BRIAN STRONG JONES, LMSW
Social Work in New York, NY

Vice President of Sales at Commune Hotels and Resorts - Thompson Hotels and Joie De Vivre Hotels

Hospitality

Commune Hotels and Resorts - Thompson Hotels and Joie De Vivre Hotels - New York since Aug 2012 - Vice President of Sales The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel - New York Dec 2011 - Aug 2012 - Director of Sales and Marketing Morgans Hotel Group 2009 - Dec 2011 - Senior Vice President, Sales Zina International 2007 - 2009 - Vice President Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts 2002 - 2006 - Vice President Global Sales Loews Hotels 1999 - 2002 - Vice President Sales McGettigan Partners 1997 - 1999 - Director of Business Development Hilton Hotels Corporation 1993 - 1996 - Managing Director of Sales Hilton Hotels Corporation 1983 - 1993 - Director of Sales

Fordham University - Graduate School of Business Administration 1990 - 1993
MBA, International Business, Marketing Saint John's University 1979 - 1983
BS, Marketing Chaminade High School 1975 - 1979

Sales, Marketing, Negotiation, Workshop Facilitation, Global Sales, Revenue Analysis, Hotels, Hospitality, Hospitality Management, Hospitality Industry, Resorts, Hotel Management, Tourism, Yield Management, Food & Beverage, Front Office, Sales Management, Pre-opening, Meeting Planning, Hotel Booking, Trade Shows, Property Management Systems, Banquets, Rooms Division, Catering, Restaurant Management, Convention Services, Business Travel, Management, Revenue Forecasting, Leadership, Opera, Hiring, OnQ, Opening Hotels, Sales Operations, Travel Management, Corporate Events, Restaurants, Event Management, CRM, Market Planning, Fine Dining, Food, Luxury, Guest Service Management, Micros, Advertising, Pricing, Forecasting

Loews Hotels Excellence in Sales Award McGettigan Partners Supplier of the Year Hilton Excellence in Sales Award Hilton Sales Team of the Year

Value Engineering Project Manager at Sikorsky Aircraft

Defense & Space

Sikorsky Aircraft since 2003 - Value Engineering Project Manager Applica Consumer Products 1998 - 2002 - Manager , Consumer Assistance and Information Arrow Electronics 1993 - 1997 - Logistics Manager - France

University of New Haven 2004 - 2006
Master of Arts, Industrial-Organizational Psychology University of New Haven 2001 - 2003
EMBA, Business Administration Southern Connecticut State University 1989 - 1993
B.S. Fairfield University
Master of Arts (MA)

Project management, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Training & Development, MBTI, DISC, Kaizen Facilitation, Process Improvement, Value Engineering, Value Stream Mapping, Theory of Constraints, Earned Value Management, Change Management, International Business, Technical Writing, Configuration Management, Project Management, British history, Workshop Facilitation

French, Spanish

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Purdue University
Configuration Management II, Arizona State University

E-Commerce Sample Coordinator at Brooks Brothers

Apparel & Fashion

Brooks Brothers - Greater New York City Area since Aug 2011 - E-Commerce Sample Coordinator Panthere Communications Apr 2011 - May 2011 - Freelance Fashion Public Relations Assistant Carolina Herrera - Greater New York City Area Jan 2011 - Apr 2011 - Merchandising/Sales Intern LaForce + Stevens - Greater New York City Area Sep 2010 - Dec 2010 - Fashion Public Relations Intern MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art Jan 2010 - Apr 2010 - Marketing Intern Eagle Eye Event Management Aug 2009 - Dec 2009 - Marketing Communications & Project Management Intern

Social Media, Event Management, Creative Direction, Crisis Management, Market Research, Case Studies, Fashion GPS, Invitation, Styling, Editorial, Press Releases, Facebook, Public Relations, Tumblr, Event Planning, Fashion, Blogging, Media Relations, Marketing Communications, Social Media Marketing

Marketing Coordinator at Polaris Productions

Performing Arts

Polaris Productions since May 2010 - Marketing Coordinator EXPRESS Jun 2011 - Feb 2013 - Brand Manager Gap Inc./Banana Republic - New York, New York Feb 1999 - Jun 2011 - Customer Experience Supervisor

Leadership, Employee Training

Director of Research and Development at Control Group, Adjunct Professor at New York University

Information Technology and Services

Control Group - New York, NY since Sep 2011 - Director of Research and Development New York University since Dec 2010 - Adjunct Professor Xtra-P 2000 - 2008 - Principal DWNY 1996 - 1997 - Retoucher

New York University 2008 - 2010
MPS, Interactive Telecommunications Program Howard University 1993 - 1995
BFA, Photography Arizona State University 1990 - 1993

Java, Processing, OpenGL, JavaScript, jQuery, Android, Eclipse, Python, PHP, JSON, HTML + CSS, Photoshop, Digital Photography, Maya, After Effects, MySQL, User Experience, HTML

Partner | Composer | Music Supervisor at BANG Music

Music

BANG Music since Jan 2000 - Partner | Composer | Music Supervisor William Morris Agency - New York Jan 1997 - Jan 2000 - Music and Public Appearances Booking William Morris Agency 1997 - 2000 - Music

Sr. PDS Piping Designer 4 at The Shaw Group

Construction

The Shaw Group - Sr. PDS Piping Designer 4 Burns and Roe 1999 - 2006 - PDS Piping Designer

Consumer Services

Learning Spanish, playing guitar, and running to stay in shape.

Graduated Cum Laude

Financial Rep at Fidelity

Financial Services

Owner at MyChineseBuddy.com

Internet