Creative Hospitality Tech

Crafting Unforgettable Guest Journeys.

I believe the perfect dining or hotel experience is an orchestration of invisible backend systems and highly visible human empathy. By optimizing workflows and integrating modern POS/PMS ecosystems, I create environments where staff thrive and guests are mesmerized.

Tech Meets
Service
Modern restaurant interior with warm lighting
Person using a point of sale tablet system
Elegant boutique hotel lounge setup

Career Trajectory

The Timeline

2020 - Present

VP of Operations & Technology

Vanguard Hotel Group
  • Orchestrated the migration of 12 properties from legacy on-premise servers to a unified cloud-based Property Management System (Mews), achieving 99.9% uptime.
  • Engineered a centralized automated revenue management framework, directly contributing to a 35% increase in RevPAR within 18 months.
  • Redesigned front-desk physical flows, integrating mobile-first check-in kiosks which reduced average guest wait times by 12 minutes.
  • Spearheaded a continuous training program for 400+ staff on digital empathy and system fluency.
2017 - 2020

Regional General Manager

The Culinary Collective (Restaurant Group)
  • Overhauled the entire Point of Sale ecosystem across 8 high-volume restaurants, integrating real-time inventory tracking with Toast POS.
  • Implemented predictive scheduling algorithms based on historical dining data, reducing labor costs by 18% without compromising service quality.
  • Introduced staff gamification metrics tied to upselling and guest satisfaction scores, reducing turnover by an unprecedented 40% in a volatile market.
2014 - 2017

Front Office Tech Integrator

Aura Boutique Stays
  • Acted as the bridge between software vendors and ground-floor hospitality staff during the pre-opening phase of 3 flagship locations.
  • Custom-coded middleware scripts to connect older CRM databases with modern email marketing platforms, recovering $120k in lost booking opportunities.
  • Designed the standard operating procedure (SOP) manuals for digital concierge service request handling.

Ecosystem Mastery

Technical & Soft Skills Radar

Guest Interfaces (Frontend)

Kiosk UI/UX Flow Optimization 95%
Digital Concierge & App Deploy 88%
Omni-Channel Ordering Setup 92%

Operations Systems (Backend)

Cloud PMS (Opera, Mews, Cloudbeds) 98%
Restaurant POS DBs (Toast, Lightspeed) 94%
Automated Inventory & Supply Chain 85%

Management & Leadership

Agile Operations P&L Mastery Staff Development Change Management Vendor Negotiation Data Analytics (Tableau) Crisis Resolution Cross-functional Training

Realized Visions

Case Studies & Deployments

Busy restaurant kitchen pass

Omni-Channel Ordering Revamp

Toast POS Olo Integration Kitchen Display Systems (KDS)

The Challenge: A chaotic take-out environment clashing with high-end dine-in service.

The Impact: Architected a completely segregated digital order flow routing directly to specialized prep stations. Reduced ticket times by 22% and eliminated order collisions.

Luxury hotel room showing digital interfaces

Eco-Resort Pre-Opening Tech Launch

Mews PMS Salto Locks Guest App UX

The Challenge: Building a completely keyless, paperless guest journey for a remote luxury eco-resort.

The Impact: Coordinated with 5 different hardware and software vendors to ensure seamless Bluetooth room entry and in-app dining requests, achieving a 98% adoption rate among guests.

Fresh produce boxes illustrating supply chain

Sustainable Supply Chain Integration

MarketMan Custom API Scripts Data Forecasting

The Challenge: Food waste was eating into margins across a 5-unit farm-to-table group.

The Impact: Deployed dynamic inventory algorithms that adjusted par levels based on weather forecasts and local event data. Reduced physical food waste by 31% within 6 months.

Data dashboard on a laptop

AI-Driven Revenue Management

Duetto Tableau BI Corporate Strategy

The Challenge: Static pricing models were leaving money on the table during peak compression dates.

The Impact: Integrated machine-learning pricing engines with the central reservation system. Trained revenue managers on dashboard interpretation, resulting in a 14% lift in overall ADR (Average Daily Rate).

Professional Endorsements

What They Say

"Julian possesses that rare ability to speak both 'chef' and 'software engineer.' He completely transformed how our back-of-house interacts with data, making complex systems feel invisible so we could focus on the food."

Marcus Tremblay
Executive Chef, The Culinary Collective

"When migrating to our new cloud PMS, I expected chaos. Julian's agile project management and deep empathy for the front desk staff made it the smoothest tech rollout in my 20-year career."

Elena Rodriguez
Director of Rooms, Vanguard Hotel Group

"He doesn't just install software; he architects experiences. The ROI on the kiosk integration Julian led paid for itself in less than two quarters, while actually increasing our guest satisfaction scores."

David Chen
CFO, Hospitality Ventures Partners

Ready to upgrade your operations?

Whether you're looking for a fractional COO, a system integrator for your next pre-opening, or seeking to revamp your tech stack, let's start a conversation about impact.

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