Louise McEvoy - Career driven hospitality professional.

Banqueting Supervisor, Duty Manager, Conference and Banqueting Co-Ordinator and Sales Executive at Bridge House Hotel Tullamore

Nationality

Irish

Current location

Ireland

Work category

Hotel and Catering

Education

Masters/PostGrad

I am a 24 year old hospitality graduate and live in Tullamore Co. Offaly. I have studied the hotel industry for the past six years and I graduated from DIT with a MASTERS of Science in Hospitality Management in 2009.
My career in brief:

-Duty Management and F&B experience
-Fidelio, IGS and Portfolio systems
-Conference and banqueitng management
-Staff training and performance appraisals
-Proactive Sales approach and target orientated
-Good organisational skills and report writing.
-Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint
-Telesales and telemarketing
-Ability to Work Under Pressure
-Excellent Communication Skills
-High customer care skills and attention to detail.
-Ability to build concrete business relationships with clients in order to close sales leads and imrpove business performance.
-Self Starter and Team player
-Possess a positive, enthusiastic, and friendly attitude to customers and work colleagues alike.

Louise McEvoy's Professional Experience

2005 - 2010

Bridge House Hotel Tullamore - Banqueting Supervisor, Duty Manager, Conference and Banqueting Co-Ordinator and Sales Executive

Worked as banqueting supervisor, duty manager, conference and banqueting co-ordinator and sales executive. Gathered huge expereince in many different roles. Gathered a greater understanding of the operational and sales activites of a busy four star hotel. Great knowledge of wedding and conference business.

Sales Executive at the Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone. Prestigious four star branded hotel group with a great position in the international hospitality market. Large emphasis on data basing and data mining in order to hunt out and close possible sales leads. Large conference hotel with weddings and banquets.

Key Skills
Banqueting data Hospitality Sales Executive Supervisor

Louise McEvoy's Education and Qualifications

2009

Masters/PostGrad - Hospitality Management

Dublin Institute of Technology

2007

Bachelor/Degree - HONS Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Athlone Institute of Technology

2006

Bachelor/Degree - Hotel and Catering Management

Athlone Institute of Technology

Louise McEvoy's Additional Information

Languages

Interests

Walking, listening to music, social networking and reading romantic novels

Awards

Bachelor Degree in Hotel and Catering Management 2006.
Bachelor Degree (HONS) Tourism and Hospitality Management 2007.
Masters in Science in Hospitality Management 2009.

Member of the Hospitality Business Management Games in Cork 2007.

Certificates in Food Hygiene, Manual Handling and Human Resource Management.