PIERRE-ANTOINE RIGAUD
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Education CORNELL UNIVERSITY Ithaca, NY
Master of Professional Studies in Real Estate, May 2013
Concentration in Real Estate Development and Sustainable Development
CENTER OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT (CMH) Paris, France
European Bachelor in Hospitality Management, May 2011
Courses followed in English : Management, Marketing, Hotel Development,
Business Law, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Wine Tasting
Experience FOUR SEASONS HOTEL PROVENCE S. of France
Internship - Concierge, reservation, commercial dept.
2010 (6 months)
Used personalized email marketing to maintain / build customer loyalty
Created and enhanced spreadsheet models to better organize each guests stay-schedule
Developed spreadsheet models on guests spending patterns by nationality
Implemented strategies to attract specific market segments and increase profitability
PARK HYATT VEND ME Paris,
France
Internship - Purchasing and financial accounting dept.
2010 (4 months)
Designed a new waste management system to cut food losses
Created spreadsheet models to reach better accuracy with f&b expenses
Developed spreadsheet models to follow prices variation on each referenced product
Collaborated with providers to improve relationships (negotiations, offers..)
RITZ PARIS Paris, France
2009 (5 months)
Internship - Room Service dept. (+ cross-training)
Implemented new up-selling techniques
Helped boost productivity by rethinking the division of tasks within our team of 30
Presented a project to relocate the workspace in order to cut by half room-service
delivery time, thus greatly improving customer satisfaction and productivity
Skills Software : Excel, Word, Powerpoint; Opera and Fidelio (PMS), Amadeus (CRS)
French mother tongue / English fluent (TOEFL: 101) / German moderate
Activities ULI (Urban Land Institute) Young Leader member
Organizer of a charity dinner held at the UNESCO headquarters (2010)
Interests : cycling, hiking, kayaking, classical piano