Tara Wengert

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location of Tara WengertFort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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  • Timeline

    Jan 2013 - May 2013

    Front Desk Assistant

    Florida Atlantic University
    Apr 2013 - Jun 2015

    Front Desk Agent

    Hampton
    May 2014 - Aug 2014

    Marketing Intern

    BOCA RATON RESORT & CLUB, A WALDORF ASTORIA RESORT
    Jun 2015 - Feb 2016

    Shift Manager

    DoubleTree by Hilton
    Feb 2016 - Feb 2022

    Catering Manager

    Embassy Suites
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    Current Company
    Feb 2022 - now

    Senior Sales Manager

    DoubleTree by Hilton
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
  • About me

    Senior Sales Manager at DoubleTree by Hilton

  • Education

    • Florida atlantic university

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of business administration (bba) hospitality management

      Activities and Societies: University Honors Program, University Honors Peer Mentor, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

    • Florida atlantic university

      2017 - 2019
      Master of business administration - mba hospitality administration/management graduate
    • Atlantic technical center

      2007 - 2011
      Technical degree commercial foods and culinary arts

      Activities and Societies: National Honor Society

  • Experience

    • Florida atlantic university

      Jan 2013 - May 2013
      Front desk assistant

      Sign students in for their tutoring appointments, create appointments for students.

    • Hampton

      Apr 2013 - Jun 2015
      Front desk agent

      Check-in guests, make reservations, handle guest complaints/requests, handle cash transactions. I have also been learning about sales for over 1 year including responding to RFP's, creating contracts, updating information into Hotel SalesPro software, etc.

    • Boca raton resort & club, a waldorf astoria resort

      May 2014 - Aug 2014
      Marketing intern
    • Doubletree by hilton

      Jun 2015 - Feb 2016
      Shift manager

      Ensure the proper performance of employees by ensuring employees complete all tasks and duties assigned to them, resolve all guest complaints using the Make it Right service to ensure each guest is satisfied, and run shift reports to ensure hotel profitability as well as customer relationship reports to fulfill each guest’s requests.

    • Embassy suites

      Feb 2016 - Feb 2022
      • Catering Manager

        Aug 2018 - Feb 2022
      • Event Services Manager

        Jun 2017 - Aug 2018
      • Sales Assistant

        Feb 2016 - Jun 2017
    • Doubletree by hilton

      Feb 2022 - now

      Oversee and manage groups of 10+ rooms on peak, including Government, Corporate, and SMERF markets, as well as all Local and Social Catering events. Managed the Local and Social Catering Market and oversee all groups with 20 or fewer rooms on peak

      • Senior Sales Manager

        Feb 2023 - now
      • Catering Sales Manager

        Feb 2022 - Feb 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cpr certified

      Broward cpr
      Jan 2020
    • Onq r&i

      Hilton
      Feb 2016
    • Onq property management

      Hilton worldwide
      Apr 2013
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Tara Wengert
      2024 Sales Excellence Achiever Hilton Worldwide Feb 2025 Consistently exceeded expectations and fulfilled annual target for 2024
    • Awarded to Tara Wengert
      Phi Kappa Phi- Love of Learning Award Phi Kappa Phi May 2017
    • Awarded to Tara Wengert
      Tourism Cares Scholarship Recipient Tourism Cares May 2017
    • Awarded to Tara Wengert
      Palm Beach Hotel & Lodging Association Scholarship Palm Beach Hotel & Lodging Association Sep 2014
    • Awarded to Tara Wengert
      AH&LEF Scholarship - Apr 2014 American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation scholarship from America's Lodging Investment Summit.
    • Awarded to Tara Wengert
      Phi Kappa Phi Scholar 2014 - Apr 2014
    • Awarded to Tara Wengert
      Elite Owl Scholarship Florida Atlantic University Aug 2011 A first-time-in college scholarship based on academic achievement and competitive pool of applicants.