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Syed Harris Ashraf Operations manager

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“What it takes to be the best? Simple, you have to be alive. We have to realize and appreciate the greatest gift of nature that we have been bestowed with that is LIFE. Make it worth living and meaningful, get the best out of it so we do not have any regrets when we reach our end. Just feel alive as long as you are alive”. Harris Ashraf.

Harris is working as Manager Operations at Ibis Styles hotel, Jumeirah Dubai. Started his hotel career with Marriott hotel Karachi, has vast experience of Rooms Division, food and beverage and Quality Assurance Manager at different hotels in Pakistan and Dubai.

His core strenghts are creativity, innovation, leadership, positive attitude and motivation. Always eager to take challenges, Harris took the challenge of improving the RPS of Ibis styles hotel Jumeirah from 7.9 to 8.2 in 2016 last quarter. Improved the online rating on tripadvisor from 164 to 131out of 536 hotels and put the hotel on top slot amongst the competitor hotels.

Truly a customer centric professional knows the art of handling the most complex situations to the best of customer satisfaction and company’s interest, A self motivated and committed person is a quick desicion maker and a problem solver. A team player to the core knows the art of keeping the team motivated and gets the best out of each individual.

Harris possesses 16 years of enriching hotel experience and has worked with Marriott Hotels in Islamabad and Karachi and Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi and currently working as operations manager at Ibis Styles hotel Jumeirah.

Education

Jun 2013-June 2016 Bachelors in hotel management at Ecole Hotelier Helvetique

Experience

Aug 2018 till date Operations manager at Ibis styles hotel Jumeirah
March 2017 to Aug 2018 Front office manager at Ibis styles hotel Jumeirah
June 2016 to Mar 2017 Assistant Quality Assurance Manager at Ibis styles hotel Jumeirah
Oct 2013 to Dec 2015 Unit manager at Eastern Federal Union
June 2012-Oct 2013 Assistant HR Manager at Telenor Pakistan
April 2008-June 2012 Assistant manager facilities at Telenor Pakistan
Jan 2005-April 2008 Admin Specialist at Telenor Pakistan
Jan 2004-Jan 2005 Front office manager at Marriott hotel Karachi
Feb 2002-Jan 2004 Assistant front office manager at Pearl continental hotel
Oct 1999- Jan 2002 Duty manager at Marriott hotel Islamabad
Sept 1996-Feb 1999 Duty manager at Marriott hotel Karachi