Lisset Vazquez

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Hollywood, Fl. 33021

Cellular: 305-***-****

Experience:

Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina

Senior Events Manager September 2011 to present

Accountable for 21,000 square feet of versatile meeting space, servicing convention groups from 75 to 800 persons.

Responsible for catering menu building and customizing, servicing of groups from turn over to their conclusion.

Budget forecasting, consistently growing revenue between 125 to 250%, managing group room blocks, group resumes and pre-convention meetings, group billing

Miami City Club

Director of Catering July 2001 to February 2011

Responsible for all catering sales and marketing of special events, to include the booking, outside sales and managing of each function.

Servicing of social, corporate and convention events as well as managing the banquet manager and staff.

Designing and marketing of special monthly member events, catering budget forecast, customizing and executing all catered menus and banquet event orders.

Radisson Mart Plaza Hotel (Currently Doubletree by Hilton)

Associate Director of Catering and Conventions February 2001 to July 2001

Responsible for sales and booking of Social and Corporate events for 172,000 square feet of meeting space, execution of banquet event orders, forecasting, overseeing all booked catered events, managing of Office Assistant and Express Manager.

Convention Services Manager October 1999 to February 2001

Initiated and managed the Convention Services Department. Responsibilities included coordinating of banquet room set up’s, servicing of all Convention groups, writing of groups food menu’s, beverage and audio visual requirements.

Biltmore Hotel

Catering/Convention Manager May 1997 to October 1999

Responsible for selling and servicing of catered/convention events such as corporate and convention events, weddings, family reunions, bridal and baby shower. Selling and booking of hotel rooms for groups with 15 room nights or less.

Assistant to the Director of Catering May 1994 to May 1997

Assisted the Director of Catering and Convention Services in the development and implementation of office guidelines, coordinated and supervised all in-house functions, to include monthly corporate meetings. Responsible for food/beverage reports, imputing social and convention bookings, appointment scheduling of appointments, typing and answering phones.

Doral Resort and Country Club

Catering Sales Assistant November 1992 to-May 1994

Interfaced with catering department’s clientele on a daily basis for scheduling of food functions, writing and typing of event menus, copying, filing, scheduling appointments, answering telephones and calculating daily and monthly forecast for the food and beverage office.

EDUCATION:

Associate in Science Degree in Travel and Tourism

LANGUAGES:

English and Spanish

REFERENCES:

Grisette Roque Miami Beach Visitor Conv. Authority 305-***-****

Wendy Kallergis President Greater Miami Hotel Association 305-***-****

Roberto Cosentino President DME Meetings and Incentives 954-***-****

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