Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
References
Timeline
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Ian Muita

Front Desk Agent / Customer Service Agent
Ngong

Summary

Driven Front Desk Agent highly skilled in managing Reservations, Telephone calls and Customer inquiries. Poised and professional with total commitment to guest satisfaction. Well-versed in mitigating customer dissatisfaction with prompt service and diplomatic communication.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
29
29
years of post-secondary education

Work History

FRONT DESK AGENT

VILLA ROSA KEMPINSKI NAIROBI
12.2023 - Current

Assigning Rooms and Registering of Guests

  • Processing payments or pre-authorization upon check-in
  • Have an in-depth knowledge of the hotel geographical area and its surrounding
  • Use suggestive selling to sell rooms and promote other services at the hotel
  • Update oneself with Events of the day
  • Ensuring there is enough operational float
  • Poses a working knowledge of Reservations
  • Coordinate with the Housekeeping team to check on discrepancy, room moves and room upgrades
  • Correctly performing Forex Exchange with the applicable rates in liaison with the Finance
  • Ensuring all rebates, allowances and discounts are approved by the Supervisor or FOM
  • Attending to both internal and external calls as per standards in absentia of Guest Service Agent.

FRONT DESK AGENT/ NIGHT AUDITOR RELIEVER

EMARA OLE SERENI NAIROBI
07.2023 - 12.2023
  • Welcoming Guest to the premises
  • Registering Guest and collecting necessary information such as contacts, a copy of their ID or Passport, number of stay and the meal type i.e
  • BB, HB OR FB
  • Inform guest on payment policy, refunds (Paid-Outs) and methods of payment in the Hotel
  • Provide information about the hotel such as available rooms rate, services offered and amenities
  • Respond to guest complaints in a timely and professional manner
  • Liaise with housekeeping (use of discrepancy report) to ensure rooms are clean.

FRONT DESK AGENT/ NIGHT AUDITOR

WESTON HOTEL NAIROBI
04.2018 - 05.2023
  • Taking Bookings and making reservations
  • Receiving Guest and checking them in ( Using the Opera System )
  • Receiving calls and directing them to the respective personnel
  • Arrange Drop-offs and Pick-ups for Guests
  • Prepare daily reports; Arrivals, Departures and Meal plan
  • Process of payments and City Ledger Bills
  • Running the Audit
  • NIGHT AUDITOR DUTIES
  • Checking on Due Outs, analyzing pending arrivals and pushing forward Pm's to the next day
  • Audit Paperwork; Rate Check, Cash-Mpesa-Credit Cards chitties, Duty Meals and Business Entertainment
  • Running the Micros Auto-sequence Report and Running the Audit ( End of Day)
  • Verify Bills posted on guest account and non-guest account
  • Balance all Accounts; Restaurant, Spa,Gym and Front Office
  • Reconcile wrong postings done on Opera and Micros
  • Oversee Hotel Operations and inform Management on arising issues in absentia of the Night Manager
  • Generate reports; Open Balance, Trial Balance, Managers Flash Report, Forecast of the Day and Deposit Ledger Report among others.

Education

Hospitality

Kiambu Institute of Science And Technology
Kiambu County ,Nairobi Kenya
04.2001 - 05.2018

KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (KCSE) -

St. James Mayori & Oloirien High School
01.2011 - 04.2014

KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION (KCPE) - undefined

Jonathan Gloag Academy Nairobi
01.2002 - 04.2010

Skills

Ms Excel

Ms Word

Concierge Services

Proficiency in using Opera and Hotel plus as Hotels Management Software

Customer Relations

Guest Service Management

Guest Relations

Accounting

Communication

Leadership

Accomplishments

  • Trained at the Weston Hotel Nairobi (September - December 2016) in the following departments; Front Office (Guest Relations & Reception) Food & Beverage Production and Service, Stores (Purchasing & Receiving)
  • Managed to secure my second Internship at the Mayfair RKL Casino Nairobi. (September - December 2017) in the Kitchen department the following areas; Gard monger, Hot Kitchen, Entremetier & Pastry.
  • Trained for the Front Office Receptionist post at Weston Hotel from September 2018 to November 2018.
  • Graduated from Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) on 10/18/2019, having pursued A Diploma Course in Food and Beverage Management.
  • As a Front Desk Agent at Weston Hotel, I managed to train and gain knowledge in Night Audit.

References

  • Winnie Muhia, Front Office Supervisor, Weston Hotel Nairobi, 0727960859, wmuhia@westonhotel.com
  • Patrick Kimamo, Front Office Manager, Emara Ole Sereni Nairobi, 0727385904, patrickkimamo@gmail.com
  • Anne Nungari, Front Office Supervisor, Villa Rosa Kempinski Nairobi, 0721140229, anne.nungari@kempinski.com
  • Elizabeth Abongo , Front Office Duty Manager,Villa Rosa Kempinski Nairobi,0723787435, elizabeth.abongo@kempinski.com

Timeline

FRONT DESK AGENT

VILLA ROSA KEMPINSKI NAIROBI
12.2023 - Current

FRONT DESK AGENT/ NIGHT AUDITOR RELIEVER

EMARA OLE SERENI NAIROBI
07.2023 - 12.2023

FRONT DESK AGENT/ NIGHT AUDITOR

WESTON HOTEL NAIROBI
04.2018 - 05.2023

KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (KCSE) -

St. James Mayori & Oloirien High School
01.2011 - 04.2014

KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION (KCPE) - undefined

Jonathan Gloag Academy Nairobi
01.2002 - 04.2010

Hospitality

Kiambu Institute of Science And Technology
04.2001 - 05.2018
Ian MuitaFront Desk Agent / Customer Service Agent