Sofia Castellano

General Manager — Hotel Operations

sofia.castellano@example.com · +39 340 000 0142 · Florence, Italy · linkedin.com/in/example-profile

Summary

Twelve years in hospitality, currently general manager of a 140-room property. Took guest satisfaction from 8.1 to 9.

Work Experience

General Manager

June 2020 – Present

Boutique hotel, 140 rooms · Florence

  • Raised guest satisfaction from 8.1 to 9.0 and RevPAR by 22% over three years.
  • Cut staff turnover from 46% to 21% by rebuilding training and scheduling.

Operations Manager

March 2016 – May 2020

City hotel group · Milan

  • Managed front office, housekeeping and F&B across a 220-room property.
  • Introduced a standard service recovery process; complaint escalation fell by half.

Front Office Manager

May 2012 – February 2016

Resort hotel · Rimini

  • Led a front office team of fourteen across a seasonal operation.
  • Implemented upselling at check-in, adding measurable incremental room revenue.

Education

Università di Bologna

September 2008 – April 2012

Laurea, Tourism Management · 108/110

Cornell University (online)

January 2018 – August 2018

Certificate, Hotel Revenue Management

Skills

Revenue management · Front office operations · F&B operations · Opera PMS · Revenue management systems · Channel managers · Team development · Service recovery · Commercial negotiation

Projects

Guest Experience Programme

Restructured service standards, training and recovery process; guest satisfaction moved from 8.1 to 9.0 across three years.

Languages

  • Italian · Native
  • English · Advanced
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