Hotel Manager & Professional

Marlies Michelsen

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Carlsbad CA 92011

Phone: 1-646-***-****

*******.*********@*****.***

Career Objective

I have recently relocated back to the USA from South Africa, as my family now live here,

I have a valid work permit.

I am currently seeking a position within the hospitality industry; my strengths are marketing, food & beverage, front of house, guest liaison, event management and banqueting. I have a very welcoming and outgoing personality with excellent communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills. I’m a motivated team player and I’ve helped businesses grow by meeting, then exceeding short and long-term targets. With my international background in chain-store retail and five-star hospitality, I feel I have all-round invaluable experience to offer and build on.

Manager, POD 2009 – 2011

Camps Bay, South Africa

www.pod.co.za

POD is a custom-built, award-winning boutique hotel overlooking beautiful Camps Bay in Cape Town. I was involved with the planning and build-out of the hotel and managed POD from concept to completion sourcing décor, suppliers, hiring and training staff. I was responsible for all aspects of running the hotel including front of house, marketing and travel conventions, bar, restaurant with menu creation, floral and decor, housekeeping, security, supplier management, ordering and all staff management. Other responsibilities included event management, conferences and exclusive cocktail or dinner parties. Our clientele was mainly international guests and film crews on location in South Africa.

POD awards and press, Year One:

TATLER TRAVEL GUIDE 2011 – Best 101 Hotels in the World

WALLPAPER MAGAZINE – Nov 2010 – Top 20 Reasons To Be In South Africa

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER –2010 Beach Breaks

HOUSE & LEISURE JAN/FEB 2011

CEO - Paul O’ Donnell

Owner/General Manager Bay Breeze Guesthouse 2006 – 2009

Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa

www.baybreezeguesthouse.com

In 2006 I opened my own business a luxury guest villa, the Bay Breeze Guesthouse in the resort village of Llandudno. I project-managed the custom construction and build-out of the guesthouse, including finishes, décor, business plan, marketing strategy and website. Bay Breeze ran at near-full capacity year round, hosting events and film crews.

National Sales Manager/Range Developer, Cosmo Footwear 2004 - 2006

At Cosmo I was responsible for design and product development of ladies and girls’ footwear, presenting and selling to all major chain stores in South Africa, Africa and the Middle East.

As part of my position I attended international trade fairs in the USA and Europe, sourcing product in top fashion cities worldwide with regular trips to China to develop and oversee production.

The ranges were extremely successful and Cosmo became the top supplier to the leading chain stores.

CEO - Theo Sauris

Group Buying Manager, Woolworths Holdings (Marks And Spencer/UK) 1999 – 2004

www.woolworth.co.za

Responsibilities:

develop and execute long-term strategy/budget objectives

liaised with the fashion office to reflect trends/developing new ranges and niche businesses

created product assortments in alignment with brand identity and corporate financial objectives to achieve the required sales and profit objectives.

develop vendor relationships/cost negotiations/brief suppliers/communicate trends

timely placement of orders/monitored deliveries/chase sales/marketing

created markdown strategy/evaluating consumer response/ analysed data/ presented budgets

evaluated international fashion trends for commercial interpretation/ regular International travel

Group Head - Julie Hodgson

Education

Graduated - Cape Town High

Internship – Southern Sun Hotels (One & Only)

Cape Town School of Design, BA in Design and Retail Management

Covey Leadership Diploma

Events Management Diploma

Foreign languages: Fluent in Dutch, Afrikaans and German.

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