Dyhalma Torres

Experience

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  Xerox

  Oct 2000 - Apr 2002

  Major Accounts Sales Representative

  Assumed role with the responsibility for the acquisition of new customers while managing and growing existing customers. Promoted business and consumer products and services solutions to major accounts.Excelled through Xerox's Document University in their renowned extensive 30 day sales training in Leesburg, VA.

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  Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Sales Manager - Sheraton Miami Mart

  I handled group sales and convention center sales for the Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel & Convention Center for Southeast accounts- All markets. In this position I gained experience selling Convention Center bookings for a 200,000 sq.ft meeting & exhibition facility. This property is currently a Doubletree adjacent to the Convention Center (Miami Mart Convention Center)and it's the larget conference-hotel facility in South Florida.

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  Puerto Rico Convention Bureau

  Jan 2005 - Sept 2012

  Director of Sales/Senior National Sales Manager

  In charge of supervising 2 Regional Sales Managers. One based in the Miami office and the other home based in Dallas, TX. Handled all accounts out of the states of Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee. Overall objective was to bring more meetings and conventions from the Southeastern United States into destination. Puerto Rico offers more than 14,000 hotel rooms throughout the island and offered an array of different hotels and resorts for every taste and budget. A non-profit organization and eager to assist meeting planners bring their events to Puerto Rico. Show less

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  Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

  Aug 2009 - Jun 2010

  Director of National Accounts - Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino

  Hired from the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau to work as part of the Opening Team for this headquarter convention center hotel which opened as a Sheraton new prototype. Responsible for developing business with emphasis on Corporate and Association groups for the Southeast, Midwest and West Coast - All Markets.

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  HelmsBriscoe

  Jun 2013 - now

  Managing Director

  HelmsBriscoe is the largest Site Selection firm in the world headquartered in Scottsdale. My primary focus is to support, further develop and strengthen partner relationships (Associates, Hotel/Destination Partners and Clients) in South Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America. I service clients in helping them find the right hotel for their meetings, trainings, conferences and incentives at no cost to them. Responsible also for recruiting talent within South Florida and Latin America. Any interested parties, please contact me directly. HelmsBriscoe (HB) has more than 1,300 associates worldwide in 55 different countries. With Associates in every corner of the world, clients everywhere benefit from our global reach, unsurpassed experience, industry relationships and full-service management options. Show less