Mourad Lahmar
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Summary
Profile:
Male, 47, Married
Nationality:
United States
Current Location:
Algeria
Current Position:
Rooms operations manager
Company:
Marriott Hotel
(Reporting to: )
Preferred Locations:
All Middle East Countries
Salary Expectation:
Not Specified/Negotiable
Work Experience
Apr 2015 - Present
Marriott Constantine Algeria
Constantine, Algeria
Rooms operations Manager
Front Office Manager
Rooms Operations Manager
Hotel opening experience April 2015
Setting up all the job aids and local standard procedures for both front office and
then SPA
Setting up the annual department budget and forecast
Helped with hotel hiring and more specifically the front office and the SPA
Helped the hotel to be recognized number one in MEA based on guest's
comments and intend to recommend through our guest satisfaction survey
system (GSS)
Helped the hotel to be number one in SPA satisfaction and overall cleanliness
Helped the hotel to be number one in Marriott reward enrollment.
Helped the hotel to be number one in mobile check in and check out Helped the
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Helped the hotel to be number one in mobile check in and check out Helped the
hotel to be number one in upselling guests through TSA.
2016 gold award in MEA as Take care program champion
2016 Put together as a champion the Birch street purchasing system
2018 the ART of hosting program champion
2018 put together as a champion the Guest experience platform (GXP)
2019 put together as a champion the new Enhanced reservation solution
platform (ERS)
Achievements:
• Succeeded with the team to move from being 4th in 2018 to 1st in 2019 for the
GSS score of intend to recommend property in MEA (25 hotels)
• Succeeded with the team to move from being 2nd in 2018 to 1st in 2019 for
the loyalty Metrics (elite members appreciation)component in MEA (25 hotels)
• Succeeded with the team to move up to be 2nd in 2019 when we were 6th in
2018 for the check in experience component.
• Succeeded with the team to move up from being ranked 12th in 2018 to the
8th one in 2019 for the departure experience.
• Succeeded with the team to improve the room cleanliness score by 2.1% from
81.1% in 2018 to 83.2 this year still raking 4th in MEA clear from the
benchmark by 13.3%.
Mar 2011 - Mar 2013
Sheraton National Arlington - VA
Virginia, United States
Assistant Front Office Manager
Resolved basic computers, printers and software issues.
Acted as MOD.
Helped training FO Agents, supervisors and PBX staff
Ensured groups resumes and rooming lists are accurate and coordinated special
requests with the different departments.
Conducted a weekly front office inventory.
Assisted in between shift handovers, training and motivation sessions for FO
employees.
Oversaw the front desk and lobby daily operations.
Ensured a high quality customer service.
Helped maintaining a high guest experience index scores (GEI) Promoted the
Starwood preferred guest program (SPG)
Resolved customer's complaints and concerns.
Performed additional duties as requested by FOM.
Feb 2011 - Mar 2013
Archstone Ballston Square - VA
Virginia, United States
Part time Sat/Sun Resident Concierge
Greeting and registering visitors.
Greeting residents and providing services such as arranging transportation,
accepting packages, assisting with luggage, guiding visitors, providing
directions, and arranging dry cleaning and other service pick-ups and deliveries.
Preventing solicitors; responding to and following up on resident complaints or
service requests.
Monitoring security systems and security cameras; and any other services
required for maintaining a first-class level of resident service, care and safety.
May 2010 - Jan 2011
Sheraton Crystal City Arlington
Virginia, United States
VA Front Office Supervisor
Helped creating necessary documents, logs and procedures.
Resolved basic computers, printers and software issues.
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Resolved basic computers, printers and software issues.
Acted as MOD.
Helped training FO Agents, supervisors and PBX staff
Attended managers meeting whenever possible.
Ensured groups resumes and rooming lists are accurate and coordinated special
requests with the different departments.
Conducted a weekly front office and club lounge inventory.
Prepared guest invitations for the weekly GM reception.
Assisted in between shift handovers, training and motivation sessions for FO
employees.
Oversaw the front desk and lobby daily operations.
Ensured a high quality customer service.
Helped maintaining a high guest satisfaction index scores (GSI) Promoted the
Starwood preferred guest program (SPG)
Resolved customer's complaints and concerns.
Performed additional duties as requested by FOM.
Jun 2007 - Jun 2009
U.S. Embassy
Algiers, Algeria
Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Coordinator (Contractor)
Developed and monitored reform programs and activities funded by the Middle
East Partnership Initiative and other State Department and USG offices
Acted as project officer for MEPI small grants up to $11 million
Conducted outreach activities to the community of reformers in order to identify
candidate organizations and leaders for the full range of MEPI programming
Maintained an active and daily set of relationships with government officials and
with nongovernmental, academic, and other groups interested in reform.
Produced reports for weekly MEPI meeting with the Front Office.
Produced quarterly MEPI activities reports/cables.
Feb 2005 - Jan 2007
Willard Intercontinental,
Washington
Washington dc, United States
USA Front Desk Agent
Processed all guest check-ins by confirming reservations, assigning room, and
issuing and activating room key.
Processed all payment types such as room charges, cash, checks, debit, or
credit.
Processed all checkouts including resolving any late and disputed charges.
Answered, recorded, and processed all guest calls, messages, requests,
questions, or concerns.
Coordinated with Housekeeping to track readiness of rooms for check-in.
Apr 2002 - Jun 2005
The Golden Tulip Hotel
Tunis, Tunisia
Sales Manager - Corporate Accounts
Four Star Hotel with 235 rooms & suites
Responsible for corporate accounts (especially US embassy Tunis account)
with a dollar value in excess of $500,000 annually
Managed all aspects of event planning for conferences, training sessions and
VIP visits, including coordinating security
Acted as rotational Manager on Duty (MOD) to maintain quality control and
ensure customer satisfaction.
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