1. Michelle Kraft C.R.D.S.
804B Moyer Circle East
Milford, DE 19963
302-222-7890
Kraft2011@hotmail.com
Career Objectives:
I am interested in continuing work in the Front Office/ Sales Management
position in the hospitality industry. I have my national certification as a
Rooms Division Specialist and have experience for the past nine years in
both the food and hospitality industries, with strong customer service.
Education:
Bryant and Stratton College-Online
September 2013-September 2014
Associates in Applied Science
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Schenectady County Community College (SCCC)- Schenectady, NY
September 2006 – September 2009
Associates in Applied Science
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Associates in Applied Science
Accounting
Started concurrent while in junior year of High School
Capital Region Career and Technical School- Albany, NY
September 2005- June 2007
Lodging Management Program
Culinary arts and Hospitality
Concurrent while in junior and senior year of High School
Experience:
Hampton Inn (Milford,DE)
Director of Sales/Front Office Manager
September 2012-October 2015
Handle all the group bookings and meeting room booking for the
property
Oversee all sales leads coming in to the hotel
Oversee the Maintenance, Food and Beverage and Front Desk
Staff
Works closely with the General Manager on all daily activities
concerning the hotel
2. Selling rooms and making reservations for up to 81 rooms per
night
Checking in up to 81 rooms per night
Answering phone calls and directing guest questions to the
appropriate person or place
Signing guests up to hotel memberships with extra bonus for each
made
Creating and Maintaining relationships with local accounts, and
keeping their guest happy and returning
Chuck E. Cheese (Dover, DE)
Manager
December 2012 –May 2013
Prepared foods for dinner service like, cutting chicken, portioning
out foods and separating orders
Expediting orders and making sure foods are prepared properly
As a Manager I take responsibility for cash management, handling
tills, server banks and deposits
Directing employees, and assisting themwith their jobs and job
related issues
Help with pre-interviews for currently seeking candidates, and
doing on the job training of new employees and retraining current
employees
Organization of company paperwork and filling bills, and reports.
Friendly’s (Clifton Park, NY)(Rotterdam, NY)(Schenectady, NY)(Dover, DE)
Manager
September 2008-April 2014
Started as a grill cook and after four months started the manager
in training program
As a grill cook I worked with up to five others to complete dinner
service
Prepared foods for dinner service like, cutting chicken, portioning
out foods and separating orders
Expediting orders and making sure foods are prepared properly
Cleaning grills, fryers, and cold tables as side work during and
after shifts
As a Manager I take responsibility for cash management, handling
tills, server banks and deposits
Directing employees, and assisting themwith their jobs and job
related issues
3. Help with pre-interviews for currently seeking candidates, and
doing on the job training of new employees and retraining current
employees
Organization of company paperwork and filling bills, and reports.
Holiday Inn (Schenectady, NY)
Front Desk Associate
September 2007-March 2008
Selling rooms and making reservations for up to 180 rooms per
night
Checking in up to 180 rooms per night
Answering phone calls and directing guest questions to the
appropriate person or place
Signing guests up to hotel memberships with extra bonus for each
made
Marriott (Albany, NY)
Internship
September 2005- May 2007
Rotated through all departments of the over 300 room property
Front Office where checked in guests, answered phones, directed
guests calls and questions, transportation between property and
various locations
Maintenance helping to fix light bulbs, bathroom fixtures, building
chairs, and looking at other guest problems
Food and Beverage helped to setup banquets, and serve banquets
up to 300 people, cook in the kitchen for lunch service of up to
150 people, wait on tables and serve tables for lunch up to 150
people
Housekeeping cleaned guests rooms, making beds, cleaning
bathrooms, vacuuming the floor, room inspections up to 15
rooms per day
The Parker Inn (Schenectady, NY)
Front Desk Associate
September 2006-June 2007
Front desk checking up to 23 guests in per day, checking guests
out, directing guests comments, concerns, and problems to the
proper location so they were resolved as quickly as possible
Housekeeping making up to 8 beds a day, turn down service to
make the guests feel at home before the come to their rooms at
night
4. Food and Beverage helped with buffet service for up to 150
people per night, before shows that were playing at Proctors,
broke down buffet after dinner service to set up for the next day
Professional Organizations and Certifications
Hilton/Hampton Sales Leadership Certified
Milford Chamber of Commerce
AHLA Women In Leadership member
Delaware Tourism member
Skills USA Membership
Skills USA: Third Place finish in the Food and Beverage
Competition
New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association
Certificate of completion: NOCTI Competency Assessment:
Commercial Foods
National Restaurant Association ServSafe Certified
Lodging Management Year One: Certificate of Completion
Lodging Management Year Two: Certificate of Completion
AHLA-EI: Certified Rooms Division Specialist
Lodging Management Program New York State Competition:
o 1st Place Finish
Lodging Management Program National Competition:
1st Place Center Place
2nd Place Hotel Operations
3rd Place Hospitality Project
4th Place Overall