EDWARD CARDUCCI, CHA
5102 Coral Reef Drive Johns Island, South Carolina 29455 |
843.559.1158 843.303.0306 carducciedward@bellsouth.net |
Hospitality Management Consultants
Charleston, SC Senior Consultant |
2004- 2016
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- Developed a sales program for the South Carolina Shrine Convention Center
- Performed audits of sales programs and staffing
- Developed sales and marketing strategies for corporate and association market segments
- Market Research for hotel developer
- Competitive Analysis for both hotel and competitive staffing
- Implementation of policies and procedures relating to the new SC liquor laws
- Interim General Manager, Radisson Hotel, Atlanta, GA
- Interim General Manager, Doubletree Club, Dayton, OH
- Interim Director of Sales and Marketing, Sheraton, Charleston, SC
- Pre-opening set-up FFE, Wingate, Nashville, TN
- Performed consumer shopping studies for various companies
- Charleston destination management for national associations
Wyndham Milwaukee City Center Hotel
Milwaukee, WS General Manager |
2000 - 2004
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- Coordinated a $2.2million renovation
- Replacement and development of executive operating committee
- Championed an aggressive sales and catering sales program
- Increased REVPAR, ADR and occupancy exceeding the competitive set
- Increased associate opinion survey by 12% from initial takeover
- Increased guest satisfaction scores by 6%
- Exceeded annual budget by $46,000 net in 2002
- Established a major city festival for November / December
Interstate Hotels - The Hawthorne Suites Hotel
Charleston, SC General Manager Assistant Vice President of Sales |
1998 - 2000
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- Increased average daily rate by $14.00 within first year
- Enforced collection of $98,000 in revenue in 120 days
- Exceeded budget GOP by $264,000
- Coordinated $136,000 roof and air conditioning project
- Introduced dinner theater program
- Established corporate regional sales program
American Heartland Inns - The Calumet Inn
Pipestone, MN General Manager |
1989 - 1998
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- Restored and managed this city-center 4-Star, 4-Diamond hotel on the National Historic Register
- Developed the hotel as a regional corporate conference center
- Created the Festival of Trees (voted one of Minnesota's top 25 Festivals and Events)
- Instrumental in developing a 300 seat performance arts center adjacent to the hotel
- Established a dinner theater within the hotel
OMNI Hotel Corporation
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1982 - 1989
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OMNI Hotel Regional Office
Chicago, IL
Director of Sales
Chicago, IL
Director of Sales
- Managed regional sales office which exceeded budgeted room night goals by 16%
- Audited and trained OMNI Hotels' sales and marketing departments
- Responsible for stabilizing new and/or problem hotels
- Solicited national association accounts for multiple hotels
- Held interim General Manager positions at Inverary Hilton, Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Marquette Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
OMNI, Charleston Place Hotel
Charleston, SC
Director of Sales and Marketing
Charleston, SC
Director of Sales and Marketing
- Directed OMNI Hotel Corporation's most successful hotel pre-opening
- Hired and trained the sales staff which achieved 150% of the 70,000 group nights goal during the pre-opening
- Trained new directors for other OMNI Hotel properties in OMNI systems and procedures
OMNI, Royal Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Director of Sales
New Orleans, LA
Director of Sales
- Implemented OMNI sales and marketing systems in this newly acquired hotel
- Responsible for hiring and training sales and catering personnel which exceeded room nights and financial goals by 20%
- Coordinated the international Precious Legacy Art Exhibit in New Orleans
- Solicited national associations for New Orleans and the Royal Omni
Food and Beverage Management Corporation
Buffalo, NY General Manager |
1970 - 1981
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- Developed two theme restaurants
- Developed a commissary supplying fifteen independent establishments with prepared food products
- Operated food and beverage concessions for Glenwood Acres Ski Resort (seasonal operation)
Meeting Planners International, American Society of Association Executives, Hotel Sales and Marketing Association