Beena sherin vijayakumar

Professional Profile & Career Highlights June 2009 to date: Director of Housekeeping Amwaj Rotana, Dubai, UAE. • 5 Star Beachfront Resort with 301 rooms inclusive of suites and Club Floors, five F & B Outlets, Spa, salon and six Banquet Halls. • Reporting to the General Manager. • Responsible for 70 staff. • Part of the Pre-opening team From February 2007 to May 2009: 2years Executive Housekeeper JAL Fujairah Resort and Spa, Fujairah. UAE . • 5 Star Beach Resort and Spa, with 257 rooms including two and three bedroom suites and 7 F& B outlets, Spa, Beauty Salon and Dive Center, Kid’s Club and Adolescent Center. • Reporting to the General Manager. • Responsible for 80 staff. • Part of the pre opening team. From Mid-March 2003 to end January 2007 – 4 years: Sep 05 to Jan 07 Rooms Division Manager Mar 03 to Aug 05 Executive Housekeeper Le Meridien Resort and Convention Centre, Cochin, India • 5 Star Deluxe Riverside Resort (Member of the Starwood Hotels Chain) with 228 rooms, inclusive of 75 suites and two club floors with 7 F&B outlets, Discotheque, Fitness Center, Ayurvedic Spa, Beauty Saloon, a shopping arcade and House boats. The Convention Center can accommodate up to 7000 people. • I was Instrumental in the opening of 65 suites and 12 Executive Rooms with a Coffee Shop, Business Center and Conference Hall as an added facility to Le Meridien, Cochin. • On successfully completing the project, I was promoted to Rooms Division Manager. • As RDM I was head of Housekeeping, Laundry, Spa and Front Office Operations. • Responsible for 170 staff • Assisting the GM on day to day operations and officiating as GM during his absence. • Meeting and preparing itineraries for VIP’s and dignitaries. • Working closely with tour operators and convention coordinators • Guest PR and Entertainments. • Monitoring guest suggestions and complaints and corresponding with them. • Assisting the GM in preparing business strategies and key objectives. • I received the” Stars of the Industry Awards” for the ‘Executive Housekeeper of the Year 2005’, awarded by ITM Institute of Hotel Management, Navi Mumbai and HRS.DNA, India. • I was host to the President of India and other visiting dignitaries of Oman and UAE at Le Meridien, Cochin. • I was responsible in the setting up and stream lining of the Housekeeping Departments to Le Meridien Standards at Le Meridien, Ahmedabad, India and Le Meridien Amman, Jordan. • Hosted the President of India at Le Meridien, Cochin and visiting dignitaries of Oman and UAE. From February 1988 to mid-March 2003 – 15 years: Executive Housekeeper Taj Malabar, Cochin, India • Joined Taj Malabar as Supervisor in Feb ’88 and was announced Executive Housekeeper in September 1997 • 5 Star Deluxe Leisure Hotel, of the Taj Group of Hotels with 100 rooms and 9 suites and a Spa • Pre-opening of 4 hotels of the Taj Group of Kerala. • I have played a successful host to various famous and powerful personalities of the world, such as : Her Majesty QUEEN ELIZABETH – II at Taj Malabar. Heads of States of SAARC Nations in Sri Lanka. Prime Minister of India at Taj Malabar.