Career Pyramids - Blue Mountains International Hotel Management

Europe
Career
Pyramids
Europe
www.bluemountains.edu.au
Career Facts
Graduated: 1999
Age at Graduation: 21
Sex: Male
Countries worked in:
Australia, Dennmark,
New Zealand, United
States
Belgium
City Career Path: Amman> Beirut > Murcia > Staoueli > Paris > Barcelona
Hotel Manager
InterContinental Le Vendome Beirut, Lebanon
2011- present
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Executive Assistant Manager
InterContinental Jordan, Amman, Jordan
2 years, 2 months
Director of Food & Beverage
InterContinental Mar Menor Golf Resort & Spa, Murcia, Spain
3 years 1 month
Director of Food & Beverage
Sheraton Club des Pins Algiers, Staoueli, Algeria
1 year 1 month
Assistant Manager and F&B Operational Manager
InterContinental Paris LeGrand Hotel, Paris, France
2 years, 2 months
Assistant Food & Beverage Manager
InterContinental Princesa Sofia, Barcelona, Spain
2 years
Career launch
Years since graduation
14
Countries worked in
5
Career Facts
Graduated: 2001
Age at Graduation: 22
Sex: Male
Countries worked in:
Australia, Dennmark,
New Zealand, United
States
Danish
City Career Path: Key West> Franz Josef glazier > Copenhagen > Sydney
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Area Hotel General Manager
Adina Apartment Hotel, Bondi
Toga Hotels
2013- present
Hotel Manager
Medina Executive, Sydney Central
1 year 8 months
“ It has been a fantastic
journey with lots of
challenges. . . and
many things to learn
along the way.”
Caspar P. Schmidt
Area Hotel General Manager, Toga Hotels
General Manager
Adina Apartment Hotel Copenhagen, Toga Hospitality
4 years 1 month
Assistant Manager and F&B Operational Manager
Scenic Hotels, New Zealand
1 year 3 months
General Manager Trainee
Hilton Worldwide, Key west, USA
1 year 4 months
Career launch
Years since graduation
12
Countries worked in
4
Career Facts
Graduated: 2002
Age at Graduation: 21
Sex: Female
Countries worked in:
Australia, Singapore,
United States
France
City Career Path: Orlando > Sydney > Singapore
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Senior Manager Acquisitions & Development
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Singapore
2010- current
Senior Manager
Cushman and Wakefield Hospitality,
Sydney, Australia
2 years, 9 months
Senior Associate
HVS International, Sydney, Australia
4 years
Management Traineeship
Hilton Key West, Orlando, USA
6 months
Career launch
“ While at BMIHMS,
I was able to develop
my analytical skills and
gain a broad financial
understanding that
would come into its own
further down the track. ”
Sophie Cottom
Senior Manager Acquisitions & Development
Years since graduation
11
Countries worked in
3
Sophie Cottom
Manager Acquisitions and Development,
Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Singapore
Hailing from France, Sophie graduated with an
Advanced Diploma in Hotel Management and
Hospitality Management in 2002. Sophie’s
career thus far has encompassed both operations
and consulting, in the US, Australia and Asia,
culminating in her current role in financial
and feasibility analysis for Starwood.
BMIHMS is a preferred destination
Being French, it would have been a lot easier to attend a hotel school in
Switzerland. I spoke to the principal of the Brisbane school where I spent
time as an exchange student about my future; he told me about a very good
hotel school in the Blue Mountains, and suggested that if I liked Australia,
I should check it out. Well, I did like Australia so I looked into BMIHMS and
spoke to my parents about it. I’m very lucky to have such understanding
parents because they felt that I should go for it, and if it didn’t work out,
then at least I would have spent a year in Australia and improved my
English. So I did go for it, and I’ve never looked back!
Be adaptable and seize opportunities
Studying at BMIHMS definitely gave me a solid background in hospitality.
You learn on-site, first hand, what it’s like to run a hotel, as you go through
the different divisions. The industry placements are key to a student’s
success because you learn how to get a job and conduct an interview, as
well as gain a comprehensive overview of the industry.
The internship I did during my time at BMIHMS certainly helped me
secure my first job because people would say: “Oh, you worked at the
Four Seasons in Sydney” and of course would recognise the name.
Potential employers are not so much interested in what you did while
working for a company like that, but rather the culture that you’ve inherited
and that you’ve proven yourself in a respected hotel management company.
Career Facts
Graduated: 2002
Age at Graduation: 22
Sex: Male
Countries worked in:
Germany
German
City Career Path: Dortmund >Berlin
Assistant General Manager Holiday Inn Berlin City West
2010- present
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Assistant General Manager
Grand City Hotels
3 years
General Manager
Adina Germany
1 year, 4 months
Reservations Manager
Firmdale Hotels PLC
1 year
Shiftleader
Hilton Dortmund
9 months
Career launch
Years since graduation
11
Countries worked in
1
Career Facts
Graduated: 1994
Age at Graduation: 28
Sex: Male
Countries worked
in: Cambodia, China,
Indonesia, Philippines,
Thailand
Spain
City Career Path: Zhengzhou > Hangzhou > Bangkok > Batam > Clark > Phi Phi Island
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Operations Director
Nongsa Resorts, Batam, Indonesia
2010- present
General Manager
IHG Holiday Inn Clark,
Hotel and Golf Resort, Clarke, Philippines
1 year
General Manager
IHG Holiday Inn Resort
Phi Phi Island, Thailand
3 years
Group General Manager
Sokha Hotels and Resorts and Sokimex Group, Cambodia
1 year
General Manager
C.B. Richard Ellis, Bangkok, Thailand
2 years
General Manager
Accor Hotels, Zhengzhou & Hangzhou, China
6 years
Career launch
Years since graduation
18
Countries worked in
5
Career Facts
Graduated: 1998
Age at Graduation: 23
Sex: Male
Countries worked
in: Australia, South
America, Sweden,
Thailand, Vietnam.
Sweden
City Career Path: International Waters> Hua Hin > Ho Chi Minh City > Ciang Mai > Bjertorp
General Manager
Vara-Bjertorp Golf Club, Sweden
4 years- present
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General Manager
Royal Chiang Mai Golf Resort, Thailand
3 years
Food and Beverage Manager
Norfolk Mansion Hotel properties,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2 years
Management Traineeship
Marriott, Hua Hin, Thailand
2 years
Bar/Waiter
Luxury Cruise liner, South America
5 months
Career launch
Years since graduation
16
Countries worked in
5
Christian Tiden
Vara-Bjertorp Golf Club, Vara, Sweden
Christian grew up in Sweden and has returned
home after an international career spanning
several countries. His personal passion for golf
and hospitality is currently being realised through
his current role. He began his career on cruise
liners and has progression in hotels and resorts
throught Asia and the UK.
BMIHMS is a preferred destination
The main reason, when I applied for the school was it was located in
Australia. I think Australia has always been a dream country to visit
therefore and opportunity to study and work in so that was the number one
reason. I did compared Blue Mountains to the Swiss Hotel School. At that
point in time they said the quality and the standard of the Blue Mountains
school was similar to the Swiss school and that it was upcoming so the
choice was quite easy then to choose between Switzerland and Australia.
Were you always interested in studying
hotel management or hospitality?
It was actually my passion after when I finish high school. I used to play
golf but I was always into the hotel the food industry as a hobby or interest.
It was suitable for me with the obviously attraction of Australia. For me it
was almost a bonus that I received an education and a fantastic one at that!
Have you relied on the networks you made at BMIHMS?
I have used the network, yes. When I landed my job as the General Manager
for the golf resort in Thailand, I got that job through a student who was in
the same year as I was at the school. His best friend was the son of the
owner of the golf resort so he actually contacted me in Vietnam when I was
working there and hired me to be their General Manager in Thailand.
Career Facts
Graduated: 2001
Age at Graduation: 22
Sex: Female
Countries worked
in: Australia, Ireland,
United Kingdom
Swedish
City Career Path: Sydney > London > Dublin
Human Resources, Food and Beverage, Finance EMEA
Four Seasons Hotel Dublin
2012- present
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Project Manager - Opera Migration
Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin
1 year
Front Office Operations Supervisor
Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin
2 years
Rooms Division Operations
One Aldwych, London
1 year
Food and Beverage Operations
One Aldwych, London
1 year
Career launch
Years since graduation
12
Countries worked in
2
Career Facts
Graduated: 2006
Age at Graduation: 22
Sex: Female
Countries worked in:
Australia, Sweden
Swedish
City Career Path: Sydney > Stockholm
Front Office Manager
Hilton, Slussen, Stockholm
2013- present
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Assistant Front Office Manager
Hilton, Slussen, Stockholm
2 years, 11 months
Front Office Supervisor
Hilton, Slussen, Stockholm
1 year 6 months
Duty Manager
Vibe Hotel Sydney
11 months
Career launch
Career Facts
Graduated: 1997
Age at Graduation: 22
Sex: Male
Countries worked in:
Australia, Germany
Swiss
City Career Path: Sydney> Manchester > Salzbrg > Melbourne
Manager Special Events Transport
Public Transport Victoria PTV, Australia
2012- present
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Manager Special Events
Department of Transport, Victoria
8 years
Consultant Planning and Logistics
Salzburg 2010 Olympic Bid Committee
1 year
Logistics Operations Manager
Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games
1 year
Assistant Venue Logistics Manager
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games (SOCOG)
11 months
Career launch
Years since graduation
16
Countries worked in
6