Front Office Manager
Azure Bay Resort & Spa · Miami, FL
Jun, 2024 · Present
• Lead daily front-office operations for a 280-room resort, coordinating 18 agents across arrivals, departures, concierge, and night audit.
• Raised guest satisfaction scores 14% by introducing a service-recovery playbook and twice-daily arrival briefings.
• Partner with revenue and sales teams on room-upgrade strategy, VIP arrivals, and occupancy pacing; improved upgrade conversion 19%.
• Coach supervisors and agents on Opera PMS, cash controls, accessibility standards, and brand-quality audits.
• Resolve escalated concerns with discretion, protecting loyalty and repeat business during peak season.
Assistant Front Desk Manager
Palm Court Boutique Hotel · Miami Beach, FL
May, 2021 · May, 2024
• Managed front-desk coverage and shift handoffs for a 96-room boutique property, supervising 10 associates across rotating schedules.
• Cut average check-in time 22% by standardizing pre-arrival reviews, queue triage, and digital-registration procedures.
• Trained new hires on Micros, Opera PMS, payment security, and warm-service standards; maintained 95%+ quality scores.
• Coordinated group blocks, late arrivals, and VIP amenities with housekeeping and engineering to deliver seamless stays.
• Increased ancillary revenue through needs-based room upgrades, parking packages, and local-experience recommendations.
Guest Services Supervisor
Oceanline Hospitality Group · Miami, FL
Jun, 2019 · Apr, 2021
• Supervised a 14-person guest-services team supporting three affiliated waterfront hotels and their shared call center.
• Built daily lobby and arrival plans that reduced service escalations 18% and improved response-time consistency.
• Handled VIP, loyalty-member, and accessibility requests, coordinating with housekeeping, bell, valet, and transportation partners.
• Audited guest feedback and service-recovery cases to identify recurring issues and briefed managers on corrective actions.
• Earned promotion to front-office leadership after consistently exceeding mystery-shopper and guest-contact standards.