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Rodney Bernard
3810 Alta Vista Drive
Bowie, MD 20721
rodneybernard123@yahoo.com
(301) 943-6651
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tryall SeaView Mansion, MontegoBay – Jamaica
President/Owner 9/15-Present
Spearheaddesign andconstructionof building
SpearheadFF&E outfittingof property
Full Service Ocean ViewVilla
20 condominium styleunits
Full Service F&B andIslandTour Operations
Asset Management
MarketingandRevenue maximization
Manage strategic online presence withwebpartners
Implement andmanage guest feedback program
Doubletreeby Hilton, Bethesda-Washington,DC
General Manager 6/12-9/15
Property managedby DAVIDSON Hotels & Resorts
Property ownedby Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (A publicly tradedcompany)
270 Keys, 14000 Sq. Ft of IACC approvedEMC MeetingSpace, Restaurant & Lounge, Coffee Shop
16.5 MillionAnnual Revenue (14Mil in Rooms and2.5 Mil in F&B)
150 TeamMembers, 8 Executive Committee members
Spearheadtransitionof property to newmanagement company(DavidsonHotels andResorts)
Asset managedandownedby publicly tradedcompany
Met intense reportingdemands fromownershipandmanagement group
Doubletreeby Hilton, Washington, DC
General Manager 8/08-6/12
Property managedby DAVIDSON Hotels & Resorts
Property ownedby InlandAmerica
230 Keys, 8000Sq. Ft of MeetingSpace, Restaurant & Lounge
15.5 MillionAnnual Revenue (14in Rooms and1.5in F&B)
140 TeamMembers, 7 Executive Committee members
Awards:
Award for most successful Rev Team in the companyfor 2011(48full service Hotels)
Best Flow Through in the Company for 2011witha positive 135%...(48full service Hotels)
Third place finish in company for Rev Par Index Achievement (48full service Hotels)
Third place finish in company for improvedRev Par rankingYOY (48full service Hotels)
Sheraton Tampa Airport, TampaFl
General Manager (Interim) 4/8- 8/08
Property managedby DAVIDSON Hotels & Resorts
175 Suites, 10000 Sq. Ft of MeetingSpace, Restaurant & Lounge
13.5 MillionAnnual Revenue (12in Rooms and1.5in F&B)
110 TeamMembers, 8 Executive Committee members
NamedInterim GM forSheratonTampa afterachievingexcellent results as Interim GM in Gainesville
Managedtransition ofhotel from previous management companytoDavidson managed.
Put stubbudget in place for partial year 2008
Train Controller,DOSandRevenue Manager onForecastingProcess
LeadRev Max team for 3 months
EstablishedDavidson AccountingSystems andCulture successfully within3 months
StabilizedFront Officeby hiringFOM,Two FD agents
2. Stabilize the Sales andRevenue Teamby hiringa newSales Manager for theSMERF market a Director ofRevenue
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Hilton Universityof Florida, Gainesville Fl
General Manager (Interim) 1/08- 4/08
Property managedby DAVIDSON Hotels & Resort
248 Keys, 20000 Sq. Ft of EMC MeetingSpace, Restaurant &Lounge,Coffee Shop
16 Million Annual Revenue (13in Rooms and3 in F&B)
150 TeamMembers, six executivecommittee members
NamedInterim GM forHiltonGainesvilleafter achievingexcellent results as Hotel Manager
Put stubbudget in place for partial year 2008
Train Controller,DOSandRevenue Manager onForecastingProcess
LeadRev Max team for 3.5months
Managedtransition ofhotel from previous management companytoDavidson managed
EstablishedDavidson AccountingSystems andCulture successfully within3.5months
StabilizedF&B Department by hiringan F&B Directoranda Sous Chef
Hilton Washington DC North, GaithersburgMD
Hotel Manager (AGM)9/05– 1/08
Property managedby DAVIDSON Hotels & Resort
301 Keys, 15000 Sq. Ft of MeetingSpace, Restaurant & Lounge
15 Million Annual Revenue (12.5in Rooms and2.5in F&B)
155 TeamMembers
Hilton Washington DC North, GaithersburgMD
Director ofRooms Division 7/02– 9/05
Property managedby Prism andRemic
Managed50 TeamMembers
Hilton Washington DC North, GaithersburgMD
Front Office Manager 10/01– 10/02
Property Managedby GF Management
Managed30 TeamMembers
Sheraton Baltimore North,TowsonMD
Front Office Manager 8/00 – 10/01
Property Managedby GF Management
260 Keys, 16000 Sq. Ft of MeetingSpace, Restaurant & Lounge
Managed30 TeamMembers
Wyndham Bristol Hotel (Now MelroseHotel) –Washington, DC
Front Office Manager 6/97 – 8/00
Managedby WyndhamHotels andResorts
175 Keys, 5000Sq. Ft of MeetingSpace, Restaurant & Lounge
Managed20 TeamMembers
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Washington DC
Front Office & Reservation Coordinator - 5/96 – 6/97
Managedby Renaissance Hotels
999 Keys, 40000 Sq. Ft of MeetingSpace, Restaurant & Lounge, CoffeeShop, Gift shop
Responsible for Guest Services anddaily operation ofFront Office andReservation
HolidayInn
Overnight MOD/Night Auditor – Holiday Inn Central, Washington DC
6/94 – 5/96
212 Keys, 8000Sq. Ft of MeetingSpace, Restaurant & Lounge
Responsible for balancingall revenue systems andreceivables in the hotel ona nightly basis while deliveringguest service.
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EDUCATION
HOWARD UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
C.A.S.T. (College Of Arts, Science andTechnology), Kingston, Jamaica, W.I.
3yr Diploma, Structural Engineering
Montego Bay Community College, Montego Bay, Jamaica W.I.
Diploma, Architecture
CERTIFICATES & AWARDS
BS Civil Engineering
Certificate in Architectural Technology
Certificate in Construction Studies
Diploma in Structural Engineering
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Bethesda Chamber of Commerce
Active Member of Destination DC
Howard University Alumni Community
Volunteers of America – Bowie MD