Experience

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  Hyatt hotels corporation

  Jan 1979 - Jan 1986

  Opening Executive Housekeeper--Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center Assistant Rooms Director--Hyatt Regency MontereyDirector of Housekeeping--Hyatt Regency Monterey (Expansion and rebranding)Assistant Front Office Manager-Hyatt Regency MauiHotel Assistant Manager--Hyatt Regency MauiAssistant Housekeeper--Hyatt Regency Maui

  • Rooms Division management positions

    Jan 1980 - Jan 1986

  • Hyatt Corporate Management Trainee

    Jan 1979 - Jan 1980
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  Outrigger hospitality group

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1995

  General manager, outrigger reef on the beach

  Led on-site management and staff of 885-room upscale beachfront resort through an extensive multi-year $75M renovation and successful market re-positioning while maintaining stable and profitable operations, including extensive capital planning and execution coordination.

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  Outrigger hotels & resorts

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2006

  Vice president, management services

  Operational planning, design review, and execution for new build resorts. Hotel assessment, management transition, acquisition, rebranding, financial turnarounds, and corporate projects across Hawaii and Pacific Island destinations:Oversight of corporate Central Engineering, Purchasing/Telecom, and SecurityWyndham Waikiki BeachwalkWyndham/Outrigger Timeshare alliance liaisonAla Moana Condominium HotelWaikiki Beachcomber HotelEmbassy Suites Waikiki BeachwalkBest Western The Plaza HotelOhana Honolulu Airport HotelOhana Keauhou Beach ResortOhana Maui IslanderOutrigger/Marriott Wailea ResortOutrigger Guam ResortGrand Pacific Resort, Suva, FijiOutrigger Fiji ResortOutrigger Palasia Resort, PalauOutrigger Moorea Lagoon ResortOutrigger Hotel TahitiOutrigger Marshall Islands ResortOwner relations for five Japanese-owned Outrigger-managed Waikiki hotels Show less

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  Outrigger hospitality group

  Jan 2006 - Mar 2020

  Business unit leader of 24 properties and their Waikiki-based support functions:*16 Hawaii Vacation Condos by Outrigger resort rental programs on Maui, Kauai, Hawaii Island, and Oahu, including the luxury Honua Kai Resort & Spa Maui, plus management of 5 resort condo associations.*6 Outrigger-managed timeshare resorts (5-Wyndham and HGVC Hokulani Waikiki) on Oahu and Hawaii Islands. *2 Outrigger-managed Airport Hotels---Best Western The Plaza Hotel and Airport Honolulu Hotel Outrigger Waikiki Beach ResortOutrigger Reef Waikiki Beach ResortEmbassy Suites Waikiki BeachwalkHoliday Inn Beachcomber Resort WaikikiCourtyard Waikiki BeachAla Moana Condo Hotel Board PresidentKapalua Villas acquisition Embassy Suites Waikiki BeachwalkHoliday Inn Beachcomber Resort WaikikiCourtyard Waikiki BeachAla Moana Condominium HotelBest Western Plaza Hotel Honolulu AirportOHANA Honolulu Airport Hotel

  • Vice President Operations, Condo Resorts and Timeshares

    Jan 2011 - Mar 2020

  • Vice President Operations, Waikiki Beachfront & Franchise Hotels

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Vice President Operations, Independent & Franchise Hotels

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2010
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  Hawaii kai peninsula aoao

  Jun 2022 - now

  General manager

  Hawaii Kai's premier resort-style, gated community with 630 upscale homes, comprising The Colony, Cottages and Villas townhomes, and Carriage Ways and marina front Executive Residences, with extensive amenities. hkpaoao.com