Managing Director/GM
RA CAPITAL LLC
Total years of experience :29 years, 11 Months
09/10 - present RA CAPITAL LLC. (Villa Padierna Hotels & Resorts)
Marbella, Spain
Managing Director/GM
Responsible for the day to day Operations of 2 five star hotels with high volume F&B, outlets, catering; Golf Academy and 3 Championship Golf courses; State of the art Spa and Medical Wellness center.
A second five star Boutique Hotel specializing in Medical Wellness with Thermal Waters in Malaga, ski resort in Granada and Rural hotels in Ronda, Malaga. Flagship hotel is, www.hotelvillapadierna.com
06/08 - 09/10 MELIA HOTELS & RESORTS
Mallorca, Spain
General Manager
Assigned to Egypt for the opening of an all-inclusive 450 room five-star resort hotel in Egypt's Red Sea area, owning company fell into financial setbacks; hotels opening were indefinitely postponed. Melia ended the contract with the Egyptian owning company and reassigned to Kuwait for development, stay till 09/10 as Area General Manager for 2 five star hotels, 1 four star in Kuwait City (ITHC Companies), Melia's decision was not to enter into a management agreement with the Kuwaiti owning company, leaving September 2010.
02/04 - 06/08 BELIZEAN DREAMS and HOPKINS BAY RESORTS
Hopkins Village, Belize, Caribbean
Managing Director / General Manager/Project Manager
Responsible for the new opening and operation of a luxury condo golf hotel / resort and Spa, and a Casino / resort in the US (Northern Michigan) and 99 luxury Villas in Belize; created and implemented all standard operating procedures, training programs and manuals (all under same ownership)
High volume revenues for both US resorts: ➢ Exceeded all budgetary projections
➢ Implemented all recreational programs and eco-tours
➢ Implemented all sales & marketing plans
➢ Responsibility of Project Manager for the new hotel construction
01/01 - 12/03 JOLIE VILLE MARITIM GOLF RESORT & CASINO
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
General Manager
Managed operations for this 775 room (total) luxury 2 hotels plus 250-villa operations consisting of spa, retail stores, golf course, casino, marina, water sport activities as well as high profile conference center
➢ Hosted numerous world leaders including Presidents Bill Clinton and George Busch as well as Saudi Royalty and European Heads of State.
➢ Site of all Summit peace conferences between Israel and Palestine.
01/97 - 01/01 XL RESORTS & HOTELS & CASINO
Tenerife, Spain
General Manager
Managed two major 4-Star luxury rated resorts, a 735-unit time-share villas operation as well as a 125-suites boutique hotel with golf. Property boasted a
1-Star Michelin rated restaurant.
Responsible for the Project Management of the new opening of Suite Hotel and major refurbishment of the Time-Share resort
1995-1997 WASZENSKI KROLEWSKI HOTELS
Warsaw, Poland
General Manager
Responsible for the new opening of 3 luxury five star boutique hotels, with five restaurants (featured 1 star Michelin) and high voulme catering
company
1992 - 1997
CIGA HOTELS & RESORTS & CASINOS
Milan, Madrid, Sardinia
1992 - 1995 WESTIN PALACE HOTEL
Madrid, Spain
Director of Sales
Director of Food & Beverage
EAGM
Served this company at other hotels in Italy as well, responsible of a major
hotel refurbishment as Project Manager
1986 - 1992 CUNARD HOTELS & RESORTS & CASINOS
New York, Phila, USA, London, UK
Director of Food & Beverage
EAGM and GM
Served this company at various management levels and corporate office opened a new five star hotel in Philadelphia "Hotel a Top of the Bellevue".
1983 -1986 FOUR SEASONS HOTEL & RESORTS
Houston, TX. Nevis, Caribbean (new opening)
Director of Food & Beverage
Philadelphia, PA (new opening)
Assistant Food & Beverage Manager
➢ Widener University - Chester, Pennsylvania B.S. degree in Hotel, Restaurant Management (Sr. year at Cornell) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHSIPS ➢ Active Member
➢ Delaware University - Newark, Delaware B.A. degree in Accounting and Marketing
