meetings, conferences and social events. Managing client budgets, operation expenses and account billing. Manage hotel event spaces with a boutique approach, ensuring maintenance and upkeep. Upselling F&B, decor, AV and third party services for successful event execution. Assisting sales team in contracting local and smaller short lead time meetings.



Aburi Restaurants Canada, Ltd.

• Canada
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Restaurant Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

  Schedule management, profit & loss, maintenance and daily operations for 180 seat modern Japanese restaurant. Mentoring and peer reviews for all hourly staff to create a positive team morale. Labor management by putting aces in places to improve quality and level of service to maximize productivity and guest satisfaction. Schedule management, profit & loss, maintenance and daily operations for 180 seat modern Japanese restaurant. Mentoring and peer reviews for all hourly staff to create a positive team morale. Labor management by putting aces in places to improve quality and level of service to maximize productivity and guest satisfaction.



Giovane Caffè at Fairmont Pacific Rim

• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• General Manager

  • Oct 2020 - May 2021

  Caffe operations within a 5 star luxury hotel, developing relationships with hotel management and staff to provide seamless guest experience. Established and maintained COVID guidelines, ensuring staff and guest safety Optimized food cost by 12% through vendor negotiations for competitive pricing and increase profitability. Caffe operations within a 5 star luxury hotel, developing relationships with hotel management and staff to provide seamless guest experience. Established and maintained COVID guidelines, ensuring staff and guest safety Optimized food cost by 12% through vendor negotiations for competitive pricing and increase profitability.



Oliver & Bonacini Hospitality

• Canada
• Hospitality
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Restaurant Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Oct 2020



Aburi Restaurants Canada, Ltd.

• Canada
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Restaurant and Events Manager

  • Aug 2015 - Feb 2019



Proof kitchen and lounge

• Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• Server

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2015



Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Chef de Partie

  • Oct 2012 - May 2014



CRU Restaurant

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chef De Partie

  • 2011 - 2012



The Pantry

• Shift Supervisor

  • 2010 - 2011

• Server

  • 2009 - 2010