This document contains a summary of Preetam Rai's professional experience and qualifications. It details his roles as Assistant Food & Beverage Manager at Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel and previous positions as Beverage Manager, Nightclub Manager, Restaurant Manager, and Assistant Manager at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park. It also lists his educational background, which includes a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management, and achievements such as awards for his work managing restaurants and a nightclub.

1. Preetam Rai
Permanent Address : 501/A, Ramavtar Sadan, Venketesh Nagar,
Cabin Road, Bhayander (East), Mumbai.
Mobile Phone : +91 9673991106 OR +91 9100963522
E - Mail : raipreetam@yahoo.co.in
Date of Birth : 3rd November 1984
Skpye ID : raipreetam
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
 Assistant Food & Beverage Manager & Mid Management Track - Food & Beverage Manager,
Starwood Careers in Sheraton Hyderabad, 272 room property (216 rooms and 56 apartments) with a
specialty pan asian restaurant, an all-day dining restaurant, 01 lounge bar and 4403 sq. Ft. meeting
space which is awarded by „Best India hospitality award west and south‟– „Best Debut Hotel‟ (2015 –
2016) & „RITZ Lifestyle Award‟- „Best new business hotel of the year‟ (2015 – 2016).
 Beverage Manager in The Westin Pune Koregaon Park, a 277 room property with three speciality
restaurants, delicatessen shop, lounge bar, night club and meeting space of 1470 sq mt with
open serene lawns from October 2010 - August 2015 and handled different responsibility
o Nightclub Manager - Kuebar, winner of the Times Food & Nightlife Awards 2014 & 2015
o Restaurant Manager - Mix@36, The ubercool lounge bar
o Restaurant Manager - Kangan, Indian Restaurant
o Assistant Manager - Prego, Italian Fun Dining restaurant
 Team Member of “Starwood Outstanding Team Award, Asia Pacific” for The Best F&B Team 2013.
 Team Member of “Hotel of the Year Asia Pacific Division” & "Opex Hotel of the Year” in 2011.
 Assistant Outlet Manager in Hyatt Regency Pune from June 2010 to October 2010.
 Food and Beverage Executive in Courtyard by Marriott, Pune from April 2009 to June 2010.
 Food and Beverage Associate in JW Marriott, Mumbai and was gradually promoted to Trainee
executive from August 2006 to April 2009.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT
 Launched a pan asian restaurant which was awarded „Best Pan Asian Restaurant‟ –„India Hospitality
Award west and south‟ (2015 – 2016) & Times Food Award 2017.
 Champion for a brand program – „Paired‟ and conducted few workshops on media familiarization
trips.
 Awarded „Manager of the Quarter III‟ for exemplary performance in 2014.
 Re-launch of Mix@36 with different theme nights which eventually became the No. 1 lounge bar in
Pune in Trip Advisor.
 „Best Nightclub – Kuebar‟ at the Times Food & Nightlife Awards 2014 & 2015.
 „Best Bar - Mix@36‟ at the Times Food & Nightlife Awards 2013 and Times Food Guide Award for
„Best Sunday Brunch – Prego‟ 2011.
 Awarded Marriott „Spirit to serve’ for exceptional service.

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Organization : Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel
Position (Current) : Assistant Food & Beverage Manager
Mid Management Track - Food & Beverage Manager, Starwood Careers
Duration : September 2015 till date
Sheraton Hyderabad is awarded as „Best India hospitality award west and south‟– „Best debut hotel‟ (2015 –
2016) & „RITZ Lifestyle Award‟- „Best new business hotel of the year‟ (2015 – 2016). Sheraton Hyderabad is
perfectly located in Gachibowli, the entrance of Hyderabad‟s financial district, making the hotel a great
option for business travelers. Sheraton Hyderabad is a conversion property which was converted from
Rygenta (Royal Orchids) to Sheraton.
Job Profile:
 Launched a pan asian restaurant, Inazia which was awarded „Best pan Asian Restaurant‟ –„India
hospitality award west and south‟ (2015 – 2016) & „Times Food Award‟ ( 2017).
 Brand champion for a F&B program – Paired, conducted few workshops on media familiarization
trip for the same.
 Planning & Execution of various F&B promotional activities with Marketing calendar to highlight
our F&B venues.
 Working on feasibility of adding an open air venue.
 Executed, planned and coordinated various themes and activities during the regional visit
conference, award nights and other high profile events .
 Lead team F&B by attracting, recruiting, training and appraising talented personnel.
 Establish targets, KPI‟s, schedules, policies and procedures.
 Provide two way communications and nurture an ownership environment which emphasis on
motivation and teamwork.
Organisation : The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
Position : Beverage Manager
Duration : September 2014 till date
The Westin Pune Koregaon Park has won the title of „Hotel of the Year‟ in the Asia Pacific & Australian
Continent by competing with over 220 hotels of the group in 2012. The Restaurants were recently awarded
by 5 & 7 prestigious award in the Luxury Hotel Category at the recent “The Times Food & Nightlife Guide
award 2014 and 2015 respectively.
Job Profile:
 Responsible for entire beverage portfolio which in turn assists to control the beverage cost.
 Establish strategic relationships with all beverage suppliers who are aligned to the company's needs
and negotiate supply agreements and monetarily terms.
 Making sure the beverage cost is well under the targeted and budgeted cost.
 Responsible for designing beverage menu and get the beverage company on board for organizing
different events like wine dinner, sundowner etc and devising the best possible way to manage
support provided by beverage vendors.
 Planning and strategizing the event calendar for the nightclub and promoting the same.

3. Organisation : The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
Position : Manager – Kuebar (Nightclub)
Duration : August 2013 – Sept 2014
Job Profile:
 Managing Kuebar (winner of the Times Food & Nightlife Awards 2014 & 2015), the prime
responsibility is to plan and supervise day to day operations in order to contribute to the enjoyment
of our guest‟s lifestyle experience.
 Administer the performance appraisal process for direct reports, develop their business goal and
create appropriate development plans. Assists associates based on their individual strengths,
development needs, career aspirations and abilities.
Organisation : The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
Position : Manager - Mix @36 (Ubercool lounge bar)
Duration : January 2013 – August 2013
Job Profile:
 Overall responsibility for the operation of the lounge bar including product quality, sales and
marketing.
 Development of new business opportunity like theme nights and actively participating in
sales and PR activities related to the theme.
 Ensure that the guest service standards are met and developed to maintain consistent levels of
excellent guest service and the restaurant receives a rating of 90 plus Guest Satisfaction Index.
Organisation : The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
Position : Manager – Kangan (Indian Restaurant)
Duration : September 2012 – January 2013
Job Profile:
 Responsible for exceeding budget and achieving targets for Kangan, North West frontier
cuisine restaurant.
 Coordinate, supervise and direct all aspects of the operations with the support of the service and
kitchen team.
Organisation : The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
Position : Assistant Manager - Prego (Italian Restaurant)
Duration : October 2010 – September 2012
Job Profile:
 Responsible for Prego, fun dining Italian restaurant.
 Execute all festivals and promotions decided by F&B manager in marketing plan to achieve the sales
target. Make a critique for each festival.
 Monitor actual and projected sales on a daily basis. Review meal period covers, room capture ratios
and average check to ensure revenue goals are exceeded.

4. Organisation : Hyatt Regency, Pune
Position : Assistant Manager
Duration : June 2010 - Oct 2010
Job Profile:
 Worked in a pre opening team as a assistant manager for Single Malt & Co. (Lounge Bar) and
La Terrazza (Italian restaurant).
 Responsible for the beverage ordering and deciding the par for the outlets.
 Responsible for making, maintaining and updating the TIS of beverages been served.
 Was pre opening MICROS super user for food & beverage department.
Organisation : Courtyard by Marriott, Pune
Position : Food & Beverage Executive
Duration : April 2009 - June 2010
Job Profile:
 Worked in a pre opening team as a supervisor in MOMO cafe (coffee shop) and MOMO to go
(grab and go).
 Training, maintaining and enforcing all Marriott service standards using user records, menus and
appropriate training materials.
Organisation : JW Marriott, Mumbai
Position : Food & Beverage Executive (In Training)
Duration : August 2006 - April 2009
ACADEMIC DETAILS
 Bachelor of Hotel management from Rizvi College of Hotel Management and Catering Operations,
Mumbai.
 Done specialization in Food and Beverage management.
ACHIEVEMENTS
 Received certificate of merit for AOIES inter collegiate completion.
 Deputy HOD of the food and beverage service team for hospitality 2005.
 Won various bartending competitions in college.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Languages Known : English, Hindi, Marathi and Tulu.
Reference : On request