Key Skills
Hospitality & Culinary Management Guest Service Excellence
Multiple Brand Operations
Front- & Back-of-House Operations Turnaround Management
Strategic Marketing & Sales
Budgeting & Cost Controls Payroll/P&L Management
Opened Three Bistros at Profit & Growth Strategies
Courtyards Seasoned in Opening Brand Properties
Teambuilding/Training/Supervision
Safety/Sanitation/Quality
Controls
Vendor/Inventory Management
Experience
Marriott Properties - New Orleans, LA, Lafayette, LA, Hattiesburg, MS
GENERAL MANAGER JUNE 2010 - SEPT 2011
TownePlace Suites by Marriott (124 Rooms)
TransInns Management, Inc.
SpringHill Suites by Marriott (103 Rooms)
Courtyard by Marriott (84 Rooms)
Larry Blumberg & Associates
LEGACY HOTEL MANAGEMENT - PERRY, GA - January 2009 - June 2010
Director of Operations
Eight Hotels - Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Holiday Inn
Prototype (582 Rooms Total)
AMERICINN LODGE & SUITES, HUTCHINSON, MN - May 2004 - January 2009
General Manager
Hutchinson AmericInn Lodge & Suites (86 Rooms)
Celtic Ventures
OTHER PROPERTY EXPERIENCE - May 1990 - May 2004
General Manager
LINCOLN COMFORT SUITES - NE
FAIRFEILD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT - NE
BEST WESTERN SUPERIOR INN & SUITES - MN
MOTEL 6 - MN
SAND COMPANIES - MN
RADISSON - ND
20+ Years' Experience in the hospitality industry.
While at Legacy Hotel Management exceed twelve million dollars in gross
sales.
Property in Hutchinson an "Award Winning Property."
2000 Property of the Year - Minnesota Association of Innkeepers - Best
Western Superior Inn & Suites
Motel 6 - Richfield, under my management, passed its quality inspection.
It was the only time this hotel passed.
Affiliations
Chamber Member - Hutchinson, MN (2004-2009)
Lions Club - President - Hutchinson, MN (2008)
Hutchinson Ambassador - Hutchinson, MN (2005-2009)
Hockey Coach - Hutchinson, MN (2004-2009)
Chamber Member - Perry, GA (2009-2010)
Chamber Member - Macon, GA (2009-2010)
Education
Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN, MS in School Administration, 1995
Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN, BS in Kinesiology, 1991
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, Major in History with a Minor
in Physical Education 1988-1991 Transfer to Moorhead State University
Detroit Lakes Community High School, Detroit Lakes, MN, Diploma, 1988
Additional Training & Certifications:
MARRIOTT CONNECT U STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT - CERTIFICATION - MAY 2011
Holiday Inn Management Certified - February 2009
Choice Hotel Management Certified, Tharaldson Learning Center - May 2001
Certified expert by Micros Systems OPERA Property Management System
Certified Lodging Manager - Certification - September 2009 (Passed 95th
Percentile)
eCornell University - Hospitality Management - Certification - 2008
Certified Food Manager and Serve Safe - Certification - September 2007
Certified Hotel Association - Certification - May 2001 (Passed 98th
Percentile)
Foreign Language
German