Leny D. Monsanto
Babag *, Lapu-Lapu City Cebu
Telephone: +639*********
E-mail Address: **************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To secure a challenging position to expand my learning’s, knowledge and skills
within an international hotel groups.
SUMMARY
• 9 years of Food and Beverage experience in hyatt hotels.
• Passionate and ambitious Food & Beverage professional focused on
delivering unique and memorable guest experience.
• Certified departmental trainer by Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
• Restaurant, conference and banqueting management.
• Thorough understanding of guest experience management module (GEM).
• Capable to manage large operations independently under pressure.
• Met and exceeded objectives by providing prompt, attentive hospitality
services within a fast-paced food and beverage operations, including taking
various additional responsibilities, delivering exemplary customer service
with multiple recognitions and rewards.
• Applied strong leadership talents toward supporting a diverse team of 50+
different nationalities with multicultural work environment.
• Budgeting planning and controlling the financial aspects of the business.
• Actively participated and contribution towards hotel strategy.
• Through understanding of GEM and ARCHER.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotels and Villas (306 rooms)
https://abudhabi.park.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html
Acting Assistant Manager (In-Room Dinning)
January 2019-July 2020
• To provide a courteous professional efficient and flexible service at all times
following Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi and Villas standard performance.
• Oversee all aspects of daily service operation of the hotel room.
• Supervise all room service personnel.
• Responds to guest complaints in timely manner.
• Handling of 25 full time staff.
• Supervise the room service area in order to attract retain and motivate the
employee.
• Ensure optimal level of service quality and hospitality are provided to the
guest.
• Ensure the timeless and accuracy of the amenity set-up and delivery.
• Check all the VIP guest to regular guest and ensure all their highly needed
amenities to their respective rooms.
• Checked opera.
• Taking orders to the guests pick up all phone calls if guest asking some
questions.
• To monitor operating supplies and reduce spoilage and wastage.
Team Leader - The Café (All Day Dinning)
April 2017- January 2019
• To be responsible and accountable for smooth operational running.
• Handling a team of 34 full time staff.
• Successful training of team to be confident and deliver the high volume
breakfast and dinner operation.
• To ensure that departmental strategy is disseminated to all staff in their
area of responsibility in liaison with the operation manager.
• Work with others to plan cross departmental events and initiatives.
• To implement actions to ensure highest levels of customer service are
maintained in line with the management goals.
• To respond to customer feedback to ensure service recovery through clear
direction to supervisors.
• To train and empower staff in the team to resolve customer concerns with
the least amount of inconvenience.
• Effective implementation of new ideas targeting specific guest and
achieving additional revenue and satisfaction.
• To be entirely flexible and adapt to rotate within the different sub
department of the hotel assign.
• To perform opening and closing procedure establish for the place at work
as assigned.
Team Leader – Events Service (Banquet)
January 2017- March 2017
• Overlooking day to day events and plan accordingly.
• Coordinating with the Event sales team and forecast for upcoming
events and discuss with regards to set up and special requirements.
• Analyze beverage shrinkage, consumption and maintain the
beverage cost on monthly basis.
• Cleanliness and maintenance of the banquet areas.
• Supervise the contract labors and check day to day work.
• Coordinating with the other departments of the hotel.
• Handling guest queries & complaints.
• Plan specific requirements for each event and plan accordingly.
Waitress-Events Service (Banquet)
December 2014-January 2017
• Run food from the kitchen to the banquet hall on demand.
• Assist with the food and table prep before the events.
• Serves patrons with the food and beverages in a positive and friendly
manner.
• Provides information to help food and beverage selections.
• Maintains dining ambiance with an enthusiastic attitude.
• Prepare room for dinning by clothing tables and settings decorations
condiments, candle, napkin, service plates, and utensils.
• Protects establishment and patrons by adhering to sanitation safety
and alcohol beverage control policies.
• Helps patrons select food and beverages by suggesting courses
explaining the chefs specialties identifying appropriate beverage
pairings and answering food preparation questions.
• Maintains table setting by removing courses as completed
replenishing utensils refilling water glasses and being alert to patron
spills or other special needs.
• Concludes dining experience by acknowledging choice of
establishment and inviting patrons to return.
Waitress-The Café
June 2013- December 2014
• Greet and escort customers to their tables.
• Present menu and provide detailed information.
• Prepare tables by setting up linens silverware and glasses.
• Inform customers about the day specials.
• Offer menu recommendations upon request.
• Up-sell additional products when appropriate.
• Take accurate food and drinks orders using a POS ordering software
order slip or memorization.
• Communicate order details to the kitchen staff.
• Serve food and drinks order.
• Check dishes and kitchenware for cleanliness and presentation and
report any problems.
• Arrange table settings and maintain a tidy dining area.
• Deliver checks and collect bill payments.
Grand Hyatt Dubai (682 Rooms)
Waitress- Banquet
July 2011-May 2013
• Set Up for events by putting out table cloths and place settings arranging
table placement and setting up a buffet.
• Carrying plates of food on trays and serving guests.
• Keep glasses filled remove each round of plates and replenish utensils.
• Maintain high standards of safety and cleanliness.
• Perform cleaning tasks and breakdown of service.
• Adhere to grooming and appearance standards.
EDUCATION
March 2001-2003
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue Philippines
SKILLS
• Budgeting, planning and controlling the financial needs.
• People development & outstanding people skills.
• Able to manage large operations.
• Able to work independently and under pressure.
• Department SOP’s, training manual and sequence of service
procedure efficient administrative & excellent communication skills.
• Restaurant, conference and banqueting management.
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Sunfish (Staff Payroll system), MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint),
Internet and E- mail applications, Reserve Out (Restaurant Reservation
System), Micros & Symphony.
TRAININIG & DEVELOPMENT
• Archer Project
• GEM
• Brand repositioning
• Certified Departmental trainer by the Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
• Budgeting
• Making business decision
• Selection interviewing course
• Balanced approach to managing
• Time & task management
• Performance development
• Managing the business
REFERENCE:
• Sandeep Jinarajan
Director of Food and Beverage at Hyatt hotels Corporation
• Abhyud Shetty
Food and Beverage Manager at Hyatt Regency Guam