MANDEEP SINGH
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San Marcos, CA 92078 Email: **********@*****.***
PROFILE
Over twelve years of senior management experience in the hospitality
industry with responsibility for up to 160 hotels, 400 million in revenue
and accountability for business development and operations management,
combined with a track record of highly impressive results.
COMPETENCIES
. Strategic Planning
. Sales/Marketing
. Operations Management .
Customer Excellence
. Project Management
. Branding/Messaging
. Major Remodeling
. Business Turn-a-Round
. Financial Management .
Staff Coaching & Development
WORK EXPERIENCE
EXTENDED STAY HOTELS 12/11 - Present
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS, California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon,
Washington & Alaska
. Managing a portfolio of 160 hotels with revenues exceeding $400
million and a team of 7 Regional Director of Operations, VP of sales
and Sr. Revenue managers.
. Work in collaboration with direct reports to develop strategic plans
with a focus on revenue growth, cost efficiencies, streamlining of
operations, process improvements, and lean operation.
. Development, rollout and implementation major corporate initiatives
including the (Lean) operation rollout
. Planned & managed the renovation of over 80 hotels in 6 states and
development & implementation of passionately practical sales plan post
renovation.
. Achieved all KPI,s leading the company in NPS and aggressively
managing performance improvement plan's
REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey &
9/09 - 12/11
Rhode Island
. Direct a 21 hotel operation with $50 million in annual revenues, and a
team of eight Area Operations Managers, four General Managers, and
four Regional Sales Directors.
. Oversee key operational functions including sales, marketing, finance,
human resources, technology, operations, and customer service.
. Consistently grew annual revenues, while overseeing the remodeling of
twelve hotels.
. Achieved top performance ranking in all company standards, including
operational performance and guest satisfaction, along with a positive
REVPAR, high occupancy index and strong EBITDA.
REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, Indiana & Ohio Markets 09/04 - 9/09
. Managed a portfolio of fifteen hotels with $18 million in annual
revenues.
. Established goals and performance metrics to encourage team ownership
and accountability for results.
. Used ongoing data collection, analysis and trending to take a
proactive versus reactive response to problems and opportunities.
. Effectively implemented team training, coaching and mentoring as part
of a broader succession planning strategy.
. Streamlined and re-engineered processes, improved automation and
improved internal controls.
. Achieved revenue/positive EBITDA growth and guest satisfaction
ratings.
. Recipient of the 2006 "Best Sales and Operations Team Award" and
achieved one of the highest occupancy indexes in the company.
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DISTRICT MANAGER, Dallas, Lubbock & Amarillo, TX 4/02 - 9/04
. Oversaw operations for five hotels with a team of five General
Managers and five Assistant General Managers, with complete
accountability for P&L.
GENERAL MANAGER, Kansas City, MO 7/01 - 4/02
. Managed a 134 room hotel with responsibility for sales, revenue
growth, cost reductions, staffing, human resources, technology, and
operations.
. Produced GOP growth year-over-year.
COMFORT INN-CHOICE HOTELS, Kansas City, MO 2/00 - 6/01
PRESIDENT/CO-OWNER
. Managed and converted a 170 unit Howard Johnson's Hotel to a
Comfort Inn franchise.
. Ran all facets of the operation.
. Focused efforts on customer surveys, focus groups and
competitor analysis as a baseline for continuous improvement and
revenue growth.
BULK PETROLEUM CORPORATION 1997 - 2000
DISTRICT MANAGER, Iowa & Missouri
. Oversaw operations of ten convenience stores/gas stations in
Iowa and Missouri.
. Managed 50 to 60 employees and ten Store Managers.
. Monitored inventory, fuel sales and prices, obtaining permits
and licenses for new development properties.
EDUCATION
SWISS SCHOOL OF TOURISM & HOSPITALITY, Chur, Switzerland
Hotel Management Operations Diploma
S.G.G.S. COLLEGE, Chandigarh, India
Bachelor of Arts
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English, German, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu
References available upon request