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James Greathouse

Hospitality & Casino Management Speciali

United States

Work Experience

  • Assistant Casino Manager Full Time

    Caesars Entertainment, Las Vegas, NV, USA

    Jul 2004 - Feb 2015 -10 yrs, 7 months

    United States , Las Vegas

    • Job Details: Designing, developing and implementing strategy to exceed revenue budgets, increase footfalls and brand loyalty. Managing overall infrastructure of Hotel/Casinomaking the business highly profitable operations.  Steer budgetary requirements and develop cost module to ensure effective utilization of funds in running the operations. Ensuring quick response to guest complaints for service recovery.  Defining service standards and guidelines that serve as benchmark for excellent service delivery thereby contributing towards ameliorated service revenue generation.  Monitoring expenditure strictly in operations, budgeting for consumables & manpower. Ensuring the compliance of all statutory safety norms involving guest & staff safety.  Strategizing policies & procedures in the operating systems and training and motivating the front line staff to deliver 100% guest satisfaction.  Planning & implementation of strategies, development of gaming experience based on current market trends. Sustaining profitable operations with focus on budgeting & costing.  Responsible for overseeing and coordinating with guests to resolve their concerns. Implementing promotional strategies to increase guest footfall & achieve maximum customer satisfaction.  Anticipating needs of the most discerning customer/guest and providing customized services. Ensuring customer satisfaction by achieving delivery of service quality norms.  Reviewing the guest feedback data collected to attune the business strategies as per the guest requirements & expectations.  Imparting in-house training on Service Excellence & Teamwork to provide support to the service staff. Handling operational functions like pre-shifts staff briefings, creating the duty roster, shift management.  Delegating work schedules for smooth functioning of the operations and leading people at all levels. Increasing the team spirit and morale of the team through Performance Management System.  Organizing & conducting practical and theoretical training programs, to enhance skills and motivational levels.
  • Relief Shift Manager Full Time

    Mandalay Corporation, Henderson, NV, USA

    Jun 2000 - Jul 2004 -4 yrs, 1 month

    United States , Henderson

    • Job Details: Results-driven and entrepreneurial-minded Senior Hospitality Management professional with high-calibre skills in building, growing and improving the profitability, performance and value of hotel/casino operations. Offering over 15 years of experience in handling end to end Casino Management.  Expertise in managing casino resources, systems & equipment and delivering continuous operational improvements within facilities, thereby demonstrating value to business.Excels in budgeting & planning sourcing of materials, contracts, ensuring ready availability of materials/ services.  Enterprising leader with excellent analytical, problem solving, communication & presentation skills and proven dexterity in leading and directing personnel towards accomplishment of goals. A strategic planner with competency in devising significant solutions for maintaining sound environmental &safety conditions.  Excellent communicator with high work ethics, time management & task prioritization skills, coupled with an aptitude to focus on the minute-most details. An ambassador of change with the distinction of successfully delivering results in a fast past and challenging domain.
  • Education

    • Bachelors in Business Administration in Business Administration

      Ashford University

      Jan 1993 - Jan 1997 - 4 yr

    • Associate’s Degree in Specialized Business (Hospitality Management) in Hospitality Management

      Sawyer School, United States, Pittsburgh, PA 5, 1993

      Jan 1990 - Jan 1993 - 3 yr

    Skills

    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
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