Fortune 500 Company 5/97 – Present
Director, Group Strategy, Detroit Market (Promotion, 6/08-present)
Manager, Group Strategy, Detroit Market (Promotion, 6/07 – 6/08)
Inventory Manager, Detroit Market (6/02-6/07)
Manage pricing strategy and sales analysis for all group revenue (from associations and corporate customers) in the Detroit market, with $21M revenue in 2008. Perform P&L analysis, cost analysis, competitive analysis, and long-term forecasting. Analyze sales leads to determine profitability. Develop and manage segmentation strategy.
• Delivered a 13.1% increase in revenue per available room from ***** – the highest in the central region.
• Group revenue growth on track for 7% growth in 2009 and 11.8% in 2010.
• Increased revenues by analyzing and overcoming shortcomings in sales and cost containment.
• Rated in the Top 20% of North American Managers for overall performance in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
• Revenue Team of the Year, Central Region (2003 and 2005).
• First recipient of the North American Super Star Award for creating a training document used by teams across the U.S.
• Created and implemented four tools (two Excel-based) to manage efficiency and pricing strategy in the Central Region.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Bachelor of Science, Food Science, 1997

LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Springfield, Illinois
Associate of Science, 1994

Professional Pricing Society
American Association of University Women