D. PETER PETRAKIS

**** ********* ********* **** # * Bethesda, Maryland 20817-1207

Phone: 301-***-**** E-mail: acxo14@r.postjobfree.com 3 Pages

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Aside from the Hotel Industry employments listed below, employment was also in a variety of industries outside of the Hotel Industry, those that are separately listed below as "Most Recent". These organizations were challenging and also in demanding sales and marketing arenas, namely the wholesale produce business, the importing and wholesale marketing of high-end men's wear accessories and the cemetery / funeral arrangements, sales and service field. All of these involvements were by way of family history in these industries. Finally, my extensive work in high fashion retail and furs, both as a manager and buyer.

Most recently, as a manager and buyer for a high-end, 109 year old, family owned and family operated, women’s retail fashion store in metropolitan Washington, DC. The store has since closed its doors, this as of July 31, 2016.

AREAS OF SKILL, EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE:

A seasoned hotel executive with the ability to plan, design and organize new hotel department operations and major projects and events, as well as clearly communicate and delegate plans and actions to work teams.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

A diverse background including many departmental directorships for Catering Sales, Food & Beverage Operations, Corporate Hotel Sales, Convention Services, Kosher Catering, Off-Premises Catering

Developed and directed high-end catering and conference departments of several luxury hotels in a variety of venues all with strong social, corporate, association markets, most often doing so during the hotel’s pre/post opening, reopening, takeover or reorganization stages. Developed many well received customer and vendor relationship programs.

Created successful marketing plans, training manuals, wrote departmental policy, operating criteria initiating them with positive results in areas where no such structures existed previously. Devised critical paths and knowledgeable in menu design and development having developed many master working catering menus and hotel wine lists.

Experienced at forecasting, budgeting, operation’s analysis, FF & E, client/community relations, direct mail and telemarketing, staff training and hotel openings, maintained an active, high profile press and public relations image.

Proven to have strong selling skills in a variety of markets and the organizational proficiency to succeed under a variety of corporate philosophies, organizational mandates, budgets, facility constraints and responsibilities.

Maintained quality and healthy food and beverage costs averaging in these high-end luxury hotels, between 22% to 28 % food cost and 18% to 24% beverage cost. Created a myriad of profitable marketing events for hotel community involvement.

Proven success in sales and as a task force leader/member with openings, renovating and/or reorganizing hotels, essentially a "hands on" worker. Sales experience in a variety of demanding business arenas showing profitability from the operation's initial start.

Contributed regularly toward the cultivation of staff cross training and team spirit throughout hotels, elevating department morale and productivity as well as improving relations with other departments and disciplines.

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EXTENDED WORK HISTORY, SPECIFICALLY IN THE HOSPITALITY FIELD

Most relevant and relative to this job application:

McCall & Associates / Events Mgt., Inc. of San Francisco

High-end, large, pre-eminent Bay Area, off-premises catering and events company PART TIME 10-93 to 10-95

Sir Francis Drake Hotel of San Francisco (Now a Kimpton Group Hotel)

Director of Catering (Until hotel was sold) 01-93 to 10-93

Barbizon Hotel of New York City (Now a condominium)

Pre & post renovation / Until sold. As Director of Catering. 09-86 to 09-87

Grand Bay Hotel of Coconut Grove, Miami (Now demolished)

Reorganization project Director of Catering 07-85 to 08-86

Renaissance Hotel of San Francisco (Now a Crowne Plaza Hotel)

Pre & post project opening, Director of Catering 01-84 to 06-85

Plaza of the Americas Hotel of Dallas (Now the Dallas Mariiott Hotel)

Pre & post project opening, Director of Catering 11-78 to 12-80

Four Seasons Hotel of Georgetown - Washington, DC. (The Jewel in Four Seasons Crown)

Pre & post project opening, Director of Catering 09-77 to 08-78

Hyatt on Union Square Hotel of San Francisco (Now the Grand Hyatt Hotel)

Immediate post-opening Director of Catering 10-75 to 08-77

Fairmont Hotel & Tower of Nob Hill, San Francisco (The flagship Fairmont Hotel)

Assistant Director of Food & Beverage 09-74 to 10-75

Statler Hilton Hotel of Washington, DC. (Now the Capitol Hilton Hotel)

Assistant Director of Catering 09-72 to 08-74

Loews Americana of Bal Harbor (Miami Beach) Florida (Now demolished)

Director of Convention Services 09-71 to 09-72

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EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT, Menomonie, Wisconsin Major: Hotel and Restaurant Management

Bachelor’s Degree

DIAVOX INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE, Lausanne, Switzerland Major: French Language

Certificate

KINGS COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Major: Accounting & Public Speaking Extension Studies credit

PAUL SMITH'S COLLEGE of the Adirondacks) Paul Smiths, New York Major: Hotel and Restaurant Management

Associates Degree

KAISER TRAINING Based out of Bern, Switzerland Intensive seminars on management, leadership

Certificate and organization, known as “K” Training.

WORK HISTORY - Recent to the present: My Hospitality Industry Employment is listed on page two.

Rizik Brothers, Washington, DC Department Manager and Buyer of high-end women’s fashions & furs. 07-10 to 07-16

(Family background in this industry)

National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia Family Sales, Services, Arrangements Counselor. 05-05 to 11-08

(Family background in this industry as well)

Personal leave of absence for travel and subsequently the care of paralyzed and terminally ill parents, 04-98 to 01-05

this until both their passing.

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma (San Francisco, CA) Family Sales, Service and Arrangements Counselor 04-96 to 04-98

(Family background in this industry as well)

Consulting "partner of development", manufacturing and importing a high-end line of

imported menswear and clothing accessories. (Family background in this industry as well) 03-88 to 01-93

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MEMBERSHIPS:

National Association of Catering Executives, (Past Board Member).

Hospitality and Sales Management Association, (Past Chapter President).

Forty Plus of Northern California (Membership Director)

Symphony 500 (San Francisco Symphony) Co-Founder and Board member

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