Sales/Event Planning and Event Operations Manager

Kathryn McGuire

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Huntersville, NC 28078

704-***-**** (H)

Objective: To obtain a permanent position in a customer-oriented company, that offers professional growth and development

Highlights of Qualifications

•Achieved 103% of annual sales goal in 2006

•Achieved highest sales call volume in 2006

•Achieved bronze level status in the prestigious Golden Circle Society with Marriott International in 2006 and 2007

Professional Experience

December 2005-September 2007 - Marriott’s Chicago Regional Sales Office Rosemont, IL

Sales Manager

•Inside sales manager for Marriott International’s Central Region responsible for answering sales leads for 54 hotels across al Marriott Brands

•Negotiate contracts to protect the assets of the hotels

•Participate in business evaluations to grow the profitability of the programs placed in Marriott Brand Hotels

•Assisted in training newly hired sales managers on the sales call process as well as business evaluation

August 2005-December 2005 – Chicago Marriott Schaumburg Schaumburg, IL

Event Manger Trainee

•Detailed the small meetings booked at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg

•Learned all aspects of the Event Manger Position including how to write a Banquet Event Order, enter a guest room block into the Marriott Reservation System, conduct the daily Banquet Event Order Meeting, Conduct a Final Bill Review with customers

•Learned how the other hotel departments work with Event Management to ensure a successful meeting or event

April 2004-August 2005 – Chicago Marriott O’Hare Chicago, IL

Event Operations Supervisor

•Supervised a crew of 5-7 banquet housemen on the set-up and breakdown of all meetings and events held at the hotel

•Met with the meeting planners to go over their banquet event orders to ensure that their meeting room was set to their specifications

•Met with the meeting planners at the end of each meeting day to review their banquet check

•Conducted the daily stand-up meeting with the banquet housemen

•Conducted the monthly department meeting with the housemen

•Trained all newly hired banquet housemen on their specific job duties

August 2003-November 2003 – Marco Island Marriott Resort Marco Island, FL

Culinary Intern

•Learned all aspects of a professional hotel kitchen

•Worked closely with the Executive Chef and the Executive Sous Chef on recipe development

•Worked closely with the Purchasing Manager to learn the process of how food is ordered for the resort

Education and Training

September 2002-November 2003 Johnson and Wales University Miami, FL

Associates of Applied Science in Culinary Arts

August 2000-May 2002 University of South Florida Tampa, FL

Bachelors of Arts in Interpersonal and Organizational Communications

August 1998-May 2000 University of West Florida Pensacola, FL

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