CURRICULUM-VITAE
Name Mohamed El Hoffi
Adress 1295 N. Sterling Avenue # 213
Palatine 60067 Illinois – United State
E-MAIL *******@*******.***
Mobile +1-224-***-****
Nationality Egyptian
Language skills Arabic Native language
English Excellent
French Fair
Russian Fair
Family Status Married
Professional Education
1977 Bachelor’s Degree in business and management
2010 Administration and Management Course, focus on financial success
Planning and organizing accommodation, Accor fundamentals of FOLS
1996 Administration and Management Course, focus on F&B services,
Room division management, included FBI terrorists attack course.
1982 Holiday Inn International, Advanced Management Course Dubai
1980 - 1989 Participation in different seminars & study with various
International Companies I have worked for.
1979 Mena House Oberoi International hotels Participate to the Food & Beverage Management Course, Career Development Institute of Cornell University, held in Egypt at the Mena House Oberoi Hotel.
1974 – 1976 Oberoi hotel school, heavy training program in the entire hotel departments,
Plus the procedures & practical assignment, sales Office, groups and
Congresses coordinator.
Professional History
Accor Hotels
1535 Milwaukee Ave. General Manager
Glenview 60026 IL - USA February 2010– Up Today
Planning and organizing accommodation and other hotel services, Promoting and Marketing the business, Managing budgets and financial plans and controlling expenditure. Setting and achieving sales and profit targets, Planning work schedules for individuals and teams.
4Stars Deluxe 210 Rooms
Vera-club – El Phistone (PREOPENING)
Marsa Alam City General Manager
Red Sea – Egypt May 2007– September2009
Managing of the daily operations, responsibilities of long & short term planning, supervise the hotel budget, marketing and business plans, increase profits margin by 30% through effective business planning, staff training and strategic marketing efforts
4Stars Deluxe 271rooms 6 F&B Outlets 4 C&B Room Out Side Catering: Yes
Ramada International (PREOPENING)
Mansoura City General Manager
Cairo - Egypt Nov. 2005– Apr. 2007
Managing of the daily operations, responsibilities of long & short term planning, supervise the hotel budget, marketing and business plans, increase profits margin by 35% through effective business planning, staff training and strategic marketing efforts
4 Stars Deluxe 130 rooms 6 F&B Outlets 4 C&B Room out Side Catering: YES
Falcon Hotels
Hadabah um el Sid, Sharm El Sheikh General Manager
South Sinai – Egypt Nov. 2004 – Nov. 2005
Setting-up standard operation policy and procedures, monitoring the safe keeping the assists of the property, designing and implementing performance evaluation of the department head and their assistants, establishing proper contacts with local authorities.
4 Stars 230 rooms 8 F&B Outlets 0 C&B Room out Side Catering: YES
All Season Hotels & Resort (PREOPENING)
Zouara Resort General Manager
Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai - Egypt May 2002 – September 2004
Managing the hotel daily operation, superb vendor negotiator, controlling all costs, responsible for outstanding increase in overall profitability, create and establish new open air oriental restaurant, implementation of the budget while exercising skillful management & team development, productivity and measurable profitability.
4 Stars 185 rooms 9 F&B Outlets1 C&B Room out Side Catering: YES
Choice Hotels International (PREOPENING)
Comfort Resort Al Diwan General Manager
Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai - Egypt Feb 2000 – May 2002
Managing the hotel daily operation, superb vendor negotiator, controlling all costs, responsible for outstanding increase in overall profitability, create and establish new open air oriental restaurant, implementation of the budget while exercising skillful management & team development, productivity and measurable profitability.
4 Stars 164 rooms 6 F&B Outlets 1 C&B Room out Side Catering: YES
Cataract International Hotels & Resorts
Sharm El-Sheikh. South Sinai. Egypt. General Manager
PREOPENING Jan, 97 – Feb. 2000
Managing of the daily operations, responsibilities of long & short term planning, supervise the hotel budget, marketing and business plans, increase profits margin by 30% through effective business planning, staff training and strategic marketing efforts
4+ Stars 250 rooms 12 F&B Outlets 1C&B Room out Side Catering: YES
Holiday Inn International (PREOPENING)
Holiday Inn Resort, Safaga Exec Asst. General Manager
Red Sea - Egypt. Jun. 95 – Dec. 1996
Responsibilities including monitoring of food and beverage front office, housekeeping accounting, maintenance, and gardener, Supervise staff up to four hundred people, interview, and trained, scheduled, and delegated daily activity to all hotel employees. Reviewed conduct performances and recommended salary increases. Maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and quality assurance.
4 Stars Deluxe 378 rooms 14 F&B Outlets 2 C&B Room out Side Catering: YES
Minaville Hotels & Resorts (PREOPENING)
Minaville Safaga General Manager
Red Sea - Egypt. Dec. 92 – Jul. 1994
Manage daily operation of the hotel, instituted a new marketing campaign to increase occupancy. Established, coordinated and administered planning of hotel operations which provided profit planning, sales forecasts, expense budgets, capital requirement, cost standards and necessary procedures for affecting the plan.
4 Stars 225 rooms 8 F&B Outlets 0 C&B Room out Side Catering: YES
Delta International Hotels
Medina Palace Hotel General Manager
Jeddah - Saudi Arabia Oct. 90 – Nov. 1992
Planned and successfully completed the renovation of the hotel under projected costs and without interference of sales and daily operation. Plan and achieved target of increasing the hotel occupancy by sixty percent. Developed and enhanced relationships with corporation, businesses, and community organizations as well as current and potential clients of the hotel. Promoted hotel outlets and activated the out side catering.
5 Stars 175 rooms 8 F&B Outlets 6 C&B Room out Side Catering: YES
Delta International Hotels
Head Office. Cairo - Egypt Area F&B Manager
6 Hotels & 1 Nile Cruiser Sep. 88 – Oct. 1990
The organization of all food & beverage departments in all the hotels under my supervision to ensure delegation and supervision at all levels. The creativity in food, beverage, service. Developing of menus cards promotions. Preparing the budget and its realization. Preparing the food & beverage and the chart of personnel. Oslo prepared the training program with the help of the food and beverage managers. Motivate the department heads towards better standards. Preparing all menus and carts itemization. Preparing all prices of menus and carts with the help of the food and beverage managers. Analyze monthly all the reports and comments the results.
4/5 Stars 870 Rooms 41 F&B Outlets 10 C&B Room out Side Catering: Yes
Holiday Inn International
Holiday Inn Aqaba Food & Beverage Manager
Jordan Kingdom Aug.87 – Aug. 1988
Manage and organize the food and beverage department to ensure delegation and supervision at all levels. Prepared the employees promotion and transfers. The creativity in food & beverage, developing of menus, carts and promotion. Prepared budget and its realization. Ensure high standards hygiene sanitation of the department. Prepared the food & beverage department marketing plan and the department chart of personnel, the training programs, the maiming guilds and prepared all menus & carts itemization. Following up in daily basis with the controller and the chef the quality and the prices of the products. Analyzing the monthly report to ensure good results.
5 Stars 175 rooms 9 F&B Outlets 1 C&B Room out Side Catering: YE
Kuwait Hotels Company.
Group of Hotels and Catering Facilities Contracting Manager
Kuwait Kingdom Feb. 86 – Mar. 1986
Managed, organize and control all the food supplied to all over the restaurants of the fifes Islamic conference. Ensure high quality of food, beverage and service. Ensure that high standard of hygiene sanitation is applied. Prepared all menus and carts itemization with the co-operation of the heads of services. Organize and arrange for all the meetings of the delegations.
4/5 Stars 620 rooms 18 F&B Outlets 6 C&B Room out Side Catering: YES
Holiday Inn International
Holiday Inn Pyramids. Food & Beverage Manager
Cairo - Egypt. Aug. 84 – Feb. 1986
Managed and organized the food and beverage department to ensure delegation and supervision at all levels. Prepared the employees promotion and transfers. The creativity in food & beverage, developing of menus, carts and promotion. Prepared budget and its realization. Ensure high standards hygiene sanitation of the department. Prepared the food & beverage department marketing plan and the department chart of personnel, the training programs, the maiming guilds and prepared all menus & carts itemization. Following up in daily basis with the controller and the chef the quality and the prices of the products. Analyzing the monthly report to ensure good results.
5 Stars 530 rooms 10 F&B Outlets 2 C&B Room out Side Catering: YES
Holiday Inn International
Holiday Inn Pyramids Assistant Food and Beverage Manager
Cairo - Egypt Feb. 83 – Aug. 1984
Responsible for the organization of the food and beverage outlets, the discipline in the food and beverage department. Achieving set standards of quality and service through aggressive training program. Controlling the mining guide for all food & beverage outlets, controlling and signing the requisitions, participates to the creativity of the menus and carts and participates to the preparation of the budget. Achieving high standards of cleanliness and ensure that all employees follow the basic requirements of sanitation and appearance.
5 Stars 530 rooms 10 F&B Outlets 2 C&B Room out Side Catering: Yes
Holiday Inn International (PREOPENING)
Holiday Inn Pyramids. Nightclub Manager
Cairo - Egypt. Mar. 80 – Feb. 1983
Managed a nightclub with three hundred fifty-seat capacities. Trainee supervises and schedules the employees to ensure high standard of service quality and clients satisfactions.
5 Stars 530 rooms 10 F&B Outlets 2 C&B Room Out Side Catering: YES
Oberoi International Hotels
Mena House Oberoi Hotel Maitre D'hôtel
Cairo - Egypt. Feb. 74 – Apr. 1980
Responsible for the organization of all the food and beverage outlets. The training and scheduling of the employees to achieving set standards of quality and service. Followed up in daily basis with the tour coordinator the groups movements and enquires. Supervise and takes action to ensure smooth service. Follow up with the outlet managers the appearance of the employees. Shearing in the preparation of the budget prepared all menus and carts itemization and fined new ideas in food and beverage. Prepared all prices of the menus and reviewed with the chef the recipe cards.
5 Stars 380 rooms 14 F&B Outlets 3 C&B Room out Side Catering: YES
References:
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