
James Greathouse
Hospitality & Casino Management Speciali
United StatesWork 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 UniversityJan 1993 - Jan 1997 - 4 yr
Associate’s Degree in Specialized Business (Hospitality Management) in Hospitality Management
Sawyer School, United States, Pittsburgh, PA 5, 1993Jan 1990 - Jan 1993 - 3 yr