Juergen Oswald

About Juergen Oswald

Passionate hotel manager and Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) with international education, training, and experience. President of the Seattle Hotel Association (SHA), Board Member of the Washington Hospitality Association (WHA), Board Member of the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area (STIA). Broad exposure from refined luxury city hotels to large vacation ownership resorts including busy corporate and convention center driven city locations, beach resorts, Disneyland area destinations and suburban neighborhoods. Worked for numerous international brands and varied ownership/management scenarios i.e. Hilton managed hotels for REIT\'s, Joint Venture, Hilton owned, private ownership; Independent Hotel Management Companies managing their own owned hotels or managing it on behalf of Private Equity companies; Direct employment by hotel owner. Focus is always on continuous improvement of revenue growth, profitability, and guest/associate satisfaction. Professional goals are driven by stimulating and fresh assignments. Thanks to my wife we are very flexible in regards to work location and always look forward to the next adventure around the corner.Specialties: F&B driven education and rooms division/revenue management background. Comprehensive involvement in sales effort coupled with disciplined expense control results in bottom line focused P&L. Open/inclusive leadership style incorporates high associate satisfaction and accountability with attention to detail in regards to guest satisfaction. European training, opening experience, working in union/non-union environments, top-to-bottom renovation experience, capital project management expertise, and spa exposure.

Experience

1. General Manager

   Renaissance Seattle Hotel

   Feb 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• College of Hotel Management Bad Hofgastein-Klessheim (Austria)

  Bachelor's Degree, Hospitality

  1989 — 1991

Skills

• Menu Development
• Capital Projects
• Restaurant Management
• Fine Dining
• Resorts
• Hotels
• Rooms Division
• Hotel Administration
• Opening Hotels
• Budgets
• Yield Management
• Revenue Management
• Hospitality Industry
• Restaurants
• Meeting Planning
• Banquet Operations
• Hotel Management
• Revenue Analysis
• Property Management Systems
• Rooms Division Management
• Budgeting
• Leadership
• Convention Services
• Micros
• Tourism
• P&L
• Pre-Opening Experience
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• F&B Operations
• Catering
• Spa
• Income Statement
• Hotel Booking
• Forecasting
• Onq
• Hospitality
• Pre-Opening
• Lodging
• Front Office