Zakeia L. Thomas

Assistant General Manager at Holiday Inn Express Charleston-Mt Pleasant

Role
Assistant General Manager at Holiday Inn Express
Location
Charleston, SC, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Zakeia L. Thomas

I have years of experience in helping people with my history in volunteering, social…

Experience

  1. Assistant General Manager

    Holiday Inn Express

    Jul 2019 — Present · Mount Pleasant, SC, US

    Promoted from Front Office Manager to Assistant General Manager January 2023• Promoted from Front Desk Supervisor to Front Office Manager September 2020• Cross trained for Front Desk, Night Audit, Food and Beverage, Housekeeping, and Light Maintenance• Handle Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable• Handle CLC Lodging Account• Assist in hiring and onboarding new team members for the hotel• Train all new front desk employees, teaching hotel procedure and policy, while also monitoring employees progress using Opera and guest feedback.• Monitor and assess service and satisfaction trends, evaluate and address issues, and implement staff and product improvements to better meet guest, staff and management needs.• Assisted in managing all guest service expectations and problem resolution while the property underwent a multi-Million-dollar renovation in accordance with brand standards.• Responsible for maintaining breakfast and market shop inventory and assisting with the property’s end of month reporting• Achieved Gold Loyalty Champion status recognition for the IHG rewards program in March of 2020.• Coached my team in Enrollments, helping us to obtain being in the Top 3 hotels for Enrollments in 2022• Adapted to the challenges of COVID-19 and assisted in the implementation of new standards of cleanliness while ensuring team member and guest satisfaction remained a high priority.

Education

  • Webster University

    Master of Arts (MA), Human Resources Management

    2013

  • Winthrop University

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

    2008 — 2012

  • Florida Atlantic University

    Certification, Hospitality Administration/Management

    2020 — 2020

Skills

  • Conflict Resolution
  • Qualitative Research
  • Student Affairs
  • Social Media
  • Teaching
  • Time Management
  • Community Outreach
  • Microsoft Office
  • Facebook
  • Research
  • Volunteer Management
  • Training
  • Program Development
  • Public Speaking
  • Human Resources
  • Youth Mentoring
  • Career Counseling
  • Tutoring
  • Fundraising
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Leadership
  • Youth Development
  • Online Social Networking
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Customer Service
  • Program Evaluation
  • Event Planning
  • Powerpoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Higher Education
  • Microsoft Word

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